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$10,000 x 1 YEAR = ???Dear trader, something to think about. Is it possible to make millions of $$$$$$$$ from $10,000 in 12 months? For sure! Check out this great story. *Daniel J. Zanger is a technical stock and equities trader. Zanger hit the media spotlight after audited returns showed he turned $10,775 into over $18,000,000 in under 2 years. Personal history Dan Zanger holds a world record for his trading one-year stock market portfolio appreciation, gaining over 29,000%. In under two years, he turned $10,775 into $18 million. Fortune magazine, wrote an extensive article on Zanger, covering his trading results after reviewing his IRS tax returns and trading records. Zanger grew up in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. His father was a physician & his mother was a psychologist. He started college but dropped out to snow ski for a few years in Colorado and Idaho. He had a few odd jobs, such as bell hop, cab driver and prep cook to support himself during his early twenties. Eventually, he moved back to LA with a high school education and no professional trade. He started working for a landscape company and eventually got his California contractor's license. He ventured into pool building in Beverly Hills as an independent contractor where he made a modest living from then on. His mother Elaine loved the stock market and Dan would often watch the Business Channel with her. One day in 1978 Dan saw a stock explode across the ticker tape at the bottom of the screen hitting $1. He made his first purchase and sold the stock a few weeks later at over $3. From that sale on, he was hooked on the action of the market tape, usually carrying a quotetrek device with him on his contracting jobs to stay up on stock prices. The Internet bubble As technology and internet stocks took center stage in the stock market in 1997, Dan began to see powerful moves underway. He sold his Porsche for approximately 11,000 dollars to have the necessary capital to jump fully into the market. Over the next year, he parlayed the 11,000 dollars into 18 million with the knowledge acquired over two decades playing the market and re-reading the works of William O'Neil. With this success, Dan was able to become a full-time trader and leave contracting behind. *From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is not possible to get rich with normal job! don't forget it. I will soon show you a very powerful tool here on tradingview... I wish you a very good start in the new year. Best regards
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by i-like-profit
4
QUICK UPDATE WITH GN PLAY - GBPNZD 25/12/2019 Hello Traders! We would like to show you a game... While Penguins are on the hunt, you can easily join them as well! It is easy, all you need to do is to collect the hearts and watch for the pig and thunder signs. Targets are marked on the chart as a crosshair. Heart in the box - a place to jump in/out Sign with exclamation mark - places to be aware of a few different types of reactions from this level Target sign - the first target to focus on Thunder sign - spot to react - possible jump to push into reversal Penguin - expected direction Have fun with it, and remember - this game is about the patience. Keep yourself cool, whilst not being greedy. Like it if it was helpful to you. We appreciate the likes and comments. Provided feedback helps us with the future service. Got questions? Feel free to PM us! Thank you for your attention, GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
2
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. And this is quality!There is a common problem people have, they see a set-up because it "sort-of" fits their strategy and take the trade. This is because people encounter FOMO (Fear of missing out). The markets will continue to play out long after any of us are still alive. There are endless opportunities, so why take any old trade? Always choose the best QUALITY trades over LOTS of trades! You will only be successful when you take quality trades. Even if your trade looses and you look back and can say to yourself "Ahh well its one loss, I did everything I could to my full potential it didn't work out.I'll Move on" There is an opportunity presenting it's self soon here I think, but in the opposite direction I am fundamentally driven. So I move on, if it goes where I expect without me, that's fine. At least I can look back and be glad I didn't go against myself just to be in the market. This is a big part of the Psychology trades always talk about. I'll go further into detail in the future but for now stay away from poor trades. QUALITY over QUANTITY always! Go get it!
by joebrownFX
2
EURJPY 8/11/2019Hello Traders! Witaj! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we focus mostly on price action to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SmartMoney). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SmartMoney must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SmartMoney. Don't forget to like if it was helpful to you. We appreciate likes and comments. Jesli podobal Ci sie material zostaw like:) Masz pytania - pisz smialo :) Thank you, Dzieki za uwage :) GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
3
USDJPY 23/10/2019 VIDEOHello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we focus mostly on price action to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SmartMoney). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SmartMoney must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SmartMoney. CHARTS AGENDA: BITCOIN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES MARKED LINES - PREVIOUS ENTRY POINT BLUE BOX - GAP's COLOR BOXES - FOCUS POINT TO REACT Don't forget to like if it was helpful to you. We appreciate likes and comments. Thank you, GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
3
BTCUSD 10/11/2019Hello Traders! As we can see, we are bouncing on the 78,6% fibo lvl from last push up, so if we'll be able to hold this lvl, we can expect price moving toward 8800+, but we might as well won't be able to hold this lvl, so in this case we expect to drop towards violet box with blue eye, and then depends on showed price action we may expect a move upside towards yellow, and green boxes.. There is as well a GAP marked up on blue, so before next sharp move down, we want to see price run up to around 10.000 and then drop lower towards 7500 lvl... Thank u for attention! God bless u ALL!!
