"Blog" Posts
Post Brexit World
By Lawrence
As of this time on Friday, S&P500 has repaired all its losses after Brexit. Yet, British Pound is trading near the post Brexit low which is some 12% lower while Euro has repaired half of its losses. The volatility index (VIX) has its steepest decline within a week over the past 20 years. What is […]
Brexit and Its Immediate Impacts
By Lawrence
So much buzz on Brexit yet majority of people are not even aware of what it is. Seriously, many people I talked to this week do not even know about it. Maybe it is due to lack of interest of current events (i.e. record low viewership on news programs). Maybe normal people are just not […]
Managing Oneself
By Lawrence
I received quite a number of emails lately from young adults, who are aspiring in becoming professional traders, seeking for advice. Most of them are looking for pointers on what books to read, what courses to take and what trading related knowledge they have to acquire. I asked quite a number of questions about themselves […]
Finding the One Thing I am Best at
By Lawrence
Mid-year is often the time of the year that I slow down my pace with work. It makes sense for me because trading volume is greatly reduced during the summer months. My trading strategies work best when the trading environment has more types of participants in the game. Hence, I know I have to be […]
Nurture from Within To Improve Your Life in Anything
By Lawrence
Those whose career is stuck in their field, including many beginner traders, often seek for help with a narrow focus on acquiring specific skills to advance their careers. Yet, what I learn from helping many others is that skills and knowledge in specific domain can only carry a person a bit further. The better solution […]
Internet Access, Trading and Writing
By Lawrence
Another week of torture by my ISPs yet no solution offered by them. Internet stability is critical to my trading business and I am not able to control this one factor after so many years. I guess moving to another country with better internet infrastructure is the best way. For now, I have to spend […]
Canadian Internet Infrastructure
By Lawrence
This week I could not get stable internet connection for 2 days in a row. I am not talking about having only one internet service here. I have backup solution and backup solution behind my backup solution. I pay for them to ensure my trading is not going to be affected by hiccups with an […]
Focus on What Matters Most
By LawrenceWent through quite a number of deliberations with my site designer, programmers and other concerning parties about the direction of the website. No precise conclusions on what has to be done but reasonable observations about the website are agreed upon. The actions that I choose to take based on the information I gathered will shape […]
End of Canadian Tax Season and Trading Income
By Lawrence
This year Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has set the deadline for tax return filing on May 2nd instead of the normal deadline on April 30th. The extension is given because April 30th is a Saturday this year. Many Canadians are now making their final effort to complete their tax returns this weekend to avoid penalties. […]
Habitual Coffee Drinking
By Lawrence
I used to drink a lot of coffee. Back in the days when I was trading pretty much 7/24 on all the major markets, drinking coffee was a necessity. There was no energy drink back then in case you are thinking about alternatives. Although I was a heavy coffee drinker during the college days, it […]
