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
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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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10, 2013
It Takes More Than ‘Knowing What To Do’
popdoc2013-10-28T07:03:43+00:00As 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
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09, 2013
What Kind of Trader Are You?
popdoc2013-09-24T11:25:44+00:00I'm not talking time-frames or markets. I'm referring to something else. Are you the type of trader who will focus on what is needed to improve and actually do
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06, 2013
Most Common Advice is Ineffective
popdoc2013-06-11T11:21:01+00:00"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
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06, 2013
Overreaction to a loss
popdoc2013-06-04T11:50:34+00:00I 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
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05, 2013
Increasing Consistency
popdoc2013-05-10T08:28:57+00:00'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 -
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04, 2013
Being Wrong….Sooner
popdoc2013-04-10T09:00:52+00:00Do 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