Core Concepts and Considerations

  • Trader Self-Evaluation

    By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Posted on October 30, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharpโ€™s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I believe the most significant work that anyone can do to increase market returns is self- work. Really understanding…

  • Your Beliefs About Trading

    You do not trade the marketsโ€”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. Iโ€™d like you to write down your beliefs about yourself.  These beliefs will typically start with words like Now…

  • The Loss Trap By, Van K. Tharp

    Posted on October 16, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharpโ€™s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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…

  • System Performance

    A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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 โ€œWhen I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.โ€โ€” Al McGuire, college basketball coach โ€œThat system I bought stinks!…

  • Feeling and Trading

    By Professional Trading Coach, Van K. Tharp, PhD November 01, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharpโ€™s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Suddenly, there it wasโ€”that juicy signal that all traders experience only a few times each year and this…

  • Poker and Trading Fundamentals

    by Van K. Tharp October 18, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharpโ€™s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images.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 itโ€™s very much like trading. When starting out in poker, you…

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