BITFINEX:BTCUSD
by Snipers-Academy
EURCAD 5/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we focus mostly on price action to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SmartMoney). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SmartMoney must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SmartMoney. CHARTS AGENDA: BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET - LIQIUDITY ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS - LIQIUDITY MARKUPS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES WITH SMARTMONEY MARKED LINES - PREVIOUS ENTRY POINT BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
GBPAUD 5/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we look mostly on PA to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SM). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SM must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SM. CHARTS AGENDA: SM - SMART MONEY PA - PRICE ACTION BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS - LIQUIDITY <- TARGET SM BLUE LINES - POTENCIAL SNIPER ENTRIES WITH SM BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
XAUUSD 2/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we look mostly on PA to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SM). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SM must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SM. CHARTS AGENDA: SM - SMART MONEY PA - PRICE ACTION BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES WITH SM MARKED LINES - POTENCIAL ENTRY POINT BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDShort
by Snipers-Academy
US30 2/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we look mostly on PA to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SM). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SM must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SM. CHARTS AGENDA: SM - SMART MONEY PA - PRICE ACTION BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES WITH SM MARKED LINES - POTENCIAL ENTRY POINT BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
OANDA:US30USDLong
by Snipers-Academy
GBPNZD 2/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we look mostly on PA to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SM). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SM must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SM. CHARTS AGENDA: SM - SMART MONEY PA - PRICE ACTION BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES WITH SM MARKED LINES - POTENCIAL ENTRY POINT BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
by Snipers-Academy
USOIL 2/10/2019Hello Traders! We play with Smartmoney concepts, that means that we look mostly on PA to determine what will happen in future. As we all know, price is moved by BIG players: Banks, Institutional traders, HFT bots (we call them all of them SM). They can't play as we do, cause of a HUGE lot sizes, so cause of that they need to SELL to BUY and BUY to SELL for positioning them self in the best possible spot. If u were learn about trading from free and accessible knowledge, u probably heard about BUYing LOW and SELLing HIGH? So SM must BUY LOWER and SELL HIGHER :) We as retail traders are just a small fish in this ocean, so we need to catch the waves which are created by SM. CHARTS AGENDA: SM - SMART MONEY PA - PRICE ACTION BITCOIN SIGN - MONEY POCKET ARROWS ARE ABOVE AND BELOW OF EQUAL HIGHS AND LOWS BLUE LINES - ENTRIES WITH SM MARKED LINES - POTENCIAL ENTRY POINT BOX - GAP's GOD BLESS U ALL!
