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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05, 2014
Your Real Job
popdoc2014-05-29T09:08:16+00:00Yesterday I was talking with an 'under-performing' professional trader. Matt (not his real name) has had periods of success, but lacks consistency and complained about the wild swings in his
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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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01, 2014
Symptoms Versus the Root Cause
popdoc2014-01-28T11:14:46+00:00‘I have to try harder to be more patient’ ‘I need to be more disciplined taking my losses when I should’ Of course you do. But do you really
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09, 2013
What Kind of Trader Are You?
popdoc2013-09-24T11:25:44+00:00I'm not talking time-frames or markets. I'm referring to something else. Are you the type of trader who will focus on what is needed to improve and actually do
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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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03, 2013
The Secret That’s Behind The ‘Need To Be Right’
popdoc2013-03-05T09:47:11+00:00One of the most common things I hear from new coaching clients, and in emails I receive from other traders asking for advice is often some variation of: "My
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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