Dr. Gary Dayton has been an active trader since 1999 and is President of a consulting firm that specializes in developing “peak” performance in traders.
His approach to trading psychology is very different to the traditional approaches used by other trading coaches, introducing traders to the practise of mindfulness to not only overcome fear and other unwanted trading emotions but to develop the concentration and focus needed to trade successfully.
In this episode we discuss why traditional approaches to controlling emotions don't work, the role of emotions in trading and how mindfulness can improve trading performance. He also shares some tips on how to get started practising mindfulness, the benefits it can have outside of trading and how the approach of Mental Parking can increase focus.
Topics discussed
Comparisons of sports and trading performanceTraditional approaches to handling emotions in trading and why they don't workWhy it’s impossible to suppress your emotionsLanding a plane in the Hudson River and what the Captains response teaches us about tradingThe role of emotions and how experienced traders actually leverage emotions in tradingThe concept of Mindfulness and the benefits to tradersHow to use Mindfulness when tradingThe evidence that Mindfulness can improve trading performance and how it impacts the brainHow to get started practising MindfulnessHow to use Mental Parking to increase focus and productivityHow exercise can improve mental and trading performance