TVC:USOILLong
by Snipers-Academy
Trading MindsetWELCOME TO WORLD OF TRADING Hi everyone, what I am about to talk right now is concerned with trading psychology. Everything that I am about to say right now is also a crucial aspect of my psychology and mindset that is fueling me to write this for you guys. Hence, we can deduce one thing from this. Psychology is the most important factor in deciding your future as trader. I will be honest upfront with you guys. So you’ve been introduced to the world of trading by your friend, family or anyone that doesn’t matter, so you’ve been told how the guy next door is making thousands of dollars with just few hours of work while you out there hustling yourself to exhaustion and making just about to survive your month doesn’t seen fair right? And exactly this guy has results to show for it to make you believe how if he can do it anyone can. Or you’ve seen couple of stories, Instagram post, Facebook post promising exponential gains in a few hours. With that said I want to address 2 main problems associated with trading which I believe are significantly important to understand before you step out there or if you’re already out there and struggling. 1) Holy grail in trading (a way or a method that will promise you returns on daily basis) Holy grail in trading what is it and does it exist? To answer this question, I want you to ask yourself a question first: why you are trading and what do u want to achieve from it Now that you’ve asked yourself that kindly note if the answer to these questions is (firstly: I want to accumulate wealth as soon as possible and drive a luxurious car next month. Secondly: I only want to find a way in trading that works 100% and gives me return on my investment daily) If these are you believes I am afraid to say you have work to do on yourself not on your system of approach of trading. Financial markets are a world of chaos there are millions of possibilities out there every day (imagine you just focus on 1 possibility consistently every day, where will that take you in the next coming years think about it) There are successful traders out there, trading and making living out it (the so-called narrative only 5% of people can make money in the markets) where’s the difference? The difference lies not on support was breached, trend line was broken or respected but on their mentality and mind set these people very well understand how market moves and work but be cautious they will never follow the market: no one in world has the intellect and memory to remember each and every tick movement of the market these people are focused on themselves and their performance in the market. They know exactly when to trade and when to stop trading. The approach of such people is not irregular but systematic and disciplined. To sum it up financial world is a world of chaos with billions of possibilities (FOCUS ON THE ONE THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU AND COINCIDES WITH YOUR PERSONALITY AND ROUTINE) anyone can trade Weather your doctor or an engineer or just a high school student provided you are consistent, disciplined and motivated (YES UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET MOVEMENT IS VERY CRITICAL BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO FOLLOW AND TRADE EVERY MOVE). 2) More importantly your Mind set (psychology) Now if you remember I asked you 2 question in the beginning 1st paragraph. If you focus on the fundamentals of that question, they are based on you and your way thinking (NOT ON YOUR METHOD OF TRADING LIKE I STRESSED EARLIER THERE ARE BILLIONS OF WAY OF MAKING MONEY IN THE MARKET STICK TO SOMETHING U BELIEVE IN ) I myself have been trading for almost 1 year am I a millionaire? No, I am not (and I say it proudly) I too was introduced in a conventional way just like many of you are. But trading (IS NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME) (THIS NEEDS TO BE OUT THERE) but rather a skill set and unregulated chaotic state of mind that needs correction and discipline of execution which will I guarantee you results which brings me to my final and most important point YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR TRADING JOURNEY Focus on yourself (yes u do need to understand the dynamics of market and its movement but alone with that I’m sorry to say you can’t achieve what u hope to achieve Let’s do some simple math’s in term of percentage shall we to give you an idea what I’m talking about Account size USD % return on investment USD ROI Account size X10 USD % return Usd ROI 1000 2 20 10,000 2 200 10000 2 200 100,000 2 2000 100000 2 2000 1,000,000 2 20,000 Don’t exhaust yourself trying to get rich fast as possible that won’t work at least not in the long run focus on getting solid return percentages first weekly, monthly, yearly consistently and get a job to build yourself step by step don’t rush the process and always believe in yourself give me a like if you agree
Education
by Danialhassan
1
Tired of Losing? "The Market cannot hurt Me. I can only hurt my Self!" - Josh Ridenour There is a Time for Losing - The 29th verse of the Tao Te Ching is about how there is a time for everything in life. A time for being ahead, a time for being behind. In the market, there is also a time for everything. A time for large profits, small profits, break even trades, losers, and consecutive losers which lead to a draw down. It is easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment depending on where you currently are. But it does not really matter what part of the cycle you are in, it is all part of a traders life and the cycle of a trading performance. Stop Predicting! It is a false belief to believe prices and markets can be predicted. If it were possible eventually the majority of market participants would figure it out and there would be no one left on the other side of the trade, and the market would cease to exist entirely. If it were possible to predict markets, you could avoid losing trades and only take winners. Anyone who has been trading for very long knows this is simply not the case. The problem with