Introduction to Trading Psychology

Book excerpt: Mike describes the foundation of building a successful career in trading around the three essential pillars of technology, strategy, and psychology. While technology and strategy may seem like the ideal place to the majority of your time perfecting, it truly is the focus on the psychology pillar that will bring your trading to an entirely different level. Join Mike and Andrew as they explore how the mind affects your trading performance. The practical guide is broken down into six parts to assist you in discovering the concepts associated with trading psychology. During part 1, you will embark on a journey which explores the challenges of trading, self-evaluation, and how to determine your trader personality. Mike will then put you in the front row of learning about how your mind deals with uncertainty and how it affects your decision-making process. Part 3, you see the importance of discipline in the trading and why some people who are well-disciplined in a particular profess does not necessarily carry over into being a well-discipled trader. The next part introduces you concept of remaining mindful and in the present moment while you are analyzing the market prior, during, and after a trade. Part 5 covers the inevitable feeling of doubt during a drawdown, and how the attribute of mental resilience plays a vital role in recovering your emotional capital. Finally, the book concludes with the often forgotten about aspect of living a healthy lifestyle and the impacts it has on your trading account.