Trading Psychology Discipline



1. Self-Check Before Entering the Market (Must Do)
1. Are you feeling calm right now? Restless, angry, anxious, excited → Do not open a position
2. Did you just lose money and want to recover it? Revenge trading → Do not open a position
3. Is there no signal, and you’re itching to make a trade randomly? Bored and want to trade → Do not open a position
4. Is your position size within a range that allows you to sleep peacefully? Can't sleep → Position is too large, reduce immediately, and manage your position well.

2. Ironclad Rules for Holding Positions
1. Only follow the rules, not profit or loss. Don’t get cocky when it rises, don’t panic when it falls, just check if the exit conditions are triggered.
2. Don’t watch the screen until your mentality breaks down. Set stop-loss and take-profit levels, watch less intraday charts.
3. Never change the rules mid-trade. Adding positions, canceling stop-loss temporarily, or holding through losses → 90% of big losses come from this.
4. When profitable, don’t be greedy; when losing, don’t be lucky. Exit when it’s time, the market won’t sympathize with you.

3. Correct Mindset After a Loss
1. Losses are part of trading, not failure.
2. Consecutive losses of 2-3 trades → Force yourself to stop and rest.
3. Do not add funds to “recover” losses. The more frantic, the more mistakes; the more you add, the deeper you go.
4. Only analyze the reasons, don’t attack yourself. Blaming yourself uselessly will only make the next trade messier.

4. Correct Mindset After Profit
1. Don’t get cocky after making money, don’t think you’re “god.”
2. Don’t enlarge your position just because you made a profit.
3. Take some profits off the table, don’t give it all back.
4. Stay humble: the market can teach you at any time.

5. Minimal Daily Trading Mantra
Don’t understand → Don’t trade
Not calm → Don’t trade
Hit stop-loss → Exit immediately
Profit achieved → Hold steady
Too itchy → Stay out of the market

Wishing everyone daily profits and account growth!
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