Success starts with the mindset - You can do it !

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Ranging until Friday and then follow the money.

Psychological Stability

A successful trader’s career mainly depends on his or her psychological stability in stressful situations, which are common in the process of trading.
Theoretical knowledge can be acquired by reading professional literature; practical skills and experience are acquired in the process of actual trading.
The most difficult process is adjusting psychological stress, because in real life it is impossible to completely eliminate the stress factor influencing human activity.

Underestimating the stress factor could play a mean trick on trader and even completely block their abilities to make reasonable decisions in real trading situations.
The psychological stress of those trading in the FOREX (and any other) market is extremely high.

Traders must work under permanent psychological pressure, making decisions in highly unpredictable and uncertain market situations.

Each trader goes through mistakes, failures, and losses in his or her own way, in accord with his or her personality and temper.

Some might blame their failure on market’s “wrong behaviour”, which didn’t comply with the trader’s brilliant forecast and caused the failure of the magnificently planned speculative combination.
Others blame themselves and their own inabilities to make right decisions in situations, which afterwards seem to be simple.

It is an interesting fact that, in hindsight, traders usually find the decision that should have been made at the lost critical moment and can reasonably prove their point of view.

Why can they find the right decision so easily and quickly in hindsight?

Was the trader unable to do so at the right moment?
I don’t think it can be simply explained by looking at yesterday’s situation from today’s point of view.

I do not think it can be explained by the fact that classical technical analysis at allows for multiple explanations of almost any market situation.
It is always possible to find an appropriate basic explanation for any market shift after the event takes place.

In the heat of the moment, however, the trader was influence by stress, and that stress caused the error.
This is proven by the fact that most novice traders show exceptionally good (and even phenomenal) results trading dummy accounts but can’t even come near those result when trading with real money.

The most difficult problem for every trader (regardless of their experiences) is to learn as quickly as possible how to recover quickly from losses, which are inevitable in this business.
At the same time, they must learn to handle shocks and psychological damage inflicted by the losses, because there situations could negatively influence their future work.

The losses themselves and the fear of losing, both of which permanently torture traders, negatively influence their ability to make reasonable decisions in a complicated situation.

These factors also undermine traders’ ability to follow their own rules about trade strategies and systems.

In conclusion.........the main causes of trader failures in speculative operations in the FOREX marker are without a doubt those associated with psychological trauma – the inability to control their own emotions and to find an adequate way to fight stress.

Psychology Mindset

Now as majority of market participants are speculators they cause such moves, which in most cases are not well predictable.
The main reason of that is psychology of traders.

If every trader will develops rational thinking there will be predictable moves in most cases.
As psychology plays important part in market move's formation, you should develop study that corresponds with majority's thought.

In forex you should not think that you are the cleverest and you can anticipate market more exactly than others because you were excellent at Maths and Economics.
You should think as majority does.
But majority's thought is not always rational.

BTW, you should think cleverer than majority in one situation.
You should always wait until market itself chooses direction and after having confirmation signals you enter the market and join majority.

All technical indicator are saying the same: you should not enter the market until you have clear signal of movement.

All technical studies are derived from simple rule as I described above.

During the trading session how do you sort of control your psychology as much as possible and your mindset during the day and is there anything you do to try and keep stay focused and keep your head right ?


By taking a break..........

Actually there's a good reason why I actually do that so there's undoubtedly periods of time during the market where it's a lot easier to make money and there's going to be times where it's a lot more difficult to make money.

I found out personally for me that at the open is where I make most of my money and progressively throughout the day especially during the lunch hours where New York goes to lunch which is basically 12:00 noon Eastern Time around those hours that's when the volume kind of dries out their volume diminishes and the price action also kind of diminishes as well.

So I kind of identified during those periods of time it's in my best interest to just walk way nots right and and I say I'm just going to go take my trader smoke.

What are the characteristics of a successful mindset?

Absolutely! Success indeed begins with the right mindset. Having a positive and determined outlook can truly make a difference. So, believe in yourself and go for it! You've got what it takes.

The Perfect Trader



Why Perfectionism Will Destroy Your Trading


If you're a perfectionist, trading will drive you insane.
Let go of that mindset.
Striving for perfection in trading is a fool’s errand. It will only leave you frustrated and broke.

Instead, embrace imperfection.
You don't need to be flawless to make a lot of money over time.
Focus on playing the probabilities.

There is no holy grail in trading.
You can't be right 100% of the time, and the good news is—you don't need to be.

The problem is that many traders get too caught up in the short term.
They obsess over the outcome of their next trade.

But the truth is, each individual trade is random.
Ask yourself: If I were to take this trade 100 times, would I be profitable in the long run?

That's the mindset you need to adopt.
You must have a long-term perspective.

I don't worry about what happens with my next trade.
My job is to manage the risk and keep executing my strategy.
That's it.

Then, let the results play out.
You may lose battles, and you will lose battles, but you can still win the war.

And that's what really matters.

A successful mindset includes:

1. Growth Orientation: Embrace challenges and learn from failures.
2. Resilience: Bounce back from setbacks.
3. Positive Attitude: Stay optimistic in tough situations.
4. Goal-Setting: Set clear, achievable goals.
5. Discipline: Stay committed to long-term objectives.
6. Openness to Feedback: Learn from constructive criticism.
7. Focus on Solutions: Look for ways to overcome challenges.
8. Adaptability: Be flexible and embrace change.
9. Self-Belief: Trust in your abilities.
10. Vision: Have a clear idea of your goals.

Well, according to what I have learnt from my experience:

1. Self-awareness: Knowing when to push and when to pause.
2. Quiet confidence: Trusting your abilities without arrogance.
3. Small, consistent wins: Focusing on incremental progress.
4. Embrace mistakes: Seeing failures as stepping stones.
5. Adaptability: Adjusting your approach with every challenge.
6. Patience with progress: Understanding success takes time, not perfection.