by AdamHGrimes | May 13, 2019 | General Comments, Psychology
Here’s a bit of a stream of consciousness post in response to today’s (5/13) market movements. First, these types of moves are often called ‘risk off’ moves because we see nearly one-sided trading in different assets—people rush to sell assets that are perceived as...
by AdamHGrimes | Mar 5, 2019 | Psychology, Trader Development
Creativity is, for me, right at the heart of our growth as humans. In this post, I’ll share some ideas for connecting with your own creativity and bringing the power of a new perspective to problem solving. Right away, we run into a problem. “Creativity” is a...
by AdamHGrimes | Feb 27, 2019 | General Comments, Individual Traders, Psychology, Trader Development
One of the very positive advances over the past decade is the amount of attention focused on cognitive biases. We are, through the work of some gifted authors and speakers, becoming aware of how easily our brains misfire and cause us to make mistakes. The list of...
by AdamHGrimes | Jan 14, 2019 | General Comments, Individual Traders, Psychology, Trader Development
So, it’s January 14th and I’m writing my first blog of the year. There’s an important lesson here: habit, momentum, and daily rhythm are important. I have come to believe the power of habit is one of the most-neglected truths of the human experience....
by AdamHGrimes | Nov 16, 2018 | Individual Traders, Psychology, Trader Development
In a Facebook discussion group I run, Dan asked if anyone was worried about the market. In this own words: I know you guys are robots who play the tape, but is anyone worried about recession/crash like action? My emotions have been a wreck oct/nov. Should have gone to...
by AdamHGrimes | Sep 17, 2018 | Market Math, Psychology, Trader Development
In a previous post, I gave a look at my published swing trade record, with a title on the post of Trading is Hard! Let’s revisit that concept, almost exactly a month later. The point of that post was that outcomes are “streakier” than we...
