The Mental Side of Trading

futurestradingprimer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:54:32 +0000

Trading Commodities Futures Contracts for profit places an extra-ordinary responsibility on the shoulders of the speculator.

All results are entirely up to you. Failure or Success, they say, is “In you hands.”

However, it is vital in trading to realize that your success is based on something much deeper. Your hands do the action, but your actions are an extention of your thoughts – and your thoughts are DIRECTLY limitted and linked to your self-image.

The highly-leaveraged futures markets provide a trader with very strong negetive feedback if you are trading wrong, much like a golfer will miss a shot by many yards just with fractions of millimeters mistake in contacting the ball. The effect of one’s emotions on the success of your trades are very much like those described in the book Inner Golf.

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Commodities Futures Trading Primer

futurestradingprimer — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:52:33 +0000

More than just Commodities Trading 101, Futures Trading Primer is a collection of ALL aspects of trading.

Executing your trades is only about 3% of the activity involved in your trading. Another 5 to 10% of your time is engaged with statistics and market research – The other 87-92% of your time is spent thinking about your trades.

The mental aspect of Trading Commodities Futures Contracts is by far the most important element of success.

Join us at Futures Trading Primer as we explore how your self-concept entirely determines your profits.