Category: Mental Toughness

1. The Urge to Act – A Dangerous Emotional Trigger One of the common traps that traders fall into is the overwhelming “need to do something.” This compulsion often springs from fear, impatience, or a false sense of urgency. In the dynamic and high-stakes environment of financial markets, this emotion can lead to rash decisions, …

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Keep Your Emotions in Check After my first two days of trading, I took a moment to reflect on both days, and often since then. The thing that stood out more than anything else was the adrenaline that completely overtook me at the morning bell as I watched the Nasdaq 100 futures chart on the …

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