than impulsive (not to be confused with intuitive) trades. Regardless
of the approach used,
once a strategy is
selected, the trader should stick to his or her game plan and avoid impulsive trading decisions (for example, putting
on an unplanned trade because a friend has just recommended it; liquidating a position before the predetermined
stop point is reached because of an adverse price movement).
Finally, Kovner views a good trader as "strong, independent, and contrary in the extreme," and points to
discipline and a willingness to make (and accept) mistakes as significant traits of the winning trader.
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