Is Trading also addictive?

[MissNonFall9]

To avoid addiction, the traders must have the right knowledge about the exit point. Those who can create a specific trading plan and have the mindset to prevent those who take retaliatory trades after a loss, in a word I believe that addiction will never work on them. Along with this, a fixed time limit should be set for trading and special attention should be paid to not giving too much time. And at every step you should ask yourself, why am I trading or does trading feel stressful to me or can I enjoy something else other than trading, etc., which will play an effective role in controlling emotions.

You have expressed something so wise to be understood by all traders who may still rely too much on emotions and do not set an exit time after thinking about the right way to enter to run a trade. In the past when I first learned about trading, I also forgot to set an exit time after I entered at the right time, even though it is also a mandatory thing to be set by every active trader so that they can enjoy trading more without sacrificing more time in the market. Because other things also need to be considered in life so that we do not do everything with greater emotion.

One must learn to enjoy trading, whether there is profit or loss. I believe that a person must learn to enjoy loss from the heart, only then will he become a successful person. Because while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease. This is because anger and knowledge have an inverse relationship with each other. Therefore, life (whether it is good or bad) must be enjoyed.

[SuperBitMan]

To avoid addiction, the traders must have the right knowledge about the exit point. Those who can create a specific trading plan and have the mindset to prevent those who take retaliatory trades after a loss, in a word I believe that addiction will never work on them. Along with this, a fixed time limit should be set for trading and special attention should be paid to not giving too much time. And at every step you should ask yourself, why am I trading or does trading feel stressful to me or can I enjoy something else other than trading, etc., which will play an effective role in controlling emotions.

You have expressed something so wise to be understood by all traders who may still rely too much on emotions and do not set an exit time after thinking about the right way to enter to run a trade. In the past when I first learned about trading, I also forgot to set an exit time after I entered at the right time, even though it is also a mandatory thing to be set by every active trader so that they can enjoy trading more without sacrificing more time in the market. Because other things also need to be considered in life so that we do not do everything with greater emotion.

One must learn to enjoy trading, whether there is profit or loss. I believe that a person must learn to enjoy loss from the heart, only then will he become a successful person. Because while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease. This is because anger and knowledge have an inverse relationship with each other. Therefore, life (whether it is good or bad) must be enjoyed.

You are very correct, however I think using the sentence " one must learn to accept loss" is better than the sentence you used that " one must learn to enjoy loss" I understand that you didn't just know the right word to use that was why you used the word enjoy instead of accept and we are just saying same thing, apart from that mistake I corrected I agree with everything you said.
As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.
In trading you gain and you loss, however is better to gain more than you lose because if you are gaining more than you lose it means you are making profit but if you are losing more than you are gaining then you are not making profit.
MissNonFall9 you are very correct when you said that while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease.
So please learn how to accept loses as a trader don't take it upon yourself to get all the money you lost.

[Awaklara]

As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.

In fact, traders and gamblers indirectly understand the concept of profit and loss, winning and losing. If they aren't prepared for the potential outcomes, it's best not to try.
As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready. You'll only treat trading like gambling if you're not prepared. This is common for beginners, some learn from losses and mistakes and then move on to improve. Others become frustrated and give up trading despite experiencing losses.

[Shawheer Khan]

So the question is, can one becomes addicted to trading same way gambling can be addictive?

Yes you can become addicted to Trading. While both Trading and Gambling can become dangerous when done addictively. There are some differences that make Trading look less harmful and This illusion becomes the cause of people losing loads of money.

People think they have an edge earning Money Trading because of factors Like being able to do Analysis, Looking at Market structure and past patterns giving us an idea of what market might do next. But when it's done emotionally it becomes none different than gambling.

Here’s where the addiction begins:

• The inability to accept losses.
• Revenge trading to "make it back."
• Overtrading: taking far more trades than necessary.
• Chasing the thrill or dopamine instead of focusing on logic.

Trading becomes none different than gambling when people's emotions take over and they then no longer follow a plan. Whether it's Trading or gambling the outcome is the same and you lose money. IMO trading should be done with discipline, proper planning and execution To become profitable.

We shouldn't let trading become addictive if we want to be profitable. we also should never gamble As it's very risky and even prohibited by the two largest religions.

