Monthly Archives: December 2009

The power of writing

There is very strong scientific evidence of the power of writing as a psychological tool. Writing about an experience in detail and how it relates to others across past, present and future has valuable therapeutic effects that can improve your trading performance. Continue reading

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Setups That Keep On Giving

I continue to have success playing break outs on a handful of stocks. I want to share with you what I learned from trading VISN and how I traded SNIC this week. Continue reading

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Use your journal to reprogram yourself for success

How keeping a thought journal can help you reprogram yourself for success is explained in an article by Dr. “Woody” Johnson. Continue reading

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A Better Entry

Writing and reviewing a failed trade in ASIA gave me the edge to nail an even better trade in MFW. Continue reading

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Planning Pays Off

Planning your trades pays off time and time again. I will share my trade in AMZN today along with my journal notes. Continue reading

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Choosing What to Trade

Choosing the stronges instrument to trade is key to profits. Using the Advance – Decline and the Tick can be of use to determine what stock or ETF offer the best Risk / Reward. Continue reading

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Visualizations and Metaphor

Using visualization is a powerful tool to correct trading psychology problems like over trading. Continue reading

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Turn Negative Experiences Into Fuel for Success

Use your journal to identify both negative and positive trading patterns and set goals to target both reinforcing and removing them from your trading. A lesson from “The Daily Trading Coach” By Dr. Brett Steenbarger. Continue reading

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