ATTITUDE SURVEY
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e. My methodology tells me exactly under what market condidons tn either enter or exit a trade.
Agnee Disagree
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Even when 1 heve a clear signal to reverse my position, I find it extremely difficult to do.
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Disagree
11. I heve sustained periods of consistent success usually followed by some térly dimtic draw-downs in my equity.
19. When I first started trading I would describe my trading methodology es haphazard, meaning some success in between a let of pain.
Agnee Diaegree
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1 ofien find myself feeling that the markets are against me per-
sonitily.
Agree Disagree
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As much as I might try tu “let gu,” I find it very diIPicWt to put past emotional wounds behind me.
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I hnve a money management philosophy that is founded in the principle of always taking Hume money out of the market when the marlcst inakus It available.
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A trader’s job is to identify patterns in the markets’ behavior that represent an opportunity and then to determine the risk of find-
ing out if these patterns wilt plsy themselves out as they have in the past.
l7. Sometimes I just cant help feeling that I am a victim of the mar- It.
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*gree
18. When I tnide I usually try to stay focused in one time fiwne.
Agree Disagree
19. Trading successfully requires a degree of mental Oexibiliiy for
beyond the smpe ot most people.
90. There are times when I cen definitely feel the flow of the mar- f‹et: however, I often have difficulty acting on these féelings.
21. There are many times when 1 am in a profitable trade and I know the move is basically over, but 1 still won’t trill my prufits.
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*gree
22. No matter how much rnnney I male in a trade, I am rarely ever
satisfied and feel that I could have made more.
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When I put on a trade, I feel I have a positive attitude. I antici- pate ali of the money I could make from the tmde in a positive way.
*gree nisagi»r
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Set aside your answers as you read through this book. After you’ve finished the last chapter (“Thinking Like a Trader”), take the Attitude Survey again—it’s reprinted at the back of the book. You may be surprised to see how much your answers differ from the first time.
