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Destructive habits in chart-based swing trading

December 27, 2021/by Peter Brandt
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“Coulda, woulda, shoulda” – a mindset that is NOT conducive to successful market speculation

August 1, 2021/by Peter Brandt
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PETER BRANDT CFA MAGAZINE interview October 2018

February 16, 2019/by Peter Brandt
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Trading Commentary – 2013 re-lived

December 15, 2018/by Peter Brandt
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Drawdowns

November 28, 2018/by Peter Brandt
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The huge mistake for a discretionary trader is to get lured into trading simply out of the anxiety of missing moves that are taking place.

November 15, 2018/by Peter Brandt
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Losing a lot to win in the end

June 9, 2018/by Peter Brandt
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It’s harder to manage a profitable trade than a losing trade

June 6, 2018/by Peter Brandt
 Profitable trades are the hardest trades to manage
 
Trades that are somewhere between break-even and an eventual price target are the hardest trades for me to manage.
 
I have no trouble exiting a trade that turns quickly into a loss or challenges my entry level a few days after I enter the trade. 
 
I also have no trouble taking profits at the target level I predetermine for a trade.
 
It is between these two extremes that managing a trade is difficult. There is an old trading adage:
 
"Cut losses short, let profits run"
 
Easy to say -- hard to do, especially the "let profits run" part of the adage. In practice letting profits run is one of the most challenging parts of trading. On one hand I  want to give a trade ample opportunity to trend toward a profit target. On the other hand I do not enjoy letting a profitable trade return to the starting gate ("Round trippers" is my name for these trades). Finding the balance is the issue. 
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Losing Money Without Losing Your Edge | Mental Game of Trading | Real Vision Series

May 1, 2018/by Peter Brandt
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Great Traders are Underwater Most of the Time

February 1, 2017/by Peter Brandt
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Expectations – The Enemy of Traders

January 29, 2017/by Peter Brandt
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A Review of Bayesian Probability by Michael Lewis

January 26, 2017/by Peter Brandt
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Explaining the Dominant Fundamental Factor

April 13, 2016/by Peter Brandt

Dominant Fundamental Factor

I have a theory about the U.S. stock market (and all other markets). I have no idea if I am right or wrong, but I believe with all my heart I am right. The theory is that there is only one major fundamental or global macro factor (at the outside, maybe two) that drives a major trend in the U.S. stock market. I call this theory the "Dominant Fundamental Factor." All the other apparently important fundamental factors just create confusion and market noise. Read More
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Learning From Trades That Do Not Work

June 10, 2015/by Peter Brandt
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What Trading Over the Course of Five Different Decades has Taught Me About Drawdowns

June 8, 2015/by Peter Brandt
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If You Want to Learn How to Win as a Trader, You Must First Learn How to Lose

April 30, 2015/by Peter Brandt
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Patience…Discipline…Discipline…Discipline…Discipline…Patience

April 7, 2015/by Peter Brandt
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