Enhancing Trader Performance: Overcoming The Fear of Missing Out

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  We’ve all been there.  In fact, it probably happened some time this past week. We scan our stocks list and find several stocks that experienced big moves without us.  We then feel like we’ve missed something.  Ah. The fear of missing out which is really the fear of looking stupid. It is easy to see after the fact.  To make … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance Via Habit Development

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*****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 For stock traders a habit is nothing more than taking a well defined trading edge- let’s call it a process- and following that process … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance… with the Ten Commandments

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*****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 I am one who believes that in order to enhance trading performance one needs to study principles applicable both in and outside … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance by Taking Some Nasty-Tasting Medicine

David BlairDavid Blair, General Comments, Guest Blog, Trader Development4 Comments

*****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 Enhancing our trading performance means we must swallow some nasty-tasting medicine from time to time. But I have found the nastier the … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance with James Montier

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*****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 If you are not studying the markets with those who study market participants you are missing out on a vitally important aspect … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance with Brett Steenbarger

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*****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 In the past week Brett Steenbarger, well-known trader and psychologist, announced his return to the blogosphere from a multi-year hiatus. For years, Dr. Steenbarger … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance: Deliberate Trading

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*****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 The principles espoused in the concept known as deliberate practice can greatly benefit the trader who wants to take his or her … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance: Overcoming the Fear of Success

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*****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 Believe it or not the fear of success could be keeping you from succeeding. But isn’t success what we want? Why would … Read More