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Desert Rat Trading

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Basic Investing Information

Start by learning the basics of investing, and the difference between investing and trading. We'll teach you about trading stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs options, futures, forex, alternative investments, and cryptocurrencies. 

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Learn Day Trading

If you are interested in Day Trading, we'll show you the ropes and teach you how to trade different asset classes with basic technical analysis. With the basics of supply and demand, you can easily transition Day Trading between different asset classes: stocks, options, futures, forex or cryptocurrencies.

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Risk Management

Here we will teach you the fundamentals of risk management. You'll learn about positions sizing, trimming positions, taking profits and using stop losses and trailing stops to reduce losses and lock in profits. We'll also cover the trade management and longer-term portfolio management.

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Trading Psychology

Trading psychology, the most important aspect of being a successful trader. Having the right mindset is a skill needed in every aspect of life and extremely important in trading. If you do not have the stomach and mindset to watch your money fluctuate by the second, you will fail. Having the right trading psychology will allow you to trade your plan and help remove emotions from your trading.

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A Beginner's Guide to Investing

A Beginner’s Guide to Investing for Financial Freedom: From Compound Interest to Diversification

Investing can be one of the most effective ways to build wealth over the long-term, but for new investors. The ...
Desert Rat Trading - 10 Traits of a Successful Trader

10 Traits of a Successful Trader

Trading is a mental game, and it can take a lifetime to master this game. The biggest challenge isn't between ...
What are Common Indicators Used in Day Trading

What are Common Indicators Used in Day Trading

If you've done any research on trading or day trading at all, I'm sure you've seen photos of traders screeners ...
Where Can I practice Day trading

Where Can I practice Day trading

A question we hear a lot at Desert Rat Trading is, “everyone says I should trade in a simulator before ...
5 day trading strategies for beginners

5 Day trading Strategies for Beginners

As a new beginning trader, you are excited to get started trading, but you probably don’t know where to begin ...
How to develop trading psychology blog

How to develop trading psychology

If you’ve spent any time on Desert Rat Trading at all, you know trading psychology is one of our four ...
Why Choose Desert Rat Trading

Our Students and Customers Come First

  • Tons of Free Resources and Guides

    Get started with our growing selection free resources to help you learn about day trading and investing.

  • A Decade + of Trading Experience

    Over a decade of investing experience in stocks, options, forex, futures, mutual funds, ETFs, REITS, cryptocurrencies, private market investments and day trading.

  • Professional

    Professional asset management experience: $7 billion+ portfolio. In addition to a former FINRA licensed financial advisor, individual investor and day trader.Â