Comments on: Evolution of a Trader: Staying Calm

By: Zoomie

Zoomie — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:51:00 +0000

Richard, Great post indeed. On an aside, newbie traders should trade small enough so that they are able to trade the chart. I remember how nervous I was my first dummy trade. I was shaking. I traded 1% of my account that trade. Apparently that wasn't small enough. Nowadays, after a string of losses, I find my stress elevates as well. It is hard at those times to stick with your plan, but stick we must. Dealing with stress is so important in trading. I still haven't given the TAD Principle a try, but I plan to as recommended by Trader X.

By: Goal for the Week: Be Free of Goals » Move the Markets

Goal for the Week: Be Free of Goals » Move the Markets — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:50:53 +0000

[...] I am not talking about heart-pounding, debilitating stress. I worked through that long ago, and detailed my battle with trading stress in another article. Still, I have decided that even a little stress is too much. So, after some reading on the topic, I decided I will simply let go of it. [...]

By: richard

richard — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:59:50 +0000

Thanks, John. I hope people find it useful.

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:28:40 +0000

Excellent post.