mindset

Fearless Trading: How to Confront and Conquer Your Trading Fears

One of the biggest challenges that traders face is the fear of failure and the unknown.

To overcome these fears and increase their chances of success, traders must adopt a proactive approach and develop strategies to face their fears head-on. Here are some actionable tips to help you navigate these challenges.

How To Reduce FOMO as A Trader

The fear of missing out (FOMO) is an emotion that often haunts traders, casting a shadow on their progress and overall equity curve. Unrestricted FOMO can cause traders to chase trades, oversize, and revenge trade - All of which do serious damage to trading portfolios. In this article, we present seven concise steps to help you seamlessly transition from the anxiety of FOMO to the joyful state of missing out (JOMO).

How to Improve Trading Execution through Reflection, Analysis, and Review

In the world of trading, continuous improvement is the pathway to success. To achieve this, traders must adopt a comprehensive approach that involves analyzing their trades from a macro perspective and delving into the details of their execution fills. In this article, we explore the significance of the execution review process as a crucial component of trading review. By engaging in regular execution reviews, traders can gain a deeper understanding of their trading patterns, identify areas for improvement, and make adjustments that align with their desired trading outcomes. Discover how to unlock the power of self-analysis and elevate your trading performance to new heights.

Understanding Trader Psychology - 11 Things You Should Know

You can’t control the market but you can control how you react to it. Studying and understanding trading psychology allows you to analyze your own behavioral patterns and make the necessary improvements. A focus on trading psychology, your behavior, and emotion is the ultimate compliment to market research, technical analysis, and tape reading.

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.

A Day-Trader’s Focus

A Day-Trader’s Focus

In addition to the consistent list of inquiries relating to peripheral elements of my trading process and setup, like my watchlist or computer workstation, it’s not uncommon for beginning traders to express curiosity relating to a professional day trader’s daily routine—which you can read about in an upcoming article—along with the mindset that is used to approach each new day on the market. Today, we’ll be discussing the latter.