How Memory Affects Your Trading

John LockeGeneral Comments, John Locke, Trading Lesson, Trading Psychology, Trading Theory1 Comment

The emotions we feel and the actions we take are largely dependent on how we remember things.  This is because we use our memories to learn.  We might think something like “I remember the last time this happened. I did that and got a favorable result, therefore I will do that again.” The challenge however, is that our memories aren’t … Read More

Trading Lesson–How To Trade When The Market Is “In Play”

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Short term traders can greatly increase their risk/reward and win rate by making sure that they are in the most “In Play” names each day. Occasionally, the market itself becomes “In Play” following a major technical break and I will trade it via index ETFs. Friday morning I shared a price on StockTwits  I wanted to get long the market … Read More

Harness the Power of Your Emotions

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As humans we make decisions based on emotions. Of course we sometimes use logic change our decisions but our initial decision, and the one we are most likely to act upon, is always based on emotion. This is because our emotions are much more powerful and react much more quickly than our logic. Therefore, our emotions quickly send us down … Read More