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...
by AdamHGrimes | Aug 16, 2018 | Psychology
Trading is ugly. Many of us, when we first get into the business, have the idea that the market will eventually be an ATM machine—you can sit down at the screen, do some things, and money will come flowing out. In the very long run… yeah, it sorta works like that....
by AdamHGrimes | Apr 30, 2018 | Psychology
Many traders struggle with making impulsive trades. For some reason, we can create the best and most carefully crafted trading plan, review the patterns we intend to trade, and resolve ourselves to doing everything correctly—but then we discover that half the trades...
by AdamHGrimes | Apr 5, 2018 | Individual Traders, Psychology, Trader Development
I’ve been thinking a lot about failure recently, and I wanted to share a few of those thoughts with you today. It’s a little glib to simply say “failure isn’t bad” and “don’t be afraid of failure.” Failure is no fun, and, in some pursuits (skydiving?) failure can have...
