Five steps to being fully present in the moment
What you think you see is not what you see. What you think is happening is not what is happening. Everything we experience is filtered through our inner dialog and…
The importance of ritual
I spent much of the last two weeks or so traveling through the south west of France (think in the direction of Toulouse, toward Spain), and had a chance to…
Writing prompts: Trading psychology and risk management
Continuing from my last post, here are the rest of the questions my friend asked me to expound upon. What is Risk Management and should it be lumped together under…
Writing prompts: what is an edge in trading?
I received an interesting email from a friend who is doing a survey. In that email, he asked a few questions about trading. As I thought about these, I decided…
Wins live in the land of loss
I'm sitting here at my desk looking out the window. On my desk is a (perfectly normal and fair) coin that I had been flipping a while. Question: can you…
How to avoid getting chopped up in the noise
One of the keys to discretionary trading success is knowing when not to trade. Here's a simple chart pattern that can help filter out some of the good times from…