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Mindset and Methods for Better Trading Results (Part 2)
Part 2: The SMART Trading Process – Building a System You Can Trust This is a guest post by Dan Fitzpatrick of StockMarketMentor.com In the first part, we moved away from self-criticism and towards a more objective assessment of your business environment. Once you understand that the market itself is often the primary driver of […]
Mindset and Methods for Better Trading Results (Part 1)
Part 1: Stop Blaming Yourself – Start Watching the Market This is a guest post by Dan Fitzpatrick of StockMarketMentor.com Most traders make the same mistake when their performance starts to decline: they immediately turn inward and start blaming themselves. They decide they are emotional, undisciplined, unfocused, or not cut out for trading. It’s a […]
Why Position Sizing is 80% of the Trading Game
Most traders are obsessed with finding the perfect entry point or discovering a secret indicator that will unlock consistent profits. They spend countless hours analyzing charts, testing strategies, and searching for that elusive edge. However, many still struggle to achieve significant returns. The reason might surprise you: they’re focusing on the wrong part of the […]
Mathematics applied for profitable trading
1. Go beyond mathematics at the surface level Most traders believe that mathematics in trading begin and end with mobile averages, fibonacci retractions or technical indicators. These tools, although useful, only scrape the surface of the depth of mathematics and the structure of the financial markets. They smooth prices or highlight the potential retrace areas, […]