If you find yourself easily anxious on your trading journey, and even often unable to control your emotions, you must listen to today's content until the end.
In the trading industry, the most terrifying enemy is never the market, but oneself. Often, we feel exhausted, even if we haven't done anything all day, we still feel tired. Why? Because your internal struggle is too severe. You may have experienced this: coming home from work, collapsing on the sofa, not wanting to talk or move, and even becoming inexplicably irritable at the thought of your positions—not because of physical fatigue, but because of emotional fatigue.
This emotional exhaustion often comes from excessive self-doubt and repeated internal questioning after trading failures. These things not only affect emotions but also seriously impact our trading decisions. Therefore, to break free from this negative cycle, one must learn to coexist peacefully with their emotions.
Today, I will share 4 mantras to help relieve emotions. I hope it will be helpful to you.
·First: Adapt to the market as it flows; respond accordingly. Do not guess, do not gamble, and do not care whether you have predicted correctly; instead, focus on whether you have prepared a response plan. The more calmly you can face your emotions, the less easily you will be disturbed.
·Second: The future does not greet us, and things that have not happened are not worth worrying about in advance. Many traders start to worry about what to do if they hit their stop loss before opening a position. What if they miss out? The more they think, the more anxious they become, and in the end, they either miss the opportunity or cannot execute their strategy at all.
·Third: Do not get distracted; focus on the present. To make the current trade, you only need to judge whether this position is worth taking and whether the stop loss is reasonable. Do not think about resolving the entire market in one go, nor fantasize that every trade will be profitable. Complex thoughts will lead to loss of control in execution.
·Fourth: Do not cling to the past. Let go of those trades that have already incurred losses and those market movements you have missed. The opportunities that are meant to come will always be ahead. Being preoccupied with missed opportunities or wrong directions will only pull you into the abyss of emotions. Ultimately, trading is about psychological quality. Can you withstand consecutive stop losses? Can you remain humble and composed after making profits? Can you still stick to your plan amid market volatility? These are not things you can solve just by learning a few techniques or using some indicators; they require a change in your attitude toward emotions.
Remember this: Those who can control their emotions can better manage their positions. If you can see through this, you will avoid many detours on your trading journey.