The Investor's Quotient The Psychology of Successful Investing in Commodities & Stocks

by Bernstein, Jake

• ISBN13: 9780471383628
• ISBN10: 0471383627
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-24
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Investor's Quotient offers a complete and highly effective investment psychology regimen that puts traders on the road to consistent profits

Author Biography

JAKE BERNSTEIN is President of MBH Commodity Advisors, Inc., and publisher of the MBH Weekly Commodity Letter, a newsletter read internationally by those who must keep abreast of market trends and issues. A frequent lecturer and contributor to professional publications, he is also the author of twenty-seven books, including Seasonality: Systems, Strategies, and Signals (Wiley).

Table of Contents

My Story	1	(12)
Many Markets---Many Similarities	13	(8)
Psychology and the Markets: Similarities and Differences	21	(10)
Psychoanalytic Theory---Do Childhood Experiences Affect Behavior?	31	(9)
Learning Theory: Is All Learning Stimulus-Response?	40	(11)
The Response Sector	51	(7)
The Consequences of Behavior	58	(11)
The Discovery Process---How to Know Yourself	69	(10)
How to Rectify Trading Errors	79	(13)
Further Details on Dealing with Trading Problems	92	(6)
Scheduling and Self-Discipline	98	(6)
The Importance of Trading with the Trend	104	(10)
The Role of Advisory Services	114	(9)
Is This You?	123	(5)
Can a Positive Mental Attitude Facilitate Consistent Success?	128	(7)
The Broker-Client Relationship	135	(9)
Putting It All Together---Where You Fit	144	(7)
Social Psychology and the Markets	151	(13)
Some Psychological Trading Rules	164	(4)
The Perceptual Factor	168	(12)
Subliminal Perception---Response without Awareness	180	(15)
Minimize Stress---Maximize Health and Profits	195	(8)
Often-Asked Questions	203	(20)
Sex and the Markets: Fact or Fantasy	223	(7)
Using Psychology to Maximize Investment Success	230	(3)
Writings of the Masters: Study History to Learn about the Future	233	(6)
Creative Visualization and Guided Imagery	239	(11)
Overcome Your Worst Fears: How Psychology Facilitates Success	250	(9)
Why Too Many Traders and Investors Lose	259	(5)
Modeling the Behavior of Successful Traders	264	(4)
Facing the Challenges of Today's and Tomorrow's Markets	268	(4)
Some Closing Thoughts: Facing the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow	272	(4)
Bibliography	276	(3)
Overview of ``Trading Masters''	279	(8)
Index	287