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Strategies & Market Trends : Trade What You See, Not What You Think -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: aldrums who wrote (557)	5/8/2001 10:16:07 PM
From: Threei	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 867

you will realize there really is a random distribution of winners and losers for any trading setup that defines an edge. This single idea being fully accepted can make a world of difference between winning and losing trader, IMO. Vadym

To: aldrums who wrote (557)	5/9/2001 12:59:50 PM
From: underdog430	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 867

Alex, While I do agree with the beliefs expressed in the book on a cognitive basis, you are correct in that I probably don't fully accept them yet. I was wondering how people have incorporated those beliefs themselves. The affirmations (or mantras or assumptions or whatever you want to call them) are something that I'm working on but I was curious if they've actually worked for others. The most disciplined traders that I've encountered were transformed in the conventional way - multiple account blowouts. Multiple account blowouts have a lot of emotional energy so I can see how they could cause someone to change in a fundamental way but I hope to find an alternative way of achieving change. I am going to read the book again because I do agree with the basic premise - that changing my basic beliefs is needed. Thanks for your thoughts, Mark