Published in May 29th, 2008
I am posting early for Friday because I’ll be in Vietnam tonight and want to be sure I complete Friday’s blog without mishap.
I wrote this article in 1999 - it’s an oldie and a goodie. Here it is with a few minor amendments.
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Mark Douglas’ success model is one of the better ones that I’ve come […]
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Published in May 29th, 2008
When I first read Mark Douglas’ book, “Trading In the Zone”, I felt that Mark’s main ideas were near the bull’s eye but were not dead on. I went on to trace the roots of this feeling. This article recounts that story.
Mark’s thesis in his books and workshops is: “Successful traders have a unique mindset […]
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Published in May 29th, 2008
Here is an article I wrote in May 2000. It’s as true today as when I first wrote.
Consistently successful trading is based on a specific mental mindset. Before we can consider the nature of that mindset, we first have to consider my approach to epistemology (the nature of and means by which we acquire […]
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Published in May 27th, 2008
Gary asked:
“Hello. Could u advise if the tip and bottom prices of value areas are of more importance than the POC since effectively if we take positions at the previous day POC, we would be subject to whip saws as it rotates ard there?”
The AUDUSD 290-minute chart is a perfect illustration for the answer to […]
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Published in May 26th, 2008
I would like to start by introducing myself ; I am Ana aka Idkit.I just received an urgent message from Ray ,whose hip and back are playing up, to step in as his ‘guest blogger’ for today.
In a flash, I thought it may be informative if I post a topic that is […]
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Published in May 23rd, 2008
I received an email asking for my details about why I exited the ES trade. I’ll make that the subject of tonight’s blog.
In “Acceptance of Decisions’ Consequences” (http://tradingsuccess.com/blog/371-371.html), I said “Over the weekend, I decided to exit the longs mainly because the rally since May 9 had been on declining average volume”. This is […]
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Published in May 22nd, 2008
If you are wondering about Ana’s comment…. I shall have a hip replacement on June 11 and in all likelihood, shall be bed ridden until June 26. In that time, some of my students and friends will make contributions to keep the blog going while I am away. Trust readers will be generous […]
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Published in May 22nd, 2008
Ana would like to make an important announcement! See comment below.
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Published in May 21st, 2008
In ‘How To Read A Book’, Mortimer Adler taught readers a process to obtain maximum benefit from a reading, Notwithstanding the fact it was written in 1972, it is still the finest example of its genre. Indeed its lessons have application to thinking and listening.
Tonight I’d like to consider one part of Adler’s processes in […]
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Published in May 20th, 2008
Baz’s questions on this subject stimulated more than a dozen e-mails! Thanks Baz (G).
Whenever I receive a question like this i.e. a question from a reader of Nature of Trends, I am placed in a quandary. On the one hand, I don’t want to answer the same question a dozen times and I […]
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