avoiding failure

Avoiding Failure: What Percentage of Day Traders Quit?

If you have been trading for any amount of time, you have likely heard the stat… “90% of day traders fail.” Is it true? Today, we delve into a topic that has intrigued many of us: the attrition rate among day traders. As a consistently profitable trader and trader's coach, I've witnessed the highs and lows of this challenging industry.

How Long Does it Take to Become a Consistently Profitable Trader?

Every trader needs to ask themselves if they are willing to commit a few years of their life to their trading development while knowing that the results during this period could be minimal. Progress takes time, and that is especially true when it comes to day trading.

Daily Trade Review - Why You’re Probably Doing It Wrong

The entire purpose of a daily trade review is to collect behavioral-performance data around specific actions that you complete on a daily basis - These actions may or may not be directly related to trading. This write up should help to provide guidance on how to structure the daily journaling and data collection.

The Importance of Self-Awareness for Day Traders

The Importance of Self-Awareness for Day Traders

In today’s society where the average attention span is rapidly decreasing, we easily lose the connection to ourselves. The term “self-awareness” has a spiritual feel to it and most people (particularly traders) are going to lose interest in the conversation the moment you bring it up. However, I have never interacted with a successful trader who is not highly self-aware.

You Made A Huge Trading Mistake - Now What?

You Made A Huge Trading Mistake - Now What?

Trader’s make mistakes, and it will happen again. Moving past these mistakes can be challenging, particularly with the commitment bias working against us. How we handle ourselves in these moments is critical to our success as traders.