Traits of Successful Traders and How to Acquire Them, Part 1

Dave Landry
by Dave Landry,
Founder, Sentive Trading, LLC

In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave walks viewers through some key traits of successful traders and how viewers can acquire them. These include topics like patience, negative and positive emotions and dealing with the mediocracy.

This video was originally recorded on February 26th, 2020. Click anywhere on the Trading Simplified logo above to watch on our dedicated show page or at this linkto watch on YouTube.


New episodes of Trading Simplified air on Wednesdays at 12:00pm ET on StockCharts TV; tune in live to participate in Dave's audience Q&As. You can view all recorded episodes of the showatthis link. Go todavelandry.com/stockchartsto view the slides for this episode and more.

Dave Landry
About The Author:

Dave is a former President of the CMT Association, a market strategist, regular CNBC contributor, and educator. He blends technical analysis and behavioral finance to help investors manage risk. Learn More 

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