The Duomo Blog
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A Simple Trading Rule to Reduce Bad Decisions
Have you ever been in a situation where you close a trade too early and kick yourself afterwards?
The Law of Small Numbers and Trading
We all want to optimise and improve our trading, but we need to make sure what we're working from is sufficient.
The Harsh Truth About HUGE Goals
Here's some of what you need to be prepared for on your journey towards achieving HUGE goals.
The Story of Warren Buffett | Legends of Investing Series
Warren Buffett is one of the most idolised, revered and imitated investors in the world. This is his story.
Where Did the Terms ‘Bull’ and ‘Bear’ Come From?
We see 'bull' and 'bear' all the time in the financial markets, but why?
Disaster at Woodford Investment Management — What Happened?
Woodford Investment Management experienced a financial disaster, here's the lowdown.
The Recent Oil Price Moves - A Brief Explainer
Let's go through the factors contributing to the recent moves in oil prices.
How Wall Street was Created
How did Wall Street get its name and how did it become a centre of business and finance?
How Regular Exercise Gives Your Brain an Edge
Exercise isn't all about the physical benefits. Here's what it does to your brain too!
Why Deliberate Practice Matters in Trading
Deliberate practice is the difference between becoming good and becoming a master!
Trading Risk Management: An Overview of How We Decide Our Position Sizes
Choosing the right position size can often be the 'make or break' of important trades
Pick Your Battles with Your Trading
Are you making the right decisions that will lead to your long-term success?
How to Be Realistic with Your Money and Trading Expectations
How to approach your money better for long-term success with trading
You’re Biased and it’s Impacting Your Trading
If there’s one thing that social media has helped to make painfully obvious, it’s just how biased people’s opinions can be.
Highlights from the Ray Dalio Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) — May 2019
Ray Dalio is one of the most influential and successful investors of all time.
A Brief Overview of the Efficient Market Hypothesis
There is no conclusive evidence that the markets are efficient one way or another.
5 Tips for Becoming a More Disciplined Trader
Having strong self-discipline is an essential part of being a successful trader, we outline 5 tips you can use straight away.
The Story of Ray Dalio - Legends of Investing
Ray Dalio is one of the most successful and iconic hedge fund managers in the world. His story is full of lessons for all investors.
This Underrated Treasure Is Meant to Improve Your Trading (Video)
We all know we're meant to use this for our trading
Let's Talk About Trading Addiction... Time to Be Honest with Yourself (Video)
Trading addiction is a slippery slope. It's time to be honest with yourself and reflect on what you are doing with your trading.
Is This Billionaire the Most Successful Individual Investor? (Video)
A recent Forbes article labeled this billionaire optometrist the most successful individual investor in the world.
How Were the Financial Markets Created? (Video)
How did the financial markets get started? What was the first stock exchange and what securities were traded?
An Unexpected Trading Edge? (Video)
We outline some of the key points that have been discovered about how meditation affects your mind and how this may improve your trading.
Steve Eisman's Brexit Short, the Trump-Kim Summit and a 19,267% Return in a Day (Video)
Steve Eisman's Brexit short and a crazy rollercoaster trading day involving a 19,267% return!
DB Lose $1.6 Billion on a Trade, Trump's National Emergency & End of QT? (Video)
President Trump's National Emergency and a disaster trade from Deutsche Bank leading to a $1.6 billion loss.
Are You Wasting Your Time with Your Trading? (Video)
We discuss the Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) and how small changes can have a disproportionately large impact on our trading performance.
Weekly Forex Technical Analysis (10 June 2018)
Nicholas presents our weekly forex technical analysis video, looking at 7 currency pairs (including the majors).
What A Surprise...Drama With Trump and World Leaders At The G7 (Video)
President Trump was outnumbered at the G7 Summit where leaders were clearly angered about his recent trade threats.
The Markets This Week - Fed Interest Rates, End of ECB QE and More (Video)
Major events this week include the Federal Reserve raising rates and the ECB announcing the end of their quantitative easing.
Weekly Forex Technical Analysis (17 June 2018)
Nicholas presents our weekly forex technical analysis video, looking at 7 currency pairs (including the majors).
How to Lose over £800 Million from Trading (Video)
By breaking down this rogue trader's mindset and the mistakes he made, we can understand what we should avoid doing.
How Meditation can Improve Performance in the Financial Markets
Meditation is a simple activity that can have an exponential impact on performance.
How Stories and Experiences Impact Our Trading
Ever wonder why some traders get over-confident and burn out accounts, while others are gripped by fear and can't seem to open a trade?
Would You Rather Be a Winning Trader or a Profitable Trader?
Would You Rather Be a Winning Trader or a Profitable Trader?
