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<\/span>Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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People say trading is risky. In my view that depends almost entirely on you, not the market.<\/p>\n

There are three aspects that raise or lower the risk in trading. Handle all three and the question of whether it is risky mostly answers itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Key takeaways<\/h3>\n
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Learn before you risk<\/div>\n

Cover risk management, technical and fundamental analysis, leverage and position sizing before you touch a real account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Practice with no money on the line<\/div>\n

Use a demo account or back test on past data so that when you lose, nothing actually happens to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Build self-control<\/div>\n

Trade only what you tested, keep your risk fixed, and follow your plan so the statistics stay in your favour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Start a streak<\/div>\n

Count the days you go without breaking your rules, because once the momentum is strong enough you will not want to break it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kill impulsiveness<\/div>\n

Impulsive decisions lead to bad outcomes, and mindfulness through meditation is a very good way to reduce them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Set restrictions<\/div>\n

Use a stop loss, cap your losses per day, and lock the app so it is hard to break your own plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The learning phase lowers your risk<\/h3>\n
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Do not skip this part. Take your time and learn the principles before you start trading on a real account.<\/p>\n

After you read about them, trade in a simulated environment first. A demo account is not real money, and back testing lets you trade on previous data with nothing to lose.<\/p>\n

Think of driving. Getting on a highway with no training is very risky, but once you have learned and practised, the risk drops. Trading is the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Self-control keeps your statistics intact<\/h3>\n
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Trading is about statistics and probabilities. If you go against the plan you tested, the entire statistics of your account change and you may not get the result you want.<\/p>\n

Say you decide to risk 1% per trade. You have to actually do that. Say you want to trade a certain pattern. You take that one and you do not quickly jump to something else.<\/p>\n

I have kept streaks like this for three years. Once you have done something for that long, no impulse is going to break it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Once you’re 15 days in, that momentum is so strong that you wouldn’t want to break it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Restrictions plan ahead for your worst moments<\/h3>\n
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A stop loss is a restriction. It closes your trade automatically at the level your analysis decided, so you do not have to fight yourself in the moment.<\/p>\n

You can also cap the number of losses you take in a day. Decide on two, and when you hit them you stop. Some platforms do this for you, or you just lock the app.<\/p>\n

Even successful traders make impulsive decisions, and in that moment you are not thinking logically. So plan ahead and make the bad decision hard to make.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So how can trading be risky?<\/h3>\n
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If you manage risk, learn, train, know what you are doing, and set restrictions for when things go wrong, the risk is low.<\/p>\n

Almost everything carries some risk, and you reduce it with the right actions. A surgeon is risky untrained, and safer after years of study, though never risk free.<\/p>\n

If someone tells you trading is risky, they are usually picturing opening a chart and pressing random buttons. That is risky, because it does not work that way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Find your prop firm on Propvator<\/div>\n

Once your process is solid, compare firms on Propvator and pick one that fits how you actually trade.<\/p>\n