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[Quoth the POMPATIS@xxxxxxx:]
>
> Greetings:
>
> Do any of you know of a hypnotherapist in So. CA. that specializes in, or is
> at least familiar with, the challenges and trials of trading?
>
> I am ready to look into getting professional assistance, basicaly behavior and
> belief modification type of stuff; for which it seems, hypnotherapy is well
> suited.
>
> I am in the Santa Barbara area and there are plenty of therapists but none
> that I know of that know a lick about trading.
>
> Any guidance or info is greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pompatis
>
1. It might be worth your while to fly to New York for Ruth Roosevelt or
North Carolina for Van Tharp's seminars.
2. Another approach might be to pick a hypnotherpist locally who also
does Neuro-Linguistic Programming and have him or her do what the NLP
folks call "modeling". You could also supply the therapist with books by
Tharp, Schwager's "Market Wizards" and other books on the psychology of
trading to seed their thinking.
3. Maybe you don't need a hypnotherapist or other psychological
practitioner, but rather a mathematician/statistician. :-). In other
words, maybe the reason you're trading is stressful is because you don't
understand the mathematics of your approach, what kind of odds it is
offering. Or maybe it doesn't have a winning edge, or maybe it has an
edge but doesn't suit your personality. With all due repsect to those
who work in the field of trader psychology, an awful lot of trading
methodologies suck and just having the discipline through hypnosis to
follow them better isn't going to turn you into a winning trader if
youi're saddled with a mathematically worthless approach.
I went out and learned a lot about NLP and hypnosis at one point, but
never did any formal training and decided to focus on the mathematical
aspects, which, given my 35 plus years experience in scientific and
statistical computing should come as no great surprise. If you find a
therapist who wants to work with you, I'd be happy to look at the
mathematics of your methodology to see if there are any reasons you
shouldn't be trading it.
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znmeb@xxxxxxxxxxxx (M. Edward Borasky) http://www.teleport.com/~znmeb
If God had meant carrots to be eaten cooked, He would have given rabbits
fire.
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