Muscular Investing May 30, 2019 at 06:00 PM
Changes in foreign-exchange prices may be too random to predict. But you can still use currency fluctuations to enhance your portfolio. • The trick is that many commodities, such as oil and gold, are priced in US dollars worldwide... Read More
Muscular Investing May 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Like many things that individuals try when trading against the professionals, foreign currencies look easy but are actually hard to eke a profit out of... Read More
Muscular Investing May 23, 2019 at 05:30 AM
Figure 1. Leverage can quickly put your account balance underwater, but even that may not stop traders at certain foreign-exchange brokers. Photo by Zwiebackesser/Shutterstock. • Part 2 of a series. Part 1 appeared on May 21, 2019... Read More
Muscular Investing May 21, 2019 at 05:00 AM
Studies show that although 84% of currency traders think they can make profits, only 30% actually do. What can we learn from this fact? • People are vastly overconfident in their ability to wring gains from what seems like a simple game... Read More
Muscular Investing May 16, 2019 at 05:00 AM
We make poor decisions when presented with financial data, because the subsconscious mind is in control of our interpretation of the facts. • Simply saying, ‘I will not be affected by my subconscious mind,’ is pointless... Read More
Muscular Investing May 14, 2019 at 05:30 AM
It’s well-established that computers outperform the best human players in chess, poker, Go, and other skills. The same is true in the game of investing. • We can use this fact to boost our long-term performance. Simple computer formulas outdo financial experts... Read More
Muscular Investing May 09, 2019 at 05:00 AM
To learn how to invest, people often try ‘paper trading.’ This technique means buying and selling only in theory, without any actual money involved. • It may not be that simple... Read More
Muscular Investing May 07, 2019 at 05:00 AM
Patients with damage in the part of the brain that monitors risk make more money in a simple investing game than normal people. We can learn from this. • Everything about a modern stock market involves random events and the chance of loss... Read More
