The Goal of Trading

July 2, 2012

It’s natural to come to trading with dollar signs in your eyes and dreams of financial freedom. It’s the lure of big money that brings us to trading and of course the intellectual challenge…..at least that’s what we tell ourselves. But what really is the goal of a trader? Is it to make money? Is […]

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15 Minutes or Less

June 12, 2012

I recently touched upon this in another article but wanted to expand on it more. 15 minutes or less is all you need to prepare for the entire day of trading. I used to spend hours upon hours of staring at charts, doing calculations, cross analyzing multiple timeframes and multiple markets. It was an all […]

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The Financial Athlete

June 7, 2012

It has been said that day traders have more information coming at them per second than just about any other career with the exception of fighter pilots and Indy car drivers. I can’t back up that statement but it makes sense. Race car drivers, fighter pilots, and day traders are all expected to make split […]

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Relaxation….The Key to Trading Success

May 17, 2012

Over the years I have read about relaxation, guided meditation, getting the ZONE, etc. But how does that really affect your trading? How can you be relaxed and trade? Aren’t successful people uptight “Type A” personalities? That’s what I used to think. Over time, by reading, learning breathing exercises via martial arts and yoga, practicing […]

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