Trading Philosophy - Getting the Mental Right

Your mental attitude is more important than you think (at least for me)

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This post isn’t going to be some structured well well-thought-out writing. It is going to be a quick update on what I have been experiencing as a trader, and hopefully it helps other traders who are going through it.

The Yips

Right now, I have the yips in trading.

I have been struggling to put on trades because of my mental attitude towards trading. The notion of always being right plays a huge role on my mental ability and not wanting to make mistakes. This crushes my ability to even put on trades.

What is Helping Me Overcome the Yips

I have written about this in the past as many of you may know, but that is currently where I am at. As I learn to move past this phase, there have been 2 major resources that have helped me with this.

1. Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude by Mark Douglas

   

2. This video from Jonathan Blow (video game creator who made Braid)

As I worked through this, I lost a lot of motivation to post. Sorry about that. But for now, that is my current update on my journey.

I believe I know what to do, or at least have a better insight on what I should be doing, and I believe things will start to pick up shortly. Again, sorry for the lack of posting!

Happy trading and stay tuned!

F4VS

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Trading Philosophy - Index:

1. Trading Philosophy - How We "Acquiring Knowledge"

2. Trading Philosophy - Eating Glass and Staring into the Abyss

3. Trading Philosophy - Technical Analysis and Printing Money in the Sky

4. Trading Philosophy - Why Famous Investors Have Philosophy Degrees...

5. Trading Philosophy - Noob Thinking

6. Trading Philosophy - Keep Notes To Improve Knowledge Gaps

7. Trading Philosophy - Charity over Absurdity

8. Trading Philosophy - Getting the Mental Right

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