About
Martin Thomas is a retired investor, he is a consultant to hedge funds specialising in enhancing trader performance. He founded the Genius Trader Ltd in 2006. He has been advising traders since 2005. He is a guest speaker at Anthony Robbins Wealth Mastery Seminars. He writes and contributes articles for Stocks and Commodities magazine. Martin has spent the last 7 years studying and continues to investigate the key points behind successful trading. His research keeps uncovering two fundamental principles and that is the world’s leading traders have all gained the ability to reach an optimal trading state and they have a high level of ...
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29 July, Daily Pre-Market Report
Our 2nd profit target for AAPL was hit yesterday, I’m moving our stop up to yesterdays low. S&P e minis re-tested 1100 and are bouncing off this important support level as I write this. A close below this level would be bearish and a close above 1119 Tuesdays high would be bullish. EURAUD is setting up for a short play a break below 1.4336 would be the signal. If you would like to view how... [Read more of this post]
Futures Day Trading
Futures day trading is a very popular form of trading, I suggest before you start “day trading” you have a clear understanding of what it means to trade futures. In today’s blog we’ll discuss what it means to be a day trader as well as the different types of futures markets you can trade. Futures day trading involves the buying and selling of a financial instrument within one trading day. What... [Read more of this post]
Gold
As the chart below shows Gold has clearly broken a long term trend-line. We have been bullish of Gold for two years, we now have a small “swing” short position which we took when it broke out of the box at 1175 yesterday. It could take weeks or even months for the bulls to take control again as they have several months of strong overhead resistance to overcome. Below is a daily chart for... [Read more of this post]
28 July, Daily Pre-Market Report
As discussed yesterday we bought some in the money Call Options for AAPL. After a gap opening we initiated the trade and took some profits at 262.46 and 264 at the close. I also review S&P e mini futures which had a neutral day after 3 strong bullish the days, I’m still bullish as long as they can stay above 1100 this week. If you would like to view how we are managing our other positions... [Read more of this post]
Futures Trading for Beginners Part 3
When creating a trading plan for futures, it is important to know which futures market you will trade. I suggest to our novice clients that they keep things simple and select one or two technical setups to implement in the markets and focus on them initially. There are many futures markets to choose from with adequate liquidity for speculation, however when selecting a market it is important to choose... [Read more of this post]
Dealing with performace anxiety
In my last blog I commented that performance anxiety is the most common psychological problem that I encounter among traders. It can manifest in many different forms; during trading slumps, when traders raise their position size and increase risk, when the need for cash adds too much pressure to individual positions. Bottom line performance anxiety interferes with peak performance. Below are some... [Read more of this post]
27 July, Daily Pre-Market Report $AAPL
The S&P e minis are bid again, if they can hold 1100 this will be bullish. I still like being long of Copper, Steel and Coal companies. I also review AAPL and show why it’s worth buying some in the money Call Options. AAPL held up OK during the last sell off of equities. If you would like to view how we are managing our other positions in our members area register here for a 14... [Read more of this post]






