Trading with Head and Heart: Balancing Strategy and Psychology
I received an email from a reader named Doug, about my recent blog post: “…I'm definitely a skeptic with the psychology portion of trading - but as a futures day-trader,…
Consistent Trading Through Repeating Patterns: Lessons from 3,800 Days of Market Study
Every day, I provide detailed market analysis for MarketLife members, focusing on daily setups. We focus primarily on the daily timeframe, and cover markets in two tranches: US-listed futures (and…
Morning Pages for Traders: A Simple Exercise for Clarity
In my previous blog post, I explored how our desires shape trading outcomes—everyone gets what they want from the market. The problem is that wants are not simple—on some level,…
Getting What You Want: How Your Deepest Desires Shape Trading Outcomes
Financial markets are vast, and the ways we can interact with them are almost limitless. However, a few things are clear: there are far more losers than winners in the…
Five Years of Data: Proving the Real Edge in a Pullback Trading Tool
There are many things I love about the markets. Yes, I love the idea of getting paid for solving the puzzle or playing the game. I love learning. I even…
Why Yelling at Your Trades Won’t Work: Lessons from Competitive Farming”
“Okay, so think about it like this, what if you were a competitive farmer?” It was an early Saturday and I was working with a trader (let’s call him Sam) in…
Avoid Scams: Clarifying My Official Communication Policy
Due to a recent uptick of impersonators and scam accounts, I want to clarify a few critical points regarding my communication and services. My contact policy I will never contact…
Impulse Moves and Market Patterns: A Real-Time S&P 500 Example
Were you caught off guard last week? Did you expect the market to do something it didn’t do? One of the most reliable, recurring market patterns is the concept that…
Market Myths: Data-Driven Insights on the Bearish Engulfing Pattern
Did you catch what happened in the market last week? Stressed out about the future? Worried about your positions or retirement account? Are you hearing people talk about the ominous…
From Trading Knowledge to Practice: Bridging the Gap for Real-World Success
In trading, perhaps more than most other fields, there’s a big gap between knowledge and results. Success can be elusive, and the path to that success, for both discretionary and…