Upping Your Game
popdoc2014-06-11T10:18:14+00:00Although I don't golf, there is a good analogy for trading I heard from a friend who is an accomplished golfer. He said most golfers agree that a large part
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06, 2014
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04, 2014
Doing it Out of Habit
popdoc2014-04-30T08:57:51+00:00I recently watched a video that said 50% of what you do is purely out of habit. I don’t think anyone knows the exact percentage, but I do know
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06, 2013
Most Common Advice is Ineffective
popdoc2013-06-11T11:21:01+00:00"Plan the trade, and trade the plan!" is perhaps the most common advice given to traders. As far as advice goes, it's well meaning, but unfortunately falls well short
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03, 2013
The Probability of Self-awareness
popdoc2013-03-08T10:24:09+00:00With 18 years of trying different things and hearing from others I made an important discovery that has shaped me as a trader and a coach. What I found is
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02, 2013
A Key Question to Ask Yourself NOW
popdoc2013-02-21T08:48:00+00:00After a big move like yesterday, emotions naturally are stronger. On days like today - the day after, the propensity to trade in response to our P&L is much
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01, 2013
Getting Hot at The Right Time
popdoc2013-01-29T09:01:04+00:00That’s how the SF 49ers got to the Super Bowl. So what’s the connection to trading? There was a link between what a 49er said after the NFC championship
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11, 2012
The Irony of Discretionary Trading
popdoc2012-11-08T12:12:44+00:00If you consider yourself to be a discretionary trader, even with 'rules', what does that really mean? The definition of discretion is the ability, the power, or
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06, 2012
The FOMO Vacation
popdoc2012-06-29T12:32:55+00:00I returned last Sunday from 3 weeks in Japan where I was invited to speak at an institutional/HF conference- “TradeTech Japan 2012”. This was my longest time away from trading
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02, 2012
Talking To an Impatient Trader
popdoc2012-02-22T20:14:52+00:00This blog originally appeared on the SMB Capital training blog here after Mike Bellafiore, author of the book, 'One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading" asked
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01, 2012
Are You Still Stuck in the Past?
popdoc2012-01-09T10:34:32+00:00The cure for New Years resolutions - NYR Let's get real for a moment. It is the second week of January and I’m assuming many people have made at least