To stay safe, always:

• Follow a written trading plan
• Set daily/weekly trade limits
• Take breaks regularly
• Don’t let a “jackpot” win become your mental anchor

[milewilda]

To avoid addiction, the traders must have the right knowledge about the exit point. Those who can create a specific trading plan and have the mindset to prevent those who take retaliatory trades after a loss, in a word I believe that addiction will never work on them. Along with this, a fixed time limit should be set for trading and special attention should be paid to not giving too much time. And at every step you should ask yourself, why am I trading or does trading feel stressful to me or can I enjoy something else other than trading, etc., which will play an effective role in controlling emotions.

You have expressed something so wise to be understood by all traders who may still rely too much on emotions and do not set an exit time after thinking about the right way to enter to run a trade. In the past when I first learned about trading, I also forgot to set an exit time after I entered at the right time, even though it is also a mandatory thing to be set by every active trader so that they can enjoy trading more without sacrificing more time in the market. Because other things also need to be considered in life so that we do not do everything with greater emotion.

One must learn to enjoy trading, whether there is profit or loss. I believe that a person must learn to enjoy loss from the heart, only then will he become a successful person. Because while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease. This is because anger and knowledge have an inverse relationship with each other. Therefore, life (whether it is good or bad) must be enjoyed.

You are very correct, however I think using the sentence " one must learn to accept loss" is better than the sentence you used that " one must learn to enjoy loss" I understand that you didn't just know the right word to use that was why you used the word enjoy instead of accept and we are just saying same thing, apart from that mistake I corrected I agree with everything you said.
As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.
In trading you gain and you loss, however is better to gain more than you lose because if you are gaining more than you lose it means you are making profit but if you are losing more than you are gaining then you are not making profit.
MissNonFall9 you are very correct when you said that while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease.
So please learn how to accept loses as a trader don't take it upon yourself to get all the money you lost.

Acceoptance is totally different if we do speak about enjoyment or you have that pleasure on taking up a loss because this isnt how we should be that having the approach when we are losing money but rather we should be thinking up well that we do need up to adjust accordingly. There are that those moments that we've become that too impulsive at the time that we do take up some loss on which it will be just that normal. We do have on losing money and its never been that enjoyable. The key on here is that you should be that easily move on and at the same time you would be that learning out of those mistakes so that you would be finding yourself that more better than on yesterday. There are those times or moments that you do become that addicted into it on which this is that partly true specially when you are making up some profitable trades on which it will be giving out that kind of boost up that you can be able to do it without any issues but of course you should be that still sticking on what the reality do give out. There's always that possibility that you cant be able to find yourself that making trading to be some sort of gambling just because you've been that trying out to make easy money with it instead on trying out to make some in depth analysis on each trade that you are that making.

[Miramax12]

To avoid addiction, the traders must have the right knowledge about the exit point. Those who can create a specific trading plan and have the mindset to prevent those who take retaliatory trades after a loss, in a word I believe that addiction will never work on them. Along with this, a fixed time limit should be set for trading and special attention should be paid to not giving too much time. And at every step you should ask yourself, why am I trading or does trading feel stressful to me or can I enjoy something else other than trading, etc., which will play an effective role in controlling emotions.

You have expressed something so wise to be understood by all traders who may still rely too much on emotions and do not set an exit time after thinking about the right way to enter to run a trade. In the past when I first learned about trading, I also forgot to set an exit time after I entered at the right time, even though it is also a mandatory thing to be set by every active trader so that they can enjoy trading more without sacrificing more time in the market. Because other things also need to be considered in life so that we do not do everything with greater emotion.

One must learn to enjoy trading, whether there is profit or loss. I believe that a person must learn to enjoy loss from the heart, only then will he become a successful person. Because while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease. This is because anger and knowledge have an inverse relationship with each other. Therefore, life (whether it is good or bad) must be enjoyed.

you are absolutely right, Many traders focus so much on strategies and profits that they forget the mental discipline behind it. Setting limits both emotionally and time-wise is the key. Trading should never feel like a trap; it should be a conscious, controlled decision. Respect to you for highlighting this side of the game

You are very correct, however I think using the sentence " one must learn to accept loss" is better than the sentence you used that " one must learn to enjoy loss" I understand that you didn't just know the right word to use that was why you used the word enjoy instead of accept and we are just saying same thing, apart from that mistake I corrected I agree with everything you said.
As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.
In trading you gain and you loss, however is better to gain more than you lose because if you are gaining more than you lose it means you are making profit but if you are losing more than you are gaining then you are not making profit.
MissNonFall9 you are very correct when you said that while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease.
So please learn how to accept loses as a trader don't take it upon yourself to get all the money you lost.

