Avoiding Mental Sabotage

If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple.

If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to his award winning book.

I have heard that 95% or more of all traders ultimately fail.

Have you ever wondered why?

Most traders will tell you it was the system or method they were using. They'll also tell you they had a few bad trades they couldn't recover from. Or their dog chewed through the telephone cord just as their computer crashed, and they couldn't get out of a losing trade. Continue reading "Avoiding Mental Sabotage"

Self Control and Discipline

Dave Curran is a respected author on a number of sites, Forex Avenger being one of them.

Today Dave will talk about managing your emotions in this tough market, specifically fear and greed. Read what he thinks

about disciplined trading.

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After the trader has learned the mechanics of trading, we then enter into the world of Greed & Fear.

When you have your trading system in place, and know all about technical analysis, money management, probability, risk to reward and all the other components needed to be a successful trader, we are then introduced to our two friends Mr Greed and Mr Fear.

Greed and Fear = Emotions

It is sad to say this is the area that most traders cannot master, and if there was ever a secret attached to trading, this has to be one of the biggest, just behind money management. Continue reading "Self Control and Discipline"