How Do You Make a Trading Decision

Thoughts and tips from a pro trader. Hi Traders!  Vlad Karpel here with another Free Service to help you become a better and more profitable trader!  [Image](  May 21, 2021 | Issue 9 Enjoy this issue... How Do You Make a Trading Decision Trading should never be an impulsive, uneducated, spur-of-the-moment decision. The trader's decision-making process is exactly that, a process. A process, which when done correctly, should yield positive results- financially and emotionally.  I have been utilizing the OODA method in my decision-making process, which I would like to share with you today. OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act.  The first step of observation includes educating yourself about the company in which you are hoping to invest into. Look at the fundamentals of the company and its history. Pay attention to its stock and what has happened to it in the past, in a historical context. Don't forget to consider the macro and micro-events of our economy, companies do not exist in a bubble, they are affected by various events taking place. The second step is to orient. Orient yourself with the trade signals. Consider your outlook on the time horizon, where has this stock been and where is it going? [Continue reading ]( Previous Articles Process Vs. Outcome “Focus on the process, and let go of the outcomes”. How many times have you heard this advice? And if you’ve heard it before, it’s very likely you know it’s a lot easier said than done. Perhaps this will help you in actually doing it.  Since 1996, I’ve talked to over a thousand traders, and a high number of them are boom & bust traders. Make money and lose it. Rinse and repeat. And over the years I’ve noticed one thing in common among every single boom & bust trader and many successful traders who’ve hit a celling. [Read More >>]( Process Vs. Outcome Part 2 One of the primary ideas in the first blog about Process vs. Outcomes is how difficult it is to focus more on process and let go of outcomes. In trading, we learn that focusing on our process or following a proven strategy is critical, but after some experience with trading, most people become more attached to the outcomes, much more than focusing on the process. This is very understandable for a number of reasons... [Read More >>]( Threat Versus Opportunity As a clinical psychologist, before I became an active trader and a coach working with traders, I was involved with C.I.S.D. (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing) and threat assessment.  There’s no school or curriculum for a trading psychologist. And as I started working with traders in 1996, I realized my prior professional experience would come in handy.  The human brain is designed to survive more than to thrive. That’s a matter of evolutionary biology ...  [Read More >>]( It’s Not All Bad With covid-19 and the recent steep market sell-off, we seem to be surrounded by bad news.   We’re all experiencing a variety of powerful emotions right now including fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and for some, panic.  Yesterday I was talking to a prospective coaching client, Rick, who told me that his strategy of trying to think only positive thoughts wasn’t working. Not surprisingly, Rick said it was hard to remain positive while watching the market go down so quickly and also being bombarded with bad news. “Everywhere I turn, all I get is bad news, and even my wife has been giving me regular updates”...  [Read More >>](  DISCLAIMER: Vlad and his team may have a financial interest in the picks as they trade many of the same equities and options they pick. Vlad Karpel and YellowTunnel (Company) is not an investment advisory service, nor a registered investment advisor or broker-dealer and does not purport to tell or suggest which securities or currencies customers should buy or sell for themselves. As an investor, you know that any kind of investment opportunity has its risks. There is no such thing as low risk stocks and we recommend you invest wisely and that only risk capital should be used to trade. Investing in Stocks and Options is highly speculative. 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