"Plan the trade, and trade the plan!" is perhaps the most common advice given to traders. As far as advice goes, it's well meaning, but unfortunately falls well short
I see it all the time - in my work with clients and in my own trading. Issues in trading are often reenactments of old emotional and behavioral patterns from
'Consistency', probably one of the more common words heard, after 'discipline' in the world of trading performance improvement. While we all know that the market is not consistent -
Last August I was talking to a hedge fund manager who told me that his models suggested that the market would finish strong in 2012 and continue to go
Do you insist on holding onto a losing trade? The need to be right can drain you of energy and it takes you away from the present moment. You're
With 18 years of trying different things and hearing from others I made an important discovery that has shaped me as a trader and a coach. What I found is
One of the most common things I hear from new coaching clients, and in emails I receive from other traders asking for advice is often some variation of: "My
I just returned from a week in NY, where I spoke at the Executive Buy Side Summit at TradeTech NY...where the biggest players talk about how to find liquidity.
After a big move like yesterday, emotions naturally are stronger. On days like today - the day after, the propensity to trade in response to our P&L is much
The Herbalife HLF competition between Icahn and Ackman is a great reminder that markets are essentially social. Its easy to forget, or to think otherwise with the increased machine generated
