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Limit pain for smarter swing trades The trading game is a painful experience for most traders. Base emotions like fear, greed and panic are amplified the second we put on a trade.  Please retweet if you liked this article! Tweet This is a major problem because trading is a decision makers game. Everything we do requires a well thought out decision. We are not mindless 9-5 cubicle drones.

In a perfect world you as a swing trader would never look in the rear view mirror, would always be in the now and have a crystal ball that pointed you in the right direction. If it were only that easy. In reality, many of us can't let the past go, let the present slip by and fear the future. 1. My Story Let me tell you a personal story. When I first started trading over 15 years ago, I

I forbid any trader I am working with to set this type of trading goal: "I plan to make xxx dollars per month." This is a common goal that almost every trader has made at one time or another in their trading careers. So why should you avoid this goal like the plague? First, if you have a set dollar amount to make per day, week or month, you will more than likely execute trades you should not

The greatest boxer of our time can't punch worth a lick. So why is Floyd Mayweather one of the greatest boxers of all time? It is because he is a defensive prodigy. He protects himself. The man is a risk management wizard. Even the most aggressive leaders understand that you can not go haphazardly into battle with your guns blazing. Before going on the offensive, you must protect yourself.

Bruce Lee Statue Hong Kong "This is not a trader's market!"  If you have spent anytime listening to media pundits or traders on social media, you will often find them bashing the market.  They complain about choppy markets, trending markets, overbought markets, oversold markets, stop gunning, unpredictability . . . the list goes on and on.  Heck, I have complained about these negative

The first quote in the "100 trading quotes to put into action and change your life series" speaks to a specific trader type.  When thinking about risk, we often think of the trader who is impulsive, trigger happy and position sizes much too aggressively.  However, there is another type of risk of which former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke: The policy of being too cautious is