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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Typically, I teach people to think about two kinds of risk in a trade: the risk in your stop and position sizing risk (or the total risk to your […]
Understanding All the Risks in a Trade by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. There are several methods for growing your trading business, especially when capital isn’t a problem. At first glance, they might seem obvious, but I’ve found that most people still
Five Ways to Make Money in a Trading Business by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. PART 1 People tend to think it’s hard to develop trading systems. I believe that having a process to follow makes developing trading systems a learnable skill. Let’s list
Seven Steps for Developing a Low-Risk Idea Parts 1 & 2 by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Our mission at The Van Tharp Institute (VTI) is transformation through a financial metaphor. Earlier in the year, I wrote a series of articles on the three different levels of transformation
Have You Experienced a Level I Transformation? by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. From a big picture standpoint, I believe we entered a secular bear market back in 2000. Secular bear markets historically last on average about 15-20 years, so we still
Five Ways to Improve Your Market Performance by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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 Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Having modeled success in numerous areas of trading—the trading process, designing systems, and position sizing™ strategies—it still totally amazes me to see how we are almost “hard-wired” to do
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. We live in a world of polarities: good vs. bad, up vs. down, young vs. old, happy vs. sad. The “win and loss” polarity is just one example of
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. As Byron Katie would say, “Who would you be without your story?” My goal for every Super Trader 1 candidate is to realize that your experience of life is all made
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. When I look back at my early experiences trading, my perception is that I made every mistake that any of you have ever made and perhaps more. In fact,
The Old Brokerage House Game: Fleecing the Public by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Read More »
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. Our mission at the Van Tharp Institute is transformation through a trading metaphor. Today I want to share some thoughts on what that really means. First, let’s look at
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