Trading in the Zone: Maximizing Performance with Focus and Discipline

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John Wiley & Sons, Mar 2, 2001 - Business & Economics - 240 pages
Overcome the obstacles that can prevent you from winning at the trading game

A trader's emotional state is vital to being a successful investor. There are many psychological factors that can affect the decisions one makes in the course of a trading day. This book focuses on overcoming issues such as anxiety, fear, and over-ambition so that traders can become more focused and be more successful-in other words, enter the zone-and stay in it as long as possible.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Defining the Zone
11
Overcoming the Past
21
Using a Goal
33
Gathering Information
53
Understanding the Analysis
69
Learning More
81
Managing the Risk
99
Learning from Your Mistakes
135
Overcoming Psychological Obstacles
157
Stepping Up to the Challenge
175
Taking Advantage of Capitulation
195
Short Selling
205
Conclusion
219
Index
227
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Tolerating the Pain
117

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ARI KIEV, MD, is a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement. He is also President of the Social Psychiatry Research Institute and is recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in transcultural psychiatry, suicidology, and psychopharmacology. His other books include the acclaimed Trading to Win: The Psychology of Mastering the Markets; Transcultural Psychiatry; A Strategy for Daily Living; and The Courage to Live.

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