That’s right you read it correctly. This thread is about real trading WITH emotions. I know that it is widely accepted that our own emotions prevent us from being successful in the markets, but I think people misunderstand how to conquer their inner demons.
I have been trading for a long time now! I have traded many different systems; I have had great years and some not so great years in the markets. Thankfully I am in the privileged position to say that I can make money from the markets and have been doing so for a good number of years.
I started this thread for a number of reasons but there are two primary driving forces; first I have missed this place and wanted some interaction with this great community again and secondly I wanted to squash the myth that you need to be a robot to make money in these markets. I do agree that you need to control your emotions to be successful but I do not think it is realistic to expect a human being to be completely emotionless.
Do I get p*ssed when I lose a trade? Yes of course, I don’t like losing money! Do I get happy when I make a killing on a trade? Yes again, I like to make money… otherwise why would I trade?
The key to my success however is the fact that I KNOW that my emotions can sabotage my trading. I have learnt to recognize when my emotions are telling me to do something that my brain disagrees with and hence ignore those emotional thoughts… well most of the time.
So this thread is in the interactive section for that very reason. I want everyone to get involved. Post your trades, your thoughts etc. Tell us when you have taken a trade that you are proud of, tell us when you have taken a loss that p*sses you off. Just be real. No one is here to judge you, and you know what… over time by saying this stuff out loud to the community, you WILL learn to recognize and control your emotions when trading!
You can trade any system you want, use any broker or platform you want. The main thing is to just be real!
I personally trade a few different strategies on a few different platforms. I trade, spread bet and have a flutter on the binary options. I really don’t care what I trade or how I have to trade as long as I have an opportunity to profit.
Let the games begin!
I have been trading for a long time now! I have traded many different systems; I have had great years and some not so great years in the markets. Thankfully I am in the privileged position to say that I can make money from the markets and have been doing so for a good number of years.
I started this thread for a number of reasons but there are two primary driving forces; first I have missed this place and wanted some interaction with this great community again and secondly I wanted to squash the myth that you need to be a robot to make money in these markets. I do agree that you need to control your emotions to be successful but I do not think it is realistic to expect a human being to be completely emotionless.
Do I get p*ssed when I lose a trade? Yes of course, I don’t like losing money! Do I get happy when I make a killing on a trade? Yes again, I like to make money… otherwise why would I trade?
The key to my success however is the fact that I KNOW that my emotions can sabotage my trading. I have learnt to recognize when my emotions are telling me to do something that my brain disagrees with and hence ignore those emotional thoughts… well most of the time.
So this thread is in the interactive section for that very reason. I want everyone to get involved. Post your trades, your thoughts etc. Tell us when you have taken a trade that you are proud of, tell us when you have taken a loss that p*sses you off. Just be real. No one is here to judge you, and you know what… over time by saying this stuff out loud to the community, you WILL learn to recognize and control your emotions when trading!
You can trade any system you want, use any broker or platform you want. The main thing is to just be real!
I personally trade a few different strategies on a few different platforms. I trade, spread bet and have a flutter on the binary options. I really don’t care what I trade or how I have to trade as long as I have an opportunity to profit.
Let the games begin!