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NZD/JPY and CAD/JPY on watch for me today.Hi guys and girls. So I got involved in a long trade last night on CAD/JPY at just after 7:00 PM BST on the break of a tight fifteen minute flag which I posted a screenshot of just a moment ago, but I was then once again wicked out almost to the tick (never mind the pip) as the Asian Session opened. Unfortunately market manipulation as I've touched on before has been rife across the market as of late, regardless of how much regulation brokers are subjected to and particularly where the clear and obvious setups such as the ones which I look for are concerned because brokers obviously know where your stop loss is likely to be. But try and look for setups which aren't clear and obvious and I can assure from experience that your results will be far worse. So that's yet another loss for me, but I'm still massively in profit for the year and overall, at least by enough to justify the fact that trading is partly how I make my living. The amount I risked on this trade is the most I've ever risked on a trade where live trading is concerned, so the amount that I lost on this trade is therefore obviously the most I've ever lost on a trade too. But because I'm experienced and I've primed my psychology to deal with market manipulation and losses it has zero effect on my psychology whatsoever. If it did then I likely wouldn't have CAD/JPY on watch again which would mean that I would potentially be missing out on another glorious investment opportunity and that's why I tirelessly stress the importance of scaling your mindset before you try scaling your account. All we can do as traders is keep rolling the dice and we have an edge over the market as I do then over a large enough sample size of trades our edge will play out. NZD/JPY: • If price corrects and a tight one hour flag forms, then I'll be looking to get long with a reduced risk entry on the break of the flag. • If my entry requirements are not met then I will simply wait until another setup which meets my plan materialises. • If there's any ambiguity then I will not place a trade on this pair. CAD/JPY: • If price impulses up, it does so in a convincing manner and a tight one hour flag forms, then I'll be looking to get long with a reduced risk entry on the break of the flag. • If my entry requirements are not met then I will simply wait until another setup which meets my plan materialises. • If there's any ambiguity then I will not place a trade on this pair.
Long
by StewySongs
1
NZD/JPY and CAD/JPY on watch for me today.Hi guys and girls. So I got involved in a long trade last night on CAD/JPY at just after 7:00 PM BST on the break of a tight fifteen minute flag which I posted a screenshot of just a moment ago, but I was then once again wicked out almost to the tick (never mind the pip) as the Asian Session opened. Unfortunately market manipulation as I've touched on before has been rife across the market as of late, regardless of how much regulation brokers are subjected to and particularly where the clear and obvious setups such as the ones which I look for are concerned because brokers obviously know where your stop loss is likely to be. But try and look for setups which aren't clear and obvious and I can assure from experience that your results will be far worse. So that's yet another loss for me, but I'm still massively in profit for the year and overall, at least by enough to justify the fact that trading is partly how I make my living. The amount I risked on this trade is the most I've ever risked on a trade where live trading is concerned, so the amount that I lost on this trade is therefore obviously the most I've ever lost on a trade too. But because I'm experienced and I've primed my psychology to deal with market manipulation and losses it has zero effect on my psychology whatsoever. If it did then I likely wouldn't have CAD/JPY on watch again which would mean that I would potentially be missing out on another glorious investment opportunity and that's why I tirelessly stress the importance of scaling your mindset before you try scaling your account. All we can do as traders is keep rolling the dice and we have an edge over the market as I do then over a large enough sample size of trades our edge will play out. NZD/JPY: • If price corrects and a tight one hour flag forms, then I'll be looking to get long with a reduced risk entry on the break of the flag. • If my entry requirements are not met then I will simply wait until another setup which meets my plan materialises. • If there's any ambiguity then I will not place a trade on this pair. CAD/JPY: • If price impulses up, it does so in a convincing manner and a tight one hour flag forms, then I'll be looking to get long with a reduced risk entry on the break of the flag. • If my entry requirements are not met then I will simply wait until another setup which meets my plan materialises. • If there's any ambiguity then I will not place a trade on this pair.
