Archive for the 'Investing psychology' Category
December 15th, 2011
Shooting for the moon: are you taking enough risk trading stocks?
I had lunch with a fund manager friend of mine on Tuesday. It was his shout and after we’d finished he …
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July 4th, 2011
How to set trading goals
This article orginally appeared in Your Trading Edge magazine (www.ytemagazine.com)
What do you expect to achieve this year with your …
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October 28th, 2008
Ari Kiev on coaching Steve Cohen
In the current edition of Your Trading Edge magazine I have an interview with trading coach Ari Kiev.
In the …
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August 28th, 2008
Trading lessons from rock climbing
I recently tried rock climbing on cliffs that overlook the river flowing through our downtown area. Analogies can be overdone, …
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July 1st, 2008
Brett Steenbarger on trading goals (Goals, III)
One of the best discussions of goal setting for traders is in Dr Brett Steenbarger’s book …
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June 24th, 2008
Ari Kiev on setting trading goals (Goals, Part II)
Ari Kiev is one of the best known trading coaches, having worked closely with hedge fund legend Steve Cohen. He …
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June 23rd, 2008
Setting good trading goals, part I
One of the most important things traders can do is set appropriate goals. In the next few posts I’ll outline …
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June 9th, 2008
Solving a trading psychology problem
In my last post I wrote about how frustrating it …
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October 9th, 2007
The danger of addiction to business success
It annoys me that we focus on drug, alchohol and gambling additions, but there is little focus on addiction to …
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September 12th, 2007
The positives of being a trading drop-out
Not all traders stick with it in the end. But that doesn’t mean it’s been a waste of time.
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