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Setting Goals, You Can Achieve: A Framework

Crafting a Resilient Path: Insights from Episodes 58 and 59

As we usher in the end of the year, our recent podcast episodes have delved deep into the art of setting and achieving goals, providing a roadmap for those seeking purpose and intention as they navigate the journey ahead. In this blog post, we'll explore the highlights from Episodes 58 and 59, which focus on trading through the holidays and culminate in a powerful discussion on ending the year with goals and intentions.

Episode 58: Trading Through the Holidays - Missing Out on 1.28%

In Episode 58, we examined the impact of trading through the holiday season, specifically addressing the consequences of missing out on a 1.28% gain. The discussion set the stage for a profound exploration of tackling goals logically, prompting Reid to pose a crucial question to Glenn: How does one go about it?

Framework of Setting Goals: Episode 59 - Ending the Year with Goals and Intentions (Part 2)

1. Set Goals with a ...

Knowing When To Stay Out Of The Market

Trades won’t always be available: knowing when to stay out of the market.

EDGE: Sometimes there isn’t anything on watch, other times you can have 10 tickers on your watchlist but enter none because it doesn’t fit your edge. Your Edge. The market isn’t going to go the way YOU want it. You just need to sit back and trade your plan.

PSY: We have to make clear decisions based on our current mindset, trading capital and mental capital. Am I in a current drawdown or winning streak?

RISK: sitting on your hands can save you money. Making small shifts like using limit orders instead of market orders.

Sense of intuition when making decisions. This can happen for a small percentage of trades. For example, I was in a trade and saw that price action was forming a “top”. I took my profits and exited positions. The next morning, the price dropped. I can’t say it was a complete win and followed my rules. It comes with experience and time. It’s like that gut feeling.

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Trading Reality vs. Trading Fantasy

Overnight success, fancy cars, expensive watches, and an overall care-free easy-going mind, and fast paced lifestyle...welcome to the world of trading. Well, Fantasy trading that is. In reality, trading the same way, year after year gets a little redundant and quite honestly, boring, but boring works.

At Hawai'i Trading Academy you won't find any of that shenanigan here. Instead, you find a reasonable approach as we adhere to principles of Risk, Edge, and Psychology. AKA - REPs for short. A saying you'll hear in the gym that aptly fits our style of education is "Put in the REPS!" - focusing on HTA REPS will streamline your success in the markets.

Systematic Trading: The Grounded Reality

Risk Management

At the heart of systematic trading lies the unwavering focus on risk management. This approach doesn't just acknowledge the inevitability of losses; it plans for them. By employing a disciplined risk management strategy, traders can ensure their survival in the market ove...

Think Like The 5% - Market & Mindset Consistency

In the realm of trading, a stark statistic often captures the attention of newcomers and veterans alike: 90 to 95% of traders fail. This figure, while daunting, shifts the focus onto a critical question that most in the trading community overlook. Instead of dwelling on why the vast majority fail, a more productive inquiry is to explore what the successful 5% do differently. Their secret? Consistency. But not just any form of consistency—there are two distinct types that set them apart: the consistency in action, particularly in journaling and documenting trades, and the consistency in mindset towards trading itself.

Defining Success and Consistency in Trading

Success in trading doesn't necessarily equate to winning every month. Instead, it means sustaining the energy to improve daily, becoming an elite performer through an unwavering willingness to learn. This perspective requires us not to belittle another's success or to underscore the challenges of achieving consistency in th...

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Setting Goals, You Can Achieve: A Framework

Knowing When To Stay Out Of The Market

Trading Reality vs. Trading Fantasy

Think Like The 5% - Market & Mindset Consistency

Defining Success and Consistency in Trading

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