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9.
Stagnant or poor trading account profits—limiting profits.
The trader
feels that he doesn’t deserve to be successful, that he doesn’t deserve
money or profits. There are usually psychological issues such as poor
self-esteem.
10.
Not following your trading system.
The trader doesn’t believe it really
works. He did not test it well. It does not match his personality. He
wants more excitement in his trading. He doesn’t trust his own ability
to choose a successful system.
11.
Overthinking the trade, second-guessing your trading.
The trader has
a fear of loss or being wrong. He has a perfectionist personality, want-
ing a sure thing where sure things don’t exist. He does not understand
that loss is a part of trading, and the outcome of each trade is unknown.
He does not accept that there is risk in trading and does not accept the
unknown. He is afraid to pull the trigger.
12.
Not trading the correct trade size.
The trader is dreaming that the
trade will be only profitable and not fully recognizing the risk or un-
derstanding the importance of money management. He refuses to take
responsibility for managing his risk or is too lazy to calculate proper
trade size.
13.
Trading too much.
The trader has a need to conquer the market.
Greed. Trying to get even with the market for a previous loss. The ex-
citement of trading (similar to Number 7, Compulsive Trading).
14.
Afraid to Trade.
The trader has no trading system in place. He is not
comfortable with risk and the unknown and has a fear of total loss, fear
of ridicule, need for control, and no confidence in his trading system
or himself.
15.
Irritable after the trading day.
The trader is on an emotional roller
coaster due to anger, fear, and greed, putting too much attention on
trading results and not enough on the process and learning the skill
of trading. He is focusing on the money too much and has unrealistic
trading expectations.
These are by no means all the psychological issues but some of the
most common. They usually center on the fact that, for one reason or an-
other, the trader is not following his chosen trading approach or system.
Your goal is to maintain an even keel. Your winning trades and losing
trades should not affect you. Obviously, you are trading better when you
are winning, but emotionally you should strive to maintain an even balance
regarding wins and losses.
It will happen when it happens. It cannot be forced. When you achieve
this level of mental ability, it will come after working long and hard on your
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