TradersCALM:Trading for Emotional Reasons
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This is very common and many traders have some element of this problem until quite late in their development cycle.     It is often the source of losses, self-sabotage and self-limitation of profits.

How do you know if you have this problem?     Some indications include:
       
you trade tips and whims,
       
you love to exchange details of proposed, current or past trade details,
       
you do not follow your system,
       
you change your trading system every 30 trades or more frequently,
       
your dealing costs are more than half your costs,
       
you do not enjoy the learning process,
       
you take others comments personally,
       
your emotions are invoked before, during and after a trade,
       
you do not have a feeling of having provided service to others,
       
your family complain about your trading,
       
your broker counsels caution,
       
you cannot wait for the next opportunity to trade,
       
you get an unexpected margin call,
       
you do not reward yourself for success against process targets,
       
you are counting the money,
       
you do not know your risk of ruin and maximum position size.
Now imagine what you are going to do about it.
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