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Trading Psychology · 15 Jul 2026
Living with Double-Digit Days
The biggest challenge of trading leveraged ETFs is learning to live with large daily swings. This is the highest mountain you have to climb to enjoy the views these instruments provide.
15 Jul 2026
Trading Psychology · 17 Jun 2026
Rearview Mirror Blues
The days after you exit a position can be surprisingly challenging. The adrenaline is gone. Your numbers haven't really settled. Yet the candles keep coming.
17 Jun 2026
Trading Psychology · 10 Jun 2026
The Tug of Candle
One of the hardest things in trading — especially for someone who relies heavily on price action — is dissociating your factual observations from your own narrative.
10 Jun 2026