Yesterday 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
Bob 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
I 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
Everyone 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
Go 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
First, I encourage you to remember that the market can go up, down, or sideways, in any time frame, and it is out of our control. We all
‘I have to try harder to be more patient’ ‘I need to be more disciplined taking my losses when I should’ Of course you do. But do you really
I received an email this morning from a trader named Mark. Doc, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. Every time I start to make money the
Coming into Thanksgiving week in the U.S., I thought now would be a good time to share this. Being in a state of appreciation, thankfulness, or gratitude is an excellent
As both a trader and performance coach who is fortunate enough to work with some of the very best traders in the world, I want to share something with
