Welcome to episode 3 of The Trading Diary! This week we look at the stock portfolio we are building and look at some of the issues we face when we are stopped out of a position. Market manipulation, stop hunt, markets out to get you? Truth is it doesn't really matter. Price fell to a level that...

Before we get into the nuts and bolts of trading, sometimes we need to strip everything back and find our 'why'. Seems a strange question but stick with me. Maybe you have traded for a week, month or years with little to no success. But what is success to you, and what are you measuring your...