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Do You Chase Trading Perfection?
Do you let the quest for perfection get in the way of trading success? It's more common than you might think. We discuss where this tendency comes from and how to let ...
Make Trading Real when Things Are Going Well
When you're trading part-time and doing well, your trading can seem almost like a video game. Here's actionable thing I tell the traders I coach to do that keeps them...
Profitable Traders Keep A Journal
If there's one thing profitable traders do consistently, it's keeping track of their results. Winners keep score! We discuss the do's and don't's of journaling and t...
What NOT To Automate In Your Trading Business
Just because you CAN automate doesn't necessarily mean you SHOULD automate it.
Position Sizing Is Sexy
Book on Kelly Criterion: Fortune's Formula
Sizing Up a Trading Strategy
You finally have a serious trading edge. And you know it. How should you think about sizing up?
Should you EVER Take Partial Profits?
Dave's article on partial profits: Should You EVER Take Partial Profits?Dave's Strategy Corner monthly column at TASC MagazineSocial Desirability Bias - why bad ideas ...
Why Dave Left Trade-Ideas
Several months ago, Dave decided to leave Trade-Ideas to focus on trading and coaching.Dave discusses why he left, making big decisions, and focusing on trading.
Handling a Trading Mistake
Dave discussed a mistake one of his coaching clients made, how he responded to it, and the changes to his trading process as a result of it.We discuss the critical pie...
Creating a Trusted Trader Group
Books mentioned:Give and Take by Adam GrantNever Eat Alone by Keith FerrazziThe Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Interview with Brett Steenbarger
Links mentioned in this episode:Brett's drawdown in the 80's: After a Devastating LossBrett's Traderfeed Blog: https://traderfeed.blogspot.com/Brett's Books:The Psycho...
24 Hour Trading Is Coming
There are big changes on the trading horizon as 24-hour trading is becoming more and more a reality. We discuss how this will affect the markets, what cues we'll be l...
Evolving Over Time As a Trader
In a follow-up to last week's interview with Marsten Parker, Dave and Michael discuss the key to being successful for a long period: adapting.Whether successful trader...
Interview with Marsten Parker
We talk with Marsten Parker who was highlighted in Jack Schwager's Market Wizard book series and the creator of the RealTest backtesting software.We discuss the proces...
Charting Software Roundup
How many monitors should you have? What chart platform should you use?"A lot of indicators on a chart is a sign of mediocrity." -- DaveSoftware mentioned:Interactive ...
Choosing Backtesting Software
Trade-Ideas OddsMakerAmibroker RealTestQuantConnectMichael's RealTest Coding Helper: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-5AvG9XdDY-realtest-coding-helper
Using Regime Filters in a Strategy
What is a regime filter and is it useful?That's the question we discussed on this episode - Michael and Dave have completely different approaches.Here are links to art...
Removing Bad Trades from a Strategy
A listener asks how he can remove 30% of the trades he's taking in his trading strategy that he knows are hurting his results.Are you interested in Backtesting but don...