The Hunter

Primitive humans used their intelligence and creativity to become

the dominant force on our planet. In competition for dominance of

the species, human beings had to develop physically and mentally

to the challenges of a hostile world. It is highly likely that primitive

people's senses were more highly developed than those of modern

humans. Survival for primitive people depended on these very

senses. To successfully compete in this environment, humans devel166

the strategic electronic day trader

oped tools for hunting and gathering food and for protection against

other species who were physically superior. The human brain ultimately

won the battle for survival by dominating over sharp teeth

and claws in the primitive world. Over time, human creativity led to

the development of mechanical machines that freed people from

labor-intensive tasks. With the invention of machines and technology

humans have come to dominate the modern world in much the

same way that sharp tools helped them become masters of the prehistoric

world.

Today, people have become totally dependent on mechanization

and technology. Nowhere is it more evident than in the arena of

trading the stock market. It is my firm belief that your success or

failure trading the market will not be the mastery of technology, but

the mastery of the biomechanical machine that is you. It will be the

awakening of senses and reflexes of our primitive past that will lead

you to your success in the market. Hunting and trading require the

same skills: physical and mental stamina, focus, concentration, fast

reflexes and reaction time, an elevation of the senses such as visual

and auditory perception. For the modern trader, these abilities or

biological skills have been dulled by the narcotic dependence on

technology.

Today we are surrounded by the marvels of technology. We are

the direct beneficiaries of a revolution in affordable computer software

and hardware technologies. Unfortunately, many of us look to

technology to provide the answers that we seek, and when technology

fails us we are lost. Relying on technology for successful trading

is doomed to failure. The answer isn't inside the box (computers or

software): The answer to becoming a successful trader lies within

you, the biomechanical trader. As a biomechanical being, you are far

more complex than any computer yet devised. You make the buy and

sell decisions; you and only you are responsible for your success.

If computers, trading systems, and magic formulas had the

answers, then we would all be rich. Obviously, this is not the case.

The trading system is only as good as the trader trading it. You

could take 10 individuals, provide them all with $100,000, give them

exactly the same trading system, computer, software, knowledge,

 even commission-free trading—and the majority would lose money.

All 10 will have different results. Why? The answer to this question

could very well be your financial wake-up call. The difference is the

individual mind-set of each trader and an awareness that there is a

mind-body connection to trading. That mental state of mind is called

the alpha zone. Individuals who enter the alpha zone have an emotional

control and focus that the others don't have. You could take

traders who have the proper biomechanical awareness, give them a

ruler, pencil, hand-held calculator, and chart book, and they will outperform

those who rely on technology in the box. Traders do not

lose money because of technology. Most of the time they lose

because of emotionally driven decisions. Traders relying on technology

usually live in denial and avoid the real problem. Whenever they

lose money, they think the answer to the problem is simply to buy

more technology. They are always looking for the answer in the box.

It hasn't occurred to them that they might be the problem. Until you

face the fact that your success lies in becoming the new biomechanical

trader, success will elude you. The biomechanical trader uses

technology while realizing that it is only a tool and nothing more.

Success or failure is up to the individual trader making the trade.

Primitive humans used their intelligence and creativity to become

the dominant force on our planet. In competition for dominance of

the species, human beings had to develop physically and mentally

to the challenges of a hostile world. It is highly likely that primitive

people's senses were more highly developed than those of modern

humans. Survival for primitive people depended on these very

senses. To successfully compete in this environment, humans devel166

the strategic electronic day trader

oped tools for hunting and gathering food and for protection against

other species who were physically superior. The human brain ultimately

won the battle for survival by dominating over sharp teeth

and claws in the primitive world. Over time, human creativity led to

the development of mechanical machines that freed people from

labor-intensive tasks. With the invention of machines and technology

humans have come to dominate the modern world in much the

same way that sharp tools helped them become masters of the prehistoric

world.

Today, people have become totally dependent on mechanization

and technology. Nowhere is it more evident than in the arena of

trading the stock market. It is my firm belief that your success or

failure trading the market will not be the mastery of technology, but

the mastery of the biomechanical machine that is you. It will be the

awakening of senses and reflexes of our primitive past that will lead

you to your success in the market. Hunting and trading require the

same skills: physical and mental stamina, focus, concentration, fast

reflexes and reaction time, an elevation of the senses such as visual

and auditory perception. For the modern trader, these abilities or

biological skills have been dulled by the narcotic dependence on

technology.

Today we are surrounded by the marvels of technology. We are

the direct beneficiaries of a revolution in affordable computer software

and hardware technologies. Unfortunately, many of us look to

technology to provide the answers that we seek, and when technology

fails us we are lost. Relying on technology for successful trading

is doomed to failure. The answer isn't inside the box (computers or

software): The answer to becoming a successful trader lies within

you, the biomechanical trader. As a biomechanical being, you are far

more complex than any computer yet devised. You make the buy and

sell decisions; you and only you are responsible for your success.

If computers, trading systems, and magic formulas had the

answers, then we would all be rich. Obviously, this is not the case.

The trading system is only as good as the trader trading it. You

could take 10 individuals, provide them all with $100,000, give them

exactly the same trading system, computer, software, knowledge,

 even commission-free trading—and the majority would lose money.

All 10 will have different results. Why? The answer to this question

could very well be your financial wake-up call. The difference is the

individual mind-set of each trader and an awareness that there is a

mind-body connection to trading. That mental state of mind is called

the alpha zone. Individuals who enter the alpha zone have an emotional

control and focus that the others don't have. You could take

traders who have the proper biomechanical awareness, give them a

ruler, pencil, hand-held calculator, and chart book, and they will outperform

those who rely on technology in the box. Traders do not

lose money because of technology. Most of the time they lose

because of emotionally driven decisions. Traders relying on technology

usually live in denial and avoid the real problem. Whenever they

lose money, they think the answer to the problem is simply to buy

more technology. They are always looking for the answer in the box.

It hasn't occurred to them that they might be the problem. Until you

face the fact that your success lies in becoming the new biomechanical

trader, success will elude you. The biomechanical trader uses

technology while realizing that it is only a tool and nothing more.

Success or failure is up to the individual trader making the trade.