by Tom Nunamaker | Aug 3, 2025 | Trading
Let's be blunt: prop firm trading looks like easy money from the outside. Get funded with someone else's capital, make some trades, split the profits. What could go wrong? Well, everything. And I mean everything. Here's the brutal math: only 22% of traders even make...
by Tom Nunamaker | Mar 7, 2025 | News, Options trading, Trading
2025 has started out quite volatile. We have seen very large moves up and down on the market. Let's take a look at how the trade alert services at Aeromir are holding up with these challenging markets. Elephant Shield Trade Alerts The Elephant Shield is a swing...
by Tom Nunamaker | Aug 13, 2023 | Options trading, Trading
There is a new tool to help option traders plan their option trades. The tool helps traders Allocate capital for each trade Calculate the target exit price Calculate the target maximum loss price Estimate the commissions and fees for the trade Calculate the yield on...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jul 4, 2020 | General, Trading
I was watching a fantastic video from Veritasium's YouTube channel “Why Most Resolutions Fail & How To Succeed.” In the video, Derek talks about the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. One of the ideas in the book is that you should try to...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jun 15, 2020 | Forex trading, Futures trading, Options trading, Trading
Entering orders in your broker's platform can sometimes be confusing. There are many different types of orders. Take this quiz and see if you know what types of orders to place. [wpViralQuiz id=4369] Use our online tool to help you determine your stop and profit...
by Tom Nunamaker | Jan 1, 2020 | Futures trading, Trading
Topstep Trader is a proprietary trading firm that you can trade futures with firm capital. Topstep Trader has some demanding rules to trade their capital though. You can only trade allowed products, which is a subset of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Futures...
