Trading Psychology and Trader Mindset.Learning the strategiesand techniques will be easy. Compared to our mindset and our self-control, this is the hard part. Day trading has proven to be the best teacher for me in this and helps me learn daily about changing my mindset.
This’s not only going to help you in yourtrading journey, but it’ll also help you in becoming a better person. From guilt to depression and revenge trading, here are some of the best tips to improve your trading psychology and trader mindset.
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The first thing I can tell you about trading psychology is this:
What is the difference between Lack Mentality and Abundant Mentality when it comes to trading?
1.Lack of Mentality:You feel that there will not be many good trades and take half-assed ones which makes you lose. And put more lack and fear in you.
2.ABUNDANT mentalityand one that YOU MUST OWN and REMEMBER: there is always another great trade around the corner. Always. It might not happen in the next few minutes or even an hour, but trust me, it is coming. If you take a good trade, and it fails which is normal in trading. There is always a good trade coming which will take you back to the green area. TRUST THIS.
As long as you stick to the trading plan and the strategy. You will see that there are always more GOOD trades coming, and you will win more than you lose!
Even if you don’t understand what a trading plan or strategy is yet (I will help you with that). Start believing and knowing that there are always good trades coming and if you make the right decisions, you will be profitable!
In trading and life, an abundant mindset will always win in everything you do.
This is so important when it comes to trading. Because it’s really hard to not put yourself into a losing position. This can be emotionally tiring. We all know that a large loss is devastating, not only financially but emotionally too.
A loss con makes you feel awful bad and how you react to a loss is even more important than the loss itself. Inexperienced traders can be a victim of their own emotions, here is when the trader mindsets and solid trading psychology comes to play.
One of the most commontrading psychological error,a wrong trader mindset can make:
Withdraw from trading. Yeah, let’s face it. After a loss it is easy to quit things, you don’t want to see it again, so it’s easier to quit. Your brain will try to “protect you” from things that make you feel bad.
Revenge Trading. This is one of the most awful things a trader can do after a loss. Revenge leaves you blind and a binding trade is a LOSS for sure. It is tempting trying to compensate for the loss with a quick win but in most cases, you should avoid revenge trading.
None of those reactions are good. That’s why I’m going to write you7-day trading psychology tipsthat will help you to set your trader mindset. Stop your destructive self right now!
Related Read: 22 Powerful Trading Affirmations to Start Your Day
7-Day Trading Psychology Tips to Get a Better Trader Mindset
1. Spot the “why” you are trading loss
Trading can get emotional.Check your last trades. Compare the one you win with the losses, you sure will find something important.
Do a breakdown of your strategy to see if you’re doing everything right. Even a little minus can make a trade go wrong. Some trades are a loss by the lack of discipline
2. Successful traders learn about their mistakes
Avoiding the two enemies of a trading loss (withdraw from trading and revenge trading). You’ll get in the spot for learning. Every trader should treat their losses as an opportunity to learn about what they did wrong. This is the best way to improve your trading skills and trading success.
3. Control your losses
I can put into words how important it is to know how to lose. A good way to control your losses is to set a rule, “don’t lose more on a bad day than what you earn in a winning day”.
Here’s an example don’t worry. If your average win per day is 100$ you shouldn’t be losing more than that on a bad day. Learn how to minimize the risk.
Sound familiar? “Don’t spend more than what you earn”
4. Risk Management is the king in trading
This will be the pillar of any trading strategy. A good risk management plan can make a big difference when it comes to trading success. And obviously, a bad risk management plan can erase your capital.
5. Set your Stop-Loss level
This tool help separate the successful trader from the unsuccessful traders. Whether you’re using it to prevent big losses or to lock in profits. Every trader needs to learn pretty well their stop-losses. This can help you improve your trader mindset.
It’s like your health insurance, it’s something you need, but you hope you never need to use. Having this back up can give you the confidence you need.
6. Don’t get anxious about a trade
You should always keep your mind calm. Remember there’s always a good trade opportunity right in the next corner. Avoid getting late into a trade just because you don’t want to lose an opportunity.
There are more than 200 trading days in a year, don’t worry about one. Don’t rush it.
After a big loss, there’s a huge list of mental and emotional conditions that hit the traders. Anger, hate, despair, and a lot more. It’s hard to trade with the mind clear after this. Don’t get your emotion to overcome your trade. Control your impulses.
7. Embrace your decisions
If you make a good trade you’ll hail yourself, right? That’s what most people do, and it’s not bad. You should do the same when you make a trading loss. Accept your decision and don’t blame anyone else. Don’t hide it and don’t push it aside.
In life, there’s always an excuse for almost everything, the same as in trading. We must accept the risk that are involved.
Conclusion on Trading Psychology and Trader Mindset
A big loss or a losing streak can lead the trader to doubt and this will lead to some other stock trading problems. Like holding positions for too long, getting into more trading than you should. And getting out of trades too quickly.
And we must not forget about the worst of all. Skipping a good trade opportunity because you’re afraid of losing.
With all this to settle down you should now prepare yourself to improve your trading psychology and trading mindset.
You even can stop trading for a while if you feel too overwhelmed. The stock market is not going anywhere.
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