Regrets are fine to have as long as you act on them. “I did exactly the wrong thing. The cotton showed me a loss and I kept it. The wheat showed me a profit and I sold it out. Of all the speculative blunders there are few greater than trying to average a losing game.… Read More »
Once a little boy was playing outdoors and found a fascinating caterpillar. He carefully picked it up and took it home to show his mother. He asked his mother if he could keep it, and she said he could if he would take good care of it. The little boy got a large jar… Read More »
1. John Paulson’s bet against subprime mortgages made his hedge fund a cool $15 billion in 2007, that is billion with a ‘B’. he is only one of a very exclusive club that was able to make this call and win with it. That was a call of a lifetime that everyone was blind to even deep… Read More »
Trading is not really about prediction or being right or wrong. It is really about how much are you willing to risk to find out. It’s easy to take the approach of, ‘is this trade going to work or not’, and in reality, we can’t help but think that way on a certain level. But… Read More »
Another Article from my Archives As a sportsman(So too as a trader), you’ve got to realize that it’s not the end of the world if you lose one game or more..You should get down to basics and play every point on its merit. The moment you sit down to differentiate the first point from the… Read More »
In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth. She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river. This seems a safe place. Suddenly labour pains begin. At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire. She looks to her left & sees a hunter with… Read More »
In Continuation with Previous Article Embracing Failure Failure has associations of negativity. However, failures are opportunities. Generate a feedback loop about your trading. Carry out post analysis every weekend. INCORPORATE it into your trading routine. While many see failures as extreme set backs, others see them as opportunities to learn and move forward. Nicholas Darvas was the… Read More »
In Continuation with Previous Article Reacting to Losses So we have a string of losers… we follow our strategy perfectly, take positions in good quality names in sound consolidation patters. We have 5 positions open. One by one we get stopped out. We have a 10% draw down. How do you react to this? Do… Read More »
The way Novak Djokovic played yesterday to win a Carrer Grand Slam shows the mental strength required at such high level of tennis. On the Similar Grounds a Professional Trader need to develop a High level of Mental strength to be successful over a period of time. The current article is from my archives not… Read More »
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on… Read More »