Long
by StewySongs
Trading PsychologyIn order to make it on green in the trading area, you need a lot of skills or a mind "all over the place". You will need to analyze a lot of data like profit, earnings, market share, and competition in order to see how the stock will go. Numbers are an important part of the game. However, an even bigger part of the game is the "emotional" part, or how you handle difficult and good times. We can call this part: what is your "mindset" when it comes to trading? Emotions can be negative - FUD or positive - greed What is FUD? FUD is short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Who likes bad news? I guess nobody, but still, we have bad news everywhere. It's normal to be scared when you see a bad report/a "bad news". However, what is "normal" on paper might feel very strong for some and that can lead to irrational moves like liquidating all just to feel safe having cash. This overreaction can be: 1. Good - in the sense you avoided more losses. 2. Bad - true you might avoid some losses, but markets tend to recover. That means you sit on cash so you lose the gains made by the same recovering stocks that you liquidated in red. I'm talking at points 1 and 2 about "uncertainty". Nobody knows how the stock market will go. Sure we have a lot of tools but in the end, all they do is to give us estimates: might go up or might go up. So what do you do? It's obvious why people "doubt" what they should do. The information is not clear and furthermore the information changes rapidly. It's not: - OK the market is going up, so I will buy the market and make money. No. Nope. It's more like: now it's going down, now up, but overall down, but now up, what a spike up, but happened too fast in order to take advantage of it ... what shall I do (considering that I already lost some money - that only adds more pressure to the situation)? To put it short: If training would be easy, everyone would be rich! So what can you do to prevent this? First, you should know that all these emotions are normal reactions of the mind. Furthermore: you probably already lived these emotions in your life so this is not something special (only) for the trading area. For example, fear is a natural reaction to a perceived threat. A trader might feel fear not only because he might lose the profit made, but also cause he can lose his invested capital! If you have a lot of info the uncertainty will vanish. Ok, not vanish, but knowing what you are dealing with will lead to a better judgment of the situation so therefore better decisions. All you have to do is DYOR (do your own research) meaning: have information. Why should you doubt when you have a plan? In some tight situations, you can doubt your plan, but the plan is what might save you from doing dumb stupid moves. For example, a good plan in the stock market will include lines like: it is important to know that the markets are going to go up and down. No, of course you won't like it when the market will go down, but at least you will know that this is normal and you will probably also know what to do in such situations. By planning ahead (what can/will happen?) a trader can be prepared for different events that might occur in the market. These plans will make the trader "skip" the emotional part and focus more on what he should do in the situation he is facing. Note: I must tell you this is easy only on paper and much harder when being in that situation. However, with patience, perseverance, and taking into consideration your past moves, trading events will become much easier. What is greed? Greed is an uncontrolled longing for an increase in the acquisition or use of material gain or social value. To put it simply: people don't know when to stop. Who remembers the hot stocks from '80? A reason for not knowing those stocks: most of them and I mean more than 95% are not on the market anymore! Sooner or later any company will have its downfall. Now it doesn't have to be bankruptcy or lose all your money type of situation, but it can cause you to lose from 50 up to 90% of the money invested with that firm. The problem is that greed comes in a masked form and that is why only a few see it. Greed is based on the feeling to do better or to have more. So are you trading based on greed OR you are just doing your plans to do better? It's every trader's job to answer this question as there is no general predefined answer. Discipline beats luck! Repetition can become boring so adding $$$ each day to make "that million $" is out of the question for most people. Because let's face it: Everyone wants to be rich fast. BUT: Investing is not a get-rich-quick scheme! Can you see the conflict between the ideas? That is why you need a plan that should contain a line called: Resolving my emotional conflicts. To improve your trading psychology you should answer questions like this: What risk am I willing to take? What should I invest in? Should I be a day trader? Or a long-term investor? Or between them? Or all at once? When do I enter a trade? When do I exit? After EPS, the launch of a product, after naming a new CEO? Should I place an order, stop loss, or take profit? Do I use leverage? Answering these questions might be time-consuming (can take even weeks), but it's very important to know them. To put it short: it's important to know what you are doing and why. Knowledge can overcome emotions especially fear. For example, you will probably sell your stock if you would know that a company will fall the next day. But how would you know that if don't research? Reading the news, looking at charts, analyzing competitions, talking to other traders, learning and testing new strategies are actions that need to be done every day. At least 5 days out of 7. Results The purpose of handling your emotions or taking advantage of what they are communicating is to have results. No one will pay for how much effort you do! People pay for results. But emotions change depending on your strategy or what you want. It's not the same emotion when you invest $100 or $10.000. Although they might seem similar (the emotion caused by investing money) they are not. There are 2 different emotions for each case that require 2 different strategies. You got to be flexible and know that handling your mindset is a daily set of tasks. The more you go in-depth about what you are going to do, the more you increase your chances to become successful each day. Lose aversion An example of how emotions lead a crucial role in the trading strategy is related to lose aversion. This happens because most of the trades haven't lost money anywhere! Sure if you lose a $10 bill on the street you lost your money! But: 1. How often do you lose money on the street? 