{"id":45976,"date":"2017-08-09T10:29:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=45959"},"modified":"2017-08-16T11:16:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T15:16:52","slug":"what-is-working-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/what-is-working-for-you","title":{"rendered":"What is working for YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f3T6trGhL4Q?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When I receive emails from new and developing traders they often dwell on what is not working with their trading. \u00a0They recite with precision exactly what they are doing poorly and with thoughtful reasons for this. \u00a0Inevitably, they ask for help with these issues.<\/p>\n<p>My first response generally is to ask them what they do well. \u00a0And we then build our conversation from around there.<\/p>\n<p>Improvement comes from building from your strengths and minimizing what you do poorly. \u00a0A trading coach said this so well to me about a firm trader he was helping. \u00a0This was a trader who I just could not understand why was acting so frequently against his self-interest. \u00a0That coach said to me, &#8220;Mike, all we can do is make those bad moments less frequent, last shorter, and not burn as hot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get back to focusing on what YOU do well as a trader.<\/p>\n<p>I work with an experienced trader at our firm daily, who is seeking to improve. \u00a0Our focus is on what is working for him. \u00a0Honestly, I am surprised about what is working for him.<\/p>\n<p>In his review, last night, this experienced trader wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Today again was at the office early, and made $$ again pre market and positioned myself in DF at great price and caught a nice move.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is working for him. \u00a0He ought to do more of that. \u00a0I will encourage him to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this with your trading:<\/p>\n<p>a) What is working for you?<\/p>\n<p>b) How can you do more of it?<\/p>\n<p>c) How can you do more of that bigger?<\/p>\n<p>As always, I welcome your feedback and\/or questions at mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I receive emails from new and developing traders they often dwell on what is not working with their trading. \u00a0They recite with precision exactly what they are doing poorly and with thoughtful reasons for this. \u00a0Inevitably, they ask for help with these issues. 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