From a psychological point of view nobody wants to sell at a loss as in most situations in life making mistakes and admitting them is associated with being a loser. That’s why most people prefer sticking to a losing position. They don’t want to be labeled a loser. So they start hoping their position will… Read More »
How much training you need depends on the job you want. If you want to be a janitor, an hour of training might do. Just learn to attach a mop to the right end of the broomstick and find a pail without holes.If, on the other hand, you want to fly an airplane or do… Read More »
1. Anger over a losing trade – Traders usually feel as if they are victims of the market. This is usually because they either 1) care too much about the trade and/or 2) have unrealistic expectations. They seek approval from the markets, something the markets cannot provide. 2. Trading too much – Traders that do this have… Read More »
Before taking a trade how many times have you thought i will buy at bottom and sell at top. How many times have you removed your Stoploss after feeding it but removed it once price started coming near Sl. How many times have you lost all profits earned in a trade and end up being… Read More »
Trading is always a high return high risk game and it needs nimble trading approach with tons of discipline. Traders say its the Big traders who move the market and we end up making loss. Well i do not buy this reasoning. The most Important part in trading is trading discipline and trading system(Throughly… Read More »
By: Terry Ashman If you take a long or short position in the market, the market doesn’t care what price you got in at. It doesn’t care what price anyone got in or out at. It doesn’t care about your analysis or your trading methods. The market is totally impassive. It is always right. It… Read More »
As 2011 come to an end let me share an important aspect of trading Keeping losses small in order to avoid huge losses Why is that so? From a psychological point of view nobody wants to sell at a loss as in most situations in life making mistakes and admitting them is associated with being… Read More »
By Jason Van Bergen It is simply not possible for any trader–whether amateur, professional or anywhere in between–to avoid every single loss. The disciplined trader is fully cognizant of the inevitability of losing hard-earned profits and, as such, is able to accept losses without emotional upheaval. At the same time, however, there are systematic methods… Read More »
Many people think trading is the simplest way of making money in the stock market. Far from it; I believe it is the easiest way of losing money. There is an old Wall Street adage, that “the easiest way of making a small fortune in the markets is having a large fortune.” I discuss below… Read More »
Learning to accept losses as part of the game and cutting them short is the single most important step towards becoming consistently profitable. It sounds simple, but in reality is extremely difficult for everybody. Why? Because we’ve been taught that giving up is for losers and we should fight till last breath. I certainly agree that you should not… Read More »