Trading as a profession presents many dualities – it shows us every day how we are performing, but at the same time, it triggers our psyche to lie to us about the reality of our perceived achievements. Recently, I took a somewhat deeper dive into the psychology behind my own trading to find out…
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If I were to try to describe the relationship between the market and traders, I would term it symbiotic. Unfortunately, too many traders try to ascribe some emotional structure to this relationship. It is It is neither confrontational nor aggressive, and neither party has any personal responsibility to the other. Each party’s obligation is completely…
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There is an old saying in markets: “The trend is your frien d.” It is repeated so often that its meaning has almost worn thin. Yet when you peel back the layers, this principle remains the single most reliable underpinning of long-term trading survival. Like the majority of things trading related, it is straightforward but…
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“It is not enough for me to succeed; my friends must fail.” The saying has been attributed to figures as diverse as Genghis Khan and Gore Vidal—two personalities who could hardly be further apart. Yet, whoever first said it captured a sentiment that exists in Australia. Where Americans often celebrate their peers’ achievements with applause,…
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Markets seemingly don’t sleep. There’s always another chart to look at, another alert to monitor, another trade idea to stress-test. For the dedicated trader, the temptation is ever-present: stay glued to the screen, stay ahead of the move, stay in control. “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a…
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There’s a phrase often repeated in self-help circles: “Comparison is the thief of joy.” For most people, it applies to careers, relationships, or lifestyles. For traders, the phrase cuts even deeper because trading is one of the few pursuits where your profitability is constantly measurable, relentlessly comparable, and often judged by yourself more harshly than…
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In trading, as in many high-performance fields, it’s easy to get caught up in the scoreboard. On the surface, it appears that the metrics that measure our profitability are the things we should focus exclusively on. Yet, the truth is far more subtle: focusing solely on outcomes is not just misleading—it’s dangerous. Profitability comes from…
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In trading, survival is rarely about predicting the market with flawless foresight. Instead, it often depends on how you frame risk, execute consistently, and allow probability to work in your favour. Two ideas that are frequently confused—but vitally important to distinguish—are precision and accuracy. They sound similar, yet for traders, they represent entirely different skills.…
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There are three types of investors: momentum, valuation and noise. Momentum investors care about trend, valuation investors care about fundamentals and noise investors care about a random assortment of stuff. Many of us are noise investors, even though we wont realise it. Of course, investment approaches do not all neatly fit into such discrete categories.…
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