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Successful traders think in terms of probabilities.  Rather than looking at the outcome of a single trade by itself, they view it as merely one outcome among a set of outcomes.  They believe that ov ..

Winning traders look at their odds of success objectively. Decisions are best made in a cool, calm and rational manner, but research studies have demonstrated that probability estimates are often bias ..

The focus on the Olympics should remind us that it isn’t the prize that matters, but the process of how you won it. Olympic athletes practise most of their lives to perform at their best at that ..

Pride has been the downfall of many traders. Pride is a powerful emotion. We feel pride after making a significant achievement, and we are especially proud when the achievement has increased our socia ..

It’s an hour after lunch and you find yourself staring at your screens, frozen, unsure of what to do next. You feel the pressure to perform. You haven’t made a winning trade all week. The ..

Whether you are a novice trader facing one of your first losses or a seasoned professional experiencing a severe drawdown, no one likes to lose. Losses hurt, psychologically and financially. Although ..

Maintaining self-control and discipline is one of the most essential skills required for financial success. There are many ways that traders, especially novice traders, can lose self-control. They may ..

Two common sayings worth following are “Accept what the markets give you” and “Don’t impose your will onto the markets.” As a dominant species, humans are used to control ..

One way to cultivate a winning mental edge is to have an accurate perception of what you can and cannot control. There’s a powerful human desire to believe that one can have complete control ove ..

We have a strong need to make sense of our past. The thinking goes something like this: If we can make sense of our past, we could predict our future. This kind of thinking is especially true in tradi ..