2010 February | Credit Spread Options Strategy - Part 2
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The Road To The Top...

On Wednesday, I received an email that got me thinking about how important it is to take the road less traveled. It’s a topic that I continually share with my three oldest boys (the other 2 are still a little young to understand). I’m always thinking about creative ways to demonstrate to them to the value of practice and repetition.  99% of the kids nowadays want nothing to do with...


5 Responses to “The Road To The Top”

  1. Brent says:

    “Law of Practice” it seems so simple yet so creative!. I have put 10,000 to paper and will take action on it.

    Thanks for sharing this Jeff!

  2. Hey Brent,

    Glad you’re part of the Credit Spread Trading Made Simple Tribe! It’s just a matter of time before you become the All-Star of the Month.

    JZ

  3. robert says:

    matt furey has the secret which is really no secret at all. which is when you truly want something you will find a way to get it done. matt’s bodyweight exercise system is as basic as they come but will deliver the most results if applied correctly. matt was the reason i found j.z. and credit spreads. if matt’s wife who speaks english as a second language could grasp this and become successful i knew i could as well. it turns out i was correct. i was typical of that 90% of people who started off great guns and then quit after awhile when success does not come immdediatley. after about 6 months of no credit spread study or exercise i have resumed both and of course the results are much more positive and i am back in the zone. it’s really just that easy.

  4. Eric says:

    Jeff,

    Nice post! A wise man once told me that most “overnight successes” actually take 10 years. It’s nice to know that 10,000 hours works out to only 4.8 years assuming 40 hours per week. That’s not so bad.

    -Eric

  5. Laurie says:

    Hi Jeff,

    I first read about this idea of 10,000 hours to mastery in Michael Masterson’s Early to Rise newsletter. In that article he mentioned that a person could cut that number down significantly (I don’t remember exactly by how much) by modeling someone who had already achieved mastery of your goal or by being coached by someone who had already achieved mastery. So. . . thanks for all the great coaching and inspiration for those of us who want to learn to be great credit spread traders. Regards, Laurie L.

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Book Review: Trading in the Zone...

This is a dark point in my life, so don’t judge me too harshly as I dissect myself right here in front of you, in black-n-white. I’ll admit from the outset: this is not a topic that I have mastered. But I’m certainly a lot more aware of it’s subtle attempts to drag me down, than I was a few years ago. …It’s called Pride.  Ugly word and an absolute killer for anyone...


2 Responses to “Book Review: Trading in the Zone”

  1. John J says:

    Great Book! I started to read it and couldn’t put it down. It really gets to the core of emotions and how to deal with them to optimize your trading abilities.

    Other fantastic trading books I have read:
    “The Phychology of Trading”
    “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator”
    “Zen in the Markets”
    “Blink” (helps for trading)
    …and about the read “The New Market Wizards”

  2. Greg says:

    Boy that sure sounds like what I did. Even with your warnings I had some success and thought I knew better. I screwed up so badly I was almost going to give up/ throw away a great system because I blew it. Pride really does goeth before the fall. This time I will listen, practice and read this book. Thanks for the encouragment.

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Tell Me This Isn’t Absolutely Gorg...

We got hit with some snow this week, which left the mountains looking absolutely beautiful. As I was driving into my “Secret Headquarters” this morning, I happened to have my video camera, and just couldn’t pass up the opportunity catch a few shots. To be honest, I also really wanted all my Arizona friends to be able to see what a clear blue sky actually looks...


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DOW 10,000...

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  1. Dan says:

    Is it still possible/advisable to buy credit spreads in this market when it seems like there may not be a bottom in the market for the time being?

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The Quality of a Champion...

Yesterday, I along with millions of other people, watched the Saints put a whoppin’ on the Colts. Yes, I expected Manning to lead his team to Victory and voiced my opinion to thousands of people across the web.  We’ll, I was wrong. And Drew Brees and the Saints clearly had a different outcome for the game in their minds. Four years ago, when Brees moved to the Saints, he dared to...


2 Responses to “The Quality of a Champion”

  1. Brian T. says:

    I watched the game last night and I thought it was amazing. It seemed like the Colts dominated every part of the game, but the score told otherwise. It was the crucial mistake by Manning of throwing that one pick that sealed the deal for the Saints.

    Now, I’m not a Saints fan, but I enjoyed seeing the Saints pull it off.

  2. Rebecca Laughlin says:

    Couldn’t agree more!

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