Compounding vs Blowing Up: Why the Long Game Wins
Trading Education S Shahryar Rahmani Founder, Meta Trading Club · August 3, 2026 · 7 min read Risk Management Mindset There are two ways to think about a trading account. One is the home-run mindset: swing big, get rich fast, and accept that you might blow up. The other is the compounding mindset: protect the […]
What Is a Long Position? Long vs Short Trading Explained
A long position is simply a bet that price goes up. When you go long, you buy an asset — a stock, an option, a futures contract — expecting to sell it later at a higher price. Your profit is the difference between where you bought and where you sold. That’s it. “Long” doesn’t mean […]
