I have been reading a lot of articles on the forum and i have to say a lot of people are already giving up on trading due to some minor/major setbacks.
did you come to that conclusion based on the things you read on the forum? no offense, how many people in the forum trade and how long do these people in the forum trade? and you need to have an answer to these two questions to have a good conclusion
I write this article today to explain some few reasons why i think people are not really comfortable with the trading environment.
1. Lack Of Proper Trading Education
A wise man once said " Lack of education causes lack of progress which in turn causes lack of motivation". Most new traders have a common believe that the trading market is a Fast Money Producing market which is very wrong. Instead of learning the basics of trading and develop a reliable trading skill they settle for Signal groups or end up investing in a scam so called (money multipler groups).
2. No Risk Management
I am a victim of "No Risk Mangement". In my earlier days of trading, i always try to maximize profits neglecting the probability of the loss if a trading day/week doesn't go my way. The market is becoming unpredictable day by day, therefore traders new or experienced need to have a proper risk management regardless of your analysis of the market. I personally enter a position with 3 -- 5% risk of my total equity.
3. Lack Of Patience
The trading market is not always green or red, it's unpredictable as i mentioned earlier so there will be good and bad days for a constant trader. The aim of all traders is to at least 10X their loss in profits but if this is not the same for you, you need to be really patient with the market and try and go through your analysis and strategies all over again. Sometimes it might even require you changing the pairs you trade.
thousands of people are giving this advice, but do not show the results of the trade they do. let's put it simply:
1- do you trade?
2- if you trade, then I ask: how long have you been trading?
3- if you trade, what is your daily, weekly and monthly profit?
4- if you trade, what was your biggest mistake?
5- if you trade, show proof of your result
Additional information and advices would be appreciated. Thank You, Stay Home, Stay Safe.
the thing is very simple:
if you show your good concrete results then people will listen to your advice