Enhancing Trader Performance: Pattern-Seeking Addiction

David BlairDavid Blair, General Comments, Trading Psychology1 Comment

*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note We stock traders are notorious pattern seekers, “finding” everything from head and shoulders to triangles to cups with handles in price charts. … Read More

Let Rodney Be Rodney

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Good afternoon Bella!   I’ve been crunching my trading stats lately, and see lots of positives but also some things that clearly need improving. A positive is my stats off the open, 9:30-9:50. Those are very strong. However, what is severely lacking is my trading performance from 1:30-4pm. I know you’ve talked about how within the trading day, there are three separate … Read More

Making Trades Your Own (an Example in $SBUX)

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Here’s an email exchange between a trader and me that demonstrates the importance of making trades your own. — I’m curious about what your thoughts are on this tweet (below). I thought you might appreciate it. I’m enjoying The Playbook, and I enjoyed reading One Good Trade several months ago as well. Thanks for all that you do. Trend play … Read More

Enhancing Our Performance with Michael Mauboussin

David BlairDavid Blair, General Comments, Trading Psychology1 Comment

*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!***** — Editor’s Note Let’s face it, when it comes to managing risk in an environment of uncertainty (e.g., the stock market) … Read More