What’s Your Level?
popdoc2014-09-29T14:51:39+00:00Your level of awareness is a huge factor in how closely you'll follow your trading plan. Paying attention and being aware of your internal state will help you to control
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09, 2014
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08, 2014
Answer This Question
popdoc2014-08-28T09:53:38+00:00Most traders agree that psychology plays a role in trading. If you agree, take a moment to answer this question: Ask yourself, what percentage does psychology play a role in
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07, 2014
Real Bulls
popdoc2014-07-02T10:39:37+00:00I've been on vacation with my family in Spain. When my wife booked our AirBnB apt in Sevilla, Spain, where we've been staying this week, I didn't realize it
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06, 2014
Upping Your Game
popdoc2014-06-11T10:18:14+00:00Although I don't golf, there is a good analogy for trading I heard from a friend who is an accomplished golfer. He said most golfers agree that a large part
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06, 2014
Is it Possible to be Completely Objective?
popdoc2014-06-03T09:12:18+00:00Is it possible to be completely objective while trading? Trading forces us to interact with the market, where price is objective – everyone can see the same thing. But
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05, 2014
Your Real Job
popdoc2014-05-29T09:08:16+00:00Yesterday I was talking with an 'under-performing' professional trader. Matt (not his real name) has had periods of success, but lacks consistency and complained about the wild swings in his
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05, 2014
The Need to be Perfect Can Kill Your Trading
popdoc2014-05-08T09:17:21+00:00Bob puts many hours into his trading in more ways than one. He studies the charts. He has spread sheets with inter-market correlations and spread sheets with his own
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04, 2014
Doing it Out of Habit
popdoc2014-04-30T08:57:51+00:00I recently watched a video that said 50% of what you do is purely out of habit. I don’t think anyone knows the exact percentage, but I do know
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03, 2014
Confidence is a Precursor to Discipline
popdoc2014-03-18T08:13:41+00:00Everyone talks about discipline, but do you know what the key ingredient of sustainable discipline is? It's not will-power. It is a form of confidence. I've previously defined three
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03, 2014
Anticipate the Urge
popdoc2014-03-13T07:04:31+00:00Go ahead, try using empty positive self-talk to prevent you from making impulsive trades. If that prevents you from making impulse trades, that's great. You can ignore the rest of