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<\/span>Trading Talk with Eman · Ep. 15<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Today I want to talk about stress in trading and how to reduce it, because dealing with stress while you trade can be very difficult.<\/p>\n

I am going to go over two methods you can use. Both are simple, and both lower your stress at the same time as improving how you trade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Reduce your risk<\/div>\n

Cut your position size or your daily risk, because risking more than you can afford is where a lot of the pressure and stress comes from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Define your risk<\/div>\n

Before every trade, know exactly how much you are risking, whether that is an exact stop loss price or a zone where you slowly exit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Plan for volatility<\/div>\n

If a news event is coming, you can move your stop to match the volatility, but decrease your position size so your defined risk stays the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prepare on the weekends<\/div>\n

Use closed markets to improve your plan, so you know what to do in each scenario and walk in far less stressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember why you started<\/div>\n

Constant stress is not sustainable or profitable, and it goes against the freedom and flexibility you started trading for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Method one: reduce your risk<\/h3>\n
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When you reduce your risk, you reduce your stress at the same time. It is that direct.<\/p>\n

Risking a significant amount, more than you can afford, brings a lot of pressure, and pressure leads to stress.<\/p>\n

So reduce your position size or your daily risk. Anything that fits your strategy and lowers your risk will lower your stress along with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Method two: define your risk<\/h3>\n
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Before you enter a trade, find out exactly how much you are risking. That is often set by where you place your stop loss.<\/p>\n

It does not have to be an exact price. It can be a zone where you look to slowly exit, but you still need to know the number.<\/p>\n

As Abu Zippips said last time, if you do not define your risk you are not really different from a gambler. So defining it lowers your stress and keeps you from gambling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“If you do not define your risk, you are not really different from a gambler.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moving a stop the right way<\/h3>\n
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Sometimes I am stuck in a trade for hours because price is not moving, and then a news event comes up that will cause a lot of volatility.<\/p>\n

If my stop stays in the exact same spot it will get hit on that volatility. So I move it a little to match the move, and at the same time I decrease my position size.<\/p>\n

That way my risk stays defined. Moving a stop for a valid reason you planned beforehand is fine. Moving it because you cannot accept the loss is a mistake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why stress is not worth it<\/h3>\n
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Being in a stressed state is not sustainable, so most likely you will not reach profitability while you are in it.<\/p>\n

Even if you do turn a profit, it is usually short term, and it is not worth it. Think about why you started trading in the first place.<\/p>\n

You started for freedom and flexibility, to improve your life. Staying constantly stressed is counterintuitive and, honestly, not logical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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