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Deer in the Headlights
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 4:58pmWhy do consistently profitable traders blow up their accounts in one fell swoop? There are actually many reasons, but in every case, it is because they do not effectively mentally rehearse what could go wrong when they are feeling unresourceful so that they will automatically make the right...
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What's Up With Europe? Should You Avoid Investing There?
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 11:00amEverywhere you turn, there is Europe fear. The banks are in trouble, and are having difficulty meeting the new capital requirements. The Bloomberg Europe Banks and Financial Services Index is down 33.5% for the year. The sovereign debt crisis shows no signs of abating. The picture in Europe is...
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The Risk of Closing a Position That is Working For You
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 12:02pmI was watching DRI trade on the Open today. To say that the price action was "whippy" would be an understatement. It seemed to be touching every price and there was no way I could possibly control my risk. So I waited. After 10:00AM I initiated a short position at 43.25. I saw some selling a...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 2:39pm
Expectations by Adrienne Toghraie, Trader's CoachOver the 22 years that I have been a trader's coach I have listened to many traders describe the expectations they have for their trading career. Some of those expectations are built on a solid foundation of accumulated resources and others are built on wishful thinking. What are your...
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Forced to Make Choices
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 4:16pmIt is easier and less painful to keep life as it is rather than to face the changes that are necessary for us to grow. The changes that I speak of are the changes that will make trading possible in your life. Leaving that relationship Why are you in the significant relationship that you are in...
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Stuck in the Trader Loop
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 3:26pmMost traders are stuck in the same loop of procrastination for not becoming more profitable. They do not consider the time, energy and money that they are wasting by not making the right choices in getting help. I know of a number of people who have been trying to earn money from the markets for 3...
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Shutting Down
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 4:58pmEveryone handles upsets in various different ways. There are those who: · Yell a few expletive words and it is over · Argue for hours · Say self-deprecating things and go into a depression · Get upset and then act with reason and compromise · Find value in learning a lesson from the situation...
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Stuck in Purgatory
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 9:40amAre you stuck in a place or condition of temporal punishment that you have inflicted on yourself, because you are not willing to overcome the self-sabotage that is holding you back from becoming a successful trader? If you are, then you are in a place of what I call trader purgatory. The good news...
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The Holy Grail of Trading
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 12:38pmThe ultimate secret of becoming a master trader is to find the “Holy Grail of Trading.” Yes, dear traders in spite of all of those people who have told you that there is no such thing, it is made only available to those few who believe in it and seek it out. It is true what traders say that you...
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The Gold Ring
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:24pmIt is important to learn from the wisdom of others who have made a success of trading. That being said, I also believe that those who dare to look for opportunity beyond what has been recommended and taught can receive the gold ring. When I first came into the business of being a success coach...
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