Jul 25
The Evolution of A Trader, Expressed in Shoes. (Yes, it’s possible I have far too much time on my hands.) The Newbie Trader. Little do they know they are but a table leg away from a great deal of pain. The “I’ve Just Had My Ass Handed To Me” Trader Did someone say “risk management”? …
Jun 22
I’m single mumming it this week. When I found out my husband was going away I was quite looking forward to it – not because he’s difficult to live with, but because it gives me time to be totally selfish. I was going to use opportunity to write my heart out. I was going to …
Jun 13
It surprises me how quickly after a few losses my whole psychology has the potential to turn to smoosh. I stop and listen to myself think, sometimes, and have no choice but to come to the conclusion that I can be really quite screwed up. Trading-wise, that is. But that’s to be expected. Traders, especially …
Jun 12
I’ve never really been a cat-fight kind of girl. Same as I’ve never been a jelly-wrestling kind of girl. I quite like jelly – I’m just not much into wrestling. Fighting and wrestling seem to be a particularly painful ways to win something. I’m a bit more passive that way – I like to …
May 30
We all know the stats. Apparently, only about 20% of traders actually make money, while 80% don’t. This is really interesting because it makes websites like Twitter and StockTwits somewhat of a phenomenon. You see, in these places the stats are different. Socially, only 10% of traders lose money, 20% are legitimate traders earning a …
Mar 20
I admit it – I’m jealous. Right now, I want to be American. I want to buy cheap houses and eat mega-huge fast food. But most of all, I want a stock market that goes up. Ours appears to have forgotten how. In fact it’s almost as though it’s pulled the doona* over its head …
Feb 27
If you’d asked my high school Maths teacher what kind of student I was, he would very likely tell you, “She was a bit slow. Not retarded-slow, although, when I look at her (rather incredible) siblings I suppose it might be a possibility.” Maths wasn’t my strongest point. It took me ages to work through …
Sep 30
Luck is an interesting concept. I’ve had my fair share of ‘luck’ – the kind of luck that you don’t plan for, and somehow are in just the right place at the right time. We bought a house, and were ‘lucky’ enough to buy just at the beginning of a market boom. And then we …
Sep 08
Now it’s possible that I’m wrong, but I’ve been noticing a subtle shift in our markets. Obviously I focus on our tiny little Australian market (ASX) for the majority of my trading, but I also keep a pretty close eye on our American friends and what their market is doing because I like to have …
Aug 29
In Which Rogue Traderette Reveals All Now, I know he’s a bit eighties; and yes, he does look a little like a cheesy game show host on the front of his book but you have to give credit where it’s due. So Stan Weinstein, I salute you. You are my secret weapon. Or, slightly more …
My name is Jess. I’m an Aussie girl (or maybe I’m a woman – I’m not sure where the cut-off is). I’m a Mum to my daughter and two sons, a wife to my one husband, and a friend to anyone who knocks on the door – particularly if they come bearing red wine. Or any kind of wine, really. More >>