making predictions is you then shut your mind off from the information the market gives you. Instead of being open to what is happening, your mind becomes rigid and can only take in what confirms your beliefs. This prevents you from being able to flow with the market, and open your self to the opportunity in front of you. The best traders admit when they are wrong, get out, and even reverse if necessary. If you dont believe this - listen to a stock analyst on Mad Money or any other TV show about stocks. They are often so confident in what they say that they might even convince you! But there is a reason why he is on TV talking about markets, and not trading them. If he could trade the markets and make money he would have no reason to go on TV as the financial rewards are miles apart. In fact, analysts make the worst traders because they are so caught up in their thoughts and beliefs about market direction that they cannot trade effectively! Cease efforts "Wu Wei" In Eastern Philosophy there is a term "Wu Wei." It cannot be fully understood or explained in words, only experienced. At the essence of its meaning is to "Let be" to "allow" or "flow like water down a stream." The point is to stop resisting, and stop trying so hard. The harder you grasp at something, the harder you try to succeed, the more you fail. If you are constantly trying to make money, and constantly trading, you are probably not making a consistent return. Rather than trying so hard, let trading come naturally. Profitable trading is effortless. It does not require thought, only action. In fact, I try to do as little as possible, and trade as little as possible. My most profitable weeks I hardly trade at all! This has become a fundamental aspect of my trading system. Instead of constantly trying to make money all the time, I simply wait for a pot of gold to be in front of me before I do anything. Then, I take it. Again if you dont believe me; try as hard as you can tomorrow to make as much money as possible and see what happens! Stop Trying to Remove or Control Emotions - Most traders who have been trading for a while come to the idea that emotions prevent them from success and are standing in their way. I know, as I have been there. And so we try as hard as we can to remove emotions from our trading. There is a problem with this concept. You are a human right? As long as you are human, you will have emotions; no matter how hard you try to remove them. It is simply not possible. So removing emotions or attempting to do so is the wrong approach. Instead; use your emotions to your advantage! They are warning signs; listen to them. Then there is the negative internal dialogue which the market often brings out. After a series of losing trades, many traders get upset and feel bad. They blame the market for taking from them, and feel like a loser. How do you think a trader will perform after feeling this way for a few days or longer? His performance suffers as he tries to take back what was once his and he compounds his mistakes by trading out of a negative mindset. You have to learn to recognize and become aware of your internal dialogue. It is very important to your trading career, and your every day life. Most of us live our lives without the slightest idea as to what we are doing to our selves. Your mental structure is a choice. This is what I mean when I say "The Market cannot hurt me, I can only hurt my Self." My Trading Psychology book "A Traders Mentality - The Path of Self Discovery and Being a Trader" is all about these ideas and how to free your mind and better your trading performance. If you found this helpful, please like! Feel free to comment or ask questions.
SP:SPX
by tradersmentality
Tired of Losing?"The Market cannot hurt Me. I can only hurt my Self!" - Josh Ridenour There is a Time for Losing - The 29th verse of the Tao Te Ching is about how there is a time for everything in life. A time for being ahead, a time for being behind. In the market, there is also a time for everything. A time for large profits, small profits, break even trades, losers, and consecutive losers which lead to a draw down. It is easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment depending on where you currently are. But it does not really matter what part of the cycle you are in, it is all part of a traders life and the cycle of a trading performance. Stop Predicting! It is a false belief to believe prices and markets can be predicted. If it were possible eventually the majority of market participants would figure it out and there would be no one left on the other side of the trade, and the market would cease to exist entirely. If it were possible to predict markets, you could avoid losing trades and only take winners. Anyone who has been trading for very long knows this is simply not the case. The problem with making predictions is you then shut your mind off from the information the market gives you. Instead of being open to what is happening, your mind becomes rigid and can only take in what confirms your beliefs. This prevents you from being able to flow with the market, and open your self to the opportunity in front of you. The best traders admit when they are wrong, get out, and even reverse if necessary. If you dont believe this - listen to a stock analyst on Mad Money or any other TV show about stocks. They are often so confident in what they say that they might even convince you! But there is a reason why he is on TV talking about markets, and not trading them. If he could trade the markets and make money he would have no reason to go on TV as the financial rewards are miles apart. In fact, analysts make the worst traders because they are so caught up in their thoughts and beliefs about market direction that they cannot trade effectively! Cease efforts "Wu Wei" In Eastern Philosophy there is a term "Wu Wei." It cannot be fully understood or explained in words, only experienced. At the essence of its meaning is to "Let be" to "allow" or "flow like water down a stream." The point is to stop resisting, and stop trying so hard. The harder you grasp at something, the harder