This article reproduced with permission from Matt Blackman The hardest but also most important lesson to learn in trading is how to handle losses gracefully. Most traders will inevitably encounter a string of losses at some point, so those who can’t lose without being thrown off their game won’t survive […]
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This article reproduced with permission from Brett Steenbarger When people hear that I am an active trader and a professional psychologist, they naturally want to hear about techniques for mastering emotions in trading. That is an important topic to be sure, and later in this article I will even have […]
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This article reproduced with permission from Brett Steenbarger Here is an interesting observation drawn from the past six months of working with a large group of full-time traders: The most successful of the group never change the displays on their screens. Each morning the same information appears in the same […]
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By Brett Steenbarger October 2002 Abstract / Introduction: Traders love patterns. We trade chart patterns, oscillator patterns, historical patterns, cyclical patterns-you name the pattern, chances are there’s someone trading it. Much of trading boils down to pattern recognition and the ability to quickly identify and act upon profitable patterns as […]
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By Ray Barros. It is my belief that successful trading is a function of: – A written trading plan with an edge – Effective Money Management and – Winning Psychology In this essay I shall: 1. Identify the essential element of winning psychology. 2. Identify the personal attributes required. 3. […]
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