The Top Ten Skills of Profitable Traders They Develop robust systems using principles and patterns that work and are based on historical back testing. They Write a trading plan that fits their personality and results in profitability. They have the discipline and self control to follow their trading plan. They are always trading a position size that limits their losses to a manageable level and eliminates the risk of their ruin. They are also trading a position size that lowers their emotions to a level where they can manage them. The best traders are reactors to price action in the present moment not predictors of ... (full story)