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	General Article Article: Consecutive Losses and the Trading Psychology Spiral by Barry Lutz - Mar 10, 2008 Avg. Rating: 8.0 (32 ratings) You go long and the market immediately goes down - you go short and the market immediately goes up. That's 2...
	General Article Article: Trading Psychology: Mistakes in a Forex Trade by Raul Lopez - Nov 12, 2007 Avg. Rating: 7.9 (28 ratings) When it comes to trading, one of the most neglected subjects are those dealing with trading psychology. Most traders spend...
	General Article Article: The Parable of Uncle Joe - How the Stock Market Really Works. by Anna Coulling - Oct 15, 2007 Avg. Rating: 7.7 (27 ratings) Uncle Joe widget factory does good business until a rival company set up in the neighbourhood selling cheaper widgets....
	General Article Article: Trading Discipline - Do you Have It? by Richard Ratchford - Sep 24, 2007 Avg. Rating: 7.2 (19 ratings) What is discipline in trading? Do you have it and are you able to follow a simple set of rules - or do you deviate from...
	General Article Article: Trading Changes by Martin Laurence Kemp - Sep 17, 2007 Avg. Rating: 7.8 (12 ratings) As traders, we soon come to realise how difficult it can be to take money consistently from the markets. This article...
	General Article Article: Managing Your Mind's Energy Pie by Mike McMahon - Sep 10, 2007 Avg. Rating: 6.9 (14 ratings) There are too many items to keep track of in the market all at the same time and the trader must understand that he cannot...
	General Article Article: Sun Tzu and Trading by Noble DraKoln - Jun 4, 2007 Avg. Rating: 6.2 (17 ratings) The book 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu may seem to have little to do with trading on the face of it, however dig a...
	General Article Article: Knowing Where to Tap by Adrienne Toghraie - Mar 1, 2007 Avg. Rating: 6.6 (10 ratings) When you look at the psychology of the traders mind it's knowing how to tap into those channels of success that is...
	General Article Article: Trader Self Sabotage by Jay Lakhani - Feb 1, 2007 Avg. Rating: 6.4 (13 ratings) Have you gone out of your way NOT to take care of your Trading results? Why would some traders deliberately hamper their...
	General Article Article: Stretching Life to the Next Level of Success by Adrienne Toghraie - Jan 11, 2007 Avg. Rating: 4.8 (13 ratings) If you want to be a better trader then you have to know how to stretch yourself and set goals to be achieved. In this...
	General Article Article: Trading and Ego by Martin Laurence Kemp - Nov 27, 2006 Avg. Rating: 6.6 (8 ratings) How does your ego affect your trading? Do you start to overtrade after a couple of good wins? In this article we look at...
	General Article Article: Our Jack by Barjon - Nov 9, 2006 Avg. Rating: 8.1 (29 ratings) Jack is a trader, but not the cool, calm, collected sort of trader you would think. Yet he stills manages to be profitable...
	General Article Article: The Woodchuck and the Possum by Rob Booker - Sep 28, 2006 Avg. Rating: 7.5 (30 ratings) A cautionary tale of why most people lose money in the forex market.
	General Article Article: How to Stay Objective in a Trade by Doug Hirschhorn - Sep 11, 2006 Avg. Rating: 4.9 (13 ratings) Do you ever enter a trade and then wonder if you've done the right thing? In this article Dr Doug 'The Head...
	General Article Article: How Stress Can Ruin Your Trading by Peter Morris - Sep 4, 2006 Avg. Rating: 6.3 (13 ratings) Trading is a stressful business, none of us would deny this. This article looks at ways of reducing stress levels to...
	General Article Article: Psychology of Trading by Martin Laurence Kemp - Aug 21, 2006 Avg. Rating: 6.9 (10 ratings) What sort of trader are you? A Trigger Happy Terry or a Fatalistic Fred. This article looks how most traders fall into...
	General Article Article: The Importance of the Psychology of Trading by Adrienne Toghraie - Jun 8, 2006 Avg. Rating: 7.4 (17 ratings) An initial article giving a brief opening look at the psychology around trading.
	Interview Article: Doug Hirschhorn Interview by Doug Hirschhorn - May 4, 2006 Avg. Rating: 7.1 (14 ratings) Dr Doug discusses trading psychology and looks at the similarities between coaching top sports athletes and the top traders.
	General Article Article: Why Don't We Keep Stops? by Vadym Graifer - Feb 6, 2006 Avg. Rating: 8.5 (58 ratings) Stops are great things, but only if they are used as part of making good trades.
