https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/ Recent content in Blog on Clear Head Trading Hugo en-us https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-26-why-most-traders-lose-money/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-26-why-most-traders-lose-money/ SEBI, Brazil, and Taiwan have each measured how retail traders perform in practice, and the loss rates are strikingly similar across three very different markets. Here's what the data says separates the traders who make it from the ones who don't. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-24-week-ahead/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-24-week-ahead/ DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq all closed out a second straight weekly decline on Friday, and this week's real event isn't a data print, it's Kevin Warsh's first keynote as Fed chair at Jackson Hole on Friday, with Wednesday's GDP and PCE double-header setting the stage for it. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-21-false-breakout-rate-2026/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-21-false-breakout-rate-2026/ GER40 and Nasdaq are posting their highest false-breakout rates on record this year, which helps explain why breakout setups have felt harder to trust, and why waiting for a genuine rejection has been paying off more than usual. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-19-week-ahead/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-19-week-ahead/ DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq are all pulling back from record highs as a surge in long-dated bond yields and rising oil prices hit stocks together, with today's FOMC minutes and a wave of retail earnings the week's real tests. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-10-week-ahead/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-10-week-ahead/ DAX, Dow, and Nasdaq all closed near records last week, but a heavy US inflation calendar and rising oil prices over the Strait of Hormuz take over as the story this week. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-20-what-a-good-trade-looks-like/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-20-what-a-good-trade-looks-like/ The DAX open never behaves the same way twice, so discipline and patience mean waiting for price to make its move before taking one of your own. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-06-exness-ig-added-to-brokers-tool/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-06-exness-ig-added-to-brokers-tool/ Exness and IG join the Brokers compare tool. What each one is good at, where the marketing overstates it, and why three other candidates didn't make the cut. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-03-choosing-a-trading-platform/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-08-03-choosing-a-trading-platform/ What MT4, MT5, cTrader, and TradingView are each built for, how broker support narrows the choice, and when NinjaTrader or Sierra Chart make more sense than a CFD platform. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-22-naivety-assumes-continuance/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-22-naivety-assumes-continuance/ A recommended read on the difference between learning a market regime and learning a market law, and why Bitcoin halving in 2026 despite crypto-friendly policy proves the point. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-08-the-importance-of-targets/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-07-08-the-importance-of-targets/ Results could always be better — but often the problem isn't the entry, it's the exit. Here's what happens when you don't have a target. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-06-24-buy-the-dips-sell-the-rallies/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2026-06-24-buy-the-dips-sell-the-rallies/ An outline of the two setups I trade on the London Session — Accelerated Correction and Level Flip — with a trade example. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-08-13-interview-dan/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-08-13-interview-dan/ The first in a trader interview series — a standard set of questions covering background, psychology, strategy, and lessons learned. This one's from Dan, who runs this site. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-06-05-interview-kiwi/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-06-05-interview-kiwi/ Nearly full time trader, but with a farm and a deli business to run too — the latest in our trader interview series. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-29-interview-pete/ Thu, 29 May 2025 19:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-29-interview-pete/ Well, what to say — just a simple Dutch foody guy. The latest in our trader interview series, on discipline, stop losses, and trading DAX in the mornings. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-23-interview-grant-ac/ Fri, 23 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-23-interview-grant-ac/ Part time trader, full time ship moorer — the latest in our trader interview series, on discipline, Elliott Wave, and knowing when to stop chasing set-ups. https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-16-interview-steve-snorm/ Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200 https://clearheadtrading.com/blog/2025-05-16-interview-steve-snorm/ Trader, coder of trading tools, and trading coach behind the for-exe indicators used throughout this site — the latest in our trader interview series.