What is the most taboo mentality in trading?

Three-State System Notes
asa forex community

Greedy heart.

"The most taboo" is of course the deadliest. Fear and greed are both taboos in trading, but fear and not daring to make a move can at least save one's life, while greed will only speed up death.

Novices who want to get rich die of ignorance, are too elementary, and are not included in today's discussion.

Veterans have experience and understand technology, and have even made money continuously, but if they don't understand the market law of "technology is both useful and useless", they will respond to the old saying: "Everyone who drowns can know water."

Use the same trading method, do it once, take profit, do it twice or three times, or take profit. At this time, the fourth opportunity comes. What size position will you use to do it?

I suggest that you never believe that you can control your desires. The reality is often that when desires come, they are like a fire. You don’t realize that desires rise up, and it burns out for you.

The first time, the second time, and the third time you may use 2% of the chip, and you can’t help but use 20% for the fourth time. Once the order is wrong, your entire account will be wiped out.

So what is the most taboo mentality when doing transactions? Go and search the news to see if there are more tragic news in a bull market or a bear market, and you will understand.

In the end, I still want to say those few words, which are not too many to repeat ten thousand times: the essence of trading is probability; go to the review and count the winning rate and the number of consecutive losses of the trading method you use. You can't fight against desire, mathematics may be able to .

Copyright reserved to the author

Last updated: 08/29/2023 03:07

522 Upvotes
3 Comments
Add
Original
Related questions
About Us User AgreementPrivacy PolicyRisk DisclosurePartner Program AgreementCommunity Guidelines Help Center Feedback
App Store Android

Risk Disclosure

Trading in financial instruments involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Any opinions, chats, messages, news, research, analyses, prices, or other information contained on this Website are provided as general market information for educational and entertainment purposes only, and do not constitute investment advice. Opinions, market data, recommendations or any other content is subject to change at any time without notice. Trading.live shall not be liable for any loss or damage which may arise directly or indirectly from use of or reliance on such information.

© 2024 Tradinglive Limited. All Rights Reserved.