Trading with Adrenaline

I noted my usage of adrenaline in a previous topic here... and so had a look around and found this topic in the trading forum.

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=26503

I note you have been waiting over two years for a reply. That is patience personified and in itself worthy of praise. I will try to answer your question from my own personal perspective, without going into too much scientific detail:

Internal thought processes train a trader to continuously move through a series of conscious actions. In contrast, most other traders program a series of unconscious reflexive patterns into the their nervous system. This programming is accomplished through exhaustive amounts of repetitive, rote training in movement patterns which are being programmed. When the patterns are fully programmed a momentary thought will trigger the trader into his second or more programmed pattern. The trick of course is to trigger the proper pattern for the current situation.
Internal thought processes specifically do not use unconscious, reflexive actions. Each millisecond action is controlled by conscious, aware thought. This forces the internal mind to deal with a see-think-do time sequence. Similar to martial arts, when an internal trader begins this training, the length of the gaps between see-think-do are so large that is much slower than his unconscious reflexive thinking counterpart. Henceforth the adage 'To win you must first lose.' As the internal trader continues to train, the gaps between see, think and do shorten and his trading abilities begin to catch up to his externally processed actions. When the internal trader has eliminated the gaps, his thought and action become one. At this point, he becomes more accurate than his thinking self. The mind can change twenty or thirty times, while the unconscious reflexive action trader is caught a longer pattern.
The internal trader must practice trading continuously, from an early point in their training or they will never be able to close the gaps between see, think and do, when they are under pressure. Closing the gaps requires the ability to relax while under stress. If the internal trader tenses and his adrenal glands fire, his chances of staying calm and conscious have been massively lessened.
Adrenaline is a power source to an internal trader's active emotions and a detriment to his own thought process. Adrenaline triggers unconscious, reflexive action. If a trader is trying to develop the instinctual fight or flight styles of the animal world then adrenal firing should be part of his training.
The internal trader must learn to trade without letting his adrenal glands fire. This begins by learning to analyse with diaphramic continuous breathing and relaxed muscles. Then the internal trader must learn to relax his emotions while setting a trade. Finally, he must learn to feel his adrenal and be especially careful not to tense anything near them while trading.
Clearing the adrenal glands, to keep them from firing while trading, is a practice which takes many years to perfect. When prefected, this practice allows the internal trader to compete at full potential and power with an unrestriced flow of continuous concious thought.


If you require any of the above explained in greater detail, simply follow this word through a search engine: Taiji

Of course, the above post was a spoof, although there is some sense in it. If trading stresses you out, practise relaxation, or reduce your exposure.