Let’s overcome fear and engage in one of the most challenging, exciting, and rewarding activities out there!

My name is Corey Rosenbloom, trader, educator, analyst, and I am excited to share with you my experiences studying and trading the markets and to hear from you regarding your experiences, challenges, and frustrations, and successes. My goal is to create a community dedicated to reaching out to those who have been burned by the market or are anxious about risking their money to make money in the stock, options, or futures markets. Together, we can share strategies and learn how to overcome crippling fears that keep us from achieving our highest potential.

I have been investing for the last 10 years but discovered the addictive world of trading during the wicked bear market of 2001-2002 and began actively trading the market short-term mid-2003.

After some bad trades following some early large successes (due to overconfidence and over-leverage), fear gripped me to the core and I spent the next three years oscillating between love and hate for the trading world and committed to learning as much as I could before committing more money to the active trading of the markets. I fought a constant battle with perfectionism and fear, and wanted to reach out to others beginning their trading careers who may be struggling as I did with “fear of the order entry screen.”

I deeply enjoy education, research, and analysis and would love to help you to improve your edge so that you can increase your confidence in yourself and your abilities. Trading without a solid education, as well as a personalized method of quantifying abstract market data, can cost you not only hard-earned money, but your confidence and your dreams of success. I would love to connect with others who are progressing through their lifetime learning cycles in the market and unite us through a community that fosters a supportive environment of networking.

Through this blog, I am hoping to keep in touch with all of you whom I met at various Trader’s Expos and conferences and meet others in the trading community. Most importantly, I want all of you to connect with each other. I will be writing market analysis and commentary, providing links to fresh articles and information, collecting volumes of resources that will help you advance your trading, and writing my own insights to share with you.

Please share your personal stories with me and get to know mine as well - I will be happy to post success stories and personal achievements as I receive them from you. Remember, together, we can stand and achieve our dreams; divided, we will fall victim to the wiles and traps of the darker side of the market.

Educational Experience: The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Master’s Degree: Political Science/Public Affairs
Research Area: Cognitive/Perceptual Influences on Voting Behavior; Use of Emotion in Political Campaigns; The Economic Cycle and Presidential Preference

Bachelor’s Degree (with highest honors): Dual Degree: Psychology and Political Science
Research area: Cognitive Psychology. Topics: False Memories, Perception, Emotional Interference

Professional Organizations:

Affiliate Member: Market Technician’s Association (MTA)

Chartered Market Technician Candidate: Level I passed (2007)
Level II (Summer 2008)

Stock Market Experience/Conferences:

Trader’s Expo: Las Vegas 2005
Trader’s Expo: New York 2006
Trader’s Expo: Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2006
Trader’s Expo: Las Vegas 2006
Trader’s Expo: Las Vegas 2007

Paid Seminars Attended:

• Become a Technical Purist: Eliminate Doubts about How to Enter, Where to Place Stops, How to Manage a Trade, and Whether to Play for a Small or Large Target (Linda Bradford Raschke)
• Tax Considerations and Starting a Hedge Fund (Robert Green - Tradertax.com)
• Discover the DaVinci Code Behind Stock Market Behavior - (Chris Schumacher and Bo Yoder)
• How to Profit from ETFs by Using the Business Cycle and Intermarket Relationships (Martin Pring)

Key traders/educators/mentors I’ve met and attended seminars (and for whom I hold highest respect):

Linda Bradford Raschke (True Market Wizard & one of the best traders of today. Her knowledge and connections are amazing)
Bo Yoder (”fader trader” turned position trader/edge consultant. Stunningly intelligent.)
Toni Hansen (Mild-mannered, power-packed trader. Offers excellent education, chatroom, and daily commentary)
Lawrence McMillian (Possibly one of the greatest Options Traders of our time)
Toni Turner: (Introduced me to the Market Cycles - Author, Excellent Educator)
Price Headley: (Wonderful resource -options trader, trend master, market strategist/analyst)
Tom Sosnoff and Don Kaufman: (Founder and educator at “Think or Swim” options brokerage. Entertaining fellows with a wealth of info)
Martin Pring: (Most respected Technical Analyst of our time - also teaches intermarket relationships and the market cycle)
John Carter: (Respected trader/educator - very popular now. Author of Mastering the Trade)
Adrienne Toghraie: (Trader’s Coach, Motivator, “seller” of discipline - “Overcome Sabotages in your Trading”)
Dr. Doug Hirschhorn: (The “Trading Doctor”. Author of “The Trading Athelete”. Dynamic in person.)

I’d love to tell you about any of these and discuss the various books/articles I’ve read as well. Reach out! I want to hear some of your experiences and victories in the market. Contact me at corey AT afraidtotrade DOT com.

I am available for private mentoring opportunities, seminars, and consulting. Contact me for personalized information.

I currently assist newer and experienced traders in developing risk management strategies, edge development, strategy construction, and basic market trading education across multiple timeframes.

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For more detailed information about how I trade and my background, visit the my StockTickr Interview Session.

Please contact me for more information of how I can help you or your organization on an individual basis.

May the market give you the desires of your heart.