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How to Manage Winning Trades with the Correct Trading Psychology

How to Manage Winning Trades with the Correct Trading Psychology

Do not take profits until there is a good reason to do so The Chicken parable Do not count your profits until they are realised Accept that you will have to give some profits back to the market Do not become complacent or greedy after a…
How to Develop Mental Agility in Trading

How to Develop Mental Agility in Trading

Mental Agility in Trading: 5 Rules to Stay Objective With Open Positions Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeMental agility in trading is the ability to drop an opinion the moment the market disagrees with it, even when you are…
How to Manage Losing Trades with the Correct Trading Psychology

How to Manage Losing Trades with the Correct Trading Psychology

Many new to trading have the tendency to liquidate positions that show a small profit, yet they keep those positions that show a loss as are unwilling to take a loss, in hope that prices will rebound.Such a counter-intuitive strategy will…
How to Develop Patience Discipline in Trading

How to Develop Patience & Discipline in Trading

Patience and Discipline in Trading: Why Waiting Is the Edge Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTePatience and discipline are what let you trade good timing instead of guessing at it. Trading is 99% waiting and researching, and 1%…
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Best Habits to Improve Trading Psychology

5 Habits to Beat Cognitive Biases in Trading Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeYou cannot delete cognitive biases (the mental shortcuts that quietly push you into bad trades), but you can build habits that stop them from reaching…
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What are Cognitive Biases & Behavioral Biases?

Cognitive Biases in Trading: What They Are and How to Overcome Them Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeA cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that pushes you toward a decision that feels rational but is not. In trading,…
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What is Behavioral Finance?

What Is Behavioral Finance? (And Why It Matters for Traders) Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeBehavioral finance is the branch of finance that studies why people make irrational money decisions, by combining classical finance…
Achieving Long Term Consistency in Trading

Achieving Long-Term Consistency in Trading

In the game of trading and investing, the goal is not to make once-off huge bets and have large swings in your portfolio based on your luck.The ultimate goal is to achieve consistent returns over the long-run.And to achieve this consistency,…
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Using Your SkillsFuture Credits to Learn Trading & Investing Skills

Last weekend, we conducted another online workshop on the basics of trading and investing, and since it is a SkillsFuture Credit-Eligible Course, participants could use their SkillsFuture credits to pay for the course instead of cash.Thanks…