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Sam Evans
About Sam Evans
Sam Evans is a Forex, E-mini, and Power Trading Workshop Instructor for Online Trading Academy UK.
Posts by Sam Evans
Trade What You See, Not What You Think
Ninety percent of market speculators in the world today tend to breakeven or worse yet, they lose money on a consistent basis. ... More »
Shutting Out the World
Another week passes and unsurprisingly there is more volatility and more ups and downs in the currency markets than ever. ... More »
Why Risk it All?
No matter where we come from or what our experiences were beforehand, inevitably we all make the very same mistakes in the markets, most of which are derived from the simple fact that we hate to lose. ... More »
A Word From The Wise
This week I thought that I would take it easy. Yes, I am still writing the article, as you can see in front of you, but I had the idea that maybe you would like to hear a lesson from somebody else’s perspective for a... More »
Defining the Line of the Trend
With such a wide variety of trading tools and methodologies floating around the world today, is it any wonder that so many people find it highly confusing when deciding which to use?... More »
It’s Only Real When It’s Real
I am aware that the people who read these articles, come with a truly varied degree of trading experience, from the seasoned speculator to the fresh novice. However, no matter what level or experience you hold in the FX... More »
Patience, Discipline and Consistency – All Rolled Into One
By the time you are reading this article, you are probably getting your affairs in order for the New Year. I have found over the years that I seem to get one or two “quiet” spots during this time to take a little... More »
Myths of Fear and Greed in FX
For the subject of this week’s article, I thought that I would take the time to explore the thought process behind most trading decisions we make during our FX speculating. ... More »
Pick a Number, Any Number
The opportunities which we look for to buy and sell currencies and other assets are simply highlighted by price and price alone. Any other tool which a trader uses to identify a speculative opportunity, such as a... More »
Are You Playing an Emotional or an Objective Game?
The title of this article is a big question which I ask practically every student I have ever worked with. I guess I even ask myself the same thing from time to time, even though I have been trading the markets for a... More »
So What’s Coming Next?
Never make the mistake of thinking that you will ever really know what will happen next in the market.... More »
What You Believe Is True
As of late, I have been making a conscious effort to reengage myself in my own personal development, away from the arena of trading. As far as speculation goes, it has become a simple process of following my rules,... More »
Two Perspectives – One Meaning
I have lost count of the amount of times somebody has asked me what the single best indicator in technical analysis is.... More »
The World of Real vs. The World of Ideal
Let me start this article with a simple question: Did you have any real idea what Forex trading involved before you started doing it?... More »
As The Crow Flies
What is the fastest and most logical route from point A to point B? Without question, the answer to this simple question has the simplest answer of all: a straight line. ... More »
Filtering Through the Indicator Pipeline
I recently wrote about a powerful concept in trading which I have now begun to refer to as "The Silence Between the Notes". In other words, I am referencing the times when FX traders decide to not take a... More »
The Silence Between the Notes
On a recent business trip, one of the many topics we discussed at length was the importance of attention to detail.... More »
Simply Support and Resistance
First, let's recap the most important feature of Supply and Demand - namely, the principle behind it.... More »
A Simple Way to Screen Your Currency Pairs
I have been teaching our flagship seven day Professional Trader class in my hometown of London and today, we have been focusing on the most effective way to screen for equities to swing and position trade.... More »
So What's Really Going On in Europe These Days?
Okay, I finally confess to you all: I love the news! If you are reading this statement right now and you are a student of mine or familiar with my previous articles, you may actually be thinking that I have been pulling... More »
An Introduction to the Commitment of Traders Report
While the COT (Commitment of Traders) report may well be directly linked to the futures market, it can still be used as a highly useful resource for Forex trading as well... More »
The Need for a Core Strategy
With the Forex markets in a constant state of uncertainty, and with overall market volatility on the rise, there has never been more of a need for traders across the board to make sure that they know exactly why they... More »
Bleeding Out the System
As much as I like to write about all aspects of Forex trading in my articles, my favorite kind of lesson topics are when they deal with actual events that have happened recently in the market.... More »
The Search for the Perfect Strategy
In my seven years of being involved in the world of trading, I have never met a fellow market speculator who has at some point in their trading journey not gone looking for the perfect set of technical tools or... More »
Keep Your Trading Simple – Part 1
As many of you already know, trading the money markets is perhaps one of the most challenging endeavors any person can take on.... More »
You Already Have the Answers You Need
To most new and struggling traders, being at the screen and seeking perfection in our trading performance can easily become our single focus, and this can often ironically lead to frustration and despair as we enter the... More »
Reader Forex Questions and Answers
I typically use the holiday to catch up on the many emails I receive from students and non-grads of Online Trading Academy worldwide, so I thought I would use this particular opportunity to answer some of those messages... More »
It's All in Your Head Part 3: The Final Chapter
I like to keep my trading activities as simple and objective as possible, as this helps me to cut out the noise of over-analysis and emotion and helps greatly in the final decision making process.... More »
Being Faster Doesn't Always Get You There Quicker
I have found in my experiences as a trader that while there is undoubtedly a huge selection of technical indicators built into most quality trading and charting platforms, after time experimenting with them all it... More »
Maintaining Consistency in Risk
For the subject of this week's articles, I would like to illustrate three particular scenarios which deal with various aspects of risk management.... More »
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