Happy Good Friday, traders…

Ben here.

I hope you’re enjoying your day off from trading as the market is closed today. 

In the spirit of this holy day, I’m going to talk a bit about my personal beliefs. 

You might not know that I went to seminary school and I take my Christian faith very seriously. 

I’m not trying to preach to you — it’s not my concern what you believe in (or don’t). 

However, I am going to draw a comparison between a major tenant of Christianity and one of the most critical pillars of my trading philosophy. 

I’m sure you’ve heard of the Holy Trinity in Christian doctrine — the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

I believe the Holy Trinity is a vital piece of ancient wisdom about how human beings are designed physically, spiritually, and emotionally…

And going one step further, I think there’s a certain ‘Holy Trinity of Trading’ that you should strive towards perfecting: your head, your heart, and your hands…

3 Parts in 1

Just as you are made in the image of God when you’re born, three in one, you are made up of three parts as a trader.

Your head, your heart, and your hands — or, your brain, your emotions, and your execution. 

But it’s easy to misunderstand this. It’s hard to describe, but there’s a sort of conscious illusion that exists for people…

When you make a decision, it feels like it’s “all you” (so to speak), when really, there are three individual parts of your personality working together in the background. 

Your head is dealing with the decision rationally…

Your heart is dealing with the decision emotionally…

And your hands are dealing with the decision technically…

If you don’t believe me, go try to run a mile. 

Your head will be saying “You can do this, just run,” while your heart and your hands will be begging you to go back to the couch and play video games. 

Mentally, you know it’s good for you … but physically, every cell in your body is rejecting the effort.

There’s a battle going on inside of you. You must recognize this.

Now, when your decisions involve money on the line (i.e. in the options market), your head, your heart, and your hands can get even more confused … leading to less-than-ideal outcomes.

The Holy Trinity of Trading

Your head, your heart, and your hands are constantly battling each other as you’re trading, just like trying to run a mile…

On the one hand: If you don’t nurture these three aspects of your trading psychology individually, you risk one overpowering the other, which can ruin your ability to make quick, correct decisions…

On the other hand: If you identify the Holy Trinity happening inside your mind and harness each point to your advantage, you can make the mental game of trading exponentially easier.

I’m sure you’ve had a time when your heart and hands didn’t work well with your brain, leading to a missed trading opportunity. 

The setup may look perfect technically, and your brain is telling you to enter…

But then, some nagging emotional concern — or physical resistance to pull the trigger — prevents you from entering at the ideal moment. 

Bottom Line: You missed a big trade, and here’s the lesson you need to take away…

As a trader, you need to make sure that your head, your heart, and your hands are working together — not against each other.

These three aspects of your personality need to be in perfect harmony, like a magician juggling three balls at once, or a jazz trio trading bars of improvisation.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be going into further detail about each of these three aspects of The Holy Trinity of Trading.

For now, I want you to enjoy the long weekend, spend time with your loved ones, and start thinking about the week ahead.

But before we go, let’s look at…

💰The Biggest Smart-Money Bets of the Day💰

• $5.6 million bullish bet on TSLA 04/05/2024 $187.50 calls @ $1.87 avg. (seen on 3/28)

• $3.1 million bullish bet on GLD 05/17/2024 $210 calls @ $3.10 avg. (seen on 3/28)

• $2.26 million bullish bet on UAL 09/26/2024 $55 calls @ $2.64 avg. (seen on 3/28)

Have a great long weekend,

Ben Sturgill

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