Tag Archives: development

Taking Your Trading to the Next Level

A really interesting question came in overnight from a trader who is still relatively new to it …

Professional Trading: How Long to Get There, Are Good Genes Required?

I got a set of questions from a member of my mailing list over the weekend. They …

Learning Trading from Scratch and Starting Small

Here’s a pair of questions I received recently. They are from a brand new trader and really …

One Trader’s Path – Guest Post

One of my list members answered the call to contribute some thoughts on trading and trader development …

Good Trading Goals: Focus on what you can control

Alex at My Trader’s Journal got me thinking about objectives with his 2009 Goals blog post. In …

Dangerous trading myths which aren’t so dangerous

I’ve been receiving a series of emails from a person trying to get me to sign up …

Can you learn trading by reading books?

Here’s a question that is often debated in trading circles, and I’m sure in other subject areas …

The difference between discretionary and system traders

There are, generally speaking, two types of traders in the markets. One is the discretionary sort. The …

More trading rules that you might want to ignore

There was a post on the Trading Goddess blog  the other day which included “the four cardinal …

How have these markets impacted your trading?

I get a lot of questions from traders and I answer the vast majority of them here …

Backtesting isn’t just about evaluating a trading system

Trading via technical analysis is mainly an effort in pattern recognition. Evaluating the price action on a chart …

Why were you in that trade?

I want to ask a question of those who are trading the S&P futures. Since the audience …

Once you’ve suffered a huge trading drawdown, how do you recover?

I imagine this question is one that more than a few traders are struggling with at the …

What do you suggest is the best way to trade fx markets?

Here’s a part-comment, part-question I received from a trader named Garry the other day. Simplicity is the …

Does coaching of trading psychology, require a successful practitioner?

Picking up on the thread from Those Who Can’t Trade Teach, ducati998 authored Selling education and trading methodologies. Actually, he’d entered …

Some thoughts on new traders and their development

Ray Barros included his beliefs on trader development in his recent Plan & Personality post. Here they are: I …

Should you treat trading like a hobby? How’s your discipline?

The Winning Mental Edge blog (thanks to Charles Kirk for the link) speaks on the topic of deciding …

Why I do this trading education thing

I’m going to share with you today a two stories that comes from my volleyball coaching which I think …

Are left brain people better traders than right brain ones?

This question was actually left as a comment to my What type of trading resources would help …

What type of trading resources would help me read charts?

Here’s a question from a relatively new forex trader named Craig which gives me a bit more to …

What would be the best way to learn currency day trading?

The following question came in from a budding new trader named Adam. Really like to start day …

Ten Things That Trip Up System Traders

Dave over at StockTickr posted 10 Ways New Automated Traders Get Tripped Up today. It’s a great post …

Those Who Can’t Trade Teach

Spend enough time in the trading arena and you are sure to run across someone saying that …

Picking apart more trading rules

A member of the Trade2Win forum posted the following set of trading rules. I love it when …

Your trading success is determined by your trading consistency

Consistency is the key. When I was coaching volleyball I was involved in a discussion with one …

Some interesting posts from fellow bloggers

Here are some very interesting posts by other bloggers which I found interesting. Cross-Talk: Trading Coaches as …

What are three things traders can do to coach themselves?

Brett Steenbarger asked me to help him with the new book he’s writing on the subject of …

Do I need anything beyond your trading course?

This question came in the other day from a trader named Randy: Should the Essential of Trading …

Trading System Rules I Disagree With

Pip Wrangler recently posted a list of criteria for making money with a system. Several of his …

If you have a trading method that works, stick with it!

An email came in yesterday from a guy named John that I thought would be worth sharing. It …

Choosing between trading education and information alternatives

A little while back I asked for suggestions about things I could do as fundraising activities to …

I’m a stressed out investor!

A question got asked on Jason Kelly’s blog recently. I’m new to investing, and having trouble dealing with market …

Trading is All About You

Chris Perunna wrote Focus on You on his blog yesterday. It echos a lot of what I wrote …

Is it me, or does the universe not want me to trade profitably?

This question on performance came in from a trader over the weekend. I think it’s something a lot of …

My First Major Lesson: Trade to Your Personality

I was interviewed for an upcoming podcast/internet radio thing earlier this week. I was asked what my …

Do You Do Trader Coaching John?

Do I do trader coaching? This is a question I get from time to time. I have, …

Good Trading Doesn’t Happen Overnight

One of the biggest problems I see new traders struggle with is the mindset that somehow trading can …

Learning Trading from Books, Courses, and Websites

I frequently come across traders in websites and on their blogs talking about the value or uselessness …

Is the Turtle Trading System a Good One?

I addressed a question on LinkedIn the other day that I thought would be something of interest …

Watch Your Open Orders!

In my ongoing quest to educate traders and help them along the path of trading development, I …

What Type of Trader Are You?

Van Tharp has created a kind of trader personality test which is really interesing. If you aren’t …

Good, Free Trading Resources

Today’s trader question is in regards to trading resources: I am just trying to be involved in …

Choosing the Best Trading Coach

I get trading questions from people all over the world. Here’s one from a trader on the …

The Most Important Trading Plan Element – Sticking to It!

Seemingly way back when I started my sequence of posts on creating a personlized trading plan with …

Putting Together Your Personal Trading Plan – Part II

Yesterday we started looking at the real details of your trading plan. Today that continues. As has been …

Putting Together Your Personal Trading Plan – Part I

In my last post, The Required Elements for Your Trading Plan, I started taking you into the …

The Required Elements for Your Trading Plan

Now that we’ve gone through the personal trader assessment process as the precursor to developing your trading …

Assessing Your Trading Skills

Here’s the next installment in the trading plan sequence of posts I have been running as excerpted from …

Making Money While Being Wrong Most of the Time

Last week was pretty poor by the standards of the year so far. Among the trading strategies …

Assessing Your Trading Market Knowledge

Here’s the next installment in the trading plan sequence of posts I have been running over the …