1 time in 5 or even 10 years? 2. It's only $10. You will survive without them. The rest is only depreciation (not losing money). After 5 years a car will lose its value. But in these 5 years you used the car, you went to work or on holiday. So for the money "lost" in the depreciation process, you got something in return. When you invest in a company, what do you get when you lose 20% of the invested value after only 20 minutes? And what people don't realize: ANY trade will start on red, due to the commission/spread paid to the broker. So before you make money, first you lose money! That is mindboggling and in most cases, due to "loss aversion" or the lack of experience in losing money, most beginners (but even experienced traders) will start doing unexplainable moves (most of them dictated by the emotions they feel). Conclusions: Mastering your emotions is a skill that will lead you to success in trading. However, it takes a lot of dedication, patience, and work to get to a level where you can handle your emotions and still make the right moves. But it is worth it! Your bank statement will be proof that your work was worth it!
BYBIT:BTCUSD.PEducation
by AngelAlgo
1
Dealing with "failure" in your trading 😎Failure in trading is frequent, yet for some it is permanent and for the few it is temporary, the choice is always yours! In this video we go over our advice on how you should deal with failure so you can keep it as a learning experience and grow and develop as a trader! If you're having challenges in your trading and cant seem to find solutions to them just send us a DM and we'll do our outmost to help you overcome them and find solutions to your "trading problems' :) Have a great day!
DEducation
by PrimedGroup
1
How to manage & deal with consecutive losses in trading ? Trading Psychology: How to manage & deal with losses/consecutive losses in trading ? Hi everyone: Today I want to go over a very key trading psychology lesson on how to deal with losses, especially consecutive losses. This is bound to happen to any traders, whether you are new or experienced. ITs something all professional traders will have to deal with on a regular basis. Understand that, dealing with losses psychologically is the key factor in the success of a trader. This is because losses are inevitable, and trading is a probability, which trades that you take will end up both in wins and losses. However, traders usually can not accept losses, due to their ego, greed and other emotional factors. Aside from having a good risk management, trading plan, and trading strategies, traders can still experience the psychological emotions of losing. This is due to the fact that we are humans and we are an “emotional” animal. We don't want to be wrong, at all. Taking a loss is like getting slapped in the face by the market, which we have egos to fight against. What ends up after taking losses or consecutive losses, it puts traders at a disadvantage where their emotion is high, and likely to “revenage” trade to chase back losses, which end up in a deeper hole. To deal with such psychological phenomena, take a step back and observe your situation: First, did you follow your trading plan/strategy on how to enter, set SL/TP, and management ? Second, did you take an emotional trade due to greed or fear of missing out ? Third, have you journal down your losses and review them to make sure they are trades you really want to risk your capitals on ? By now you will see why we need to review these. Trading is a probability, not right or wrong. It's a random variable that you are putting your $ at risk. So if you understand the rules and plans that you follow and execute a trade accordingly, then there should NOT be any negative emotions towards the outcome of the trades, whether they are winners or losers. When I discuss the trades I entered every week in my trade recaps videos, I am always happy to enter a position, even if it goes to a loss. This is because I have done enough backtesting, chart work, and plan to enter a position. I understand strictly from a probability point of view, I could have a higher strike rate, and more often the trades will end up as a winner rather than a loser. However, I also understand and acknowledge that some trades will end up in a loss, disregard mine technical analysis or other’s fundamental analysis. It is what trading is all about. When I have consecutive losses, I will always review the 3 points I mentioned above and make sure they are all valid for me. Then I simply will take 1 day off from the market, chart, phone, and just get your mind clear. Come back strong after 1-2 days of rest, and have a positive mindset. What traders often do when they have consecutive losses is to right away re-enter back into the market and try to chase back their losses. This has always been the downfall of losing and it creates anxiety in traders’ minds. Such a negative experience is going to stay in the traders’ mind longer and deeper, compared to consecutive winners. So wise we understand that is the case how our brain is "programmed” into thinking, then it's up to us to do the opposite, and fight the urge to “revenge” our losses. At the end of the day, no one is trading your trading account, except yourself. Taking ownership of your account, learning to control our emotions, understanding the probability side of trading, and learning to let go, drop our ego will help us in the long run in this industry. I hope these pointers can help some traders who are still struggling with this concept. It's impossible not to take losses, but professional traders deal with it on a regular basis and still remain consistent in the long run. Thank you I will forward some Trading Psychology educational videos below on some of the topics explained today. Trading Psychology: Revenge Trading Trading Psychology: Fear Of Missing Out Trading Psychology: Over Leveraged Trading Trading Psychology: Is there Stop Loss Hunting in Trading ? How to deal with it ?
