Trading Tips

8 Trading Lessons That Can Make or Break Your Success

8 Trading Lessons That Can Make or Break Your Success

Trading is a unique activity in which small lessons can have large impacts. Sure, profound advice can have impacts in all areas of life, but when your hard-earned capital is on the line, the stakes are much higher. We’ve all heard a lot of the cliché advice over and...

How to Take Action – Using “Smaller Goals” To Get Things Done

How to Take Action – Using “Smaller Goals” To Get Things Done

Attempting to master a new skill is never an easy process. Whether you’re learning to cook, code, or trade stocks, the process is always the same. First, you need to absorb tons of information and then you need to start applying that information. Once you start...

The Observer Effect – How An Audience Impacts Your Trading

The Observer Effect – How An Audience Impacts Your Trading

The Observer Effect The observer effect (also known as the "Hawthorne effect") simply states that people behave differently when they know they're being watched. Most of us have probably experienced this phenomenon in one way or another. Maybe you change your work...

Trading vs Time – The Real Process (feat. Tom Brady)

Trading vs Time – The Real Process (feat. Tom Brady)

Last November, I tweeted this regarding a conversation I had with a trader I respect and admire. He left Twitter about a year ago, but is still trading successfully. https://twitter.com/InvestorsLive/status/936357015407988737 It’s not because he’s been in the game for...

9 Things to Consider Before Short Selling a Stock

9 Things to Consider Before Short Selling a Stock

Learning how to short sell stocks is a great way to take advantage of both sides of the market (bullish and bearish movements). If you only place long trades, you will analyze every chart with a long-bias and limit your opportunities. When you add short selling to...

The Fallacy of #Study by @DGTrading101

The Fallacy of #Study by @DGTrading101

"The Fallacy of #Study" - the latest in The Mind of a Day Trader series by Dante. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ5wTtOMCps Key Takeaways The beginning of your trading journey is filled with ups and downs. Your motivation will be challenged. Just when you think...

A Sniper Mentality in Trading by @DGTrading101

A Sniper Mentality in Trading by @DGTrading101

https://youtu.be/aIX_vBHiZSg Key Takeaways Approach trading like a JOB not a fast track to riches Use a "Sniper Mentality" - Be calculated, be stealthy, and narrow your targets The most successful traders focus on QUALITY over QUANTITY Focus on taking fewer actions...

How to Analyze Your Trades & Get Better Results

How to Analyze Your Trades & Get Better Results

Becoming a consistently profitable trader doesn't happen overnight. It's an ongoing process of trial and error that requires constant analysis and improvement. There is no such thing as a perfect day trader; every trader takes losses and every trader can increase...

Top 10 Questions New Day Traders Ask

Top 10 Questions New Day Traders Ask

Day trading can be both exciting and confusing for beginner traders. Many new traders are attracted to the market because they see the potential rewards of becoming a successful trader. You have unlimited earning potential, you can work from home, and you can be your...

7 Actionable Trading Strategies and Lessons from Textbook Trading

7 Actionable Trading Strategies and Lessons from Textbook Trading

Textbook Trading is our introductory day trading course for traders looking to give themselves an edge in the markets. The course is an amalgamation of years of tested day trading strategies, lessons, and rules. If you haven't watched Textbook Trading yet, we highly...

How to Build a Day Trading Computer (+ A Look at My Setup)

How to Build a Day Trading Computer (+ A Look at My Setup)

Your day trading computer is one of the most important parts of your setup. Day trading already poses enough challenges as is; the last thing you want is for your technology to hold you back. While it's possible to trade from your iPhone or laptop, serious day trading...

5 Day Trading Strategies & Ideal Chart Setups

5 Day Trading Strategies & Ideal Chart Setups

In the world of day trading, your ability to read charts is one of your greatest survival tools. Being able to understand the significance of a stock’s price action can help you better understand how a stock will move in the future. To put it simply, historical price...

PSA: Staying Secure in the World of Online Finance

PSA: Staying Secure in the World of Online Finance

Keeping your information secure on the Internet should always be a priority, but it is even more important when dealing with your financial accounts. Your passwords are the keys to your hard-earned capital and they should be protected as such. We all know this is an...

Swing Trading Tips and Strategies w/Michele of Trade on the Fly

Swing Trading Tips and Strategies w/Michele of Trade on the Fly

Most traders at Investors Underground are familiar with momentum trading: the process of buying and selling a stock in the same day. While momentum trading is a great fit for many day traders, it requires a significant time commitment as well as the ability to monitor...

10 Things Momentum Traders Need to Focus On

10 Things Momentum Traders Need to Focus On

At Investors Underground know, our main chat room is focused primarily on momentum trading. We have 2 other chat rooms for swing trading and OTC trading, but the main room is focused solely on momentum. Understanding what momentum trading is will give you a better...

Free Beginners Trading Course: How to Choose a Trading Service

Free Beginners Trading Course: How to Choose a Trading Service

We are excited to announce the final lesson in our free beginners day trading course. We've been receiving amazing feedback on the course so far and we've enjoyed helping traders advance their education. If you like the courses, please do us a favor and...