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Trade To Win, Not To Lose!

  
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When athletes are consumed by not losing rather than by winning, the game is over, often before it has even started. The same precept applies to trading. As crazy as it sounds, most traders aren’t making the money they could be — and the reason, I’d argue, is the fear of losing it. Traders are far too worried about giving money back. This paralyzing phobia can transform talented, elite professionals into disappointing underperformers.

How many times have you been up in a trade and started to think about the money? Your head tells you to bank it quickly and then play it safe. After all, you made your mark for the day, or even the week, so your job is complete. That’s not the mark of a trader; that’s the mark of an accountant. 

Trading is an occupation based on fleeting moments of opportunity. They’re here one second, gone the next and entirely out of anyone’s control. The best traders love this, and even crave it. When the action is on, they’re prepared and trained to strike hard, as they have no idea when the next great trade will appear. 

It’s akin to fishing: You can be out on the water all day and not get a bite, but when you hit a school of tuna, you better have your rods ready and baited to maximize the opportunity. All that matters, ultimately, is how many pounds of fish you caught, not how long it took to reel them in. 

The key is to force yourself to step outside your comfort zones.

  1. Develop guidelines that will require you to increase your position size.
  2. Should you fail to follow your rules you must impose severe consequences.

The goal is not to change your personality or eliminate your fear, but rather the purpose is to get you out of the comfort zone of hording money.

Money in itself is useless, unless it is put to use!

Four Multi-Millionaire Traders Share Their Thoughts On Trading

  
  Education
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number4“The key is consistency and discipline,” says Richard Dennis who grew $400 into $200,000,000.

“The key is consistency and discipline.  I don’t think anybody winds up making money in this business because they started out lucky.”

For legendary trader Richard Dennis, the importance of being consistent isn’t just theory.  In 1984, on a bet, Dennis trained 23 individuals off the street to religiously follow a set of trading rules.  His point was to provide that discipline was the key to trading success.  All but 3 of those beginner traders made over 100% return their very first year of trading and Dennis won his $1,000,000 bet.  Consistent discipline is also what is taught in the “Futures in Motion” advisory service.

“It’s perseverance” declares Tom Baldwin who started with $25,000 and made untold millions trading upwards of $2 billion dollars a day in T-Bond futures.

“It’s perseverance.  You don’t need any education at all to do it … because it is like any job.  If you stand there long enough, you have to pick it up.” (more…)

Three Pieces of Trading Wisdom

  
Economy, Education
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3thought1) Before you put your capital at risk, have a well-formed trade idea;
2) When your idea pays you out quickly, take some profits;
3) Don’t get caught up in individual trades; focus on profitability over a series of trades and days.
I know, I know. These things sound ridiculously simple. But it’s only been in the 4-5 years that I can look myself in the mirror and say that I’m doing all three consistently. The spinning reverse dunks get the attention in basketball; the long touchdown pass makes the evening replays; and the big winning trades are the ones we like to talk about. The greater part of success, however, boils down to Xs and Os on the basketball court; blocking and tackling on the football field; and following basic fundamentals about framing and managing trades. It may not be sexy to execute on the fundamentals, but it gets the job done day after day and builds a career.

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