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by jojofang0901
58
Your OWN EXPECTATIONS are the BIGGEST thing HOLDING YOU BACK! 🤷HOW you can get control of your emotions when trading So if trading is stressful or a rollercoaster, you're not alone. 🎢 BUT, its quite a simple fix really.🤔 You're pushing things a little too hard. Chasing an expectation that in return is causing you stress. 😢 Thing is, its actually pushing you further away from your long term goals too. Long term hopes and dreams, short term thinking, greed and poor decision making. A fear over your running trades constantly watching them on screen. You aren't listening or paying attention to what is going on around you.📱 It can be different though.... Think about it..🤔 If you had a £10,000 account and traded 0.01 on 1 or 2 pairs - would you be stressed? 🧘‍♂️ No. Thought not.😅 The fear would be gone, you wouldn't be bothered - why? Because your risk is F all. The other upside is you would be fine letting your winners run too.💪🏻 So, instead of chasing money - focus on how you want to feel and work back from it.😳 If you have a £500 account - what risk are you truly comfortable with at any one time? What losing run could you experience based on your strategy win rate his could you factor this in too. If you traded 1 pair at 0.01 I am confident you would feel ok; but trading 0.1/0.2 etc on a few pairs and you won't be. So, what am I saying? Strip it back, get comfortable - no one likes to feel stressed and worried over their trades BUT in return you will need to realign your expectations to the long game. 🤝 Think - 2-5 years.🤔 Not how much you can make in a day/week.... you simply won't survive.👍🏻
Education
by pow_removetheguesswork
2
Where do you struggle?After my last couple of posts, I want to ask the question rather than just throwing ideas out there! What aspect of trading do you fear? Why? What do you think you could improve on? Anything!!! Be interesting to see comments. Personally, I can overanalyze and talk myself out of good setups. I've also been knowing to jump in trades too early. This could be anything from risk management, psychology, wrong entries, taking profits too early, too many indicators, following the crowd? Disclaimer This idea does not constitute as financial advice. It is for educational purposes only, our principle trader has over 20 years’ experience in stocks, ETF’s, and Forex. Hence each trade setup might have different hold times, entry or exit conditions, and will vary from the post/idea shared here. You can use the information from this post to make your own trading plan for the instrument discussed. Trading carries a risk; a high percentage of retail traders lose money. Please keep this in mind when entering any trade. Stay safe.
