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The winning trader is cold, calculating, and logical. It is vital to control your emotions, rather than let them interfere with your trading decisions. It has often been said that fear and greed are t ..

Many traders work under the assumption that “a real trader always trades, no matter what.” But seasoned traders will tell you that it’s vital for one’s survival to know when to ..

Psychologist James Loehr (1997) argues “emotions run the show.” They drive everything. “The stock market is not driven nearly as much by world events as by how people respond emotion ..

What’s the optimal way to pick a stock? Should you use a top-down approach, where one evaluates the broader economic trend before considering an industry, and then, a specific stock? Or should y ..

When it comes to trading the markets, nothing is certain. How do you cope with uncertainty? Many traders are overconfident. Rather than face the possibility of losses due to market uncertainty, they f ..

Winning traders know how to tolerate risk. Trading outcomes are far from definite, but they don’t mind. They have no problem putting on trade after trade and doing so with grace and nonchalance. ..

There are critical moments in trading where timing is everything. When all the signals are in line, you can’t hesitate, second-guess your trading plan, or wait for further confirmation. If you w ..

There just isn’t enough time in a day to get everything done. This is especially true when it comes to trading. There are numerous trading strategies, and you can easily run out of time if you t ..

When you look at a chart, what time frame do you look at? Do you prefer a one-time frame to another? Many novice traders believe there is only one “right” time frame, and often ask, “ ..

Cultivating a positive mindset requires stress management. The less stress you feel, the more energy you can devote to trading in a peak performance mental state. Time pressure is a significant source ..