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The Brain on Trading: Emotional Intelligence and the Trader’s Mind

Rande Howell — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:37:09 +0000

“I left money on the table yesterday, and I’m not going to leave money on the table this time!” Harry silently declared, “I’ve missed out too many times – I’m going to ride this one and clean up.”

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The Delusional Trader

TradersLog — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:43:04 +0000

By Adrienne Toghraie Psychologists would tell you that being in a delusional state means that you are psychotic – obviously not a good thing, especially when you need to know what is really going on in the world. But, strangely enough, sometimes it can work for a trader. Jack is a trader who is a

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Nuggets of Wisdom from Jesse Livermore, Greatest Trader Ever

Jim Wyckoff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:37:31 +0000

In the early part of the 20th century, Jesse Livermore was the most successful (and most feared) stock trader on Wall Street. He called the stock market crash of 1907 and once made $3 million in a single day. In 1929, Livermore went short several stocks and made $100 million. He was blamed for the

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