VOH – Victims of Hype – Part 3 – From Victims to Victors Now that we understand the Hype Cycle we are in a better position to address the problem. As we previously stated we prefer to fix the problem rather than point the blame. Pointing the blame to the Hypers would just be making the apparent obvious. Pointing […]
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VOH – Victims of Hype – Part 2 – The Anatomy of a Hype First of all, we would like to state that in our first article, we are not alluding to any person or any group in Facebook or otherwise. Part 1 of this article was posted in all groups in Facebook where The Responsible Trader is a […]
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VOH – Victims of Hype – Part 1 Most of the time, we have been approached to help traders whose trading accounts are either “IPIT” (trading account caught in a bad position) or “SUNOG” (trading account burned) saying that they got into the situation because they are VOH – Victims of Hype. We would like to state that […]
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Basic Principle: You cannot give what you don’t have. You cannot give kindness if you are not kind. You can’t give love, if you are not loving and you can’t give wisdom if you are not wise. Many of us are afraid to give because of the belief that it diminishes what we have. Logic dictates that if you […]
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Responsible Trading – What is the Opposite? Some things are better defined by stating what they are not. This way, a better appreciation and understanding is achieved through comparison and contrast. So what is the opposite of Responsible Trading? Is it Irresponsible Trading or Gambling? I don’t think so. I always want to think in positive terms. For […]
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Responsible Trading – Why Write a Book? A Chinese saying goes: “In order for a man to consider himself to have lived a full and meaningful life he should bear a child, plant a tree and write a book.” I think this saying was meant both literally and figuratively. Let me discuss it one-by-one literally first as it applies to […]
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Responsible Trading – How Difficult is Trading? Do you still remember this? About two months ago, this was my first post in Facebook before I introduced my advocacy and I got different reactions. Some agreed and some thought that I am another “ginyos”* . Well, I think at this point of time everybody’s convinced of my good intentions as […]
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During my first visits to the Trading Groups in Facebook, my initial agenda is to always observe how the leader/s of the group treat their members and how the members treat each other. Are they treating their members well? Do the members respect each other? Without knowing it, are they encouraging their members to practice Responsible Trading – teaching them […]
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Trading is More Fun in the Philippines – Part 2 – TAP’s (Traders Apprentice Pilipinas) Unique Trader’s Lingo This is a sequel to my previous article:http://theresponsibletrader.com/responsible-trading-trading-fun-philippines/ Among the Trading Groups in Facebook, Traders Apprentice Pilipinas seems to be the most well organized. TAP is led by Investment Banker and Corporate Finance Advisor Tony Herbosa known as TAP Boss Tony […]
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Responsible Trading – Latest Updates – November 14, 2014 Although I have started to love Facebook and my interactions with you through Private Messages when I go online, I found out that you cannot mix consulting, blogging, trading, writing a book and Facebook all at the same time. If you do, you will get a distracted consultant, a lousy blogger, […]
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