These are some of my favorite books for learning how to swing trade stocks. These books cover strategies as well as the mental aspects of trading. I have included my top picks, as well as additional books if you want […]
A trading plan is a document we create for ourselves that outlines exactly how we will trade and operate in relation to our trading activities. Having a trading plan, and following it, builds consistency and allows for improvement over time. […]
To get into the zone for day trading, I recommend having at least a 5-minute pre-trade routine that you do before you start looking at charts or placing orders. The routine gets you into the proper mind frame: focused, detached […]
Peak Performance 101 is a workshop for traders designed to blast through our self-defeating beliefs and jack up our discipline…which in turn means better trading performance. I took this course in 2020. I learned exercises—and more importantly, did the exercises […]
Averaging down is adding to a position as the trade loses money. The logic is that buying at lower prices reduces the average price of the position. This increases the gain if the price goes back up, or gets the […]
We can only improve so much by looking at other people’s trades. The “level-up” is when we find ways to improve our own trades…the trades we end up taking most often. This is the gritty work that most people don’t […]
There is a wide range of trading systems and traders, ranging from fully-automated and 100% rule-based, to some rules with discretion, to basically no rules and total discretion. One style of trading will certainly fit us better than other styles, […]
Struggling with impulsive or random trades? Missing trades you should be in? Try “commentating” the price action to stay engaged and focused on the correct things while trading. When I do it, it nearly eliminates trading mistakes. It’s only when […]