Being a Know-it-all: Wanting to be right about everything more than wanting to make money is very unprofitable. It is difficult for many professionals from other fields to take a beginners mind in this new endeavor of trading. Not having patience: Trading is a long process of study, testing, mentoring, and live trading you… Read More »
Very interesting description of how traders evolve over time. The pieces of advice Bo Yoder and Vadym Graifer give at the end of the article are spot on. Definitely worth reading as every trader worth his salt can relate to all the different stages. Enjoy. Stages of a Trader Stage One: The Mystification Stage This… Read More »
This is another inspiring story to prove that anybody can succeed in achieving their dreams if they put their mind to it. No obstacle, no matter how insurmountable, can stop you from being successful. Meet Laura Sloate, aged 65. When Laura was aged 6, she became blind as a result of an illness that caused… Read More »
One of the most interesting aspects of working as a trading coach is the ability to see, first hand, what contributes to the success of traders. So often the factors that lead to success are not those emphasized in mainstream articles and books. Here are two unappreciated virtues I see among successful portfolio managers and… Read More »
It is usually an issue with overwhelming emotions, and not intellect, when bad trades happen. Here are a few of the primary reasons that traders struggle. ~The biggest cause of trading a position size that is too big? It’s the greed of wanting the big win that makes you take on too much risk, rather… Read More »
Among the mistakes of the new traders that never make it to profitability is the fact that they never develop a filter to enable them to see what really matters in the financial markets. Much of what a new trader is exposed to is just pure noise. Noise does not lead to making money, it… Read More »
If you pay attention to NBA basketball — and even if you don’t — you may have heard of the “Linsanity” phenomenon.Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American point guard for the New York Knicks, seemingly exploded out of nowhere in February to have the best NBA debut ever.Lin averaged 27.3 points per game in his first four… Read More »
1. Caution. Excitement (and fear of missing an opportunity) can often persuade you to enter the market before it is safe to do so. After a downtrend, a number of rallies may fail before one eventually carries through. Likewise, the emotional high of a profitable trade may blind us to signs that the trend is… Read More »
People will go to great lengths attempting to avoid discomfort. And as traders, much of what we do is in response to being uncomfortable. This is an extremely critical concept to understand and explains many trading problems and mistakes. The problem is not in being uncomfortable per se, the real problem is that our efforts… Read More »