19 Apr Trading Psychology with Andrew
Join Andrew as he discusses he journey through trading psychology.
Psychology Webinar
19 Apr How to Neutralize Pressure While Trading
Pressure affects the nature and quality of your thinking in specific ways. From the dreaded “paralysis by analysis” to impulsive decision-making, pressure can make you deviate very far from your trading plan. This webinar explores how pressure impacts your thinking, and how you can use practical techniques to harness the power of your cognition and […]
12 Apr The Humble Trendline
JoiMy favorite indicator is the humble trendline, which I always draw slanting up or down at an angle. It is the most affordable no-lag indicator I know. I use it mostly for trend-following, but it can be used for timing reversals, too. In this webinar, I will show you a few trendline tricks and discuss […]
12 Apr Addressing Your Trading Challenges: Fear of Missing Out
Join Mike as he discusses the psychological issues related to the fear of missing out (FOMO) on a trade. Topics covered will include the symptoms of FOMO, how to effectively deal with FOMO, and how to improve your emotions when you’re suddenly hit with a feeling of FOMO.
12 Apr Book Review: Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
Join Susan and a couple of our BBT members as they review Annie Duke’s book, Thinking in Bets. They will discuss the main concepts of the book and explain how you can take those concepts and apply them to your trading.
17 Mar Trading Psychology 101: Why Should You Care About Trading Psychology?
Pop quiz time! To be successful in the stock market, all you need is a solid trading strategy with good risk management. Agree? Disagree? Regardless of your opinion, this is indeed a very common belief that most novice traders have until they spend time trading in the actual market. They then quickly realize that making […]
17 Mar Discipline vs. Adaptability
Trading requires a deft combination of Discipline and Adaptability. You need to possess both a defined TradeBook and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Why? Because you quite simply will never trade in the same market twice. Some traders are naturally very disciplined and trade based on rules, but have difficulty adapting to the […]
15 Feb Probabilities – Part 3: How to Trade in Strategy Sets
In the final webinar of this series, Mike will take a deep dive into trading in strategy sets and how that can assist you with thinking in probabilities. He will also discuss the interworking needed to put together a legitimate strategy set that can be utilized to improve your edge in the markets.
15 Feb Handling the Pressure Involved in Trading
In this webinar, Mike will discuss how the pressure of trading can turn “normal” stress into distress. Mike will also offer some proven tips and stress management techniques to assist you in improving your ability to handle the pressure of trading.
15 Feb Probabilities – Part 2: How to Employ Your TradeBook Edge Just Like a Casino Does
In the second part of this series, Mike will discuss how you as trader can develop an edge in the market similar to the house edge that makes casinos profitable. He will discuss the differences between trading and gambling as well as how precisely you can go about determining what your own specific TradeBook edge […]
15 Feb The Mental Edge Series: How to Identify the Negative Thinking that Causes Losing Trades
Mindset plays a very significant role in successful trading. Indeed, there are many sneaky thinking styles that you may not even class as being negative until you understand how that thinking impacts your actions in the markets. This webinar will unearth some of the most common mind traps that result in losing trades as well […]
15 Feb How to Avoid the Trading Trance
We can spend all day at our screens and not be aware of the passage of time. I suspect active traders move in and out of mild trance states multiple times per hour. In this webinar, we will look at the consequences of that alternation and what we can do to stay in our right […]
08 Feb Taking the Pain Out of Trading – Workshop Series Group 1: Assessing Impact – Fear of Taking or Holding a Trade
In the second workshop of this two-part series, Créde will talk to our volunteer traders to assess the impact that the mental edge strategy has had on their trading performance. We will discuss traders’ experiences with implementing the technique and forensically evaluate what aspects of their trading have improved and what still needs some work. […]
25 Jan Probabilities Part 1: Making the Change – Focusing on the Process Instead of the Outcome
When you enter a position, it is influenced by a number of random variables, all of which will have an effect on the outcome of your trade. Unlike the majority of professions, trading does not allow you to control or even influence the outcome of a trade. In this webinar, Mike will introduce the concept […]
25 Jan When Markets Change
Markets change character over time, but people do not. And we are certainly creatures of habit. The S&P and QQQ have more than doubled from the March 2020 bottom and for only one month have closed below the previous month’s low. Naturally, we all get accustomed to trading long. As of mid-January, SPY is down […]
19 Jan The Mental Edge Series Part 2: Going Deep to Level Up
Do you know exactly what you need to do to make profitable trades, but find yourself repeatedly getting in your own way? Do you become overactive in the market, revenge trade, ignore limits, or hesitate to take on risk because you are afraid to make a mistake? These are all ways that your mind and […]
07 Jan Build Your Trading Confidence with a Solid Pre-Market Routine
In this webinar, Mike will discuss how you can build your confidence going into the trading day by having a well-developed pre-market routine. He will describe the basics of a self-awareness review and how to prepare psychologically for the trading day, so that when the opening bell rings you will be ready to execute your […]
06 Jan Taking the Pain out of Trading Worshop Series Group 1: Decoding your Trading Challenges – Fear of Taking or Holding a Trade
In the first workshop of this two-part series, we decode the root of your trading pain points. Créde explains the common root causes of specific trading challenges and coaches a small group of traders through uncovering what is behind their deviating from their trading plan. At the end of the workshop, Créde sets a practical […]
30 Dec The Mental Edge Series Part 1: How to Think and Trade Like a Professional Athlete to Gain a Mental Edge in the Markets
Trading is a performance sport and mindset is a competitive advantage. To be a successful trader or athlete, technical skill is a requirement. But technical skill alone is not enough. In sport and trading, where split-second decisions and impulsive actions can make or break a career, mindset is what separates the good from the great. […]
23 Dec Market Dynamics Part 2: Matchers and Mismatchers
There are two general types of traders: those who prefer to trade the ranges and those who prefer trends. Of course, there are two mindsets that correspond to these preferences: MisMatchers… natural skeptics who expect Reversals and Matchers… naturally ‘agreeable’ folks who expect continuation. In this webinar, Dr. Ried is going to elaborate on that […]