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Trading Education Posted by John Doherty December 20, 2021

Top 10 Blogs of 2021

Top 10 Blos of 2021

Top 10 Blogs of 2021

5 WAYS TO TRANSFORM GOOD TRADES INTO GREAT TRADES

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    • This article is not going to be the reinvention of the wheel. Instead, it will articulate some very fundamental principles that could be critical in your trading improvement. Perhaps you are struggling and finding yourself in many losing trades, then many of the points of this article will be worthy of your consideration.
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WHEN SHOULD TRADERS TAKE A WITHDRAWAL?

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    • When to take a withdrawal is a great question, and there is no “one size fits all” answer. Realistically, when you withdraw and how much you withdraw will vary from trader to trader. The answer depends on who you are and how you need to operate.
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TAMING THE IMPATIENT TRADER

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    • I spoke with a trader who retired from the institutional world but trades his personal account. He said that common knowledge was the most profound truth of all. Also, he assessed only skill, analysis, and intelligence as secondary factors when looking back over a successful career. He said that learning to be patient with the markets was the primary factor.
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10 WAYS TO OVERCOME THE TRADING TILT

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    • This article will examine a topic relevant to every trader regardless of experience and success because it is something that all traders must endure. Trading on a tilt is the most vulnerable time in one’s trading career, and now we will examine 10 Ways to Overcome the Trading Tilt to prepare you for the next time you find yourself in that position.
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5 TACTICS THAT WILL HELP YOU WAIT FOR THE BEST TRADES

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    • Check out this scenario and tell me if it sounds familiar. It’s a slow trading day; nothing seems to be materializing within your market. Eventually, you begin to negotiate your entries and compromise your setups. Finally, you take a trade, it fails, and you are left feeling disappointed in yourself because you knew better.
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WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT RULE-BASED TRADING

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    • This story is about a trader who had the uncanny ability to read market flows without having any kind of sophisticated charting, serious training, impressive education, or considerable preparation. It was amazing how this guy was able to see what few else could.
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10 WAYS TO NAVIGATE UNCERTAIN MARKETS

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    • My trading career began as an intern in March of 2003, the week that Operation Iraqi Freedom launched, in what analysts expected to be a concerning time for the markets. Still, at that time, volatility seemed to decrease.
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ARE YOU READY FOR A VOLATILITY SPIKE?

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    • It can be challenging to trade during the summertime, as many markets often slow down and grind in tighter ranges. Not only is the weather ideal for getting away from the desk and enjoying the outdoors, but the uncertainties of a new year have often been resolved, and hardly anyone is focused on what’s going to happen at the year’s end.
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WHEN TO PUNT AFTER A LOSING STREAK

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    • Frankly, I’ve never known a trader who went into the day without any positions and expected to lose on the day. However, we all know the experience; the day starts with possibilities, but after the first losing trade, the negativity can quickly snowball to the extent that one losing trade follows another, and then another.
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PHYSICAL HEALTH AND TRADING DISCIPLINE

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    • As traders go through the education process, we are often overwhelmed with all the forms of analysis to learn, including scores of indicators and entry/exit systems. Usually, it’s later in developing the trading lifestyle that discipline becomes more of a focus.
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