I always tell my new clients: “One of the most important things you can do to improve your trading is to develop specific patterns of behavior.”

Tiger Woods doesn’t plop the ball on the ground and flail away. He follows a regimented and very carefully practiced series of steps to give himself the best possibility of success. Following a pattern of behavior time after time has helped to make him the world’s most successful golfer.

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Curious about futures trading? Want to see how we pros do it? I have prepared a short video that takes you through the start of a typical market day. Click here to watch the action.

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To be a successful futures trader you have to master three essential elements: technique, psychology and money management. Mastery and balance of all three elements is vital to success. In our last post we talked about the importance of money management. Today we’re going to discuss psychology.

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