The Importance Of Daily Preparation

The importance of doing your
homework the night before to prepare for the next day’s trading session cannot
be emphasized enough. Spontaneous trades are not a good way to make a living.
Routines and rituals keep you in a steady frame of mind and help you focus on
the task at hand–the next day’s trading opportunities.

–from Street
Smarts
, by Larry Connors and Linda Bradford Raschke (1995, M. Gordon
Publishing Group, Malibu, Calif.) 7/25/00