So you want to give it a go at trading professionally from the comfort of your house? Here are some aspects of the job that you might not have thought of. 1. Have a dedicated working environment and structured work hours. Create a space for your trading that is solely devoted to that and make […]
Day Trading: Why an Emotional Rollercoaster is Addicting
As traders, we often face major emotions when placing orders in the market. But how many of us really explore the emotional issues that go into day trading? Emotions can, and must be dealt with. One way to deal with the emotions of trading is to have a trading system in place which is used […]
How to Avoid the 3 Most Common Causes of Trading Failure
I have served as a trading coach and advisor to traders, investors and portfolio managers for over twelve years. During that time I have worked with several hundred traders. Whenever I work with individual traders, whether they are newbies or experienced professionals, I put them through a trading profile inventory I developed. The results of […]
How to Manage Investment Information Overload
The internet is an amazing resource; but it has enabled an information-based society that is often plagued with excess. In financial markets, we often experience that excess as information overload and a low informational signal-to-noise ratio. What is “information overload”? First popularized in Alvin Toffler’s book Future Shock, it refers to the detrimental effect on […]
The Most Common Trading Mistake
I have dealt with futures traders for over 30 years and I continue to see the same flaw in their trading approach that limits, if not prevents, their success, in my opinion. And, no, it is not using stops as most would think even though that fatal trading mistake ultimately has only one outcome. What […]
3 Core Principles of an Enlightened Trader
Since I became a full time trading coach almost thirty years ago, my mission has been transformation through a financial metaphor. My staff thrives on the comments that we receive on almost a daily basis: “You have changed my whole life for the better, thank you” Or “I want to thank you for your materials […]
How to Buy Bottoms and Sell Tops with Confidence
Almost any trader with some experience has heard the trading maxim (or rule) “Don’t try to catch a falling knife…” It usually refers to buying a market falling in price and alludes to how dangerous it can be to try to get positioned when a market appears to have a lot of potential to continue […]
How to Better Manage Your Trading Expectations
There’s more To Trading than Just Having a Strategy. In trading magazines as well as web sites there are lists of trading system results they all seem to highlight “the trading strategy of the month”. If it were so simple to buy one of these systems you would have retirement in a box. The reality […]
4 Reasons to Zealously Track Your Trading Activity
Join Senior Research Matt Radtke as he analyzes the vital reasons behind proactively tracking your personal trading history. As in the trading strategies developed by Connors Research, the more you can quantify your results, the better informed you will be.
Trading to Win in 2013: An Interview with Dr. Bob Rotella
Join renowned performance coach Dr. Bob Rotella as he shares his lessons for success in this special recording of his Las Vegas Chairmans Club presentation.