So, you want to be a great trader. The one who sits down, brimming with confidence, tunes out the market’s chaos, trusts their gut, and walks away from every session with zero regrets—win or lose. Everyone says they want this. But that kind of confidence isn’t handed out. It’s earned. And few are willing to…
There are two types of people:• On time people• Late people “On time” people will always find a way to be on time unless an entire sequence of awful events takes place because there’s something inside of us (yes, I’m one of them) that makes it so, so unacceptable to not keep the time agreement….
One of my guilty pleasures when I have some free time is to watch survival shows. My favorite is “Survivorman” with Les Stroud. One of my favorite quotes from Les is “You Sweat You Die”. What he means by this is that when one finds that they are lost in the wild their first instinct…
You can’t hope to be successful at trading if you turn on your trading platform 10 minutes before the market opens and turn it off 10 minutes after the market closes. You need to have a process to help you get through the day. Setting intentions can help you define that process and shape your…
When I was growing up, we lived on a farm. There was a creek that ran through the farm. In the summer my brother and I loved to fish that creek. He was the family expert when it came to fishing. He somehow understood which bait to use and where to find the best spot…
Someone asked in a recent comment to one of my articles if I could write-up my history of becoming a professional trader. I have no doubt my path was similar to many of you. There was wasted money and big losses and most of all a stubbornness to admit I didn’t know it all and…
A gratitude journal may not seem like the first tool that comes to mind when you think about trading stocks, but I’ve found that it can be an incredibly beneficial tool to use to improve your trading and life in general. Trading as we know is a high-stress and often unpredictable job, and having a…
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I recently came across this article from Brent Steenbarger. Give it a quick read.“The Real Way to Learn Trading” https://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-real-way-to-learn-trading.html The following paragraph is the one I want you to focus on:“The more advanced phase of learning occurs when the medical student becomes a resident physician and participates in the teaching of new students. We…
Isn’t it fascinating how trust plays a pivotal role in various aspects of life, including trading? Many of us have spent countless hours backtesting trading strategies, only to discover that they actually work. Allow me to share a story which illustrates a relevant point. I once knew an individual who was highly skilled at technical…
