Mindset & Risk
Discipline, position sizing, and the trader’s mindset.
Trailing Stop Loss: How to Set It Up (and the Pitfalls)
A trailing stop loss locks in gains as a stock rises. Here's how to set the trail width, where it works, and the four pitfalls that cost most traders money.
The Amazing Story of Jesse Livermore
From a $5 runaway to one of the most famous crash trades in Wall Street history — the rise, fall, and lasting trading lessons of Jesse Livermore.
How Long Does It Take to Learn Trading?
Learning to trade takes about 6 months for swing trading and 1 year for intraday — assuming guidance and exposure to multiple market regimes. Here's why.
Power of Attorney: How Brokers Can Misuse Your Shares
Power of Attorney misuse let one Indian broker pledge ₹2,300 crore of client shares illegally. Here's how it happens, what SEBI changed, and how to stay safe.
The Secret Weapon of Professional Traders
A pro trader copied my every move — same stocks, same timing, same instruments. The position sizing framework that explained the gap, in three rules.
Stop Loss Order: SL vs SL-M (SLM) Explained
SL vs SLM (SL-M): SL order needs trigger plus limit price; SL-M needs only the trigger and exits at market. Here's when to use which — Indian examples.
How to Recover from a Big Trading Loss
Recover from a big trading loss with a 7-step plan: psychology first, responsibility, risk control, and a slower rebuild. A practical stock market reset.
The Zero-Loss Guarantee Strategy
There is exactly one zero-loss strategy in the stock market — and you won't like it. A reality check on why losses are guaranteed, and what to chase instead.
What is Zerodha's Kill Switch — and Should You Be Using It?
Zerodha's Kill Switch disables trading for 12 hours. Here's how it works, when to use it, and why most blow-ups happen before you reach for it.
7 Habits of Highly Successful Traders
Seven habits that separate consistently profitable traders from amateurs: patience, exit planning, risk control, trade review, systems, reset routines, and learning.
Stop-Loss Hunting: Why Your Stops Get Hit
Stop-loss hunting explained: why retail stops cluster at obvious levels, how liquidity grabs unfold, and how to place smarter, volatility-aware stops.
Real trading, explained simply.
Daily videos showing how trading actually works in real life — walked through step by step, in plain language, by VRD Rao.