With all the bad trading advice out there, and old methodologies that simply don’t work. It is very hard to make a quid on the stock market. Most of the successful trader confirm that no matter how disciplined you are, you need a very simple system to stick to if you want to make consistent money each week.

Recent studies suggest that 95% of day traders fail to make money on the market. They try to make things so complicated that all their plans fly out the window and they end up losing their whole account in a matter of weeks. You may have experienced some good wins, only to have them taken away by heavy losses almost straight after.

Here are the top 10 ways to consistent profits as a day trader.

1. Realize what a day trader is – Make sure you reach the top day trading resources and learn what a day trader is and what consistently makes up their daily ritual. i.e. Market analysis, chart analysis, listening to the news etc.

2. Set goals and objectives – Ensure you sit down each week and make profit targets, plans and write out how you will implement these. Set out daily tasks, and know your ambitions short term and longer term. These may changes from month to month as your account grow, so monitor and adapt as things progress.

3. Your trading accounts management – When you are trading each and every day, makes sure you are using an account online that is easy to use, login and manage. When you are busy trading you do not want to have to worry about technical glitches. Ensure you stick to the bigger well known names that support bigger clients.

4. Get your feet wet first – If you are just starting out. Do not lump all your account money on one particular stock. That is the fastest way you will go broke. Start out slow and get to know your system before placing big orders on the market. Once you start making money and you get a bit of confidence then it is time to ramp things up.

5. Track your progress. – Are you having winning weeks, months. What time do you trade the best. Are you performing in one area better than the other. This way you will get to know your strengths and weaknesses quicker and then you can hone in on that.

6. Don’t be greedy! – That is the fastest way to go broke in this game. Learn to cut your losses early and let your profits run. If you are winning consistently, beware, this is a time where psychologically you think you are beating the market and you are most prone to making silly mistakes.

7. Persistence pays off! – Realise that you are not going to make money every day. Market dynamics can change on a dime. Bad news can swamp the market within an afternoon. Watch, wait be patient and stick to your longer term plans, even if you experience short term losses you should be making money consistently longer term.

8. Join the other armies – Join the other forums, blogs and chats online. Make sure you never trade alone Sometimes there are many retired stockbrokers who are day traders and hang out in popular forums and give away all their advice for free. This information is invaluable and get increase the chances you have of winning each and every day.

9. Exercise – To keep your mind sharp you need to be exercising each day. Especially if you are going to be sitting in front of a monitor all day. Exercising will get the endorphins buzzing and keep you healthy also.

10. Go back and repeat 1 – 9 – If first you don’t succeed, do not give up. It means that you did not stick to your plans. Go back and see where you went wrong, minimize your positions until you get back on your feet and start again. The day trading game is not an easy one, so stay vigilant and learn from you mistakes.

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