******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. Below is his latest Sunday Links post for the SMB Trading Community. We hope you enjoy!****** — Editor’s note Charles Garfield, the author of the 1984 classic, Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s … Read More
Enhancing Performance With Bias Awareness
******One blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading is David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader. SMBU thought a Sunday Links post from him would be of interest to the SMB Trading Community. Below is his first for you. We hope you enjoy!******* Editor’s note A cognitive bias is ever present … Read More
Improving Trader Performance Links
Patience is a virtue we are told but do we believe it and cultivate it whether in or outside the charts? While it is indeed healthy to separate our trading lives from our daily lives the character traits of a successful trader, such as patience, will find their origin outside the charts. A successful trading strategy can no more develop … Read More
Improving Trader Performance
It can be successfully argued that stock trading is pure gambling. While there are similarities, the successful trader will note the differences and similarities thus enhancing his or her performance by 1) focusing on the process, and 2) understanding the nature of the markets. In the following, I list several opinions about stock market speculation, provide a problem gambling test, … Read More