Category Archives: Trading Psychology

Trading psychology is ‘something’ that a trader creates from existing personality traits that are not initially related to trading, but surface from trading without method understanding.

The Habit of Hearing “NO”

By | October 3, 2026 10:23 am

The Five-Year-Old Who Shattered Everything I Believed About Success The cold Amsterdam wind bit through my coat like a thousand tiny needles. I had been living abroad for years now—far from home, far from everything familiar. Yesterday, I walked into a Costco store, desperate to escape the chill, desperate to fill my cart with things… Read More »

The Psychology of Speculation: Why Even Disciplined Traders Can Lose Control

By | October 2, 2026 8:26 pm

There are few experiences more destabilizing to the human mind than suddenly winning or losing a large amount of money. A trader may be disciplined, experienced, analytical and financially successful. But when substantial gains or losses enter the equation, rational decision-making can quickly become emotional. This is one of the oldest lessons in speculation—and one… Read More »

PM-DHARA: India’s ₹1.86 Lakh Crore Green-Energy Transmission Push — What Traders Should Know

By | October 1, 2026 8:33 am

PM-DHARA has emerged as a major new policy development for India’s renewable-energy and power-transmission ecosystem. Approved by the Union Cabinet on 30 September 2026, the scheme carries a total project outlay of ₹1,86,405 crore and is designed to strengthen intra-state transmission infrastructure while supporting the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy. For… Read More »

Stop Predicting the Market: The Mindset Shift That Can Change How You Trade

By | September 30, 2026 5:42 pm

There is a belief that quietly damages thousands of trading accounts: “A good trader knows where price is going next.” Beginners spend countless hours trying to predict the next move. They search for the perfect indicator.They study chart patterns.They look for the exact reversal point.They combine moving averages, oscillators, Fibonacci levels, market cycles, volume, support… Read More »

I Finally Understand Why I Keep Getting Stopped Out

By | September 29, 2026 4:50 pm

The Manipulation-First Mindset That Can Completely Change the Way You Trade Nifty, Bank Nifty and F&O Stocks “I finally understand why I keep getting stopped out.” That was the message from a trader who had just experienced a dramatic change in his trading results. The month before, he had lost approximately 9,000. The following month,… Read More »

Nifty 50 Records 8 Consecutive Red Weeks: What Does the Longest Weekly Losing Streak Tell Us?

By | September 26, 2026 11:51 pm

Nifty 50 has now completed eight consecutive red weeks, extending the current decline from 3 August 2026 to 25 September 2026. The index started this sequence around 24,573 and the latest weekly close is 23,140, a decline of approximately 1,433 points or 5.83%. The duration is unusual. In the historical table being studied, the previous… Read More »

Bramesh’s Technical Analysis Featured Among the Top 80 Indian Investment Blogs by FeedSpot — 2026 Edition

By | September 26, 2026 3:01 pm

Bramesh’s Technical Analysis has been selected among the Top 80 Indian Investment Blogs on the web in the 2026 edition published by FeedSpot. This recognition is particularly meaningful because the platform has been built around one simple objective since its inception: Make technical analysis simpler, more systematic and more useful for traders and market participants.… Read More »

Retail Traders Don’t Lose Because They Don’t Know Enough

By | September 10, 2026 3:59 pm

Retail Traders Don’t Lose Because They Don’t Know Enough They lose because they do too much. More trades. More indicators. More Telegram channels. More YouTube videos. More strategies. More market predictions. More attempts to recover yesterday’s loss. And eventually… more losses. I’ve been thinking about one uncomfortable truth about Indian retail trading: Most traders don’t… Read More »

Doing Nothing Is a Trading Skill

By | September 9, 2026 3:59 pm

I once asked a trader a very simple question: “What’s your strategy?” His answer completely changed the way I think about trading. He said: “I trade one setup. Literally one. I’ve been doing it for years.” I asked: “Just one?” “Just one.” That conversation made me realize something most traders learn only after paying a… Read More »