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Saturday, November 15, 2014

A Quick Update on Stock Market Strength

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My recent post suggested that we were seeing diminished strength in the U.S. stock market, but not distinct signs of weakness.  Ab...

Fresh Perspectives From Trading Coaches

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In this post, I thought I would step back and pass along worthwhile ideas from a variety of trading coaches who post to social media.  Ul...
Friday, November 14, 2014

The One Trading Drill That Can Most Improve Your Trading Performance

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In response to the post on training as the missing ingredient in the development of traders , an inquiring reader asks:  "Can you pl...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Why It's Important to Go With the Flow State

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Thanks to @brussbowman for pointing out this interesting article on how the brain performs better when it slows down .  Steven Kotler ma...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Upside Momentum Cresting: An Updated Look at Stock Market Breadth

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It's been quite a rally off the October lows for U.S. stocks.  My most recent update showed continued buying interest in stock...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Why We Choke Under Pressure and What We Can Do About It

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Thanks to Crosshairs Trader for pointing out this excellent article on why people choke under pressure .  It turns out that how we frame...
Monday, November 10, 2014

The Beauty of Butt Ugly Markets

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In the wake of much discussion of "V-bottoms", given the August and October experiences, I decided to take a look at V candidat...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

Viewing and Reviewing for the Market Week Ahead

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*  Above is a chart that tracks the balance between buying and selling activity across NYSE shares, derived from uptick/downtick data.  Y...

The Missing Ingredient in the Development of Traders

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To become part of elite military units, soldiers need to pass rigorous training programs.  There is a great deal we can learn from these ...
Saturday, November 08, 2014

Learning From Relative Performance: International Stock Markets

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Recent posts have taken a look at relative market indicators, including those from fixed income and from different stock market sector...
Friday, November 07, 2014

Is This Stock Market Rally Ready to Roll Over?

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Recent looks at breadth and sentiment and the strength of the market rally suggested that the current move higher in the U.S. ...
Thursday, November 06, 2014

How to Become a Peak Performance Trader

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Thanks to Bella at SMB for pointing out this excellent article on getting better at getting better across multiple areas of performance...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Three Powerful Predictors of the Success of New Traders

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I recently conducted my own mental survey:  I identified the young traders I had seen grow into successful money managers with superior t...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Breadth, Sentiment, and a Look at Recent Market Extremes

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Here are two charts that display the extremity of the moves we've recently seen in the U.S. stock market.  The top chart shows the...
Monday, November 03, 2014

Nine Best Practices for Leading a Longer, Happier Life

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Immortality may be a stretch goal, but is it possible to live longer lives with more quality to our years?  A collaboration among Dan B...
Sunday, November 02, 2014

Fresh Insights to Start the Market Week

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*  Above is a chart I constructed that is a running, cumulative total of NYSE stocks giving buy vs. sell signals for Wilder's Parabol...

Learning From Relative Performance: Lessons From Fixed Income Measures

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I recently noted that we can learn quite a bit from the relative performance of stock market sectors .  The same is true for the rel...
Saturday, November 01, 2014

Putting This Market Rally Into Perspective

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I know when the bears are hurting, because out come the daggers for the central banks.  I've been in the business quite a while...
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Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D.
Author of The Psychology of Trading (Wiley, 2003), Enhancing Trader Performance (Wiley, 2006), The Daily Trading Coach (Wiley, 2009), Trading Psychology 2.0 (Wiley, 2015), The Art and Science of Brief Psychotherapies (APPI, 2018) and Radical Renewal (2019) with an interest in using historical patterns in markets to find a trading edge. Currently writing a book on performance psychology and spirituality. As a performance coach for portfolio managers and traders at financial organizations, I am also interested in performance enhancement among traders, drawing upon research from expert performers in various fields. I took a leave from blogging starting May, 2010 due to my role at a global macro hedge fund. Blogging resumed in February, 2014.
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