Education
by Mayfair_Ventures
15
GBPUSD - End of pushbackI bought GBPUSD yesterday night (6 hours ago) and will share what I see to decide this decision. First of all, GBPUSD is undergoing a nice bullish trend, a strong one with respect to dynamic value area in D1. I noticed GBPUSD directed to this dynamic value (moving average) and prepare myself to check the signs of rebound from it. I expect this rebound, because I analyze the behavior of this GBPUSD. It is often to test resistance more than one when facing it. Coz GBPUSD just tested it one, the repetition test likely happen in near time frame. Indeed, what I expect happen and my forecast, GBPUSD will potentially go again to 1.42440 to test this major resistance again. If it failed, then, market will go down again (sideways in D1). And before that happen, I will close my buying positions. Remember, a chart is telling you and I about how the Institutions place their order, and how they move the market. By looking for their money print in your chart, you can ride the market with them and get money. Happy trading
GLong
by Jee_D
1
Say it with me....au·dac·i·tyNo charting today just some good Sentiment for you to consider...Stay Calm, Stay Humble, Stay Focused. Good Sunday to all the followers and supporters of TheShark. Its appreciated and I continue to try to add value to assist you along your journey of these amazing market cycles. I have received close to 20 emails in the past couple hours. I respect the worry and fear that many of you are feeling right now. Truth be told its a legit worry and the risks are huge in crypto. Lets get something straight if you have the audacity to make and expect the kinds of returns that crypto has gifted many of us with you must understand the risks associated. I wish assets like ETH and Bitcoin could just climb forever and never look back but that is just simply not how free markets work. If you want the chance at generational wealth you gotta have the guts to buy this stuff when no one else will. Buying the crypto covid crash was one of the scariest moments of my entire life. However this was the best decision I ever made except marrying my wife who gifted me with a house full of little girls ;). Do you find it odd that so many of the traders and youtubers are all so negative right now about crypto? I haven't seen it this negative since Covid. This should be your very first clue that we are ready to rally again. So many say they will buy the dip but lack the fortitude strength to push the button. Did you see ETH bounce off the ETH/BTC .030 mark like I mapped out last week? For the most part Shark Supports on both Bitcoin and ETH held up just as suspected. You can never be perfect in trading but the quest is to get close. I strongly suspect that this last swell downward will be our last downward move before this market just takes off again. So if you're still here with me compliment yourself for hanging tuff I know how stressful this can be and emotionally how taxing this stuff can be on life, family and your happiness. Remember that anything worthwhile comes with risk and comes at a price. Sacrifice brings opportunities to the few willing to take the risk. For the faint of heart you would do well to not check your account balances today. Shark is going to hop on the phone and get the whales on board. Don't think I won't! Is 40k on Bitcoin still in the realm? Yes is possible. Is ETH 1100-1200 still on the table, it sure is. Will you ever bottom these Assets perfectly? NO. But Shark is going to get on the phone and I'm telling you I bet we don't see these levels today and that next week we seatbelt up and start the next summit higher. This big move could even start late afternoon or evening today. I have some good charting indicators that support this too. I feel like trading view does a great job showcasing every traders ideas thru charts but this game is not all a science. There is an art side and an emotion side that doesn't get told enough on here. Charts don't give you the guts to step in or the strength to hang on. Ask yourself can I hold my position until the end of May or First part of June? If your answer is yes I really think you will like the outcomes of where this market is headed. If I helped you in anyway today or the countless charts I posted last week hit the like follow the Shark and join the Shiver. I don't regret any moment of my 40 years of life yet because I always went the opposite of everyone else. You have a chance at something amazing right here. These entries on BTC and ETH (Not ALTS) are some of the best I have seen in crypto. There will be a time to close shop take the earnings and leave this space but that time is not yet. Shark will show you the way. BRONSON-TheSHARK
COINBASE:BTCUSD
by Bronson-TheShark
5
Is there stop loss hunting in trading ? How to deal with it ?Hello everyone: Today I want to discuss a common discussion about new and experienced traders. “Is there stop loss hunting in trading?” Many wonder, since they can all recall the moment where price just hits their SL on a trade, and then the market quickly turns around towards their desired profit direction. I want to dig deeper into this and explain it with different viewpoints, from a technical and psychological view. The vision I am trying to provide is that, thinking about is there stop loss from the brokers won't help you to get better in trading. It's a mindset thing we need to understand. For example, whether there is or isn't a stop loss hunting, it's nothing you or I can change or control. It is what it is. However, if you understand this, then it's about adjusting your plan, strategies and trading style to these types of volatility moves and come up with the correct mindset to work around it. Technical part: