Why Traders Plan Trades But “Don’t” Trade Their Plans
Brett Steenbarger explains why traders often do not follow what they planned to do when trading.
The Power of Patterns and Principles
Brett Steenbarger explains how progressing from thinking in "patterns" to that of thinking in "principles" helps improve the psychological aspect of trading.
Why Traders Lose Their Discipline
Brett Steenbarger explains why it is that a "lack of discipline" is not the only cause of a losing run and that there are several other and equally important factors to consider.
Five Guiding Principles of Trading Psychology
Brett Steenbarger discusses why it is important for traders to recognize and incorporate key principles of psychology into their life in order to attain consistent trading performance
A Self-Help Crash Course for Traders
This article summarizes a few ideas central to brief therapy as it can apply to traders.
Improving Your Trading Performance: The Single Most Important Step You Can Take
Traders fail not for a lack of something, but for not to structuring their learning to facilitate expertise.
Making Trading Journals Work for You
This is a follow-up to Brett's recent article on trading journals.
When Trading Journals Don?t Work
Journals are great learning tools, but only if you use them properly.
Dead But Dreaming
Traders have some very deep down drivers of their actions, but they can be controlled.