I am a pattern reader by nature. I see patterns in people, charts, nature, etc. I guess it stems from my love of observing. I was able to excel at football because I loved to study film. Till this day I can still watch a game and narrow it down to a few plays. What…
Tag Archive: success
Are you losing or failing?
Originally appeared March 2010 Losing and failure are not the same thing. No matter the outcome of the trade, I am guaranteed two things: I am paying commission and assuming my head is not up my ass, I learned something about myself, the market, and the relationship between the two. Fortunately, losing is a part of…
The importance of success in succeeding at trading.
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I have failed. I will fail tomorrow and the next day and hopefully I will have an opportunity to fail till I am dead. Failure can be an important learning tool. Different shapes and forms. Failure comes in all different shapes and forms. The distance…
Secret to trading success: You.
Originally appeared in July 2010. “You are the weakest part of your system”. That is a defeatist statement and completely untrue. It makes your expectation to fail easier to accomplish and more importantly it makes failure easier to handle. It shifts the pressure away from you and unto fate. Would you fly on an airline…
The secret to trading success: You.
The secret to trading success: You. You are the weakest part of your system. It is a defeatist statement. It makes your expectation to fail easier to accomplish and more importantly it makes failure easier to handle. It shifts the pressure away from you and unto fate. Would you fly on an airline if their…
