If you’re struggling as a trader, chances are, you’ve noticed certain parts of yourself that “sabotage” your trading. You may have noticed impulsiveness, anxiety about pulling the trigger or while in a trade, a desire to gamble, or wanting perfection […]
Meditation, visualization, and hypnosis are used by athletes and other professionals to improve performance and reach goals. But can meditation help traders? The short answer is, yes! Meditation isn’t the woo-woo hippie practice many have been led to believe. Neuroscientists have […]
Unsuccessful traders think in unconstructive ways. And the tougher things get, the more unconstructive their thinking gets. They burrow deeper into poor habits which are driven by thinking/focusing on the wrong thing. Successful people and traders think differently. When the […]
The efficiency trading statistic tracks how well we follow our Trading Plan rules. It lets us know how well we are trading relative to a more objective measure than simply how we “feel” we’re trading. I first learned Efficiency from […]
One of the greatest skills you can develop as a trader is the ability to create your own trading strategies. Even if it’s based on others’ ideas. If you can develop a strategy, you learn how to find your own […]
Here’s how my strategies and the mental game of trading link up for me. If you’re struggling, this could really help. It puts the control in our hands, not the markets. It allows you to trade your own game, not […]
There are personal and psychological reasons most traders lose money, but there are also systematic ones. Not everyone can win, so traders without refined processes and mental strength will become the ones that lose. Learn why most people lose, and […]
Context is the part of a trading strategy that defines when you trade and don’t trade, or which entries you take and which you leave alone. It seems a lot of peole just think a strategy is only where you […]
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