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Jack is an engineer turned trader. He was the valedictorian of his college graduating class and was a successful engineer for about a decade until his company was bought out. He decided to pursue trad ..

The creative process is somewhat of a mystery, even to scientists who study it. There are a few common characteristics that all creative persons possess (such as an openness to a variety of internal a ..

When your money is on the line, you have a strong need to be in complete control. The desire for total control is so powerful that when we aren’t in control, we start to delude ourselves into th ..

Sometimes trading with a winning edge is a matter of being able to identify those key moments when you don’t have it. As much as we would like to always trade with a peak performance mindset, it ..

Have you ever been stuck in a rut? All you can think about is how behind you are and how hard it will be to come back: “I haven’t made enough winning trades. What am I going to do? I’ll never ma ..

A common belief among novice traders is that one always needs to be right.  Many believe that a trading strategy must always produce a profit.  Although it is true that a long losing streak can wipe ..

If pushed to do so, most trading experts can delineate the characteristics of the ideal trader: intuitive, yet also logical and objective; spontaneous, yet disciplined; genuinely confident and open to ..

A confident, optimistic attitude is required to achieve lasting success as a trader. Even solid, reliable trading strategies are fallible, and one is bound to face losses. And for the trader without t ..

While trading the markets, there are times when Murphy’s Law says it all: “Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.” Does this sound a little too cynical? Perhaps, but only if you submit to pessimi ..

Kyle has just embarked on a new trading career. He’s excited and he can’t wait to master the markets and make the huge profits he’s been dreaming of. He confides to a friend, “ ..