Learning and psychology
Learning to day trade with honest expectations: what the research says about who makes money, how to practice so it counts, routines, journals and the habits that blow up accounts.
How to start day trading in 2026: a realistic planHow to start day trading in 2026: the honest odds, the money and rules after the PDT change, one setup, simulator practice, a journal and going live small.June 11, 2026, 12 min read
Day trading a small account in 2026: sizing, costs and rulesDay trading a small account after the PDT rule change: margin vs cash, sizing on $2,000 to $10,000, what costs take from each trade, and a risk plan.October 21, 2026, 8 min read
Scalping vs day trading vs swing trading: the differences that matterScalping vs day trading vs swing trading: holding times, tools, screen time and rules compared, with the cost math that makes scalping the hardest.October 15, 2026, 7 min read
How long does it take to learn day trading? An honest answerHow long does it take to learn day trading? Weeks for mechanics, months for a process, hundreds of trades to judge an edge, and what the research says.October 2, 2026, 7 min read
Revenge trading: why it happens and how to stop itRevenge trading is trading to win back a loss. The loss aversion research behind it, what a revenge day costs, and the rules that stop it before it starts.September 15, 2026, 8 min read
FOMO trading: why you chase stocks and the rules that stop itFOMO trading explained: why attention makes traders chase, what a chased entry costs in R, and the entry rules that stop chasing on fast small caps.August 21, 2026, 8 min read
Day trading routine: a momentum trader's morning, from 06:00 ETA day trading routine for momentum traders from 06:00 ET: set risk first, build a watchlist of gappers, write a plan per stock, trade, stop by a rule.July 29, 2026, 7 min read
A day trading journal that actually improves your tradingA day trading journal that improves your trading: the fields that matter, a template with worked R math, a weekly review and the numbers to compute.July 6, 2026, 8 min read
Paper trading: does it work, and how to make it countDoes paper trading work? Where simulated fills lie, IBKR's paper account limits, how to make practice realistic, and when to switch to live trading.June 1, 2026, 8 min read
Day trading statistics: what the research says about who makes moneyDay trading statistics from primary research: 97% of persistent Brazilian day traders lost money, under 1% in Taiwan profit reliably. Samples and limits.May 11, 2026, 9 min read