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Why Being Delusional Might Be Your Greatest Asset in TradingIf you think you’re going to make a full-time living trading financial markets you’re completely delusional!... and that's a good thing. It was 1997, and two friends—let’s call them Reed and Marc—thought it would be fun to have a movie night and rent Apollo 13 from their local Blockbuster store. For those of you who might need some context, Blockbuster was a video rental store where you’d go to rent a movie you’d like to watch. This was shortly after discovering fire and the wheel, and it was revolutionary. At its peak, Blockbuster was worth approximately $5 billion and had over 80,000 employees across 9000 stores worldwide. Their business model was very simple, and although they generated revenue in various ways, their core revenue was generated through a combination of rental fees, video sales and late fees. You see, it just so happened that our two friends who thought it would be fun to rent Apollo 13, chill at home, and eat popcorn would essentially have to pay the $40 late fee, and they were admittedly, not too happy about that. As they sat in frustration, one of them came up with the idea to start a website and rent movies to people without charging a late fee. Instead people would just pay a monthly subscription of around $19.95 per month and they could rent up to three movies of their choosing and keep it for as long as they wanted, no rental fee, no video sales, no late fees, just a monthly subscription of $19.95. If people wanted to rent a new set of DVD’s then all they’d need to do is return the DVD’s they’d initially rented and the new set was mailed to them within a day or two. Now it is important to mention that all this occurred toward the end of the third industrial revolution and the internet was not nearly as advanced as it is today. People would use a dial-up connection which only produced 56 kbps or slower. Streaming was near impossible unless you enjoyed watching a movie in three-minute increments before it loaded the next three minutes. Downloading a movie could take an entire day or even longer. It’s fair to say that our two friends Reed and Marc were throwing stones at giants, but they had very good aim. I’m sure you heard the story where a boy aimed at a giant's head and threw him with a stone. Turns out the boy won that fight, and ultimately claimed victory for his people, but I digress. You see Reed had a background in computer science and software development, and at the time he co-founded a software company called Pure Software. Marc had a background in marketing and product development. It’s safe to say that they made a very good team, but they were still going up against giants, they were challenging a system that was working with a system that was not even established yet. Essentially, they either had to be very confident or extremely delusional. Turns out they were both. They decided to brainstorm a few names for their little startup, everything from Kibble to TakeOne, and even DirectPix and none of it seemed to stick. Eventually, they decided to combine the words “internet” and “film” to make “Netflix”. Today Netflix is the most popular streaming platform, with its annual revenue peaking at 33.7 Billion back in 2023. I share this story with you because it really takes more than just experience, skill, and luck to take on giants, I would argue you need to have a healthy amount of delusion as well. So, if you think you're going to make a full-time living trading financial markets, you're completely delusional—and that might be the best thing going for you. Because the truth is, every breakthrough, every disruption, every world-changing idea begins with someone who dares to believe in something that doesn’t quite make sense to the rest of the world—yet. Reed and Marc didn’t just challenge a system; they challenged what was possible at the time. They bet on a future that didn’t exist—on a slower internet, a skeptical audience, and an unproven model. What looked like delusion was a vision in disguise. In trading, as in business and life, it’s not the most logical or the most experienced who wins—it’s often those who are bold enough to stay in the game when everyone else calls it crazy. You’ll need skill, yes. Strategy, of course. But you’ll also need the unreasonable belief that you can beat the odds, learn the rules, and then rewrite them entirely. So go ahead—be delusional. Just make sure you’ve got the grit, the patience, and the aim to back it up. What “giant” are you bold enough to challenge next?
