*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note For anyone who follows me here or at my blog know I am focused on the mental aspect of the trading game. In … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Easy Is Not Necessarily Better
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note “My Aunt lived to be 100 smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day since she was 18; therefore, smoking is not bad … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Why Use Technical Analysis?
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note If you use some form of technical analysis (as I am assuming you do if you are reading this post via SMB) … Read More
Are Great Traders Born or Made?
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note How you answer this question can help determine your eventual success. For instance, if you see your failures as stepping stones to … Read More
Why Blindly Following Your Options Trading Rules Eventually Leads to Failure
Trading rules are designed to help us make money and eventually become a better trader. Unfortunately market conditions change. The static examples you find in trading education don’t provide guidance to navigate new price action. This is where the rubber hits the road and where success or failure lives or dies. How do you adapt? What is your plan after the perfect … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance Even When It Is Out Of Your Control
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note How much control do you have over the success of your next trade? Before you answer that question what will you base … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance: Understanding The Perils Of Overconfidence
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note We have all been there. We develop a new edge, test it with a few trades, make money on these trades, believe … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance by Learning from the Lessons of Failure
*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note Like many of you I am a technical trader. I look for a particular set of parameters that meet my definition of … Read More