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Trading for a living: real talk

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Post published:08/24/2018
Post category:Individual Traders / Trader Development
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Trading for a living—this is why many of us come into the market in the first place. It's the fuel that drives a lot of marketing, good and bad, and…

Does anyone really succeed at trading?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:07/11/2018
Post category:General Comments / Trader Development
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There’s an interesting discussion over on my MarketLife forum, in which someone asked the question “does anyone really succeed at trading?” This snippet pretty much summarizes his question: What if…

Trading Lessons from Knife Sharpening

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Post published:03/12/2018
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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…

There is no 10,000 hour rule

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Post published:08/17/2017
Post category:Trader Development
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Have you ever heard someone say they are "working toward their 10,000 hours?" I'm sure everyone reading this has heard of the "10,000 hour rule": the idea, drawn from Malcolm…

Five reasons you lose

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:11/14/2016
Post category:General Comments / Trader Development
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In trading and investing, there are good losses and bad losses. This post is about the bad losses, but let’s begin by touching on the good losses. A good loss…

Five steps to mental strength

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/08/2015
Post category:Individual Traders / Trader Development
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A reader sent me a question this week on how to develop mental toughness in discretionary trading, noting that his own toughness seemed to be getting less tough as he…

MarketLife Ep 28 – So you want to be a trader? Here’s what you can do next.

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/08/2015
Post category:Podcast
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This week's podcast picks up where we left off last week, and looks at how to apply the lessons and ideas to your own development as a trader. These two…

MarketLife Ep 8 – The Trader’s Journey (part 1 of 2)

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:03/30/2015
Post category:Podcast / Trader Development
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This episode of MarketLife looks at some of the things that stand between beginning traders and success. What can you do to make your chances better? What are the challenges…