{"id":37088,"date":"2014-04-07T07:45:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=37088"},"modified":"2023-08-02T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:32:26","slug":"enhancing-trader-performance-via-habit-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/enhancing-trader-performance-via-habit-development","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Trader Performance Via Habit Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>*****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.***** \u2014 Editor\u2019s Note<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">For stock traders a habit is nothing more than taking a well defined\u00a0trading edge- let\u2019s call it a process-\u00a0and following that process until it becomes almost involuntary.\u00a0 The process can then enable the trader to enter and exit trades with as little emotional\u00a0turmoil as possible.\u00a0 The trader thus becomes a machine if you will.\u00a0 The following is a collection of articles focused on the importance of developing the proper habits for optimal trader performance. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Checklist for Healthy Trading Habits (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/trading\/09\/break-bad-trading-habits.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trader Planet<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>3\u00a0Good Habits of Successful Investors (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsinetwork.ca\/daily\/investment-counsellor\/3-good-habits-successful-investors\/?floater=99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TSI Network<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>4 Habits of Wealthy Investors (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyshow.com\/trading\/article\/32\/DAYTRADERS-23874\/4-Habits-That-Make-Wealthy-Traders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MoneyShow<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The 7 Habits of Successful Stock traders (<a href=\"http:\/\/beforeitsnews.com\/financial-markets\/2013\/11\/7-habits-of-highly-successful-stock-traders-2638492.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Before It\u2019s News<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>20 Habits of Wealthy Traders (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quantifiedstrategies.com\/20-habits-of-wealthy-traders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantified Strategies<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>How to Break Bad Trading Habits\u00a0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/trading\/09\/break-bad-trading-habits.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investopedia<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Steps to Becoming a Successful Trader (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tradingconceptsinc.com\/3872\/steps-successful-trader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trading Concepts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Effective Habits of Successful Traders (Daniels Trading)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';\">Developing proper habits begins today as we put off the habit of putting off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial;\">&#8211; David Blair<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial;\">THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">www.thecrosshairstrader.com<\/span><\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related blog posts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/how-framing-impacts-our-trading\">How Framing Impacts Our Trading<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/enhancing-performance-with-bias-awareness\">Enhancing Performance With Bias Awareness<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrosshairstrader.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.thecrosshairstrader.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrosshairstrader.com\/crosshairs-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.<wbr \/>thecrosshairstrader.com\/<wbr \/>crosshairs-blog\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>No relevant positions<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*****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. 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