Earlier today, we received an email from one of our students (Adam) who just had a 6-figure month trading the E-mini S&P Futures using the methodology we teach in the OpenTrader Training Program. He achieved this using relatively modest position sizing of 20-30 contracts per trade. Making over $100K in a single month is impressive on … Read More …
How To Reprogram Your Mind for Trading Success
Anyone can talk about effective trading mindsets. But what does it really take to change your thinking and achieve trading success? In our last post, I talked about the incredible power of having a mindset of gratitude, and how it can greatly help your trading. A perceptive reader, aptly called Attitude Trader, mentioned that gratitude was … Read More …
A Message to Those Who Think Trading Depends on Luck
If you want to get on my bad side, tell me that trading involves a high degree of luck. Nothing gets me going more than that- especially if you’re very adamant about your view. I’m usually quite calm, composed, and level headed. But when I hear those words, they get under my skin. You see, … Read More …
3 Ways to Avoid Getting Chopped Up By The Market
It’s a common problem. You stick to your stops with discipline, you practice correct position sizing, and yet you find yourself still losing. While you managed to avoid any large disastrous losses through good risk management, you fell into another trap: death by a thousand cuts. For me personally, this was always my Achilles heel. I respected … Read More …
In Trading, When To Be Aggressive vs. Conservative
This is a snippet from our weekly group coaching call that we hold for traders enrolled in our Professional Training Program. One of the traders asked a question on when to be aggressive vs. conservative. In this video, we cover that question and provide a specific method on how to analyze the trading environment and … Read More …
There’s Only 2 Kinds of Traders Making Money
There are hundreds of trading styles out there. There are dozens of markets to trade. There are multiple time-frames to trade on. But there are only 2 kinds of traders that are making any money. And the only question you need to be asking yourself is: am I one of them? If you are one … Read More …
The Counter-intuitive Way To Control Your Emotions In Trading
I don’t know any trader who doesn’t struggle at times with their emotions. Likewise, I don’t know any trader who doesn’t wish that they could control their emotions better. Here’s an excerpt from an email I just received from a trader named Jill: I have a problem with hesitation. Even though I have a strategy … Read More …
We Are Traders: A Tribute To All the Traders Out There
When I’m trading, I like to have things that can quickly put me in the right trading mindset. I think it’s important for every trader to be able to place themselves in the right frame of mind before the day begins and during the day when losses, mistakes, or boredom can leave one in a … Read More …