1. Don’t act on anger. When you’re angry, hold out, wait until reason takes hold. There is no worse trade than a “revenge” trade, in which a trader follows up a loss by jumping right back in to recoup. Consult your trading journal to get back on track.
Acting out of rage destroys everything you touch. Anger causes you to make decisions that can result in irreversible losses when trading. Instead of being enraged, take a deep breath and relax to figure out what to do next. Working with rage can also lead to the utter devastation of one's life in rare situations if caution is not exercised.
2. Don’t marry your positions. It’s easy for a trader to get stubborn, and to hold on to a trade just because he ‘hopes’ it will turn around. Close down a bad trade as soon as possible, take your loss and move on. Your trading journal will suggest the next move.
Follow each trade with a break. Trading goes on at a rapid pace, so don’t get caught up in the action. Take a moment to think about something else, and then come back and deliberate. Now look at your trading journal to get the next idea.
Some traders may also hang onto a position if they see a green light and begin to benefit from it; they don't mind how small those earnings are as long as it's a profitable trade. Some don't endure long and can cause major setbacks if you're not attentive about when they'll break out.
4. Don’t keep track of profit and loss. Doing the math on your earnings will only get your emotions working. Concentrate on your trading strategy, and review your trading journal to develop it. Then, at the end of the trading day, you can check out how well or poorly you did.
This is not limited to bitcoin traders; business people do it all the time to keep track of their profits and losses. Bitcoin trading, which involves a lot of emotion, cannot be controlled by counting your profits and losses; it will easily break you down or cause you to lose focus at trading due to the exhilaration or setback you will experience depending on the outcome of the trade.
7. Watch out for greed. Greed can make you stay in a trade when you had planned to exit, hoping to milk it for a little more profit. Such trades risk turning out badly, just when you thought you were winning. Use your trading journal to judge the best exit points based on past behavior.
Greed is a poisonous thing that can destroy everything you've worked for in the blink of an eye. Day traders, as well as long-term investors, are frequently trapped by greed when their investments begin to rise in value. When your total investment exceeds the funds employed for the investments, it is safe to leave the market to avoid irreversible loss.