Trading in the Zone: Maximizing Performance with Focus and Discipline
PRAISE FOR Trading in the Zone\ "Ari Kiev takes us inside the most successful trading firms of our time and shows us how those firms seek to improve performance through disciplined self analysis and structured goal management. His application of psychiatric tools to the short-term trading aspects of behavioral finance can give readers a competitive edge."-Charles A. Leeds Jr., CFA, Managing Member, Hermit Capital Management, LLC\ "Kiev uses the powerful combination of his professional...
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"Most traders believe that 'getting into the zone'happens when you have 'a hot streak.' I believe you can create the zone. The zone is a psychological state. It is when you are focused, disciplined, and fully engaged in the process at hand . . . trading in the zone will certainly increase your capacity to perform and succeed."-Ari KievIn his internationally acclaimed Trading to Win, psychiatrist and top trading coach Ari Kiev showed traders how to master common psychological obstacles to success and how to develop winning personal trading strategies. Now, in this groundbreaking new book, he takes us to the next bold level with a complete, easy-to-follow program for Trading in the Zone.Drawing on his years of experience helping top Wall Street traders achieve and sustain peak performance levels, Dr. Kiev describes proven techniques for tapping the energy, focus, and enthusiasm needed to enter the zone and stay there, every trading day, regardless of short-term results or market conditions.With the help of many fascinating case studies, Dr. Kiev describes psychological and emotional factors that routinely undermine the decisionmaking process of even the most savvy trader during the course of the trading day. Writing for traders in virtually every market, he explores the varying psychological and emotional issues confronting different classes of traders based on their risk profiles and preferred instruments. Trading in the Zone helps you gauge the extent to which your effectiveness is being hamstrung by common problems such as anxiety, fear of failure, negative self-image, and greed. He provides step-by-step guidance on how to overcome those internal obstacles and enter the zone, where you will produce outstanding results, day after day, year after year.Don't let cognitive traps and negative emotions impair your effectiveness as a trader. Read Trading in the Zone and learn how to achieve the heightened levels of objectivity, focus, and confidence you need to trade in the zone and win, win, win. Booknews In this expanded version of his 1998 , Kiev describes how stock market traders often let internal obstacles, such as anxiety, fear of failure, negative self-image, and greed, prevent them from succeeding in their field. Kiev, a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement, provides traders with step-by-step guidance, supplemented with many case studies, on how to overcome internal obstacles and become consistently focused, productive and effective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction1Pt. 1Getting in the ZoneCh. 1Defining the Zone11Ch. 2Overcoming the Past21Ch. 3Using a Goal33Pt. 2Preparing for the TradeCh. 4Gathering Information53Ch. 5Understanding the Analysis69Ch. 6Learning More81Pt. 3Controlling the RiskCh. 7Managing the Risk99Ch. 8Tolerating the Pain117Pt. 4Trading ConsistentlyCh. 9Learning from Your Mistakes135Ch. 10Overcoming Psychological Obstacles157Ch. 11Stepping Up to the Challenge175Pt. 5Using Advanced StrategiesCh. 12Taking Advantage of Capitulation195Ch. 13Short Selling205Conclusion219Index227
\ BooknewsIn this expanded version of his 1998 , Kiev describes how stock market traders often let internal obstacles, such as anxiety, fear of failure, negative self-image, and greed, prevent them from succeeding in their field. Kiev, a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement, provides traders with step-by-step guidance, supplemented with many case studies, on how to overcome internal obstacles and become consistently focused, productive and effective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
