(and How Time and Price Trading Helps Build Them)
1. Good Traders Think Fast, Good Investors Think Deep
Successful traders think fast. Good investors think deep. In any case, we have to think smart.
If you are a trader, the smaller the time frame you trade, the quicker a thinker you must be because smaller time frames move faster, demanding quick reactions.
Investing, however, is a different kind of thinking — it requires deeper analysis about the asset you want to hold long-term, involving research, projections, and strategic planning.
Whether you are a trader or an investor, focus is non-negotiable. The best traders in the world focus hard and think deliberately about every trade they take. Trading psychology starts with the mind.
2. Originality and Creativity Are Key
Top traders are original and creative in their approach.
They either invent their own methods or use existing information better than anyone else.
The best traders develop a unique edge — they understand it, refine it, and push it to its full potential.
Having a personal edge is a defining factor for long-term trading success.
3. Learning From Mentors
If you’ve ever worked at a reputable trading desk, they pair you with a senior trader. Why? Because every great trader has had a mentor.
Research shows mentorship is a dominant success factor in trading: it speeds up skill development, trading discipline, and the ability to analyze markets effectively.
Most aspiring traders make the mistake of trying to self-teach via YouTube and cheap online courses. Without real-time feedback, real-world experience, and continuous evaluation, this is a waste of time.
I’ve written several articles on the importance of mentorship in trading. Sadly, although mentorship is proven critical according to studies with the world’s top traders, most beginners still underestimate it.
Some insist on learning the hard way. What can you do? That’s life for you!
4. Emotional Resilience: Control the Storm Within
Emotional resilience is mandatory in trading. But let’s be real — it’s very hard to do.
First, acknowledge that humans are emotional by nature. You can’t simply tell someone to “keep it together” if they’re struggling.
In trading, emotions will get the better of you often. Therefore, instead of trying to suppress feelings, you must develop a habit of managing your reactions to losses.
Ask yourself after every loss: Why did this happen?
This is where journaling, trading strategy evaluation, and money management come into play.
We can’t stop feeling, but we can learn. Pain teaches faster than pleasure. The faster we learn from loss, the sooner we succeed.
5. Attention to Detail: Structure Your Trade Like a Pro
The best traders are meticulous about details.
You must structure your trade with strong money management, clear risk/reward evaluation, and precise trade sizing and timing.
Managing a trade effectively is an advanced skill and heavily tied to proper mentorship and structured learning.
Successful trading is not random — it’s calculated and detailed.
6. Always Seeking Improvement
Every successful trader knows the truth: markets change.
The way you analyzed the market yesterday may not work tomorrow.
That’s why great traders are always looking for new technical analysis methods, improving trading strategies, and adapting to new data.
Luckily for us, with time and price trading, we stay ahead using multiple styles of technical analysis and future swing day predictions.
In my Trading Problems mini-series, I showed how we solved common trader problems using time and price principles.
How Time and Price Trading Helps You Build These Traits
Thinking fast and thinking deep — whether you’re a short-term trader or long-term investor — becomes easier when you know the swing days and key price levels in advance.
Pre-calculated swing days combined with technical analysis give you a massive edge.
Whether the market is trending or ranging, it doesn’t matter when you know the long-term, mid-term, and short-term swing days ahead of time.
Are we original and creative? Absolutely!
Who else calculates the future’s swing days and swing hours except us?
Plus, we add monthly, weekly, daily, and intraday price levels — nothing compares to it on this planet.
Time and price trading represents the pinnacle of trading because it relies on natural laws that haven’t changed since the beginning of creation — and never will.
Knowing the future gives you emotional freedom.
You are no longer hostage to “patience problems” or “FOMO” (fear of missing out).
With information in hand before it happens, you can plan your trade calmly, in a relaxed and confident state of mind.