Acceoptance is totally different if we do speak about enjoyment or you have that pleasure on taking up a loss because this isnt how we should be that having the approach when we are losing money but rather we should be thinking up well that we do need up to adjust accordingly. There are that those moments that we've become that too impulsive at the time that we do take up some loss on which it will be just that normal. We do have on losing money and its never been that enjoyable. The key on here is that you should be that easily move on and at the same time you would be that learning out of those mistakes so that you would be finding yourself that more better than on yesterday. There are those times or moments that you do become that addicted into it on which this is that partly true specially when you are making up some profitable trades on which it will be giving out that kind of boost up that you can be able to do it without any issues but of course you should be that still sticking on what the reality do give out. There's always that possibility that you cant be able to find yourself that making trading to be some sort of gambling just because you've been that trying out to make easy money with it instead on trying out to make some in depth analysis on each trade that you are that making.

[kawetsriyanto]

One must learn to enjoy trading, whether there is profit or loss. I believe that a person must learn to enjoy loss from the heart, only then will he become a successful person. Because while trading or when facing any loss in life, people usually become aggressive, which brings more loss to them. Because when they become aggressive, the effective power of their knowledge will gradually decrease. This is because anger and knowledge have an inverse relationship with each other. Therefore, life (whether it is good or bad) must be enjoyed.

We can't treat trading the same as we treat gambling. In gambling, you still can enjoy it when we lose because the gambling games are fun enough. Meanwhile in trading, it is totally not enjoyable if we lose. However, we can evaluate our strategies and admit our mistakes whenever we fail. There should be something wrong with our strategies. The improvement of our knowledge will influence the flexibility of our strategies, this will take a role in the success of trading. Instead of being aggressive, this way should be the solution whenever we face losses.

As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready.

Exactly. If we aren't ready to deal with possible losses, we don't try trading. It is a crucial part to prepare well our mentality before we begin our trading journey. So, we aren't stressed or doing silly thing when we experience losses.

[Wakate]

As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.

In fact, traders and gamblers indirectly understand the concept of profit and loss, winning and losing. If they aren't prepared for the potential outcomes, it's best not to try.
As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready. You'll only treat trading like gambling if you're not prepared. This is common for beginners, some learn from losses and mistakes and then move on to improve. Others become frustrated and give up trading despite experiencing losses.

You are very correct mate, when one is not yet ready to incur some annoying loses, the best thing to do is to avoid trading by all means because it's not a place to console others for losing a trade.
Most people that get addicted to trading are those that are professional and know what they are doing. I don't expect a newbie or someone that is struggling to make profits from the market to tell me that they are having addiction sign due to the frequent schedules in trading. Trading should be a gradual process for those that are just starting to trade and it's not an activity to become desperate about especially when it comes to making money in the market.

[Lida93]

As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.

In fact, traders and gamblers indirectly understand the concept of profit and loss, winning and losing. If they aren't prepared for the potential outcomes, it's best not to try.
As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready. You'll only treat trading like gambling if you're not prepared. This is common for beginners, some learn from losses and mistakes and then move on to improve. Others become frustrated and give up trading despite experiencing losses.

The clear cut differentiation that abound between gamble and trading is in the context of luck. There's no way you depend on luck to winning your trades as in the manner gambling is viewed. However, as newbie traders the worse you can do for yourself while learning how to trade is not accepting losses as they are inevitable to come by. Every trader loss should be an experience gained and not being captured as just a loss of money. With each experience gotten improvement is built for profit making than more losses.

[Ricardo11]

As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.

In fact, traders and gamblers indirectly understand the concept of profit and loss, winning and losing. If they aren't prepared for the potential outcomes, it's best not to try.
As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready. You'll only treat trading like gambling if you're not prepared. This is common for beginners, some learn from losses and mistakes and then move on to improve. Others become frustrated and give up trading despite experiencing losses.

The clear cut differentiation that abound between gamble and trading is in the context of luck. There's no way you depend on luck to winning your trades as in the manner gambling is viewed. However, as newbie traders the worse you can do for yourself while learning how to trade is not accepting losses as they are inevitable to come by. Every trader loss should be an experience gained and not being captured as just a loss of money. With each experience gotten improvement is built for profit making than more losses.

