Trading in the Now: Master the Moment. Master the Market.

by Steve Burns, Holly Burns

The market moves in the present. Why don’t you?

Trading in the Now is a groundbreaking guide for traders who are tired of overanalyzing, overtrading, and underperforming—not because of their strategy, but because of their state of mind.

Inspired by mindfulness classics like The Power of Now and modern trading psychology, this book fuses ancient wisdom with practical techniques to help you become more focused, disciplined, and emotionally resilient.

Whether you’re a beginner battling impulse trades or a seasoned trader stuck in emotional loops, this book will help

✅ Cut losses faster by detaching from ego
✅ Stop revenge trading and analysis paralysis
✅ Make confident decisions rooted in real-time awareness
✅ Develop pre-trade and post-trade rituals to stay centered
✅ Build emotional discipline that survives volatility

Inside, you’ll

🧘 Practical exercises adapted from mindfulness and meditation
📓 Daily journaling prompts and checklists
🔁 Reset rituals to break impulsive habits
🧠 Psychological reframing tools to stop fear and greed from taking over

You don’t need another indicator.
You don’t need another strategy.
You need to get out of your own head—and back into the present moment.

📈 Trade smarter by trading more mindfully.
📘 Start reading Trading in the Now and take the first step toward becoming a focused, grounded, and consistently profitable trader.

Steve Burns is a seasoned trader, investor, and bestselling author who has spent over 30 years studying the markets. Known for his clear, practical teaching style, he has helped thousands of traders worldwide develop profitable strategies and disciplined mindsets. Steve shares daily trading insights through his popular X account and his website.

221 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 27, 2025

About the author

Steve Burns has been investing in the stock market successfully for over 20 years and has been an active trader for over 14 years. He is the author of six books and ranks near the top 500 of all reviewers on Amazon.com. He has been featured as a top Darvas System trader and interviewed for the Wall Street Journal blog, Traders Magazine, and Michael Covel. He has also been a contributor to Traders Planet, ZenTrader.ca, and SeeitMarket.com. He lives in Nashville, TN with his three children, Janna, Kelli, and Stephen III. He trades his own personal accounts.