Trader review with Dr. S

In this video, Dr. Brett Steenbarger conducts a live trader review with a futures trader from our community. Get an inside look at a real coaching/mentoring session at SMB Futures. See what a great weekly review process includes. Understand the importance of process goals for focused improvement

Check In With Yourself

One thing I consistently see with most traders I mentor is a lack of a holistic premarket preparation routine. Yes, most already check the news, find things they’re interested in trading, and begin to pour over charts for levels and patterns. Pretty standard. All good things ,but… What I teach my mentees is to add checking in with themselves! Sure, we … Read More

Improving your Trading Psychology with a Hedge Fund Trader

In our SMBU Daily Video, learn how to improve your trading psychology. In this video from Bruce Bower, you will learn: Mind set hacks of a champion How to cultivate the attitudes of a great trader How great traders and investors think What kind of mind set and attitudes great traders have We hope this video helps your trading. * … Read More

Who’s Running The Ship?

When you think of a large cruise ship and the way that it’s run. Who runs the ship, the captain or the crew? If you’re like most people you would say the captain….. and you’d be wrong.  As you think about all the things that need to be done on the ship, keeping the engines running, taking care of all … Read More

Lesson 4: The Interaction Between Process and Psychology

In the ongoing series “Seven Lessons I’ve Learned”, we come to Lesson 4. We recognize that we are trying to make the best decisions possible and that we some kind of process and discipline to guide our efforts. On the other hand, we need to get the mental game right to achieve true peak performance, just like with any activity … Read More

Be Careful What You Wish For

Whenever I’m considering working with someone, I always ask a series of questions. One of the questions I ask is “Why are you trading?” I bet it wouldn’t shock you to find out the number one answer is “I want to make more money!” which is the wrong reason by the way but I accept it and continue on. My … Read More