Here one thing depends entirely on luck, that is, gambling, and the other thing depends entirely on skill and knowledge, that is, trading, and this is the biggest difference between trading and gambling. See, trading is a place where achieving success seems as easy as it looks, the reality is never the same, the depth of trading is much deeper, losses are much easier here, even very experienced traders can face very big losses, but if you see each loss as a new way of learning, that is, if you can learn better from each loss, then it will make you more skilled, which will eventually transform you into a professional trader.

[Awaklara]

Every trader loss should be an experience gained and not being captured as just a loss of money. With each experience gotten improvement is built for profit making than more losses.

It's natural for those just starting out in trading to learn from their trading experiences. This way, novice traders will have feedback to improve and enhance their skills.
However, it's not uncommon to see traders fall into the same mistakes. This situation can easily lead to traders becoming addicted to trading without making changes and learning from their experiences, especially those who trade solely on free signals without conducting their own research.

[Adiljutt156]

As a trader or a gambler if you don't learn to accept your loses you will keep losing, some traders have lost huge amount of money they won't have lost if they had accepted there lose and move on.

In fact, traders and gamblers indirectly understand the concept of profit and loss, winning and losing. If they aren't prepared for the potential outcomes, it's best not to try.
As many people say, never try trading if you're not ready. You'll only treat trading like gambling if you're not prepared. This is common for beginners, some learn from losses and mistakes and then move on to improve. Others become frustrated and give up trading despite experiencing losses.

You are very correct mate, when one is not yet ready to incur some annoying loses, the best thing to do is to avoid trading by all means because it's not a place to console others for losing a trade.
Most people that get addicted to trading are those that are professional and know what they are doing. I don't expect a newbie or someone that is struggling to make profits from the market to tell me that they are having addiction sign due to the frequent schedules in trading. Trading should be a gradual process for those that are just starting to trade and it's not an activity to become desperate about especially when it comes to making money in the market.

Trading is good for the people who know the market trends and know when market could go up or down but they should basic knowledge of trading platforms because there are many trading platforms like Forex trading but that is more risky and gold trading is also more risky and we could see big change in the market and Bitcoin price always go up and we will buy that token and we could sell at good price and if any emergency happens then no person will be in loss . Trading could be addictive for the people who made a profit for one time but after that they lost many wealth in that but they have expectations they will get profit in the future and they are investing more money but they don't know why analysis of market is necessary.

[Chilwell]

I agree with you, the possibility of addiction in trading is very low, because there is no material to get addicted to trading, trading runs on the power of skill, so if you work with emotion here, you will not get anything but loss as a result. You have to learn more from the loss in trading, and you have to avoid making that mistake in the next trade, this is the main point of trading. And if we want to talk about addiction, then in that case addiction is the only place where people can achieve big wins without any kind of knowledge, skill, research, that means gambling, but there the possibility of getting big wins is 10%, and the possibility of losing is 90%, and this is why people are addicted to gambling most of the time, but trading is not an addictive thing.

A trader can be addicted to trading, There are also factors that make a trader to be addicted to trading, for example emotions, greed, invalidate or poor decision making and so on. But People hardly get addicted to trading not  unlike gambling. And this is due to some procedures or steps that are followed before you could start trading for example being knowledgeable about the basics of trading, commitment, discipline, patient, consistency, and proper management and so on. Those are the factors that contribute greatly to a successful trading and also make someone to be a responsible trader. When a trader set a positive mindset and clear goals nothing will ever stop him from moving forward.

[Ricardo11]

I agree with you, the possibility of addiction in trading is very low, because there is no material to get addicted to trading, trading runs on the power of skill, so if you work with emotion here, you will not get anything but loss as a result. You have to learn more from the loss in trading, and you have to avoid making that mistake in the next trade, this is the main point of trading. And if we want to talk about addiction, then in that case addiction is the only place where people can achieve big wins without any kind of knowledge, skill, research, that means gambling, but there the possibility of getting big wins is 10%, and the possibility of losing is 90%, and this is why people are addicted to gambling most of the time, but trading is not an addictive thing.

A trader can be addicted to trading, There are also factors that make a trader to be addicted to trading, for example emotions, greed, invalidate or poor decision making and so on. But People hardly get addicted to trading not  unlike gambling. And this is due to some procedures or steps that are followed before you could start trading for example being knowledgeable about the basics of trading, commitment, discipline, patient, consistency, and proper management and so on. Those are the factors that contribute greatly to a successful trading and also make someone to be a responsible trader. When a trader set a positive mindset and clear goals nothing will ever stop him from moving forward.

