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.

Trading Psychology: Cutting Winning Trades Short

By | April 6, 2019 1:41 pm

Rahul, an experienced day trader,and below we will discuss psychology behind Cutting Winning Trades Short. Rahul took a trade in Reliance Capital based on simple Price action where Price is breaking multiple support on an Hourly Chart.  Let me take you through and Emotional Journey which every trader have/had experienced. Rahul saw on the hourly… Read More »

How to Cure Trading Problems

By | April 4, 2019 4:03 pm

In Continuation with Previous Article 4. Train your Brain to Make Money Persistence means that you continue doing something even in the face of difficulty or adversity. In trading, persistence is a key ingredient to success. If you cannot muster the discipline to persistently stick to your trading plan and your trading strategy, you will… Read More »

Trader’s Daily Routine Checklist

By | March 28, 2019 3:48 pm

Most traders be it Swing trader,Day Trader i have interacted during my training session do trading on the fly, take a position when it “feels right” or “Based on Intuition”  Not preparing for what lies ahead for the day, week or month can be a costly proposition and can eventually bust your trading account.Most of… Read More »

Fight-or-Flight Instinct in Trading

By | March 25, 2019 3:37 pm

The Fight-or-Flight response is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack or threat to survival. It was first described by Walter Bradford Cannon. In other words….. It is a defense mechanism that is important for survival, to protect oneself from harm. Traders must constantly battle the fight-or-flight response in… Read More »

Emotional Hijacking in Trading

By | March 19, 2019 3:33 pm

When emotions dominate Traders decision making,Trader become subject to emotional hijackings—episodes where your trading actions are completely emotion driven.As markets go against the trader, confidence withers and emotions become even more prominent in decision making. It causes feelings‐driven actions that seemed correct at the time, but objectively and, of course, in hindsight, were obviously wrong. … Read More »