you try to succeed, the more you fail. If you are constantly trying to make money, and constantly trading, you are probably not making a consistent return. Rather than trying so hard, let trading come naturally. Profitable trading is effortless. It does not require thought, only action. In fact, I try to do as little as possible, and trade as little as possible. My most profitable weeks I hardly trade at all! This has become a fundamental aspect of my trading system. Instead of constantly trying to make money all the time, I simply wait for a pot of gold to be in front of me before I do anything. Then, I take it. Again if you dont believe me; try as hard as you can tomorrow to make as much money as possible and see what happens! Stop Trying to Remove or Control Emotions - Most traders who have been trading for a while come to the idea that emotions prevent them from success and are standing in their way. I know, as I have been there. And so we try as hard as we can to remove emotions from our trading. There is a problem with this concept. You are a human right? As long as you are human, you will have emotions; no matter how hard you try to remove them. It is simply not possible. So removing emotions or attempting to do so is the wrong approach. Instead; use your emotions to your advantage! They are warning signs; listen to them. Then there is the negative internal dialogue which the market often brings out. After a series of losing trades, many traders get upset and feel bad. They blame the market for taking from them, and feel like a loser. How do you think a trader will perform after feeling this way for a few days or longer? His performance suffers as he tries to take back what was once his and he compounds his mistakes by trading out of a negative mindset. You have to learn to recognize and become aware of your internal dialogue. It is very important to your trading career, and your every day life. Most of us live our lives without the slightest idea as to what we are doing to our selves. Your mental structure is a choice. This is what I mean when I say "The Market cannot hurt me, I can only hurt my Self." My Trading Psychology book "A Traders Mentality - The Path of Self Discovery and Being a Trader" is all about these ideas and how to free your mind and better your trading performance. If you found this helpful, please like! Feel free to comment or ask questions.
Education
by tradersmentality
The Hardest Part of Trading (Not what you Think)Seeking More information - When first introduced to markets, every beginner immediately thinks he must learn the rules of the market in order to succeed. He initially believes there is a "holy grail" a system, a leader, or a mathematical equation like Fibonacci levels. He believes these will protect him in the market, and will lead him to a profit once he understands them. The problem is, there are no set rules which work consistently in the market. If there were, the institutions and everyone else would simply use them. What would happen then? Well, there would be no one or institution to take the opposite trade, and the market would cease to exist altogether. And so the new trader changes from one system to another, from one guru to another, and constantly thinks he must learn more information in order to succeed. What he believes to be preventing his success is a lack of knowledge, a lack of information. But you see, the more information you have does not necessarily lead to better decisions. There is a lot of evidence to support the contrary, and suggests that too many choices actually impair decision making skills. On top of this, most of the information in the trading world is quite simply wrong. There are 10 x more scam artists who claim to "know" and will take your money to teach you how to trade than there are profitable traders. These people do not understand markets them selves, and cannot make money in the market, so instead they prey on new market entrants. This is the primary reason I started my trading website; to provide high value information at a low cost. And to give those who are serious about trading an actual chance to make it in the markets. Dealing with Uncertainty - The reason most traders seek new information is because they are afraid of uncertainty and want certainty. They seek something to protect them in the market. Something to protect them from themselves. A system that will guarantee a profit. But there is no such thing. Markets constantly change and evolve through the market cycle. And there is no system that works across all three parts of the market cycle. The sooner you realize this, the closer you will be to making a profit. It is very hard to learn how to deal with uncertainty. But you do it every day. When you wake up in the morning are you certain you will live through the end of the day? No, and you can never be completely certain of this. Certainty is an illusion. There is no certainty in this life. The only certainty is... uncertainty! Patience and Discipline (Ability to Do Nothing) - Every profitable trader uses these two terms (patience and discipline) when asked how they are profitable. When a beginner hears this, he rarely understands what this means. Discipline means doing something even when you dont want to do it, or doing something you dont want to do. Patience means waiting for your turn, or waiting for something to happen. In other words, when the time is not right you must do nothing. This stokes a fear in most people, especially in today's give me distractions, social media world. They say "Well what am i supposed to do if i am doing nothing?" Doing nothing seems contrary to getting what you want, getting somewhere. In and outside of the trading world everyone believes in order to be a "trader" you must trade - constantly. This is why most lose money. Because they do not understand that there is a time for doing nothing. And that time is most of the time! See more on understanding markets (Price Action Trading) and yourself (Trading Psychology) at my website below. If you found this helpful please like! Feel free to comment or ask questions.
