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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06, 2013
Overreaction to a loss
popdoc2013-06-04T11:50:34+00:00I see it all the time - in my work with clients and in my own trading. Issues in trading are often reenactments of old emotional and behavioral patterns from
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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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12, 2011
Are You Fighting Yourself?
popdoc2011-12-13T08:01:20+00:00Emotions get a bad rap in trading. The prevailing thought among many traders, including trading educators, is to rid oneself of emotions, or ignore emotions. The fact is that if
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05, 2011
A Question You Need to Ask
popdoc2011-05-31T15:06:37+00:00Taking a pre-defined loss is part of the business. Exiting a winning trade and watching it continue to work without you is part of the business. Missing an opportunity is
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01, 2011
Trading the Web of Relationships
popdoc2011-01-14T16:28:02+00:00I’ve previously written about how trading is not about predicting. Trading is about creating a hypothesis or following an idea where we determine how much we are willing to lose
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09, 2010
Chasing a Trade and The Power of Regret
popdoc2010-09-03T18:34:45+00:00Everyone knows that chasing price is usually not beneficial, we either end up catching the move too late, or we get poor trade location, which makes it more difficult to