All Entries in the "Trading Psychology" Category
How to Think About a Loss
Instead if equating a trading loss with personal failure, shift your mentality for what a loss means.
3 Ways to Overcome Your Fear from Past Trades
Traders are a skittish bunch. We can make the same trade 100 times, but the one time a left-field event occurs, it can spook us forever.
Contrarian View
Just for fun, let’s look at both sides of this market, pretending there are actual bulls out there.
Which Side Are You On?
We’re in an interesting spot here, no matter which side you find yourself on. Both the bulls and bears have reason to believe they’re going to win this one, so let’s take a brief look at the arguments of each.
Intelligence is Only Part of Trading Success
Intelligence is only a small part of trading. Trading is a numbers game, and it’s one that requires you to deal with emotions rather than allow them to flare.
Don’t Let Trading Be Everything
I love trading – it’s such a challenge with multiple rewards. I look forward to it, I think about it alot, and I’m passionate about it so I work quite hard to continually improve at it. But it’s good to constantly remind myself that trading isn’t everything.
Take Time to Rest & Relax
As you well know, trading is very demanding, so for us to show up each day with our full focus, we have to stay rested and avoid burnout.
