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Kathy Lien

  • Managing Director of FX Strategy, BK Asset Management
New York
As seen in: Business Insider, Investopedia, MarketWatch, AU Investing, Investing Canada, Investing ZA, Investing.com, Investing.com UK, Seeking Alpha, Nasdaq and
Youngest Prop Trader Ever at JPMorgan💡20+ Years Trading 📈 Author of 6 Trading Books 📚 Macro Trading Expert 📺 CNBC Contributor 🎓Teach Fundamentals + Trading
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95% of Traders Don’t Have a Strategy Problem—They’re Bad at Discipline

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By Kathy Lien
| Investing.com
Most people do not struggle with trading because they lack intelligence. They struggle because they trade too many strategies, fight the market, chase every move and never define what success actually looks like. Trading is already difficult. Poor behavior makes it nearly impossible. You do not need more indicators, more markets or more trades. You need a simple framework that helps you make better decisions and repeat them consistently. Here are four rules for better trading behavior. 1.
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The #1 Candlestick Pattern According to 2 Major Backtests

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By Kathy Lien
| Investing.com
There are hundreds of candlestick patterns traders can study. Dojis, hammers, morning stars, haramis and engulfing candles all claim to reveal what buyers and sellers may do next. But which candlestick pattern is actually the best? Most patterns are taught using carefully selected charts that make the signal look obvious after the move has already happened. A pattern may appear convincing visually, but that does not mean it produces consistent results across thousands of trades.
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The Most Dangerous 5 Minutes in Trading

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By Kathy Lien
| Investing.com
Most traders think the losing trade is the biggest risk. It is not. The real danger is often what happens immediately afterward. The first loss may have followed your strategy perfectly. The setup was valid, the position size was correct and the stop was respected. Then the trade closes red, and your objective changes. You are no longer looking for the best trade. You are looking for a way to erase the last one.
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