Mastering your emotions and ego are an essential part of profitable trading as the trader is the weakest part of any trading system. The three things needed for profitable trading is a quantified system with an edge, proper risk management for implementing that system, and the right trading psychology for executing the system with discipline […]
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The Hagakure: The Book of The Samurai records Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s views on bushido and the warrior code of the samurai. It was written in the early 18th century and explains many principles of the Samurai warrior. Many of these same principles can be used in business, sports, trading, and investing to achieve a warrior mindset
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Professionals don’t count their money while they are working they focus on execution. A surgeon doesn’t look at the clock for how much money they have made, they focus on the surgery, patient, and process. Professional athletes keep their eye on the ball and not the scoreboard when they are on the field of play.
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This is a guest post Jared Tendler. I’m excited to share with you very interesting results from a survey I conducted to learn more about how traders view psychology and emotions in trading. There was a huge turnout, thanks to participation from eight trading communities representing a wide range of traders. The results I’m about
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No matter where you are in your trading or investing journey it is good to stay inspired and focused on your long-term goals and prize. Psychology can be 80% of winning in the markets as quitting is so easy and perseverance can seem so difficult during losing streaks or drawdowns in capital. It is important
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This is a guest post by Ken Boyd. The markets are constantly fluctuating, so it is vital to remain calm and collected. One of the most challenging things about trading is that there is no way to know what will happen next. This can be very daunting for new traders, but it also provides an
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Here are the 14 stages of the psychology of a market cycle from beginning to end. Disbelief: After a bear market the first rallies into a new bull market are not believed to be real. Investors think the rally will fail. Hope: The first step in beginning a new bull market is that a price
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What does “Memento Mori” mean? It is Latin for ‘remember that you must die’ [one day]. The most successful generals in ancient Rome were awarded a “triumph” entry into the capital city on their return from victorious campaigns. It was a magnificent spectacle and parade that was meant as a ceremony to honor and appreciate
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The following is a guest post from T3 Live. Greed, for the lack of a better word, is good. That’s what Gordon Gekko said in the classic 1987 film Wall Street. And indeed, a little greed goes a long way. Greed can push you to work harder to bring home a bigger paycheck. It can
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Recency bias is a cognitive based bias that gives more meaning to the most recent events that have happened versus older and more distant ones. It is a type of memory bias giving the most weight and importance to things more easily remembered due to the short time frame from occurrence. This can be seen
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This is a guest post by Scott Redler, Chief Strategic Officer of T3 Live and T3 Trading Group. Scott has been a professional trader and technical analyst since 1999. His work has been cited by countless media outlets, including CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily.
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This is a guest post by Sami Abusaad Hi! I’m Sami Abusaad, professional trader and Director of Education at T3 Live. I have been a professional trader since 2007. But today, I’m going to share with you the top ten things I wish somebody would have told me when I was a new trader. Don’t
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The name Lao Tzu is translated as “Old Master.” He was thought to be a historical figure in ancient China and a philosopher and writer. He is believed to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of Taoism as a philosophy, and even a deity in some of the more fundamentalist Taoism
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This is a guest post Jared Tendler. Your goal is to make money, but sometimes you find yourself losing money when you shouldn’t and leaving potential profits on the table. The question is why. You’ll first look to tighten your technical skills by analyzing your trades, tightening your rules, and learning new techniques. That’s
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A traders emotions, ego, and thinking can become very distorted when real money is at risk in the markets. Hormones like serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline can cause impulses and emotions to drown out thinking and decision making skills. Emotional intelligence is one of the most important skills a trader can possess, this is the ability
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Panic and stress love company. Staying calm when other traders and investors are emotional gives you an edge trading. When they’re making mistakes you are making good trading decisions. When they are panicking into a chart rising fast you are locking in profits, when they are getting stopped out lower you are getting in at
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One of the biggest errors that new traders make is trading too big. If you trade too large of a position size you will inevitably give back any profits you earn with your first losing trade or string of losses. When you are starting out as a new trader: “Trade small because that’s when you are
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“Discipline is the practice of making people obey rules or standards of behaviour, and punishing them when they do not. Discipline is the quality of being able to behave and work in a controlled way which involves obeying particular rules or standards.” – collinsdictionary.com Trading discipline involves making yourself follow your own trading rules. Self
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A risk management process for a trading system is not just math but also includes human psychology. The psychology of execution is just as important to profitability as the trading dynamics of the entries and exits of a trading method. Humans have fear, greed, and egos and these elements can interfere with the process of
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The original stoics were members of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism started in Athens, Greece in the 3rd century B.C. In modern times a stoic is thought of as any person who can endure mental pain and hardship without being emotional or complaining about their circumstances. This philosophy can create a good mindset for
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