by AdamHGrimes | Apr 23, 2018 | Trader Development
As I’ve been working on the new book, one of the themes that keeps coming up is all the different ways that people make money in the markets. We often think of some of the big, basic divisions; we might say “I’m a fundamental investor” or “I trade mean reversion”, but...
by AdamHGrimes | Apr 10, 2018 | Trader Development
My recent blog generated more concern and controversy in my inbox than anything I’ve done in recent memory. Most of the messages I received were extremely well-intentioned, but, at least in my opinion, also misguided. I think this points to some fundamental...
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...
by AdamHGrimes | Mar 12, 2018 | Trader Development
A few nights ago I decided to sharpen my knives. As many of my readers know, I spent some time in a professional kitchen, and there was a time when I did this knife sharpening routine several times a week, and often every day. But now I cook casually at home… so this...
by AdamHGrimes | Jan 30, 2018 | Trader Development
Mistakes are a part of trading. They’re a bad part of trading, and we generally do everything we can to reduce those errors. In fact, for developing traders at certain stages, the difference between profits and losses can simply be eliminating errors. Over the years,...
by AdamHGrimes | Jan 25, 2018 | Guest Blog, Individual Traders, Trader Development
This is a guest post from my friend (and a trader and author for whom I have tremendous respect) Kevin Davey. I first “found him” through his book. I read many trading books each year, most of which I end up skimming after the first few pages, and quite a...
