Trading markets without knowledge

knowledge1Trading without adequate knowledge of the markets and self is foolish because by doing so you are gambling. There are traders that subconsciously want to lose money. I used to be that way, I think. I believe that my problem was I didn’t do much research or preparation. So essentially deep down I didn’t feel I deserved the money. There is a certain amount of self-knowledge needed to choose the proper trading method. It has even been suggested that many small traders in the futures market, without knowing it, secretly want to lose. They jump in with high hopes – but feeling vaguely guilty. Guilty over ‘gambling’ with the family’s money, guilty over trying to get ’something for nothing,’ or guilty over plunging in without really having done much research or analysis. Then they punish themselves, for these or other sins, by selling out, demoralized, at a loss.