You do not trade the markets—no one does. Now that might sound surprising to many of you. But what you really trade are your beliefs about the market. Furthermore, your ability to do so is tempered by your beliefs about yourself. I’d like you to write down your beliefs about yourself. These beliefs will typically start with words like Now…
by D. R. Barton, Jr. 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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I really enjoy small sayings that capture the essence of issues. During one of our trading courses, we were discussing various trading systems and…
Posted on October 16, 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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Do you remember playing with a toy called the Chinese Finger Trap when you were a child? This toy is a woven straw cylinder…
by Chuck LeBeau and Terence Tan Posted on June 13, 2018 It seems that Money Management stops are either too close and subject to frequent whipsaws or too far away and expose our capital to large losses. From the results of our testing, we have concluded that most systems would benefit from the inclusion of…
Click here to listen to Ken narrate the trade on YouTube Posted on June 15, 2018 A note to readers: This article is from a previous publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Notes from a Trading Session Mastermind groups can help traders identify new opportunities and strategies and provide the technical…
By Van Tharp and Tom Basso October 16, 2018 A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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.”…
A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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 I bought stinks!…
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Ken Long in His Back to Back Workshops A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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…
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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