I’m a newbie, trading for my second month live at a young prop office in Moldova, been trading my account unsuccessfully for almost 2 years before this. I wanted to share a short story of Thursday’s trading. In the morning I couldn’t find any good opportunities for my approach to the Market, but then came the news in BP and … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for May 24, 2014
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The Secret Key to Your Trading Success
For those of you who knew me early on in my trading career, you’ll remember that I’ve had some great failures. I’ve made mistakes, had repeated losses and have felt like I was never going to make it at times. Luckily for me I had already secret knowledge required to become a great trader and once I discovered I already … Read More
Excellence vs. Perfection
I see too many people beating themselves up for not being perfect traders. That’s really sad because being a great trader and achieving the gains you desire isn’t about trading perfectly. In fact, expecting perfection often delays progress for years. When I talk to the most successful traders I know, they call their trading a culmination of errors that usually … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for May 5, 2014
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What Comes Next for the Profitable Trader?
Hello again, Mike. I have a couple questions for you. First question: How do I overcome psyching myself out of the layups? I’m working to overcome an interesting challenge. I’m faking myself out of trades, or not taking them because they seem too obvious. It’s right on the boundary between a) trading my plan and taking my signals and b) … Read More
I Am Not Becoming as Good a Trader as I Expect Fast Enough
Hi Bella, I’ve been making some very steady progress since doing the DNA program last year. My monthly metrics show incremental improvement, and I’ve been enjoying putting in the work each and every day. Joining the SMB VTF has been a huge benefit, and communicating regularly with some of my DNA group has also been very beneficial. Today I encountered … Read More
From Here You Can Become a Really Good Trader
During our recent webinar Solving Your Top Five Trading Frustrations I was asked: What should a new trader expect from their P&L? The video below is instructive in answering this question. It was shared by an SMBU Trading Community member. A Chinese bamboo tree takes five years to start growing—and then in five weeks it can grow 90 feet high. This … Read More