Trading is a learned profession—no one is born a fully formed trader. Each response and subsequent activity is learned. The difference between a good trader and a habitually poor trader arises in the mechanism of learning and how they interpret the feedback from each of their actions. The matrix below shows the differences in how…
There is a supplement that is both readily available and effective that is available to traders – it is sleep. Sleep is an often-overlooked superpower that fuels high achievers in all areas. Far from wasted time, quality sleep enhances cognitive function, boosts creativity, and strengthens memory—vital skills for tackling complex challenges. During rest, the brain…
The Market Is a Mirror: Understanding the Psychological Dynamics of Trading. One of the more well-known books on investing, Blood in the Streets, was written by the Rothschild family. It’s a classic that examines the psychology behind market upheavals. Whenever there’s a sharp decline in the stock market, media outlets often refer to it as…
When we opened up for booking for the 2025 Mentor Program, there was a scramble. A flurry. A crazed run at the gate as people came on board. The Mentor Program is a repeat-for-$0, comprehensive training course for traders of all levels – and our results speak for themselves. You are going to want ‘in’…
This week, Nicolai Tangen visits Stan Druckenmiller — one of the most renowned investors of our time, known for his insights into macroeconomics and markets. In this conversation, Druckenmiller shares his approach to major trades, like his groundbreaking bet against the British pound, and a unique perspective on todays market, discussing inflation risks, AI’s potential…
I was asked over lunch on Sunday what I thought were the major elements that prevent traders from being profitable – so I dug out this old list. Undercapitalised One of the most significant reasons traders fail in the markets is that they begin with insufficient capital. Many newcomers to trading, often fuelled by overconfidence…
……..You have to sit in the discomfort for long enough to see what will happen. Too often, we quit before we hit the point where the body and mind adjust. To be clear, it is a balance between knowing what to stick through to see if you’ll adapt and knowing when you are just digging…
Many traders confuse the generation of indicators and playing with technical analysis software with trading. It is not. I doubt you could find a truly proficient trader anywhere in the world who was interested in endlessly experimenting with indicators. They certainly don’t spend hours trolling through the new scripts that have been added to a…
If you have managed to put your pants on straight and your shoes are on the correct feet then I can assure you that you are smarter than Wall Street’s best and brightest.
In this episode, we dive deep into the groundbreaking book Start Thinking Rich with renowned experts Dr. Brad Klontz and Adrian Brambila.
One of the primary motivators of human behavior is avoiding regret. Before the legendary behavioral economists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized prospect theory and loss aversion, they believed that regret avoidance was at the root of the human behaviors they were studying. However, they learned that there are behaviors that regret avoidance could not…
Markets are full of hyperbole (read overblownbullshit) How you process this noise is a key part of how you perceive and react to trading opportunities that occur.
Even in the strongest bull markets, it pays to be selective. The chart below shows g0ld—it is clearly doing well. In the good old days, buying anything that had even the vaguest connection to the sector would have been sufficient. However, things have changed. To illustrate this I ran a simple scan over my custom…
In his first podcast episode ever, Bill Eckhardt emphasizes that successful trading hinges more on risk control than on predicting market movements, a theme that resonates throughout his conversation with Moritz Siebert and Rob Sorrentino. The episode explores Eckhardt’s journey from the renowned Turtle trading experiment to his current systematic trading strategies at Eckhardt Trading…
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