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. … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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. … Read more

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 … Read more

Gap Trading: Pockets of Opportunity

Higher volatility markets often attract traders as large price exploration and range expansion provide directional bias to exploit. Knowing the structure that markets leave behind in the form of ‘Gaps’ can provide additional edge for short-term levels and entry/targets, swing ideas as certain Gaps provide contunation and exhaustion, and can signal macro shifts in sentiment … Read more

Taking the Pain out of Trading Part 2: Assessing Impact – FOMO and Overtrading

In the second workshop of this two-part series, we talk to our volunteer traders to assess the impact that the mental edge strategy has had on their trading performance. We discuss traders’ experiences with implementing the technique and forensically evaluate what aspects of their trading have improved and what still needs some work. Créde will … Read more

Building Resilience: How to Bounce Back Quickly from Mistakes and Losses in Your Trading

Mistakes and losses are an inevitable occurrence on the path to becoming a consistently profitable trader. However, with the right skills and mindset, they don’t need to turn into red days or runs of red days. The secret to long-term trading success is to build the skill of resilience. When you have the ability to … Read more

Taking the Pain out of Trading Part 1: Decoding Your Trading Challenges – FOMO and Overtrading

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 … Read more

Developing a Mindfulness Routine Series: Mindfulness Improves the Conversations You Have with Yourself

We have all experienced rumination, critical judgement, and unkind comments in our self-talk. Unfortunately, there is no off-switch for this mental chatter. Fortunately, mindfulness can help us become aware of our inner dialogues and the weight we give them. This awareness opens up a space to choose to believe and engage with our inner talk … Read more

Basic Market Dynamics

There are two primary forces operating in the market: mean reversion and trend. Both operate simultaneously, but it helps to know which of these factors is dominant. Moreover, traders tend to have a personal mindset bias for one or the other behavior, meaning we tend to imagine/expect breakouts or reversals. In this webinar we will … Read more

Techniques to Improve your Trading Psychology

Most traders agree that trading psychology is a critical aspect of performance; in this presentation Dr Andrew Menaker will discuss why some trading psychology techniques work better than others. The key to benefiting from trading psychology is knowing and utilizing the specific techniques that resonate the most for you at a given point in your … Read more

Seven Consistency Killers

Consistency is a great topic because in trading the concept-as-applied doesn’t exactly match the simplistic dictionary definition (conformity to a standard or rule.) It’s also a bit of a paradox because while we need a coherent approach to trading, we also need to adapt. In this webinar we’ll review “7 Consistency Killers” that might have … Read more