SP:SPXEducation
by tradersmentality
BITCOIN-Bulls Have Everything Under Control. Relax! EmotionsD4rkEnergY is back, and he is more ready than ever to bring you this update on Bitcoin. Did you see the latest calls? First the brake through historical important 11,600 USD, and the Long to just under 14,000 USD, for hereafter giving the Stop Hunt Warning. And a few hours later, we got a 2,000 USD Stop Hunt.... Relax... Lets talk Emotions When I wake up, and I see BTC is at 13,000 USD, I also feel Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). My heart starts instant to beat faster, I can feel a rush in my body and when I then go into TradingView or Twitter, and see that everyone is talking about 20% gains everywhere, and I see, that people are panic buying, I also panic, and I want to buy. When I suddenly see huge long red candles, and a 2,000 USD stop loss, I also get anxious, I start to get clammy hands, I start to sweat, and suddenly everyone is starting to panic sell, I also panic, and I want to sell. So what is happening? Without going into too many details, when we see someting, our brain starts to interprete the event, which then sends signals to our sympathetic nervous system, which is the reason why we get a physical reaction. Somebody also knows this as the fight flight response. Why Trading is Hard In daily life it can be a good thing to listen to your feelings, and act on them. But not when it comes to trading (usually). The reason why trading is hard, is because, you often have to do something that is CONTRARY to your feelings to win. So when events like I have described for you above occurs, most people have a hard time to control their actions, and act on their feelings AND being consitstent with it. And suddenly within miniutes you might already have entered and exited a couple of trades and lost. The point is here, that we are NOT trying to change our feeling, but we are trying to change your actions. Solutions Things like a strategy, money- and a risk mangement all contributes to a more healthy mindset, which help you to not act on your emotions. If you want to take it to the next level, which I have done, you can do mindfullness and meditation exercises, which have scientific evidence that it helps on stress reduction and in general the para sympathetic nervous system, which is the response that go in and regulate your nervous system. D4 Loves You <3 Please give a LIKE, and I will go more into detail about the current BTC-situation! Thanks in advance.
BITMEX:BTCUSD.PLong
by D4rkEnergY
22
Day Trading - Only Strong Trend Days Day Trading - Only Strong Trend Days (Can also be used on HTF) There are generally only 2-5 strong trend days a month. The majority of trading days are some form of trading range days, either within a range or a weak channel which reverses and forms a trading range. On strong trend days the market offers what most traders want - a high probability of a large reward, with a tolerable risk. Usually the risk feels greater (and often is) on a strong trend day because there is a sense of urgency, and the bars are often bigger than normal. On trading range days the bars tend to be smaller, offering what appears to be a lower reward, but there are many more failures and reversals. This makes it very difficult to identify a good setup, and even when there is one the market does not make it very far before there is an opposite reversal. This lures unsuspecting traders in, who continue fighting the market taking every trade or only the losers. This type of market is like a boa constrictor. The more you fight, the more you struggle, the tighter its grip and the harder it is to overcome the draw downs and emotional fatigue. Because these types of days are hard to trade and do not offer what I want (a good chance at a large reward), I choose to sit these days out. Instead, I wait for a strong trend day, and then continue to wait some more for a pullback and my edge. Does this mean I miss out on some good moves? Sure. But I do not care. I trade to win, not to trade for fun. It does not matter what I miss, it only matters what I take and the actions I make in the market. So how does a trader know if the day is a trading range day or likely to become a strong trend day and should be traded? In order to help guide you, here are some common characteristics of a trend day. "......" After the above has been identified - it is still better to wait for a pullback and an edge like a "......." This increases the likelihood of a good trade with a strong traders equation. It also helps decrease stress of prices going against the position as it often does when you just enter at the market or without an edge. Of course, waiting is not easy. Just like Tom Petty said "Waiting is the hardest part!" Does this mean you are less likely to lose? Usually, but not always. Even with trend trades fail, although less often. It is absolutely possible to lose money selling in a bear trend or vice versa. The key is to continue onward, and enter the next with trend trade if there is one. If not, or it also fails, prices are more than likely in a trading range and you just haven't yet realized it. If this is the case, it is often better to stop trading and wait for a strong trend day, rather than continuing to fight the market when it is not offering what you expected. **These ideas and strategies can also be applied to higher time frames and long term investing. "..." = withheld material from original post (members only material). If you found this helpful please like! Feel free to comment or ask questions
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