Tag Archives: Psychology

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 …

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 …

Keeping Perspective – You’re Not “A Trader”

One of the things everyone who trades needs to do is to keep things in perspective. Trading …

Catching up after a bad long weekend

I’ve been a bit under the weather of late, so I’m in catch-up mode when it comes …

Video documentary of the Crash of 1929, and other things

I was recently pointed to an interesting documentary video of the Crash of 1929. If market history …

When the market rallies that fast, beware

Yesterday was a classic stock bear market rally of the sort which happens when the market reaches …

Why New Traders Fail

There is a discussion on the Trade2Win forum regarding the reason why new traders so often fail. …

How can I stop abandoning my trades?

Here’s a question that I’m sure is on the minds of alot of new traders. My concerns have …

A Trading Blow Up Unfolds

It’s a bit sad thing, and not for the delicate types, but if you’re a new trader you …

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 …

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 …

Sometimes You Need to Trade Scared

It is very often true that doing the easy thing is not the right thing. I’ve been …

Trading Bias – Do You Do Better Long or Short?

Do you find that you trade better short than long? Or maybe you trade more profitably long …

Are You Addicted to Trading?

There’s a New York Times article that’s caused some buzz among the trading bloggers today. Naturally, the …

Oh, Woe is Me!

Today was an awful day. Well, sort of. OK. I might be getting a bit dramatic here. …

First of all, know thyself

One of the most important elements of success in trading (and life in general) is knowing yourself. …

How the Financial Markets Can Grow More than Just Your Bank Account

The financial markets provide us with the opportunity to grow in ways that most people probably do …