Why Is Risk Management So Difficult in Trading?
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 33 The maths is simple. With a 10 percent drawdown limit and 1 percent risk, you would have to lose 10 trades in a row to fail. Drop to half a percent and that becomes 20 in a row, which is very unlikely. So managing your risk is logical. […]
How to Gain Trading Experience Quickly With Back Testing
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 34 Experience usually means years of trading through different markets and conditions. However, you can gain that same experience much quicker. One of the best ways is back testing. You go back two or three years and trade forward from there, so you can effectively trade three years of […]
How to Maximise Profit on Every Trade You Take
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 35 A lot of traders exit too soon, then watch the move go much further and leave a load of profit on the table. This episode is about avoiding that. The goal is simple. Every time a trade goes your way, you want to capture as much of the […]
How to End the Trading Week Profitably
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 36 Ending the week profitably really comes down to how you handle Thursday and Friday. That is where it is won or lost. If your week is already going well, the job is to stay cautious. In practice that means not over trading and not forcing setups that are […]
How to Handle a Losing Streak in Trading
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 37 A losing streak happens to everyone, and even experienced traders struggle with it. Left alone, it can start a real downward spiral. So the first thing I do is take a step back. Not just a break from the charts, but a look at whether my own actions […]
How to Build Confidence in Trading
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 38 Confidence matters because you need to execute your plan without hesitation. If you have read Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas, you have heard that a lot. The reason is simple. You trade a series of trades, not a single one, so you have to take every […]
When Trading Becomes Unproductive Explained
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 39 Trading can definitely be unproductive, and there are a couple of reasons why. Unless you are consistently profitable, you probably have a job, a business, or studies going on too. The truth is trading itself is not a profession. It is an income-generating skill, meant to grow the […]
How to Eliminate Overtrading in Trading
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 40 Overtrading happens in two moments. After a loss when you want to get it back, and after a win when you want even more. I am not going to walk through the psychology again. You have heard that plenty. Here are the exact steps you can take to […]
How to Identify Your Trading Mistakes
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 41 After a few losing trades, you start to realize there may be mistakes behind them. Fixing those mistakes really comes down to one thing, a trading journal. There is no way to be a successful trader without a journal, and no way to fail with one. Once you […]
How to Set Up Your Trading for a Successful 2025
Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 42 It is 2025, a new trading year, and the best way to make it a success is to start planning and preparing now. That puts you in a much better place by the end of the year. The first big event is Trump’s inauguration on the 20th of […]