Education
by DeanMuller
Motivation in tradingMotivation is essentially the driving force behind our ability to meet our desires and needs. The crucial psychological mechanism safeguarding us from threats. It's a natural response, and while it's important, dwelling on potential threats excessively can diminish our enthusiasm for life. However, fear serves a valuable purpose as it compels us to focus on specific situations. This psychological reaction goes by various names such as excitement, anxiety, worry, or tension, depending on the individual's circumstances when facing a perceived danger. These emotions manifest both emotionally and physically, but it's essential not to prolong or intensify them beyond necessity. Every emotional state has its limits, and one's ability to control them is crucial. In the realm of trading, fear is an omnipresent force affecting every trader. However, how traders deal with this fear varies widely. One significant fear revolves around initiating a trade. The thoughts and emotions surrounding trade initiation can be potent enough to create doubts about one's trading setup. This doubt often arises due to factors on the trading chart, fear of losing money, or simply the dread of making an error. Persistent self-doubt rarely leads to positive outcomes. Managing this fear is achievable through a well-defined trading strategy, one that encompasses risk management, trade timing, key factors, timeframes, triggers, tools, and adhering to established rules. Having clear boundaries and acceptable losses is crucial. When a 1% loss of your deposit doesn't burden you emotionally, you can objectively analyze your actions and plan your next steps. Another common fear, especially among beginners, is the fear of trading with real money. It's essential to recognize that learning to swim on land is impossible. This fear essentially pertains to the fear of incurring losses. While trading on a demo account offers a valuable learning experience and a platform to refine your trading style, it cannot fully prepare you for real trading. Overcoming the fear of trading with real money is essential for progress. To succeed, you need a clear timeline for your progress and the ability to monitor and analyze your actions. Striking the right balance between self-confidence and emotional burnout is essential. Self-confidence and a positive assessment of your progress will help keep you motivated on your journey. To make it easier to achieve your goals, we advise you to write them down in as much detail as possible. Starting from daily, small tasks, and ending with monthly or annual results. Everything should be as detailed as possible. The easiest way to start is with a plan that spells out what days and times you want to trade. What percentage goal should be achieved by the end of the week? This is just what concerns trade. It is equally important to get results psychologically. This applies to discipline, resistance to stress, as well as learning new material. Additionally, finding sources of inspiration can accelerate your progress. The trading community, with its collective wisdom and support, can be a significant source of motivation. Witnessing other traders' achievements, receiving guidance, and knowing you're not alone in your journey can provide invaluable inspiration. Other sources of motivation may include sports, music, travel, and familial support. It's essential to eliminate toxic sources that could demotivate you. In conclusion, achieving your trading goals requires diligent effort, including experimentation, decision-making, and continuous evaluation of your progress. It involves taking calculated risks and the courage to let go of what no longer serves your objectives. This journey may entail sacrifices, but the potential rewards make it worthwhile. Hope you enjoyed the content I created, You can support with your likes and comments this idea so more people can watch! ✅Disclaimer: Please be aware of the risks involved in trading. This idea was made for educational purposes only not for financial Investment Purposes. --- • Look at my ideas about interesting altcoins in the related section down below ↓ • For more ideas please hit "Like" and "Follow"!
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by Crypto4light
🌱Weekly quote: We know what we're doing wrong🌱🟢For many of us, our trading accounts are our cluttered homes. What we desperately need is to find our inner quiet; review our trades and trading statistics in detail and truly experience the horror of betraying our potential; and fully appreciate what we do well and embrace it with gratitude. Out of that energized awareness, we can replace the clutter with what is meaningful. Our great enemy is routine. Many times, we know what we're doing wrong, but we keep making the same mistakes. Indeed, that is the way of life's curriculum. If we fail to learn from the first lesson, we get a second and a third and a fourth: one painful opportunity after another to commit to a different path. Is that failure, or is that something to be grateful for: a curriculum that is trying, trying, trying to teach us the lessons we need to learn to be successful? 