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There is no holy grail in #trading. It is you against yourself. No one can teach you their exact #strategy, why? Because personalities differ, circumstances differ, interpretation of stress and emotions differ. The only way to get good at this game is to put in the time and find a trategy that works with your personality and circumstances. #smallcaps #tradingjourney
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Goal setting isn’t just about writing down desires. The real key? Aligning your goals with your highest values. If they’re not congruent, you'll lack the drive to follow through. Let me share what shifted my perspective. 🧵
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The more congruent your goals are with your highest values, the easier it becomes to act on them. You're not forcing yourself to achieve something, you’re inspired to do it because it aligns with who you are & what you value most. Trying to do stuff outside your values won't work
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Effective goal setting isn’t just about desires. It’s about linking your goals to what you truly value. Meaning drives motivation. Congruence builds belief. Start by asking: How does this goal fulfill what I value most in MY life? Not someone else's. #goalsetting #trading
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In trading, just like in life, we always experience both sides, wins and losses. This reflects the universal law of duality. By learning to embrace both equally, we can develop the mindset needed for consistent results much faster. Focusing only on "positive" outcomes (profits) creates an avoidance of "negative" outcomes (losses), which can hinder growth. Embracing both sides and mitigating the risks of each helps calm the amygdala, leading to greater clarity and consistency. #tradingtips #emosplainer #trading #stocks
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I lost some money on $PDYN today because I overtraded and had fomo, especially after that morning flush, but had a few good trades on $QSI, $INTZ. My stop also didn't execute, but there is no point in blaming my broker, instead I will take time over the weekend to review my trades and to find the underlying motive for my fomo and overtrading, because that is why I lost really. If you lost today, hope you do the same. Focus on what is in your control. #tradingreviews #smallcaps #tradingjourney
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To become who you want to be, you need to do what you have never done. What got you here, won't get you there. What do you need to change to make your dreams a reality? #trading #stocks #forex #daytrader #fx
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Overthinking is a #stress response, and stress is often a symptom of an inability to adapt to change. To calm your #mind, write down all the scenarios that you’re worried about or that keep replaying in your thoughts. If you perceive the scenario as negative, list at least 50 #benefits; if you perceive it as positive, list at least 50 #drawbacks. #Overthinking is your mind’s feedback mechanism for an imbalanced perception, it’s your brain’s way of seeking #equilibrium. Once you’ve balanced the perceptions surrounding these scenarios, the mental chatter naturally subsides. #tradingtips #emosplainer #stockmarket #psychology
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No action is without motive. Overtrading, revenge trading or chasing trades often comes from chasing perceived benefits: big profits, quick recovery or avoiding being wrong. Identify the drawbacks of these illusions to calm your mind, which will help to reduce impulsivity and trade more with clarity. #tradingmindset #emosplainer #overtrading #trading
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Decent opportunities on $AIRE, $PDYN, $MGIH and $ZCAR. If you broke your rules today, don't beat yourself up, find the underlying motive. If you overtraded, ask "what did I think I will get from that?", if you increased your size to average down which caused a bigger loss, ask "what did I think I will get from doing that?", if you had fomo and chased entries, ask "what did I think I will get from that?". Asking questions help to uncover hidden motives. Once you know the motive, whether it was greed or pride, etc where you didn't want to take a small loss or didn't want to admit you were wrong. Identify it, once you have, stack the drawbacks to that behavior. This helps to bring your mind back into balance and helps to limit the risk of creating fear in future trades.
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Some early movers today $SPRC, $ZCAR, $MGIH. Stay focused on your best setups today.
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How to overcome the Fear of Failure. Fear is an assumption that in the future, you are going to experience through your imagination more negative than positive, more drawback than benefit, more disadvantage than advantage from somebody, the market or yourself. A 🧵
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Once you see there are both wins and losses and look for the benefits of failure or losing money and the drawbacks of winning or making money, you bring your mind back into balance. From here you can set real, objective goals, instead of chasing some fantasy goal to avoid some fearful nightmare.
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To get rid of the fear of failure or to help you lessen its impact on your trading performance: 1. Set real goals that have both sides. 2. Mitigate the risks and plan for it. 3. Break down your goals into smaller bites. 4. Check yourself to ensure that you remain objective. 5. Keep challenging yourself once you reach a goal. #emosplainer #goalsetting #balancedperception #trading #markets #forex #risks #planning #fear #failure #success
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