Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I Introduction 1
1 Why I Wrote This Book 3
2 Why a New Thinking Methodology? 15
Part II The Nature of the Trading Environment
from a Psychological Perspective 31
3 The Market Is Always Right 35
4 There Is Unlimited Potential for Profit and Loss 39
5 Prices Are in Perpetual Motion with No
Defined Beginning or Ending 41
6 The Market Is an Unstructured Environment 49
7 In the Market Environment, Reasons Are Irrelevant 59
8 The Three Stages to Becoming a Successful Trader 65
Part III Building a Framework for
Understanding Ourselves 79
9 Understanding the Nature of the Mental Environment 85
10 How Memories, Associations, and Beliefs Manage Environmental Information 99
11 Why We Need Bo Learn How to Adapt 121
12 The Dynamics of Goal Achievement 139
13 Managing Mental Energy 155
14 Techniques for Effecting Change 167
Part IV How to Become a
Disciplined Trader 181
15 The Psychology of Price Movement 183
16 The Steps to Success 201
17 A Final Note 223
Index 225
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