A key to understanding trading psychology is the recognition that trading is a performance activity. Like sports or performing arts, we practice and prepare and then comes the performance event. It’s natural to have some jitters before the big moment and sometimes in the middle of performing. That is why this form of stress is…
Below are resources to help traders become their own trading coaches, improve their trading processes, and develop a positive work-life balance. All the TraderFeed posts also contain links to valuable resources and perspectives. My coaching work applies evidence-based psychological techniques (see my background and my book on the topic) to the improvement of productivity, quality of…
Intel Corporation’s (INTC) shares plunged nearly 31% in April, marking their worst month in more than two decades, as the prominent chipmaker continues to grapple with executing a turnaround. Moreover, the stock has dropped approximately 40% year-to-date. Most of INTC’s sell-off occurred after its recent financial results, which included a bleak forecast, indicating that the…
Introduction to High-Frequency Trading (HFT) High-frequency trading (HFT) might seem like jargon, but it’s a key player in today’s stock market, especially here in India. Curious about what makes HFT stand out? Let’s break down this fast-paced trading strategy and see why it’s reshaping trading as we know it. What is High Frequency Trading? High-Frequency…
The Heston option pricing model, also known as the Heston model, aims to enhance the Black-Scholes model, which made unrealistic assumptions. A key assumption was that volatility stayed the same throughout an option’s lifespan. However, in reality, volatility tends to vary and is seldom constant. Steven Heston developed a mathematical model where volatility is unpredictable…
The correction in the Crypto markets continued this week, I am watching closely to see if the low or late April holds as a potential bottom. We should know in another couple of days. If the low is broken there could be another significant dip, however I am not convinced this will happen. I actually…
STOCK (FUTURE / CASH / OPTION ) NIFTY (FUTURE / OPTION) BANK NIFTY (FUTURE / OPTION) FUTURE STOCK TIPS: CIPLA (MAY. FUT.) BUY ABOVE 1350 TGT 1370/1390/1410 S/L 1347 AND SELL BELOW 1347 TGT 1344/1340/1335 S/L 1350 ( STOCK OPEN 1375 AND MADE HIGH 1433 OUR ALL TGT HIT PROFIT MADE…
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FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 666.29 to 632.65 (5.04%) compared to last month’s update. The REIT index is now trading in a downward parallel channel, breaking the 20D SMA support again (now turned resistance). The new support is now the bottom line of the parallel channel, followed…
Calendar spreads are typically thought of as having positive theta, meaning they gain value over time. This is true only of calendars where the strike price of their options are near-the-money. For example, below is a typical at-the-money calendar on SPX with the short put option 22 days to expiration. And four days after that,…