More often, people set their SL and see their trades get taken out just a few pips above before reversing the opposite way. Dig deeper into this. Is it a fake breakout, is it just being impatient and jumping the gun? Is there LTF continuation/reversal correction that gives you bias to enter a long/short ? Is your analysis aligned with the higher time frames ? Many factors on why a trade is at a loss, no need to jump right into a conclusion that it's the broker who is stop hunting you. This is why we always look for confirmation and confluence when we enter trades. Just because the price breaks the support and resistance line people often use, it's not an automatic buy or sell. Same goes with trend lines and other indicators people use. We need to confirm it with price action. After an impulse phrase, was there a continuation correction phrase? If not, then it doesn't justify a buy entry. This is also why we backtest so we see these types of price action often, and acknowledge what we need to do in order to work our ways around it. Psychological part: When traders take a loss in this way, hitting the SL and reverse, this creates a negative emotion in them. They often get frustrated and upset, hence in human nature, we tend to blame others. But take a step back and understand this: The market can do whatever it wants to do. Most beginner and newcomer traders think the market MUST follow their strategies and style. If it doesn't, then something is wrong with the market, the brokers, their mentor/coach, their strategies...etc. This negative mindset needs to change. First of all no strategies and style will promise you 100% strike rate and profit. Any strategies you take will incur a loss, it's how you deal and manage it that will show you as a consistent or inconsistent trader. Second, if you have experienced several losses due to the “Stop hunt” in your own mind, then instead of blaming the brokers or the markets, start looking into your trading plan and management. Are you experiencing FOMO ? Are you over leverage trading, and revenge trading ? Are you taking into consideration your risk management ? Entry, SL/TP, how much to risk ? Is it consistent with your plan ? These are the things you can control, rather than external factors which you can not. Adjust yourself. Third, remove your negative emotion from your losses. Take it as a learning curve and experiences earned. Then the next time you enter a trade, you will remember the lessons that were taught to you by the market. This is why we journal our trades so we can look back at them and understand what we did. I hope these few pointers will help some of you to get back on the positive direction of trading. No need to think and get upset if there is a stop hunting of your trades. Instead, use that towards your advantages. If you consistently see a false breakout and reverse, then come up with a strategy and plan to capture that reversal move. No need to blame the market or the broker, that is something you can not control. Jumping brokers to brothers simply won't help you to eliminate that psychological mindset of a stop hunting. I will put below several other educational videos on the topic we discussed today. As always, any questions, comments or feedback welcome to let me know :) Trading Plan: Risk Management: Trading Psychology: FOMO: Revenge Trading: Over Leverage:
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by jojofang0901
68
How forecasting can benefit your trading journey Hi everyone: In this quick educational video, I will go over how I incorporate “forecasting” in my trading, and how that helps me to be a better trader overall emotionally and psychologically. Couple things you “forecast” prior to the actual entry: 1. You should draw out the different possibilities on the price’s movement. Different possible scenarios if possible. IF you are looking for short, then draw out the actual move from where the current price is, and take a screenshot of the possible move. This allows you to remember your plan to execute the position once it appears. 2. You should also think about a back up plan, what if the price goes up now instead of down from your analysis ? Are you still looking for short then? Or are you going to change your bias if price action then develops bullish price action instead? You should prepare yourself if your bias is wrong, then what would you do next. 3. Utilize the R:R tool box, “forecast” the actual entry, SL, potential TP. This will allow you to understand your R: R and where you would set your first, second targets. Take screenshots if necessary to remember. 4. Forecast what you will do once price hits your TP. Are you simply just going to exit the trades now, or will the further development of price action give you extra confidence that the trade can keep going, and you should hold on to the trade? What do you want to see from the price action in order to change your thoughts? This will eliminate emotions as to whether to hold onto a trade or take profit. As you do more and more of these forecasts, the actual entry will be relatively easy. You have already forecast the possible scenarios, entry, SL, TP, continuation..etc. So there won't be any fear of losing, or fear of missing out. That will help you to keep your emotions at bay, and execute the trades accordingly. Many beginner traders often lose money because they are not prepared for what the market will do. When something happens, then they react to the situation. Often enough it's too late, and they will make a decision based on emotion. Forecasting allows you to eliminate those emotions, and let your plan run. As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you
Education
by jojofang0901
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