by Mark Croock | Feb 23, 2023 | Trading Lessons
Bad habits can be the biggest enemies of an up-and-coming trader. If you do the wrong thing and get lucky, you might experience misplaced positive reinforcement, causing you to think a bad habit is a good one. And while unlearning bad habits can be challenging,...
by Mark Croock | Feb 21, 2023 | Trading Lessons
I know so many things now that I wish I had known when I first started trading… But I’ll let you in on a little secret … that wasn’t the case in the beginning. I had to learn most of my trading rules the hard way … by making mistakes that caused me to reevaluate my...
by Mark Croock | Feb 9, 2023 | Trading Lessons
The artificial intelligence (AI) battle is heating up, with tech giants Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) going toe to toe. We’ve all heard about the crazy things AI can do … and it’s downright scary. But there’s one...
by Mark Croock | Feb 1, 2023 | Trading Lessons
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again … you’ve gotta be willing to alter your strategy when the market calls for it. Let me provide an example from my recent trading… I’ve been holding March-expiring puts on the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA: BITO) for...
by Mark Croock | Jan 26, 2023 | Trading Lessons
If you’ve ever been overwhelmed by a particularly crazy trading day, it’s time to pay attention… You see, traders have a tendency to overcomplicate things… Sure, the stock market is complex … but you shouldn’t make it more confusing than it needs to be. If you aren’t...
by Mark Croock | Jan 4, 2023 | Trading Lessons
I get a lot of questions from students about how to start trading options… No surprise there. The options market is complex with far more factors to consider than the stock market. This is why most people start trading stocks first before discovering options. I was no...