Category Archives: Sports Trading

Trading Is Not A Game Of Perfect

There is a great book called ‘Golf is not a game of perfect’ by Dr Bob Rotella – and a must read for those of you masochists who are also golfers as well as traders! – from which I have … Continue reading

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3 Important Mental Training Techniques For Traders

I have an article published in FX Trader Magazine this month ‘Mental Training For Trading Success : Practical Exercises For Managing Emotional States,  Developing Focus and Conditioning Positive Trading Behaviours.’ The article starts off with a look at the importance … Continue reading

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Improve Your Trading Performance In Less Than 10 Minutes A Day

I am delighted to announce that the ‘Mental Training For Trading Success’ downloads are now available on the website. You can access them from the home page, resources page or at www.highperformanceglobal.com/download. Visit the ‘download’ page to access the FREE … Continue reading

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Sports Trading Psychology Podcast

I had the pleasure of being interviewed yesterday by leading sports trader Matt Finnigan for his X-Traders podcast. On the program Matt asked me a variety of questions around the mindset required for successful sports trading/sports betting including how to … Continue reading

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Cut Your Losses – Trading Psychology Webinar

Join me for this quarters ‘High Performance Trading Group’ Webinar. The topic this month will be cutting losses, with 45 minutes of ideas, theories and practical techniques followed by a live question and answer session. Despite knowing that cutting losses … Continue reading

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Sports Betting To Win Reviewed In Traders Magazine

Sports Betting To Win my second book was reviewed in Traders Magazine this month (July 2011). You can order a copy here http://books.global-investor.com/books/522156/Steve-Ward/Sports-Betting-to-Win/ Read the review below: Until next time… Steve

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High Performance Trading Group Weekly Coaching

The High Performance Trading Group formally got under way this week with the first of the weekly ‘coaching bulletins’. The first post takes a solution focussed approach to trading, looking at ways in which you can get the ‘biggest bang for … Continue reading

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Sleep Deprived People Make Risky Decisions Based On Too Much Optimism

There is some interesting research in the Journal of Neuroscience (March 8th) from Duke University that has investigated the effect of sleep deprivation on peoples economic value decision making. There is plenty of reserach to show how sleep impacts our … Continue reading

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Sports Betting To Win

My latest book ‘Sports Betting To Win’ is due out for publication on February 28th 2011. The book covers the rarely covered subject of sports betting psychology and discipline and as well as my own thoughts and ideas based on … Continue reading

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Having Goals Are Not Enough

‘“The successful trader that you want to become is a future projection of the you now, for you to grow into.”  Mark Douglas, Trading In The Zone  One of the key questions I ask my coaching clients when we are … Continue reading

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