A trader on the desk wrote this in his daily review: Took the train home with (redacted, Senior Trader at firm) today, we had a really good chat. Seeing how far he has come and how he views trades. Does Not trade price action so much. He focuses more on his overall idea and trades it loosely. Shorting rallies covering … Read More
ENHANCING TRADER PERFORMANCE: IS PSYCHOLOGY REALLY IMPORTANT?
I am often asked what I consider the most important indicator when managing a trade from start to finish. My answer has nothing to do with a chart or any system trading indicator associated with it. My answer? Psychology. From personal experience, I consider trading to be 100% psychological. All of our choices, from the type of price chart employed, … Read More
What Would You Like to Spend More Time Doing?
Dr. Steenbarger wrote an important post on optimal downtime for peak performance. This got me thinking about improving my downtime so I could increase my creativity and performance in my domain. Our modern society sets up procrastination and wasted time road blocks with Web surfing and endless options of unproductive TV. Months of wasted performance opportunity can pass without our … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance by Resolving To Keep Trading Simple
*****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 As we kick off the new year I thought it would be fitting to suggest a trader resolution designed to enhance trader … Read More
Enhancing Trader Performance with Daniel Kahneman
*****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 Traders who study disciplines outside of technical analysis have a distinct advantage over those who do not. Knowing why we think better … Read More
Katz’s Corner: Coping with Uncertainty
A recent article from Trader Psyches discusses the challenges traders often face when confronted with the market’s constant uncertainty and ambiguity. Dr. Jonathan F. Katz, performance coach at High Performance Associates, provides his response to the article: “The ambiguity of uncertainty”…..one of the great challenges of life…especially for traders and individuals working in high performance outcome professions like sports … Read More