October Day Trading Recap from Chris Dunn on Vimeo.

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Have you ever had a lack of discipline in your trading?  Jumped in a trade to early, late, or taken a bad trade altogether?  I’ve always been a huge fan of “forgetting about the money” and focusing solely on your strategy.  In other words, don’t worry about how much money you’re up or down, just [...]

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Many traders are their own worst enemies. I’ve seen new traders take a great trading system and destroy it. But how? The answer lies in their self-talk. Webster defines self-talk as “one’s constant internal conversation.” Whether you realize it or not, you’re always talking to yourself. And the conversation going on in your head often [...]

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As many of you know, I had a chance to visit the Chicago Board of Trade last week… and it was awesome!  Visiting the S&P 500 pit has been on my to-do list ever since I started trading.  Apparently, the trading pits were a lot crazier back in 2002 (when E-minis were just becoming popular).
We [...]

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As most of you guys know, I grew up as an Air Force brat.  My dad flew H-60 Pavehawks, which meant he got stationed in some pretty cool places.  When I was a a young kid, we lived in Korea, Iceland, Florida three times, and I think they nuked my birthplace (somewhere out in the [...]

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If you read my previous post about David Goggins and the Badwater 135-mile race in death valley, then you know this race is one of the top 10 hardest things to do in the world!  
Another hero of mine, Frank McKinney, is going to be running the 135-mile "death race" in about a week.  If [...]

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In this video, I talk about the importance of having a reliable system… and having the patience to execute on it.  

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Have you ever had a time where you felt like you were in the flow of the market, executing every trade perfectly?  On the other hand, have you felt no matter how "hard you try", you can't seem to beat the market?
If you've had any experience day trading, you may have experienced both of these [...]

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What's the number one killer of traders?  Opinions… and the need to be "right".  

There are many traders who enter the market with an "opinion" or "bias" as to what they think the market will do that day.  I've talked to hundreds of traders and can say I've only met one or two traders (with [...]

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