traderfeed.blogspot.com - 11/5/2009
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Special thanks to reader Adam for pointing out this excellent article on mood and its effect on leadership . Why is this important? Because you are the leader of your own trading business . As the article indicates, how we think affects how we feel--and that helps to shape our actions. ...
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Thursday links: the carry trade
Abnormal Returns —
... Doug Kass is not crazy about the Burlington Northern (BNI) acquisition. (TheStreet)
Adam Warner, “So by all mean, simulate new sorts of positions on paper first, it will help. Just know that “managing” said position will differ once the lights go on.” (Daily Options Report)
How mood can affect your “trading business.” (TraderFeed)
Speaking of mood, how “solar ...
NewsFlashr Editor’s Picks for Nov 5
Afraid to Trade.com Blog —
... time for this week’s Editor’s Picks from the NewsFlashr Business Blog section!
Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture shares two graphs of US Unemployment - one from 2004 when the unemployment rate was 5.5% and the other now from 2009 when the unemployment rate is 9.8%. Very revealing.
Dr. Steenbarger of Trader Feed wrote two posts, one on “Trading and Response Inhibition” and the other on “Trading and Mood” which are certainly worth referencing.
I must give credit to ...
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