Recent content by Jasper Lawler

The idea of volatility makes many traders feel jittery and uncertain. Volatility can make traders: 1) Too frightened to place a trade 2) Panic and close a trade early The irony is that in times of high volatility, profit targets have the best chance of being hit. Often after being...

Trading breakouts or pullbacks, which is better? This is a hotly contested debate, even among professional traders – but it shouldn’t be! As a quick reminder: - Buying a breakout is buying when the price is moving up and above an area of resistance. - Buying a pullback is buying when the...

Do you find yourself flitting from one way of trading to another? Or constantly tweaking the way you are trading, never quite finding that consistent winning streak? The internet is an amazing thing – there are thousands of trading strategies described in forums, social media and YouTube videos...