Mental Capital

In-depth discussions on options trading psychology.

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🧠 Mental Capital: The Law of Large Numbers

Why Small, Consistent Options Profits Beat Home Runs

🧠 Mental Capital: Conviction Over Confirmation: Why the Best Options Trades Still Feel Uncomfortable

Most options traders confuse confidence with comfort. Discover why the trades with the highest edge often feel the most uncertain, and how disciplined conviction wins over emotional confirmation.

🧠 Mental Capital: The Setup Is the Signal: How Smart Options Traders Let the Market Come to Them

In high-probability options trading, edge isn’t created by prediction—it’s revealed by patience. The best trades don’t shout. They show up when the structure aligns and the market overpays for fear.

🧠 Mental Capital: The Patience Premium

How disciplined options traders use high-probability setups to reduce risk, increase returns, and avoid the costly impulse to trade noise.

🧠 Mental Capital: Building Resilience — The Mental Framework for Challenging Markets

How Options Traders Stay Emotionally Solvent During Drawdowns and Volatile Weeks

Mental Capital: Van Tharp’s Most Overlooked Lesson - Why Position Sizing Is the Strategy

🧠 Mental Capital: You Don’t Trade the Markets—You Trade Your Beliefs About Them

A Van Tharp-Inspired Lesson Every Options Trader Must Learn