Trading Psychology

Question 1

To make money as a trader you have to know what the market is going to do next.
Agree Disagree

Answer 1

Disagree

Question 2

Sometimes I find myself thinking that there must be a way to trade without having to take a loss.
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Answer 2

Disagree

Question 3

Making money as a trader is primarily a function of analysis.
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Answer 3

Disagree

Question 4

Losses are an unavoidable component of trading.

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Answer 4

Agree

Question 5

My risk is always defined before I enter a trade.

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Answer 5

Agree

Question 6

In my mind there is always a cost associated with finding out what the market may do next.
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Answer 6

Agree

Question 7

I wouldn’t even bother putting on the next trade if I wasn’t sure that it was going to be a winner.
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Answer 7

Disagree

Question 8

The more a trader learns about the markets and how they behave, the easier it will be for him to execute his trades.
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Answer 8

Disagree

Question 9

My methodology tells me exactly under what market conditions to either enter or exit a trade.
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Answer 9

Agree

Question 10

Even when I have a clear signal to reverse my position, I find it extremely difficult to do.
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Answer 10

Disagree

Question 11

I have sustained periods of consistent success usually followed by some fairly drastic draw-downs in my equity.
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Answer 11

Disagree

Question 12

When I first started trading I would describe my trading methodology as haphazard, meaning some success in between a lot of pain.
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Answer 12

Agree

Question 13

I often find myself feeling that the markets are against me personally.
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Answer 13

Disagree

Question 14

As much as I might try to “let go,” I find it very difficult to put past emotional wounds behind me.
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Answer 14

Disagree

Question 15

I have a money management philosophy that is founded in the principle of always taking some money out of the market when the market makes it available.
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Answer 15

Agree

Question 16

A traders job is to identify patterns in the markets’ behavior that represent an opportunity and then to determine the risk of finding out if these patterns will play themselves out as they have in the past.
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Answer 16

Agree

Question 17

Sometimes I just can’t help feeling that I am a victim of the market.
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Answer 17

Disagree

Question 18

When I trade I usually try to stay focused in one time frame.
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Answer 18

Agree

Question 19

Trading successfully requires a degree of mental flexibility far beyond the scope of most people.
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Answer 19

Agree

Question 20

There are many times when I am in a profitable trade and I know the move is basically over, but I still won’t take my profits.
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Answer 20

Disagree

Question 21

No matter how much money I make in a trade, I am rarely ever satisfied and feel that I could have made more.
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Answer 21

Disagree

Question 22

When I put on a trade, I feel I have a positive attitude. I anticipate all of the money I could make from the trade in a positive way.
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Answer 22

Agree

Question 23

The most important component in a trader’s ability to accumulate money over time is having a belief in his own consistency.
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Answer 23

Agree

Question 24

If you were granted a wish to be able to instantaneously acquire three trading skills, what skill would you choose?

Answer 24

1. How to read price action.
2. How to control my emotions and stay positive.
3. How to manage risk, trade and money management.

Question 25

I often spend sleepless nights worrying about the market. | Agree Disagree

Answer 25

Disagree

Question 26

Do you ever feel compelled to make a trade because you are afraid that you might miss out? Yes No

Answer 26

No

Question 27

Although it doesn't happen very often, I really like my trades to be perfect. When I make a perfect call it feels so good that it makes up for all of the times that I don't. Agree Disagree

Answer 27

Disagree

Question 28

Do you ever find yourself planning trades you never execute, and executing trades you never planned? Yes No

Answer 28

No

Question 29

In a few sentences explain why most traders either don't make money or aren't able to keep what they make.

Answer 29

They never learn how to think like a professional trader.

Question 30

The 7 reasons I am a consistent winner.

Answer 30

1. I objectively identify my edges. 2. I predefined the risk of every trade. 3. I completely accept risk or I am willing to let go of the trade. 4. I act on my edges without reservation or hesitation. 5. I pay myself as the market makes money available to me. 6. I continually monitor my susceptibility for making errors. 7. I understand the absolute necessity of these principles of consistent success and, therefore, I never violate them.

Question 31

The 5 fundamental truths of trading.

Answer 31

1. Anything can happen. 2. You don't need to know what is going to happen next in order to make money. 3. There is a random distribution between wins and losses for any given set of variables that define an edge. 4. An edge is nothing more than an indication of a higher probability of one thing happening over another. 5. Every moment in the market is unique.