I once deliberately stopped trading for an entire month. I experienced an intense pain unlike anything I had felt before. That pain made me realize that I had unknowingly developed an addiction similar to gambling. When I returned to trading, my mind felt as if it had been completely reset; my decisions were much clearer and sharper. I couldn抰 believe it. My body carried far less stress, and my quality of life improved noticeably.
We have all heard a classic phrase in the trading world countless times:
揇on抰 trade when you抮e in a bad mood.?br /> However, this approach has always felt overly superficial to me, because it focuses not on the root of the problem, but only on the visible outcome. In trading, the right mindset is not about avoiding problems, but about building a mental structure based on solid foundations.
The truth is that in the 21st century, we are all dopamine addicts in one way or another. Our minds are conditioned to constant stimulation, action, and instant feedback. The trading screen feeds this need perfectly:
charts, movement, probabilities, the feeling of 搈aybe this time攨
Most of the emotional imbalance traders experience does not come from a bad mood, as commonly believed, but from the constant need to take trades. In other words, the problem is this:
A trader doesn抰 overtrade because they feel bad.
They start feeling bad because they overtrade.
That抯 why saying 揑 won抰 trade when I抦 not feeling well?only suppresses the symptom.
Real growth begins when you can consciously choose not to trade during certain periods.
Seeing a setup and not entering?br /> Knowing you might be right and still waiting?br /> Sitting in front of the screen and doing absolutely nothing?br /> This is where real discipline is built.
Because what separates consistently profitable traders in the long run is not better indicators or more information.
The real differentiator is the ability to be at peace with inaction.
If a trader feels restlessness, tension, or even physical discomfort after not trading for a few days or a week, there is a psychological weakness present. That weakness is not a lack of edge ?it is action addiction.
Trading is not a game of 揹oing? most of the time, it is a game of not doing.
And the irony is this:
The day you stop feeling forced to take a trade is the day you truly start becoming a trader.
A person抯 ability to be profitable in trading is directly related to how quickly they can overcome this addiction. For those struggling with it, I want to offer a clear piece of advice:
During a period when your urge to trade is very strong, spend one full week only observing the charts and taking no trades at all. There will be something very powerful for you to learn there. After repeating this for a few months, you will notice that you can trade calmly, according to plan, and without desperation ?driven not by impulses, but by clarity.
-Kd
We have all heard a classic phrase in the trading world countless times:
揇on抰 trade when you抮e in a bad mood.?br /> However, this approach has always felt overly superficial to me, because it focuses not on the root of the problem, but only on the visible outcome. In trading, the right mindset is not about avoiding problems, but about building a mental structure based on solid foundations.
The truth is that in the 21st century, we are all dopamine addicts in one way or another. Our minds are conditioned to constant stimulation, action, and instant feedback. The trading screen feeds this need perfectly:
charts, movement, probabilities, the feeling of 搈aybe this time攨
Most of the emotional imbalance traders experience does not come from a bad mood, as commonly believed, but from the constant need to take trades. In other words, the problem is this:
A trader doesn抰 overtrade because they feel bad.
They start feeling bad because they overtrade.
That抯 why saying 揑 won抰 trade when I抦 not feeling well?only suppresses the symptom.
Real growth begins when you can consciously choose not to trade during certain periods.
Seeing a setup and not entering?br /> Knowing you might be right and still waiting?br /> Sitting in front of the screen and doing absolutely nothing?br /> This is where real discipline is built.
Because what separates consistently profitable traders in the long run is not better indicators or more information.
The real differentiator is the ability to be at peace with inaction.
If a trader feels restlessness, tension, or even physical discomfort after not trading for a few days or a week, there is a psychological weakness present. That weakness is not a lack of edge ?it is action addiction.
Trading is not a game of 揹oing? most of the time, it is a game of not doing.
And the irony is this:
The day you stop feeling forced to take a trade is the day you truly start becoming a trader.
A person抯 ability to be profitable in trading is directly related to how quickly they can overcome this addiction. For those struggling with it, I want to offer a clear piece of advice:
During a period when your urge to trade is very strong, spend one full week only observing the charts and taking no trades at all. There will be something very powerful for you to learn there. After repeating this for a few months, you will notice that you can trade calmly, according to plan, and without desperation ?driven not by impulses, but by clarity.
-Kd
