“What does being a trader mean to me… it means the key to financial and personal freedom.” – From a former bank trader. I actually find this quote above to be a dime a dozen statement. Anyone can parse out […]
Trading Mindset & Risk Management
You followed your trading plan. You got in at a great trade location. You were calm as a hindu cow throughout and executed perfectly from A-Z. But…that noise your platform makes when you lose money…you heard it, and your account
I wanted to share a unique lesson this week, one that is different from any of my other ones. Recently I was at a meditation retreat with my teacher. As many of you know, I have been practicing meditation and
In this weeks lesson for the Advanced Traders Mindset Course, we went through a very important topic for building a successful mindset. We covered the three parts of your trading mind, addressing some of the critical topics below; 1) how
Professional trading and training can be like a marathon that never seems to end. Simply trading each and every of the +225Â trading days a year isn’t actually healthy for the learning process and skill development. There are times when we
I recently read a post by Brett Steenbarger called ‘The Four Pillars of Trading Process‘. In this article he outlines and details what is a trading process, isolating several components of any trading process. They are; 1) Preparing 2) Performing 3)
Meet Claire and Chloe Gruenke. They are 13 year old twins. Both of them compete in track for their junior high school in Illinois. A few months ago, both were in a track meet when Chloe felt something ‘pop’ in her
In the summer of 1988, a new trend was about to begin. During the Olympic games of this year, (ironically being hosted in Seoul, Korea), team archery was being introduced. Since this inclusion of team archery into the Olympics, the
Without a doubt, the learning process to successful trading is not a short one. It is one that takes time, akin to virtually all other skill based endeavors. Be it sports, playing a musical instruments, or martial arts. Although we
Why do some traders you know seem to profit consistently, while those green trading days elude you? Why do you find yourself consistently making the same mistakes over and over again? Traders who are successful month in-month out, handle losses