Yes, there can be addiction in trading too, addiction is something that can happen to anyone, but in trading where everything depends on luck, if someone thinks completely unrealistically, only then can he get addicted to trading. But such a case is very rare that someone gets addicted to trading, however, as a trader you always have to be realistic, here the whole thing depends on your skills, the more perfect you can trade here, the more profit you can make, in short, here you will get results depending on the strength of your skills. emotions, greed, and addiction will only bring losses here, nothing else.

[WhoYouCantKill]

For over a year plus I have been an active trader's mostly I trade on derivative market, oh yeah the most risky form of trading, since you can blow off your balance to liquidation if the market goes against your position, but that is not why we are here with this topic, but let dive into it straight away.

Future derivative trading is liken to gambling since both activities have similar outcomes and results which is either you gain it all your you lose everything, but with proper management one can still make something out of this risky trading pattern but once you hit the jackpot, it becomes almost a go to point whenever you want to trade.

So the question is, can one becomes addicted to trading same way gambling can be addictive?

If yes what are the sign to know that one is becoming a trading addicts?

Absolutely, trading mostly in high risk environments like futures or derivatives can be addictive like gambling.
Reason is because our brain responsds to gains and losses in business just like with gambling.

Possibilities you are becoming addictive to trading:
* That point when you can't stop
* After losing you return to trading wishing to win it back, things may get worse
* Avoiding responsibilities like work, relationship even sleep suffer reason that trading is in charge
* When you mood get tied to results from your trading
* Neglecting your initial risk management rules
* You feel irritable when not trading, always restless

So trading can be addictive. When trading stops being a calculated decision and migrates to emotions take a step back and reassess.

[Wakate]

I agree with you, the possibility of addiction in trading is very low, because there is no material to get addicted to trading, trading runs on the power of skill, so if you work with emotion here, you will not get anything but loss as a result. You have to learn more from the loss in trading, and you have to avoid making that mistake in the next trade, this is the main point of trading. And if we want to talk about addiction, then in that case addiction is the only place where people can achieve big wins without any kind of knowledge, skill, research, that means gambling, but there the possibility of getting big wins is 10%, and the possibility of losing is 90%, and this is why people are addicted to gambling most of the time, but trading is not an addictive thing.

A trader can be addicted to trading, There are also factors that make a trader to be addicted to trading, for example emotions, greed, invalidate or poor decision making and so on. But People hardly get addicted to trading not  unlike gambling. And this is due to some procedures or steps that are followed before you could start trading for example being knowledgeable about the basics of trading, commitment, discipline, patient, consistency, and proper management and so on. Those are the factors that contribute greatly to a successful trading and also make someone to be a responsible trader. When a trader set a positive mindset and clear goals nothing will ever stop him from moving forward.

I don't have a believe that a non profitable trader can be so addictive to trading looking at how frequently they are making loses and the pressure to reduce it by all means even when they try as much to chase their loses. Trading is a different skill all together is it's not always profitable for us until we know what we are doing and reduce the potential of making loses in the market. Every trader must be prepared to face whatsoever happens in the market without panicking or trying to do too much. As a trader that has been in the market for a while trading can be addictive but not for those that are not profitable in the market.

[puloweh555]

Yes, there can be addiction in trading too, addiction is something that can happen to anyone, but in trading where everything depends on luck, if someone thinks completely unrealistically, only then can he get addicted to trading. But such a case is very rare that someone gets addicted to trading, however, as a trader you always have to be realistic, here the whole thing depends on your skills, the more perfect you can trade here, the more profit you can make, in short, here you will get results depending on the strength of your skills. emotions, greed, and addiction will only bring losses here, nothing else.

In my opinion, trading addiction occurs when someone loses their sense of reality and constantly believes they will eventually profit and recoup their current losses. Addicted traders have high self-confidence. If they experience losses, they borrow money here and there because they are so confident they can make a profit and then repay the money they borrowed. This is similar to gambling. Basically, they don't evaluate their mistakes and learn from their experiences.

Because trading all the time, in my opinion, isn't an addiction, especially if they trade responsibly. So, my understanding of addiction isn't that they frequently experience losses or waste a lot of time trading, but rather that they never learn from experience, don't learn from their mistakes, and don't admit their mistakes. They believe they will profit but lack a clear strategy. In fact, they are so confident that they use money from anywhere to trade.