Van Tharp

Your Beliefs About Trading

You do not trade the markets—no one does. Now that might sound surprising to many of you. But what you really trade are your beliefs about the market. Furthermore, your ability to do so is tempered by your beliefs about yourself. I’d like you to wri... Read >

Make an Honest Self-Appraisal

Think about the last loss you had in your trading. What caused it? Who was responsible for it? If your response was anything other than yourself (e.g., the market, my broker, bad advice, etc.), then you are not taking responsibility for your result... Read >

Flow of The Markets

The Flow of the Markets By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Imagine yourself floating down a river, only you don't know that you are. You do, however, notice that when you move in one direction, with the flow of the river, you move rapidly. When you move in anot... Read >

Stop Worrying Yourself Out of Profits

Every time Michael thought about entering the market he said to himself "But what if I lose?" Those thoughts often paralyzed him from action or delayed his entry so long that many opportunities simply passed before he would pick up the phone. When Michael... Read >

A Healthy Psychological Profile is Needed for Successful Trading

Excerpted from Van Tharp's Peak Performance Home Study Course Many mental health professionals define an "uncertain" condition as being stressful. Uncertainty occurs because of too much information or because of too little capacity. The very fact that ... Read >