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Trader Self-Evaluation

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By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Posted on October 30, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I believe the most significant work that anyone can do to increase market returns is self- work. Really understanding yourself and how you think can give you an edge that others in the market don’t have. As part of my training, I give a long questionnaire to each trader to do an evaluation of […]

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Your Beliefs About Trading

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Posted October 16, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. You do not trade the markets—no one does.  Now that might sound surprising to many of you.  But what you really trade are your beliefs about the market.  Furthermore, your ability to do so is tempered by your beliefs about yourself. I’d like you to write down your beliefs about yourself.  These beliefs will typically start with words like I am I feel I

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What Can We Expect From a Trading System?

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What Can We Expect from a Trading System? by D. R. Barton, Jr. Posted on June 13, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I really enjoy small sayings that capture the essence of issues. During one of our trading courses, we were discussing various trading systems and execution platforms. One of the attendees summed up the essence of where the responsibility for performance lies by saying, “It’s the dancer,

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The Loss Trap By, Van K. Tharp

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The Loss Trap By: Van K. Tharp Ph.D Posted on October 16, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from our newsletter archive and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Do you remember playing with a toy called the Chinese Finger Trap when you were a child? This toy is a woven straw cylinder with an opening at each end just large enough for a finger. Once you insert a finger in each end, you are in the trap. You pull

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Exits – Are Your Money Management Stops Too Large or Too Small?

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Exits – Are Your Money Management Stops Too Large or Too Small? by Chuck LeBeau and Terence Tan Posted on June 13, 2018 It seems that Money Management stops are either too close and subject to frequent whipsaws or too far away and expose our capital to large losses. From the results of our testing, we have concluded that most systems would benefit from the inclusion of relatively large money management stops. At first thought, it would seem that the closer the stops and the smaller the losses, the lower

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Ken Long Reviews Successful Trades

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Ken Long Reviews Successful Trades Click here to listen to Ken narrate the trade on YouTube Posted on June 15, 2018 A note to readers: This article is from a previous publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Notes from a Trading Session Mastermind groups can help traders identify new opportunities and strategies and provide the technical and emotional support needed to navigate difficult markets. These groups represent the synergistic collaboration that everyone brings to new and exciting trade ideas. The Tortoise mastermind group is a collaborative

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How to Evaluate Money Managers

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By Van Tharp and Tom Basso October 16, 2018 A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Tom Basso once suggested some rules for investing. When I first saw them, I thought, “These are much too restrictive. They’d rule out some great traders.” But I have since changed my mind and now think that if you are going to have someone else manage your money, these are wise points to follow. Here are ten points that Tom Basso

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System Performance

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June 13, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Part I “When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.”— Al McGuire, college basketball coach “That system I bought stinks! The first three trades I made with it were all losers. I wasted a thousand bucks on that piece of junk! I’ll never trade that thing again.” I have heard such tales

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Ken Long’s Perspective on His Systems and His Teaching Style

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Trade Alongside Ken  Long in His Back to Back Workshops A note to readers: This article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Ken provided the following analysis in March 2012. Though slightly dated now, it continues to show the level to which he researches the market and how he successfully adapts his trading to remain successful—regardless of what the market is doing. In the last four months, the market has gone through major state changes. Any single trading strategy has likely had

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An Interview with Ken Long

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June 15, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. Ken Long loves to trade and to teach. He happens to excel in both of those roles, so we thought we’d ask him to share a little bit about how he thinks and what makes him successful. As an example of Ken’s self-awareness and his sense of service, he emailed us back this note after he’d completed the interview questions:

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