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oem7110
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 Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:47 am Post subject: How to change trader's mind set? |
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When trader is on losing position, he is willing to take more risk in order to cover the original equity, so he will invest more on average.
When trader is on winning position, he is afraid to lose his existing profit and not willing to take more risk, so he will take profit quickly.
Trader should take less risk on losing position, and take more risk on winning position.
Knowing this issue is not helping any trader, only understanding this issue and doing it will help.
Do anyone have any suggestions on how to change trader's mind set?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
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RedRock
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Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Imagine you are up on the moon. Sitting there. Looking back on yourself here, from afar. What would you tell yourself to do?
"Turn on, tune in, drop out" Or your own version of that... |
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sluggo
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| RedRock wrote: | | Imagine you are up on the moon. Sitting there. Looking back on yourself here, from afar. |
Get high...
Get above yourself
Look down upon yourself
Until you're inside o' yourself
Look to the front or the back o' yourself
To the back or front of yourself
It's inside yourself
And then you see your own head
And know yourself is yourself
'cause when you find yourself
You're gonna find that yourself is only yourself
And the self that can only be yourself
So when you're infront of the back of yourself
You're gonna find that your mind is in the centre of yourself
And God is nothing but yourself
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alp
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Joined: 27 Aug 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: Re: How to change trader's mind set? |
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| oem7110 wrote: | When trader is on losing position, he is willing to take more risk in order to cover the original equity, so he will invest more on average.
When trader is on winning position, he is afraid to lose his existing profit and not willing to take more risk, so he will take profit quickly.
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Do anyone have any suggestions on how to change trader's mind set? |
It's not clear what's between you and this trader. Could you possibly re-write your post using 1st person singular, verb in present tense and object? |
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Gordon Gekko
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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I have this problem,
if I get up $50 in a trade, I start thinking about all the times I had a $50 profit and let it turn into a loss. Then I usually just try to get any profit I can at that point.
On the other hand if I am in a losing trade, I will let it go $400 against me hoping that it will somehow get back to even so I can just get my money back. |
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ecritt
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Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Posts: 105
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: How to change trader's mind set? |
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| oem7110 wrote: | When trader is on losing position, he is willing to take more risk in order to cover the original equity, so he will invest more on average.
When trader is on winning position, he is afraid to lose his existing profit and not willing to take more risk, so he will take profit quickly.
Trader should take less risk on losing position, and take more risk on winning position.
Knowing this issue is not helping any trader, only understanding this issue and doing it will help.
Do anyone have any suggestions on how to change trader's mind set?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric |
Write an algorithm that does what you want it to do. Fire the trader.
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Blackstar Funds, LLC
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Scottsdale, AZ 85251
602.910.6957 tel
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