I was fortunate to discover Dr Van Tharp’s work at the beginning of my trading journey. His thinking about beliefs, mental state and position sizing helped shape my approach to trading and eventually inspired the name TradingBeliefs. Here’s what more than two decades in financial markets have taught me about those lessons.

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The first half of the year is almost behind us. This is a good time to review what’s working and what needs to improve. We’re approaching the halfway point of the trading year, which makes this a good time to review where you are and where you want to be by December. A lot of […]

Markets response to the appalling events of 16th June 2016. Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the brutal and senseless murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox. It was a shameful and terrible act, and I hope that her friends and family have managed to find some sliver of peace and solace in the years […]

“Somebody, somewhere, always knows something and its human nature to use that information for their own benefit.” I was told that 20+ years ago when trading prediction markets v1. Its sage advice that has stood the test of time. This morning would be another good example of that. Trading GBP on an intra-day basis using […]

Make 2026 your best trading year ever by joining the VTP Trader Accountability Group: https://bit.ly/VTPTAG Hello Traders, Thanks to those of you who joined us today. I should reiterate that the Monday Market Update is just that. A big picture overview of the markets, with a few ‘charts of interest’ thrown in. There are no […]

Wednesday 1st April 1500 London Hey traders, A quick follow up 15 min video to Fridays Video were I talked about WOWO and how Trump was fighting a 2 front war against Iran, and the Bond market. There are some excellent fundamental/geo-political/fixed-income specialists out there who are far smarter and savvier than myself. I can […]

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Make 2026 your best trading year ever by joining the VTP Trader Accountability Group: https://bit.ly/VTPTAG Join the 2026 Q1 Dollar Edge FX Swing Trading Group Mentorship: https://bit.ly/USDEDGE Hello Traders, Thanks to those of you who joined us today. I should reiterate that the Monday Market Update is just that. A big picture overview of the […]

NorthWest Trader Meetup – Thursday 12th Feb – Liverpool. More details on the Meetup link below. https://www.meetup.com/northwest-traders-network/events/313155670/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=announce_event&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=3780866