Barry Lutz

name Barry Lutz has been trading, as well as teaching others to trade since 1997, through his firm Tactical Trading, LLC., http://www.tactrade.com. He also writes a daily trading teaching lesson called the Trade Journal, which can be found, along with other resources on trading psychology and trading method at The Tactical Trader, http://www.tactrading.com.

Day Trading Indicators and Indicator Trading

07th May 2006
Did You Begin Day Trading As An Indicator Only Trader? Did you start day trading after buying a book on technical analysis, and getting a charting program - probably a free one that you found online - in order to save money? While reading your book ... Read >

So You Want To Become A Futures Day Trader

16th April 2006
You wake up one morning with a really BAD idea – you have decided to start making your living by becoming a futures day trader. BUT how can this be such a bad idea, don't people get rich day trading futures? Where did that idea come from? Did you see o... Read >

Trading Psychology - Consecutive Loses AND The Trading Psychology Spiral

15th March 2006
You go long and the market immediately goes down - you go short and the market immediately goes up. That's 2 consecutive losses, and you are getting a little 'anxious' so you don't take the 'next' trade. Of course, this trade is a winner. Now to make t... Read >

Trading Psychology -vs- Trading Method

17th February 2006
It is said that trading is 90% psychological and 10% methodological. Does this then imply that regardless of trading method, a trader that has control over their emotional issues will thus be a profitable trader, or will it be impossible to ever control ... Read >

The Trading Psychology Plan

14th February 2006
Did you ever see the movie The Italian Job, and if so do you remember when John Bridger asked: "you see those pillars over there, that's where they used to string up thieves who felt fine." Make the transition from paper trading to real money trading an... Read >