🟢We've seen that gratitude is an essential component of psychological well-being. The grateful trader is not self-focused, absorbed in how much money they could/should make. The grateful trader is thankful for the opportunities coming their way. When we look heavenward with thanks for what we've accomplished, there is an essential humility to our perspective. It's not just about us. It's not just about profits and losses. A great metric in evaluating your trading journal is to count the number of frustrated statements versus the number of grateful ones. A great metric in evaluating other traders is to count the number of self-aggrandizing statements with the number of humble, grateful ones. 🟢If losses are opportunities to learn and improve, we can sustain a grateful mindset even in times of adversity. A humble mindset is one looking to learn. A grateful mindset appreciates every opportunity to grow. A life perspective that instills and strengthens humility grounds us in the awareness that there is always something more important than me. There is always something more significant than what is simply happening here and now. We cannot succeed in trading--or any life endeavor--if it becomes our end-all and be-all. Once trading and P/L are placed on a pedestal, they control us and our experience. And that is precisely what interferes with profitability! It's great to correct your mistakes, but it's in your shining successes that you can find your path to fulfillment--and your future in markets. Hidden in your winning trades may be the key to your development as a trader. 🟢 So many developing traders look for one edge after another, one market after another, one trading style after another--all in a frantic search for success. The reality is that our best trading is hiding in plain sight, when we explore what we're trading and how we're trading it when we're most fulfilled and successful. Brett Steenbarger, Trading Psychology
BITSTAMP:BTCUSDEducation
by Yelli_trades
16
Current move in US30 - bear week <3Shared another idea ft. Nas100, but US30's price action has been smooth, lots of reentries, tight mitigations, low volume distributions and huge volumes at breakouts... loved this week and I'll seek to push those moves lowers through the start of this week. Has a lot of drawings, but overall everything I detailed this week in my charts, even after ZOOM trainings. Left my thought process because it's a rare picture perfect week, grateful this happens, hope everybody understands than this is attainable for anybody. I'm not special, I'm not better than anyone, because through hard work and experience you can match my results and exceed them. So just keep trying, I'm not at my highest level yet, so let's grind this mf'r out ;)
OANDA:US30USDShort
by SoulPlanesNFTs
Ben Wright's 3 Essential Trading Routines!! MUST SEE!!SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Below are 3 essential trading routines that i follow on a daily basis. This has been a critical component to my success. Morning Routine 1. Meditation (10 Mins) 2. Gratitude 3. Trading Affirmations (2 Mins) • I am a successful trader • I have a very strict risk management plan • I use a trading journal • I am unemotional about profits or losses • I am patient and let high probability trades present themselves to me • I am happy to take a profit and will not be greedy • I have an edge and I trade it effectively and decisively • Losses are a part of my trading • I am relaxed and confident about my trading at all times • I do whatever is necessary to win at trading • Discipline means I follow my trading rules and manage my risk • I am highly focused • I am in total control at all times with my trading • I am a master trader • I am not stressed about relying on trading money to provide for the family 4. Visualization (Goals & Perfect Trading Day) (10 Mins) 5. Priming – (30 – 60 Sec cold shower) Shocks your body system and activates endorphins 6. Motivation & Stretching (10 Mins) Pre-Trading Routine 1. 3 Deep breaths 2. Gratitude Night Routine 1. Read (30 Mins) 2. Affirmations (2 Mins) 3. Gratitude 4. Visualization (Goals & Perfect Trading Day) (10 Mins) Happy trading :) Follow your Trading plan, remained disciplined and keep learning !!
FX_IDC:USDWTIEducation
by SMPTrader
5
Self-discipline - what's that?Whilst I am on a roll, I'm pushing out loads of questions and thoughts that have occupied me for the last two years. All this is well ' Beyond Technical Analysis '! In too many trading/training videos out there, I've heard the words 'discipline' and 'self-discipline'. These are so commonly used words that many take their meaning for granted, or as something very elementary. I know - because I was one of those people who thought I knew what the words meant. However, there is also a thing called self-deception which works against self-discipline. Self-deception at its heart, is the ability of the mind to justify anything! Quite simply - it's dangerous. The Collins Dictionary defines self-discipline as, " controlling of oneself or one's desires, actions, habits ... .. the act of disciplining or power to discipline one's own feelings, desires... with the intention of improving oneself. " It's easier now to see how this connects to trading environments. A sound trader needs a lot of personal self-control over actions, habits, feelings and desires. I add 'thinking processes'. Certainly there must be a routine that improves one abilities, as the markets are not static. Their behaviour changes so one needs to improve to match those changes. The obvious question for many (especially new traders) is, " How do I become more disciplined? " I'm afraid there is no magic formula that I can prescribe. I can only share a few personal experiences