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Turn off the TV and READ. Read articles by traders with different approaches and dissect their approach to see how it works. Use the knowledge you gain to begin developing your own point of view.

There is a difference between knowing what you want to do and knowing WHY you want to do it. That takes more effort than trying to parse a television program that isn't designed to say much of anything.

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Appreciate your response. Right agree on developing the application aspect of your response.

Am much more interested in macro aspect hence my readings involves Fed's publication (Green, Blue book, FOMC minutes), PIMCO's monthly etc.

Guess my qn doesn't have an answer - learning to assimilate all (news, personal opinion) into a view is an entirely personal driven process. It varies

Care to go deeper into how you develop yourself in terms of a market view AcctNerd? Cheers

 
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My strategy: 1) Read a TON of different view points. 2) Talk to people I respect in the industry and learn how they approach their market view. 3) Gain experience. 4) Never stop tweaking/learning.

3 is the most important. Depending on how old you are you might not have enough "real-world" experience to really have a well thought out opinion even if you have done a ton of research. As with most things it takes a lot of time to get comfortable enough to be able to explain both the "what" and the "why" of a philosophy. 4 is second most important as you cannot assume your market view won't change. You should be constantly trying to increase your knowledge/experience and learning from others.
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