By Van Tharp and Tom Basso October 16, 2018 A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Tom Basso once suggested some rules for investing. When I first saw them, I thought, “These are much too restrictive. They’d rule out some great traders.” […]
June 13, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Part I “When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.”— Al McGuire, college basketball coach “That system
Trade Alongside Ken Long in His Back to Back Workshops A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Ken provided the following analysis in March 2012. Though slightly dated now, it continues to show the level to which he researches the market and
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June 15, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Ken Long loves to trade and to teach. He happens to excel in both of those roles, so we thought we’d ask him to share
By Van K. Tharp, PhD October 23, 2018 Excerpted from Van Tharp’s Peak Performance Home Study Course Many mental health professionals define an “uncertain” condition as being stressful. Uncertainty occurs because of too much information or because of too little capacity. The very fact that we cannot deal with available information is stressful. Available trading
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Make and Honest Self-Appraisal By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. October 23, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Think about the last loss you had in your trading. What caused it? Who was responsible for
by Van K. Tharp October 17, 2018 There is so much involved in developing peak performance that I recommend that all traders have a business plan. We recommend that the business plan cover all of the following areas. If you have all of those things, then you have a chance of doing well. But this
By Professional Trading Coach, Van K. Tharp, PhD November 01, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Suddenly, there it was—that juicy signal that all traders experience only a few times each year and this
by Van K. Tharp October 18, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I love playing poker and one reason is that I think it’s very much like trading. When starting out in poker, you
October 22, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. If you’ve read my book, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, you should understand that we are still at the early stages of what could be