that drove me to become more disciplined. It's like a weird sandwich: A firm and unshakeable desire to make myself consistently profitable. Pain i.e. painful mistakes. Non-acceptance that if others could do it, I couldn't. Pain drives people - let's not debate that. By pain I include from the worse kinds of suffering to the more subtle kinds. One can include things like frustration, anger and disappointment. Pain stood like a distasteful filling between the two sides of my sandwich. I just couldn't ignore it. If I wanted to make this thing right I had to fix the pain; all sources of it. I was/am my own pain. My enemies arise from within me to cause me pain. My mind plays tricks on me in trading environments. To deal with the sources of pain I had to deal with my own mind, else just give up. I'm no quitter! So whilst I do not claim near-perfect discipline now, I have been addressing the trickery of my own mind - those inner enemies - that thwart my thinking processes. After all, if I don't the whole sandwich (three bullet points above) become nothing - and I'd have to join the 90-odd percent of people who give up on trading in the first couple years. Am I saying that pain is a necessary ingredient for everybody to reach a greater self-disciplined state? Well yes I am! In every walk of life people have to suffer some sort of discomfort in achieving their goals. If you wanted to become a top-rated lawyer, you would have to suffer the 'pain' of years of study, and the trauma of being beaten in court rooms. If you want to get to the North Pole on foot, that involves pain and personal sacrifice. But nobody gets to the North Pole alive, with poor discipline. I shan't go on to mention other areas where people suffer extreme discomfort in order to achieve their goals. If there are take away points to consider, traders should to find out what they are about and anchor themselves on what they want and what they won't have. Then, systematically whittle away at all obstacles by robust self-refection. It takes time - and bargain for pain! Do the time - take the pain. Don't blow up a live account.
Education
by Captain_Walker
Courses, horses - or the mind?If you’re reading this looking just for the best course to attend, you may be disappointed. I go deeper than the simple issue of 'which courses' or 'what course is best'. The sharing of my personal experience may be of value to new traders but also for more seasoned traders. INTRODUCTION I’m sharing a summary of my experiences over the last 4 years, so that others can see something more about ‘courses’ – and what courses can never give you. I am nobody known or big in the trading world. I do not offer advice in this or any other post. I do not train anybody. I do not seek anybody's money for any service. I do not require recognition. Take all of what’s written here as 'what I've learned' and cautiously apply the parts of it that you find of any value. Where I use words like ‘you’ and ‘yours’, this is my self-talk as if I’m advising myself all over again. I do this all the time. You're not mad if you're doing self-talk. It is an important thing to do. I started off with binary options and lost a fair amount of money. I watched numerous videos on YouTube about how to trade these, with numerous so-called successful strategies. In my searches I came across Spreadbetting, and did the same. More money lost. I then signed up with various trainers and spent more money there. More losses. I'm to blame I was led to understand because I didn't follow the rules. That's true to some extent - but something fundamental was missing. Why could I not follow the rules of some strategy invented by others? It's about why this post is in the Trading Psychology section of Tradingview. I followed various gurus on websites, paid more money and still no success. Most of these gurus had state of the art audio-visual equipment and studios. They usually appeared with large microphones, conspicuous and 'in the face'. Is that really necessary? Some will say it’s all about better sound quality. Then I got into ‘trading diaries’ and other things people out there said I should do. Still major problems. So, what was missing? To put it in a nutshell the problem was grappling with my personal psychology . This is about the way I work - how my mind functions in relation to risk, which would be different to everybody else. Psychologists may be able to tell you a bit about how minds in general work. They cannot tell you exactly how ‘your mind’ works. GURUS? Most of the gurus I came across would mention psychology several times but never get to the heart of it. Naturally they're not psychotherapists, so they can't tell me how to sort myself out. Most trainers focused on 'discipline' which is fine, but they couldn't tell me how to become disciplined. What? - am I just supposed to pull myself together and follow a script? Some would say 'yes'. But this is not how the human being operates. If everybody could just pull themselves together and follow a trading plan and a set of rules, then everybody would be rich. Come on - we all know that's silly. ... truncated . This post became so long, that it cannot fit on Tradingview. It is accessible here where I go on to explore: GURUS? RECOGNITION METHODOLOGY AND STRATEGY MIND AND PSYCHOLOGY PATTERN REWRITING IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME I do apologise, and hope Tradingview allows this post to remain.
Education
by Captain_Walker