{"id":35312,"date":"2014-01-22T11:18:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T16:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=35312"},"modified":"2023-04-25T17:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:26:01","slug":"trading-frustration-3-a-lack-of-consistency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/trading-frustration-3-a-lack-of-consistency","title":{"rendered":"Trading Frustration #3: A Lack of Consistency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The #3 Trading Frustration of the SMBU Community is a lack of consistency with their trading. In this video below Steve Spencer and I offer some solutions to improve your trading consistency.<\/p>\n<p>The search for consistency is a differentiator between pro and developing trader.<\/p>\n<p>Learning to develop a detailed trading plan for all of your trades will help.<\/p>\n<p>In this post I was asked a question about consistency from a developing trader.<\/p>\n<p>Do this everyday to be consistent!<\/p>\n<p>You can be better tomorrow than you are today!<\/p>\n<p>Mike Bellafiore<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Good-Trade-Competitive-Proprietary\/dp\/0470529407\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375715301&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=one+good+trade\">One Good Trade<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PlayBook-Inside-Think-Professional-Trader\/dp\/0132937646\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1390507658&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+playbook+mike+bellafiore\"><em>The PlayBook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mikebellafiore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_me-c.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNo relevant positions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradingworkshop.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/smbwebinarsignup.jpg\" alt=\"tradingworkshop\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The #3 Trading Frustration of the SMBU Community is a lack of consistency with their trading. 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