A trading floor waffle
I have learnt much about the inner works of the forex market and have become very cynical on my journey, but I see this as a necessity, a cloak that every trader needs to wear to navigate through the chicanery of the forex industry.
Take it like a man
The greatest issue many new and existing traders have is the fear of a loss. It is inevitable that you are going to have losses and this is something you really need to get comfortable with, and I mean you really need to be at ease with this. Balance is needed just as it is in every area of our lives. If you are to win you must also lose, where there is left there is right. You cannot over indulge in anything without there being consequences, so balance is needed.
To be a truly great trader you need to be able to disassociate yourself from the notion you are trading money. We all have emotional baggage associated with money and it makes us make silly judgements when assessing our trades. This is not easy to do but you will want to think about it. It is far simpler for a professional trader to do this because they are often not trading there own capital.
Take your time
The quickest way to lose your hand is to risk too much too quickly. What I mean by this is placing too much emphasis on making your daily bread on a daily basis. It takes months to build capital. If you place a trade and you can’t sleep at night you are risking too much. Reduce your volume until you don’t care.
I am still trading micro lots. If I was to increase my risk by 100% I would be making thousands every year from my trades, but I’m not emotionally and psychologically ready to play with those sums of money. What I make now, would simply not translate (extrapolate) well because of my fear of money. I realise this and my trading is better for it. When ready, I will increase my risk and my cash flow will improve. If I rush this process I will burn out and my forex journey will come to an end.
Progress
At the end of the day, you can head this advice. However, most will not and many will lose their shirt. I’m no exception (although I never lost my shirt). We need to find these things out ourselves. Many will jump right back in and learn from their mistakes and many will give up and express their defeat by blaming everyone else but themselves, many will not. I suggest if you are the type that need to figure it out yourself just don’t blow your whole pot. Understand if you are new to trading you have many years to make money at it, you don’t need to make it all by next week. If you answer “yes I do” to the last sentence then you shouldn’t be trading FULL STOP. You may very well destroy yourself – it is almost a certainty.

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