Trading Thoughts: Motivation
Money isn't always a good motivator if you want to achieve success in something like trading and investing.
What's Going on with Oil Prices?
Oil is currently in a bear market, after prices crashed from the high over the past couple of months. But what is behind this big decline?
Trading Thoughts: Patience
Patience. The one word that represents so much of what we do in trading, whether that's while you're learning or as an experienced trader.
Ray Dalio's Thoughts on the Financial Crisis
Dalio discusses the biggest lesson that has been learned from the 2008 financial crisis
What Was Behind the Recent Rise in Oil Prices?
There was recently a rise in oil prices, thanks to a number of interrelated market factors. Is Trump right to be blaming it all on OPEC?
The Duomo Initiative Featured in the Times of Malta
Our course 'The Euro: the History, Issues and Solutions" was featured in the Times of Malta today. You can read the article here.
Investing in a More “JUST” World - Paul Tudor Jones at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs have released a fantastic interview between legendary trader/investor Paul Tudor Jones and Lloyd Blankfein.
Daily Picks Tuesday: Venezuela's Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts
Daily Picks for Tuesday 24 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Thursday: Powell Wants to Create Mystery Around Fed Meetings
Daily Picks for Thursday 19 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Wednesday: Europe Exploring Talks With Trump on Car Tariff Cut
Daily Picks for Wednesday 18 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
How to Listen to What the Market is Trying to Tell You - Peter Borish (Odd Lots Podcast)
The Odd Lots podcast from Bloomberg featured Peter Borish
Daily Picks Tuesday: China's Cooling Economy Spells Trouble Ahead for Global Growth
Daily Picks for Tuesday 17 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Friday: Federal Reserve on Lookout for Recession, Still Sees Strong Economy
Daily Picks for Friday 6 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Being A Pip Hunting Trader Is The Fastest Way To Become A Loser
We go through two important points to keep in mind that will allow you to filter out some of your bad entries
Daily Picks Thursday: Job Openings Now Outnumber the Jobless
Daily Picks for Thursday 5 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Wednesday: 10 Years After Lehman, Four Big Risks
Daily Picks for Wednesday 4 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Trump and the WTO - the Ultimate Game of Chicken?
Yet another plot twist in the trade tariff saga.
Daily Picks Tuesday: Share Buy-Backs Keeping Stock Market Afloat
Daily Picks for Tuesday 3 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Monday: A leaked Trump bill to blow up the WTO
Daily Picks for Monday 2 July 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Friday: Venezuela Hyperinflation Index Reaches the One Million Mark
Daily Picks for Friday 29 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Thursday: What the World’s Top Central Banks Will Do Next
Daily Picks for Thursday 28 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Wednesday: Industry Pressure on Governments
Daily Picks for Wednesday 27 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Tuesday: EU Withdrawal Bill officially becomes law
Daily Picks for Tuesday 26 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Monday: Trade War Costs in a Supply Chain World
Daily Picks for Monday 25 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Friday: At Last, Some Greek Relief
Daily Picks for Friday 22 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
What Separates Great Traders from Disappointed Failures?
Great traders make mistakes too - we take a look at those in this post.
Daily Picks Thursday: The Price of Brexit
Daily Picks for Thursday 21 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Wednesday: The Macron-Merkel Euro Plan
Daily Picks for Wednesday 20 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Tuesday: Biggest Economies Are Not Prepared for Another Recession
Daily Picks for Tuesday 19 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Friday: $50bn China Tariff Threat Signals Worse to Come
Daily Picks for Friday 15 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Thursday: ECB to End Bond Buys but Signals Rate Hike Is Distant
Daily Picks for Thursday 14 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Wednesday: Merkel Calls Out Trump
Daily Picks for Wednesday 13 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Tuesday: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un Sign the Blandest of Agreements
Daily Picks for Tuesday 12 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Daily Picks Monday: Time to Kiss Easy Money Goodbye?
Daily Picks for Monday 11 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
Trade the Fade (NFP / Non-Farm Payroll)
NFP (non-farm payroll) is one of the most important economic data releases.
The Duomo Initiative Launches Course with Former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Malta
The Duomo Initiative announced the launch of a new online educational course, produced in collaboration with Alfred Mifsud.
Monkeys, Marshmallows and Markets - 3 Simple Steps to Better Trading
Monkeys, Marshmallows and Markets - 3 Simple Steps to Better Trading
3 Things to Learn from Athletes About Personal Finance
3 Things to Learn from Athletes About Personal Finance
Daily Picks Thursday: "2019 is setting up to be a dangerous period for the economy"
Daily Picks for Thursday 7 June 2018. A selection of articles we've read today, including a summary of key points from each article.
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