Note: This week's Market Outlook was covered by Optionetics.com.au's Sinan Koray.

Have you ever felt down and looked for ways of lifting yourself up? I found a way. It is simple and works almost every time. It is expressing your gratitude.

Awhile back we were finishing our two-day seminar in Mumbai. The closing words were spoken and the attendees were filling in their evaluation forms. One of our clients stood up, unprompted, and asked if he could say a few words. "Of course," we replied. He then went on to talk for the next ten minutes. He mentioned that this was the third time he was attending the workshop. He had hesitated to come this time as he doubted if he would learn anything new. To his surprise he learned just as much as the first two seminars. He went on to talk about the benefits of his previous workshops and how the tools he learned improved his trading. He moved from trading shares to futures and his profits increased significantly. His talk went on and by the end of it I was almost in tears. I really wish I could have recorded him as it would have been an inspiration every time I watched it. To this gentleman I say, "Thank you" from the bottom of my heart.

What did he do? He expressed his gratitude. How do you think he felt as he expressed his gratitude? My guess is he felt elated, happy and joyful. How do you think the room felt as he expressed his gratitude? You needed to be there to see the smiles that spread throughout the room. The giver of gratitude felt great, the receivers felt great, the observers felt great. How amazing is that?

Try this right now. First make a note of how you feel. Then write down ten things you feel grateful about a person, an event, an activity, a privilege or a blessing in your life. Notice how much it changes how you feel.

Then find someone to share this with. If your original list was about a person, share it with that person if you can. Either way notice how your feelings and mood change as you share, and notice how their feelings and mood change as you share.

Gratitude is a natural mood lifter.

Here are some highlights from my list:

• I feel grateful that I can reach so many people through these articles.
• I feel grateful for the feedback I get from our readers.
• I feel grateful for the trading opportunities I have.
• I feel grateful for the privilege of learning Gann trading methods from David Bowden.
• I feel grateful for the trading resources I have around me: books, courses, software tools, colleagues and fellow traders.
• I feel grateful for the traveling that takes me to so many places and to such a variety of traders.
• I feel grateful for my ups and downs as each one contributed to who I am right now.
• I feel blessed for having my daughter in my life.
• I am grateful for all my family members, friends and colleagues as I have learned so much from each and every one of you.

What are you grateful for? What are your blessings? List them regularly and you will see the positive effect this has in your trading and in your life!

Believe, achieve.

Sinan Koray
Trading Tutors Team