Psychology
Three Keys to Reaching Your Full Trader Potential by, Gabriel Grammatidis
Whatever system or strategy you trade; you ultimately want to reach your full trader potential as an independent trader. What do I mean by that? An independent trader has transitioned along the steps of the trader development path while developing a unique trading style. But most importantly, he or she trades in a Cool,
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Trading Visual Price Patterns is a Bit Like Hunting for Fish by, Gabriel Grammatidis
Trading for visual price patterns is a bit like hunting for fish. Sometimes the small fish come close to the beach – and at other times, you need to go out a bit deeper into the waters to find bigger ones. If you consider the whole ocean as your hunting ground, then you don’t
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Psychology Patterns: Internal Conflicts by, RJ Hixson
Have you ever thought or said something to the effect, “On one hand, I . . . while on the other hand, I . . .”? Has that kind of thinking ever affected your trading? If so (and it’s likely so), you have an experience of some internal conflict — which is entirely human.
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How Long Does It Take To Become Profitable? by, Gabriel Grammatidis
Over the last ten years or so, I have taught and coached several hundred traders through my workshops and coaching programs. It has been very interesting for me to observe different types of behaviors and varied results in these people. I started categorizing different learning styles of my students and I noticed several types
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Psychology Patterns: Dominant or Overwhelming Feelings by, RJ Hixson
Do you know anyone with a feeling or emotion that seems to rule their life? Do you have such a feeling or emotion? Trying to trade effectively with this can be challenging if not outright self-sabotage. If it’s not you, consider someone who is continually anxious, angry, fearful, or sad and imagine how that
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Mental State Control By, RJ Hixson
Have you ever traded when you were angry? When you were scared? When you were bored? If you haven’t done any of those, you haven’t traded very much yet. Trading from a mental state of anger, fear, or boredom — or other non-useful emotional states, happens for less experienced traders and these conditions invite
Treat Trading Like a Business by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
In the early 1990s, I did about 10 workshops with Jack Schwager’s New Market Wizards interviewee Tom Basso. In each of those workshops, Tom said, “I’m a businessman first and a trader second.” One of the major mistakes that most traders make is that they do not have that same business attitude. You need
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Your Trading and Consciousness by, Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information. Many of our products and workshops are about helping people increase their level of consciousness. Why? Many people trade unconsciously, without knowing at even a shallow level what they are doing in the
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What Is a Trading System? by, Van K. Tharp, PhD
Editors Note: This popular article was first published several years ago in Van’s Market Mastery newsletter. Traders often ask “What exactly IS a system?” The purpose of this article is to give you that information as clearly as possible. First, we’ll go through some background information to help illustrate what a system is outside of