Trading Psychology Develop a Relationship with Money At some point in our life, taking a long hard look at our relationship with money could be the thing that saves us from emotional turmoil. Josh Deats 18 Jul 2021 · 6 min read
Performance Psychology Procrastination and Trading Discipline I think most people can relate - looking at our mistakes can be hard. Doing that as a profession can be harder! Josh Deats 20 Jun 2021 · 5 min read
Trading Psychology Social Comparison and Stock Market Psychology Taking Control of your emotional life will be the difference between a long prosperous career in stock trading or burning out and and destroying your account. Josh Deats 22 May 2021 · 6 min read
Trading Psychology Trading, Money & Mental Health Money. The very word is dripping in emotions, hopes, dreams and mental projections of "success". In a society that values money, even at the cost of values and morals in Josh Deats 8 Apr 2021 · 5 min read
Trading for a Living Trading on Shaky Foundations Before taking a trade, both new and experienced traders should take a long hard look at the foundations on which they trade. Josh Deats 12 Mar 2021 · 6 min read
Performance Psychology Regaining Control of Your Trading Focusing on what you can control as opposed to a state of fear is the only way to trade for the long run. Josh Deats 2 Mar 2021 · 6 min read
Macro Avoid Every Market Crash with These Simple Rules Avoid a market meltdown and manage your risk with these simple rules. These macro indicators of stock market health can save you a lot of money. Josh Deats 16 Feb 2021 · 7 min read
Investing and Trading Strategy What is System Expectancy Few people understand the concept of trading system expectancy. Knowing this concept is the closest thing to a "Holy Grail" one can find in trading. Josh Deats 23 Jan 2021 · 5 min read
Performance Psychology Good Trading is Boring If you are looking for excitement go to a casino. If you are looking to make money trading, get comfortable with patience. Josh Deats 20 Jan 2021 · 5 min read
Trading for a Living 2020 Results and Recap 2020 was strange but rewarding and 2021 will no doubt be even more strange but possibly life changing! Josh Deats 10 Jan 2021 · 4 min read
Personal Philosophy Books on Philosophy that Helped me Become a Better Trader I truly wish I stopped reading books about "Trading systems" and began reading Philosophy earlier. I think these are some great starting points. Josh Deats 1 Jan 2021 · 6 min read
Macro Is Money Printing Out of Control A Note on RiskI really get tired of people saying trading is risky or as alluded to in other posts "Gambling". There are many types of risk in the stock Josh Deats 31 Dec 2020 · 14 min read
Trading Psychology Dealing with Missed Trading Opportunities Just Because It's Simple, Doesn't Mean It's Easy"The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money Josh Deats 15 Dec 2020 · 10 min read
Performance Psychology 5 Ways to Simplify Your Trading, Reduce Stress and Increase Profit This Isn't the OfficeUnlike the outside world, trading itself should be a very simple, and repeatable task once "tuned in". This year I have really focused on separating the signal Josh Deats 14 Oct 2020 · 8 min read
Personal Philosophy Are You Trading the Wrong System for Your Personality? Square Peg Round HoleI am in the middle of a book by Brett Steenbarger, someone I originally wrote off as his book "The Psychology of Trading" seemed very theoretical and Josh Deats 22 Sep 2020 · 9 min read
Trading Resources Minervini Private Access: Is it Really Worth it? By Popular DemandI have to be honest, I was getting a little disheartened starting this blog and the only question people would ask would be about Mark Minervini, his Private Josh Deats 13 Jul 2020 · 9 min read
Performance Psychology Responding to a Stock Market Pullback Everything is Clear in HindsightDo you ever buy a 'sure fire' stock that you were certain is going to rocket but somehow pulls back the second you buy it? That Josh Deats 7 Jul 2020 · 10 min read
Trading Resources How a Trading Journal Changed my Trading and Life A Tale of Two TradersOf all the incoming questions I get through our blog, I seldom get inquiries about the actual process of trading. It's always about how much money Josh Deats 28 Jun 2020 · 10 min read
