Many of you will have heard me evangelise (or maybe drone on, depending upon your view-point) about the work of Atul Gawande for 18 months or so.  In particular his book the Checklist Manifesto is an excellent read and is immensely relevant to traders.  I think its a fascinating book and I suggest it to all my clients to [...]

Here’s a blog post written by Tom Willard about Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics and trading. For those who’ve never heard of Maxwell Maltz and psycho-cybernetics I would heartily recommend all traders take the time to read and digest the book. (You can pick up a copy of the book here should you wish to read more.) [...]

This is another great blog post by Peter Brandt.  I would heartily recommend you read and take action accordingly. Enjoy   Get ready for a big surprise! If you are a successful day trader, this post does not apply to you. However, if you are unsuccessful as a day trader, then this post might be [...]

An interesting comment that was posted on an MSNBC article by one of the readers in response to another commentator.  I can take no credit for this article. If you know who was the original author then please let me know and I’ll happily credit the individuals The U.S. Congress sets a federal budget every [...]

This a great blog piece by Peter Brandt about the differences between Traders & Analysts.  Would make a great piece for my “What type of Trader are you?” articles.  Are you an analyst or a trader? http://peterlbrandt.com/thank-god-im-a-trader-not-an-analyst/  Read and inwardly digest! FXTraderPaul

I’ve often mentioned about traders working with scared money and the negative influence it can have on performance.  I was going to write my own specific piece on this however as luck would have it I found a better option by Chicago Sean.  I couldn’t explain it any better than he does in his piece.  [...]

I attended a useful session in teh City on Wednesday afternoon provided by Wes and Leanne from A4G Accountants for Traders. If you’re serious about your trading business then I would heartily recommend checking out their website and their services. I left realising that it’s vitally important to have the correct support structures in place for your trading business.  I always [...]

Ok, indulge me here.  It’s a little bit of a different tack for the normal thought of the day post however I hope you still find it inspiring and relevant to trading. I’ve been away for a long weekend and during my time away I managed to re-watch the movie Invictus.  If you haven’t seen it [...]

Yep I couldn’t think of a better name for this post other than the iconic spaghetti western starring the legendary Clint Eastwood.  Some might say that these trades are a bit like the gunfight at the OK Corral…keep your head down as its likely to be taken off by some of the wild dodgy shots! As [...]

“Trading is a business where it really pays to pay attention and learn from the market every day. You will know just that bit more than the others who think they can just enter some magic numbers in a computer.” Peter Crown – Professional trader,  25+ years experience