Good Traders Are Like High-Performing Athletes

Good traders are the same as high-performing athletes. [Jeff Clark's Market Minute]( Good Traders Are Like High-Performing Athletes By Imre Gams, analyst, Market Minute I think of trading as a competitive sport. And good traders are the same as high-performing athletes. Over the last 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to coach thousands of traders. Most of these folks didn’t come to me with prior industry experience. Many of them had their own day jobs. They were teachers, engineers, surgeons, enlisted military. A few were even former professional athletes themselves. One thing that quickly became clear is there was a pattern between those traders who were successful… and those who weren’t. Discipline Is the Common Key The successful traders, by a wide margin, tended to come from military and athletic backgrounds. That’s because these two types of people have something in common. And that is discipline. In that respect, athletes and military personnel aren’t all that different. They’re both used to prescribed routines. They’re also used to being in control of their emotions. They know how to perform under intense pressure. That’s not to say that other professions don’t have any pressure. My point is simply that if I had to identify professional backgrounds that are highly correlated with trading success, it would be those two. When I made this discovery, I became obsessed with figuring out how to effectively coach discipline into the traders I worked with. You see, most traders’ biggest problem is their struggle with discipline. What I’ve overwhelmingly found is that most traders actually know what a really good trade looks like. Their problem is they take too many bad trades. If they don’t find an A+ setup, they’ll settle for a B- trade. And of course, those are the ones that end up being losers. My solution was quite simple. If most folks struggle with discipline while trading, why not start off building discipline in other areas of their lives first? 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It contains a selection of special reports, training videos, and a full trading glossary to help kickstart your trading career – at zero cost to you. Just [click here]( to check it out. Stack the Deck in Your Favor An athlete at the top of their game makes use of every advantage they can have over their opponent. They’ll eat well, sleep well, and of course train well. And when it’s finally time to compete for real, they’re confident knowing they’ve stacked the deck fully in their favor. It’s no different for traders. And I can personally guarantee you the benefits from optimizing your health will translate directly into better trading results. Happy trading, [Signature] Imre Gams Analyst, Market Minute IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… [Elon Musk’s Dirty Diesel Secret (and 1 stock to profit)]( With 98 charging bays, the Harris Ranch facility in California is the largest EV charging station in the world. Recently, a shocking report revealed this Tesla facility runs on diesel generators! 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