	General Article Article: Experience by Joe Ross - Jan 16, 2006 Avg. Rating: 5.6 (11 ratings) A discussion of the value of experience in taking on the markets, regardless of methodology.
	General Article Article: A Self-Help Crash Course for Traders by Brett Steenbarger - Jan 12, 2006 Avg. Rating: 8.8 (34 ratings) This article summarizes a few ideas central to brief therapy as it can apply to traders.
	General Article Article: Trade What You Know and Know What You Trade by Gary Norden - Dec 15, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.6 (22 ratings) In trading, specialization can be a very good thing.
	General Article Article: Improving Your Trading Performance: The Single Most Important Step You Can Take by Brett Steenbarger - Dec 1, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.5 (48 ratings) Traders fail not for a lack of something, but for not to structuring their learning to facilitate expertise.
	General Article Article: Market 'Noise': How Seasoned Traders Learn to Ignore It by Jim Wyckoff - Nov 21, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.1 (16 ratings) Information is everywhere. Sometimes the trader needs to step out of that flow.
	General Article Article: What's Your Trading Blood Type? by Ilan Levy-Mayer - Nov 14, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.3 (17 ratings) An alternate approach to looking at what type of trader you should be, if one at all.
	General Article Article: To Think or not to Think: The Trader�s Dilemma by Jake Bernstein - Nov 7, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.4 (31 ratings) Thinking is not necessarily the best course of action for the trader.
	General Article Article: Adaption to the Realities of the Market by Joe Ross - Oct 31, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.1 (17 ratings) A lesson in the need to be adaptable to the changing market environment.
	General Article Article: Pulling the Trigger Q&A by Alan Farley - Oct 13, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.4 (26 ratings) Alan answers a range of questions as to why you may find yourself unable to enter a promising trade.
	General Article Article: Adapt or Die! by Don Bright - Oct 6, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.7 (18 ratings) Adaptation to the changing market environment is a requirement for long-term trading success.
	General Article Article: Making Trading Journals Work for You by Brett Steenbarger - Sep 26, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.0 (23 ratings) This is a follow-up to Brett's recent article on trading journals.
	General Article Article: The Emotional Dynamics of Trading by Martin Laurence Kemp - Aug 22, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.9 (30 ratings) The lure of financial freedom through the trading offers a sense of adventure, challenge, and stimulation.
	General Article Article: When Trading Journals Don�t Work by Brett Steenbarger - Aug 18, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.5 (36 ratings) Journals are great learning tools, but only if you use them properly.
	General Article Article: Nobody Likes a Quitter by Rob Keener - Aug 4, 2005 Avg. Rating: 5.5 (28 ratings) Thinking about giving up? Here are some things to think about first.
	General Article Article: Money Management by Joe Ross - Jul 28, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.9 (34 ratings) A discussion of the relationship between money management and trader psychology.
	General Article Article: Dead But Dreaming by Brett Steenbarger - Jul 21, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.3 (20 ratings) Traders have some very deep down drivers of their actions, but they can be controlled.
	General Article Article: Why Can�t Johnny and Jane Make Money in the Markets? by Jake Bernstein - Jul 12, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.2 (70 ratings) A discussion of some of the reasons traders fail and what can be done to avoid them.
	General Article Article: Why Trade? by Robert Newgrosh - Jun 30, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.3 (43 ratings) Traders need to understand how seemingly valid reasons to trade can provide potential traps.
	General Article Article: The 3 Phases of Trading Business Maturity by Jim Harrison - May 3, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.0 (35 ratings) Market participants go through a developmental progression as they move from newbie to experienced (and hopefully...
	General Article Article: Discipline in Trading and Investing by Joe Ross - Apr 21, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.5 (55 ratings) If you want to succeed, you must learn to trade without your ego getting in the way.
	General Article Article: Rule Based Discretionary Trading by Jim Harrison - Apr 8, 2005 Avg. Rating: 6.7 (33 ratings) Jim Harrison describes how to instill a "paradigm shift" in your trading business.
	General Article Article: The Paramouncy Principle by Mike Elvin - Mar 10, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.4 (40 ratings) Understanding yourself is as vital as understanding the markets.
	General Article Article: The Top Reasons for Trading Failure by Jim Harrison - Feb 22, 2005 Avg. Rating: 7.5 (69 ratings) Are the markets conspiring against you? - or could the reasons for your lack of success be found closer to home...
	General Article Article: The Evolution of a Trader by Malcolm Robinson - Feb 8, 2005 Avg. Rating: 8.3 (85 ratings) If you think purchasing a trading system is enough to make you a trader, think again, argues Malcolm Robinson.

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