Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude

by Mark Douglas

Those traders who have confidence in their own trades, who trust themselves to do what needs to be done without hesitation, are the ones who become successful. They no longer fear the erratic behavior of the market. They learn to focus on the information that helps them spot opportunities to make a profit, rather than focusing on the information that reinforces their fears.

To prove to the trader that more or better market analysis is not the solution to his trading difficulties or lack of consistent results. • To convince the trader that it’s his attitude and “state of mind” that determine his results. • To provide the trader with the specific beliefs and attitudes that are necessary to build a winner’s mindset, which means learning how to think in probabilities. • To address the many conflicts, contradictions, and paradoxes in thinking that cause the typical trader to assume that he already does think in probabilities, when he really doesn’t. • To take the trader through a process that integrates this thinking strategy into his mental system at a functional level.

the best traders think differently from the rest.