The Trader: Surviving a Bear Market – Part 2
Michael Taylor continues his bear market series by focusing on process over prediction, showing why waiting for confirmation beats trying to call the bottom. He
24th April 2026
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor made the move to trading the stock market with his own capital on a full time basis in December 2016. As well as ShareScope, Michael contributes to Investors Chronicle and other online publications. He has also written a free book on getting started in the UK stock market, along with a stock trading handbook – both of which are available to download from his website at www.shiftingshares.com
I believe that anyone can learn to trade if they are able to remain objective and are willing to put the hours in. I lost a lot of money early on by not having a proper strategy and following the crowd. If you want to make money then you need to generate your own ideas – I use SharePad to find and plan my trades, and ShareScope to run on my trading screens.
The Trader: Surviving a Bear Market – Part 1
Michael Taylor explores what really matters when markets turn hostile, cutting through the noise with practical lessons from past crashes. He shows why survival –
10th April 2026
The Trader: Share Buybacks
Michael Taylor explores the double-edged nature of share buybacks, highlighting how they can enhance shareholder returns when used well. He also warns how, in the
27th March 2026
The Trader: The most dangerous words…
Michael Taylor explores some of the most dangerous phrases investors and traders can fall into, and why they often lead to costly mistakes. Drawing on
13th March 2026
The Trader: M2M vs T2H – Understanding Your Trading Timeframe – Part II
In Part II of his trading timeframe series, Michael Taylor explains how to categorise trades as M2M or T2H before entry – and why that
27th February 2026
The Trader: M2M vs T2H – Understanding Your Trading Timeframe – Part I
Michael Taylor explores why so many traders fail by blurring short-term trades with long-term investments, and introduces his M2M versus T2H framework to define each
13th February 2026
The Trader: Getting over mental blocks
Michael Taylor explores the hidden problem with demo trading – not the lack of skill, but the absence of emotion. He explains why finding the
30th January 2026
The Trader: Why is trading so hard?
Michael Taylor examines why the trading industry is so profitable for brokers, educators and promoters, yet consistently punishing for most participants. He explores the structural
16th January 2026
The Trader: Using auctions for potential trades
As the year draws to a close, Michael Taylor reflects on the importance of using the Christmas break to review trading performance, habits and discipline.
12th December 2025
The Trader: Understanding SETS Auctions
The opening and closing auctions hide far more complexity than most realise. In this piece, Michael Taylor breaks down how they work and why knowing
28th November 2025
The Trader: Understanding SETS & SETSqx
Most traders focus on when to buy or sell – but how your trade is executed can make or break your results. Michael Taylor explains
7th November 2025
The Trader: Position Sizing – Part IV
This final instalment of Michael Taylor’s position sizing series dives into scaling in, scaling out, and keeping emotions in check. He rounds things off with
24th October 2025