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  • Coping with Uncertainty

    Kulsum Khan on April 13, 2020

    The markets are often chaotic and uncertain. It is often unclear what will happen next. The astute trader is aware of this uncertainty and takes steps to prevent it from adversely influencing trading ..

  • Self-Control: A Limited Resource

    Kulsum Khan on April 13, 2020

    Trading requires discipline. A trading plan is of little value if you abandon it prematurely. The disciplined trader executes a plan and controls his or her emotions until the plan comes to fruition. ..

  • Self-Controlled and Profitable

    Kulsum Khan on April 9, 2020

    Self-control is often the key to trading success. Masters of the market are disciplined. They don’t sporadically act on a whim. They develop specific trading plans and follow them. Trading is la ..

  • Controlling Your Impulses

    Kulsum Khan on April 9, 2020

    When your money is on the line, it’s difficult to remain calm, rational, and in complete control. What happens if you lose? How will you recover? It’s natural to become consumed with self- ..

  • The Courage to Follow Your Gut

    Kulsum Khan on April 9, 2020

    The most profitable trading strategies are innovative. You cannot merely follow the crowd or think conventionally if you plan to make profits in the market aftermarket. You have to sift through inform ..

  • Breaking Away From the Masses

    Kulsum Khan on April 8, 2020

    Don’t follow the crowd! You’ve been warned over and over. It seems easy, but it’s harder than it looks. We are all familiar with the rebel, the person who breaks all the rules and is ..

  • Going Your Own Way

    Kulsum Khan on April 8, 2020

    In the past two weeks, the markets have been choppy. One moment it seems that prices are tumbling; the next moment, they seem to recover. And then some new earnings reports come out and prices decline ..

  • Don’t Let Your Profits Define Your Self-Worth

    Kulsum Khan on April 8, 2020

    Winning traders cultivate feelings of inner-worth. It doesn’t matter how poorly they do in the markets, they feel that their life has value; their mere existence in the world makes them feel ful ..

  • Overcoming an Emotional Vulnerability to Losses

    Kulsum Khan on April 7, 2020

    It can be said over and over again, “Don’t let your net worth determine your self-worth,” but it is little solace to those people who have spent their entire lives letting their succ ..

  • Contagious Moods: Don’t Catch a Bad Mood

    Kulsum Khan on April 7, 2020

    Traders who are independent-minded see the most profits. It is hard to go it alone at times. There are times when it is difficult to avoid following the crowd. Humans are risk-averse and they feel mor ..