Trading Psychology - Master Your Emotions and Avoid Costly Mistakes

Emotions like fear, greed, pride, and regret can heavily influence your trading decisions—often leading to costly mistakes. In this video, we dive into the fascinating world of trading psychology and explore how emotions impact your behavior as a trader.

Learn about common psychological pitfalls like revenge trading, analysis paralysis, and the disposition effect, and discover actionable tips to avoid emotional trading. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced trader, this video will help you stay disciplined, stick to your strategy, and improve your decision-making.

00:00 What is “trading psychology”?
00:56 Greed and fear
02:16 Pride and regret
03:45 Disposition effect
04:47 Revenge trading
05:34 Analysis paralysis
06:45 Get to know your risk appetite
07:23 Practice with a demo trading account
08:04 Develop a robust trading plan
09:05 Keep a trading journal
10:01 Outro

This tutorial based on our post on trading psychology for beginners:
www.initialreturn.com/trading-psychology

Risk tolerance questionnaires:
www.standardlife.co.uk/investments/tools/investmen…
pfp.missouri.edu/research/investment-risk-toleranc…
investor.vanguard.com/tools-calculators/investor-q…

Demo trading accounts:
www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/
tradenation.com/trading-simulator
www.schwab.com/trading/thinkorswim/guestpass#!/pmr…
www.investopedia.com/simulator/

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