In this post we’ve compiled 40 of our favorite Dr. Brett Steenbarger quotes organized into a handful of themes. Dr. Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. is one of the most prolific and well-respected psychologists in the world of finance and stock trading. He’s worked as a performance coach for hedge fund managers and proprietary trading firms for many years, and is a professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.
Thankfully, Steenbarger also shares his wisdom in a handful of his popular books like:
- The Psychology of Trading (Wiley, 2003)
- Enhancing Trader Performance (Wiley, 2006)
- The Daily Trading Coach (Wiley, 2009)
- Trading Psychology 2.0 (Wiley, 2015)
- Radical Renewal (2019)
Very active on Twitter as @steenbab, and sharing his nuggets of wisdom on YouTube and his blog, Dr. Steenbarger is a must follow for any trader, beginner or pro.
Steenbarger consistently covers topics from “innovation” in trading, to “self-sabotage,” and everything in between. Plus, his 3-minute Trading Coach playlist videos are fantastic!
You can be sure that if a topic affects your trading life or well-being, Dr. Steenbarger has some concise, actionable wisdom to share. So be sure to spend time working on your trading mindset by checking out Dr. Steenbarger and all of his wonderful resources.
Great Steenbarger Quotes for Trading Encouragement
We are big fans of Dr. Steenbarger here at TradingSim, and there is nothing like a great “pick-me-up” quote from the man himself during a rough patch of trading.
To that end, we’ve hand-picked 40 of our favorite Brett Steenbarger quotes to help encourage you.
We’ve organized them into 7 quote categories:
- Avoiding Bad Trading Habits
- Resilience
- Self-Sabotage
- Focus
- Burnout
- Discipline
- Success
, so we hope you’ll find as much wisdom in them as we do, and share them with your trading community!
Avoiding Bad Trading Habits
Resilience
Self-Sabotage
Focus
Burnout
Discipline
Success
We hope you enjoyed these Brett Steenbarger quotes. As you can see, Steenbarger is very much in tune with the trader mindset and the issues that plague the industry. Be sure to check our interview with him on avoiding trading stress.
There are a lot of educational services in the trading world, but there is no set curriculum on mindset development.
With deliberate practice, we often assume this just means finding patterns on a chart. But the hard part is learning how to develop positive psychological strengths to keep us in the game for the long haul.
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