*****One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!***** — Editor’s Note Do traders manage risk or uncertainty? Is there a distinction between the two? Does it matter? When we … Read More
Confirmation Bias and Trading
******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!****** — Editor’s note — When it comes to trading, enhancing our performance inside the charts requires an awareness of various “outside the … Read More
Your Brain on Neuroeconomics
******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest Sunday Links post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!****** — Editor’s note Neuroeconomics is the study of human decision-making. Combining several fields of study from behavioral economics to … Read More
The Eight Principles of Elite Traders
******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest Sunday Links post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!****** — Editor’s note Charles Garfield, the author of the 1984 classic, Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s … Read More
Enhancing Performance With Bias Awareness
******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. SMBU thought a Sunday Links post from him would be of interest to the SMB Trading Community. Below is his first for you. We hope you enjoy!******* Editor’s note A cognitive bias is ever present … Read More
Lessons Learned From A Million Dollar Loser
Imagine that you’re on top of the world…You have achieved brilliant career success on the trading floor of Chicago; you sit on the important governing body of your industry; you’ve got a wonderful family; and plenty of toys to enjoy in your spare time. And then, in what seems like a blink of an eye, you lose it all. You … Read More
John Locke Weekly Market and Position Update for July 28, 2013
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Trades Getting Out of Hand?
Ever start out simple, with just one or two trades, and then end up with an entire mess of options? Congratulations! You’re now trading a “position”. Perhaps you’ve heard the term but aren’t sure what it means. You’re trading a “position” when you’ve gone beyond using just one strategy. Trading a position is typically going to be much different than … Read More