Trading confidence
Trading confidence comes from dedicated focus on the process of trading. One of the best ways to focus on the process is by reviewing your trading each day and each week. This review will help you...
View ArticleMindfulness can address many aspects of trading psychology
Mindfulness can address many aspects of trading psychology. Traders interested in improving performance and developing a personal trading psychology edge should consider building the practice of...
View ArticleMost important mental blind spots for traders
In his great book “Trade Mindfully: Achieve Your Optimum Trading Performance with Mindfulness and Cutting Edge Psychology” on the very beginning Dr Gary Dayton makes list of trading difficulties that...
View ArticleEffective trading
Effective trading calls on traders to confront significant psychological challenges. Facing and overcoming these challenges is not an easy endeavor. The difficulty lies in the fact that our mind, our...
View ArticleMindfulness helps improving emotional control
It is important to recognize that although mindfulness practice does result in improved emotional control, this is not accomplished by trying to control your emotions with mindfulness. In fact, it is...
View ArticleAttention is an all‐or‐nothing asset
Attention is really an all‐or‐nothing asset. When attention shifts away from the trading task to deal with internal feelings, thoughts, and sensations, attention is literally removed from the trade....
View ArticleContinuous improvement
Continuous improvement is what every trader would like—getting better every day. To get better requires a high level of commitment. It also involves a strong desire and dedication to learning to be the...
View ArticleTraders believe emotions are the most important aspect
Many traders believe emotions are the most important aspect of trading psychology. This is only partially true. Feelings and emotions are certainly important. Traders cannot make reliable decisions...
View ArticleThe number one goal-setting mistake
The number one goal-setting mistake traders make is setting goals related to money. Active traders will often tell me that they have a goal of making X-dollars a day or X-points a day. That’s just...
View ArticleDeveloping enduring confidence
Developing enduring confidence in your real-time trading skills and abilities doesn’t come overnight. It’s a process. And, it’s the process of ‘getting there’ that we focus on to improve and to “be a...
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