How to handle emotions when you lose during trading.

[Zoomic]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made. So, getting emotional is normal as a trader but it only becomes a problem when we allow our emotions go out of hand to the extent of controlling our actions. Traders need to really understand that as far as trading is concerned, losses are bound to occur,  so their is no point feeling guilty and blaming oneself over losses that occurred, such acts will only escalate things and cause more harm. Rather, if a trader feels like his mistakes caused his loss, he should learn from such mistake and upgrade his skill. Getting losses is not a death sentence, upgrade yourself and enjoy the world of trading.

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[Dzwaafu11]

Overtrading is not good at all. It is bad for health and also it might lead to losses. But if a trader is good, as he is making money from trading, it will enliven him to be opening positions more often but and checking the market also more often. This is not good at all. Too much trading is not good.

Too much of everything is bad, and this is what some traders have failed to understand up until now, especially newbie traders, who believe that the more they trade, the more money they will make, which is not true. Even professionals don't always enter the market to trade, and I can say that too much of trading can even cause some to go broke because if a trader is losing too much and not making money from their trading, I am sure the trader will not

One of the cause of failure in trading is too much leverage. But also the coin that we are using to trade is very important. You can be a good trader but the coin you are trading can be causing losses. Do not trade shit coins.

A trader should always know that trading is as risky as gambling. This is very important. The risk should be minimize with good strategies and also aiming for profit.

very important man. whether investment or trading shit coins is never an option they always give bad results because we often use them on what they don't worth it. However, after using too much leverage there is also emotional control and greed these two things are also another things that many traders have failed to come over them and that is why even with skill and knowledge you will see trader is still having too much losses.

[o48o]

On one hand, it may seem that it is impossible to take control over emotions while trading, but at the same time, everything is possible in trading in case of constant learning, seamless practice and pure desire to attain goals in the financial industry. Handling emotions that appear once a trader bears losses or even faces a whole loss streak is a matter of experience. Supposing that one only begins their journey in trading. In that case, emotions are inevitable because the organism, namely the (Amygdala) in your brain, turns on the defensive mechanism, which is revealed via emotions, usually negative ones such as despair, fear, disappointment, anger and others.
 Professional traders or, at least, those who have acquired particular experience in trading understand a couple of simple rules that prevent excessive emotional bursts, rules such as:
1. Do not overtrade, always allocate time for relaxing and purifying the mind.

2. Do not abuse leverage.

3. Do not place high hopes on trading, always stay alert.

4. Act wisely and appeal to a rational sense rather than an emotional component.
 These are some of the key points about trading that are understood by those who have gained some experience.

 In case one faces a loss streak, and there is a need to handle bad emotions that force them to give up trading and leave the market, it is recommended to look at things soberly, turning on analytical thinking. Analyzing mistakes is one of those "pills" that can help to understand that the market is operated by regularities. It means that there is always a chance to conduct analysis correctly, even though it requires a bit more time than usual before opening the position. The prudent approach to analysis includes not only an analysis of made mistakes but also a review of successful deals because they have led to success.
 If nothing helps to deal with emotions, one can try different practices that are highly recommended in trading circles, such as meditation, mindfulness exercises, and others. They are aimed at relieving mental pain, suppressing negative thoughts, and gradually substituting them with positive ones. It is also of utmost importance not to approach the market while having anger or irritation because, in this case, actions are driven by emotions, not by rational sense.
 These are some methods and practices I think traders could use in controlling their emotions when they lose while trading, you could give your opinions or add more if you got any, also I'm open to corrections so feel free to include some corrections in any statement you feel I'm wrong.

Adding 5: rememeber to set stop losses will help you relax

And i have spoken about this before, but i feel i need to repeat myself as those comments get buried after threads die:

I wouldn't ever trade angry, and mindfullness etc are good ways to approach dealing with feelings, i agree with that. But some times i see people assuming that handling bad emotions is same thing as suppressing them or ignoring them. Which is the worst way to deal with them. And focusing on rationality is easier said than done, because our brains don't operate without feelings. They are part of the process even when it comes to rational thinking. And being aware of how you feel is really important, as other people who are all in or out of crypto will be feeling same fomo or fear as you would, and that helps you predict their moves. You don't have to act on how you feel, but lots of others will, and more you wait to act, less likely you are in ahead of the pack.

[Jody.Drummer]

Of course, overcoming emotions when you experience a loss in one of your trading sessions is to go back to remembering about the basic understanding of the trading world itself where trading is not a place that will only give you profits but the possibility of loss is also a sure thing to happen or simply whatever the place is if it can give you profit opportunities then there will always be possible risks behind everything.

I understand that it is not as easy as turning your palm, but this is what is needed when you are involved in the world of trading where you must understand as a whole about all the possibilities that exist in the world of trading, not only want to get the benefits but we must also pay attention to other aspects that are no less important in the world of trading, namely understanding and preparing the mentality of a responsible trader in the sense of being able to accept the fact of loss. Disappointment and resentment will always be there because after all, losing money is a situation that no one wants in any case but this is the world of trading, therefore from the beginning it is not enough if we only have the right strategy and way to trade because risk management, especially mental and psychological readiness is also really necessary so that you can minimize emotions due to losses.

[Viscore]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made. So, getting emotional is normal as a trader but it only becomes a problem when we allow our emotions go out of hand to the extent of controlling our actions. Traders need to really understand that as far as trading is concerned, losses are bound to occur,  so their is no point feeling guilty and blaming oneself over losses that occurred, such acts will only escalate things and cause more harm. Rather, if a trader feels like his mistakes caused his loss, he should learn from such mistake and upgrade his skill. Getting losses is not a death sentence, upgrade yourself and enjoy the world of trading.

That’s right. Emotions are inevitable, so it will always comes out no matter how we keep trying to control it. And that’s normal for us traders. However, majority of newbie traders are said to trade following their emotions and satisfy them, not realizing that it would only lead them to make undesirable trades which would always end up in losses.

Emotions are the best enemy in trading. So if you think you are feeling high emotions, just learn to take a break from trading right away. That’s the best way so you can avoid or limit your losses in trading. Just return to trading if you think your emotions are already stable.

[AmoreJaz]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made. So, getting emotional is normal as a trader but it only becomes a problem when we allow our emotions go out of hand to the extent of controlling our actions. Traders need to really understand that as far as trading is concerned, losses are bound to occur,  so their is no point feeling guilty and blaming oneself over losses that occurred, such acts will only escalate things and cause more harm. Rather, if a trader feels like his mistakes caused his loss, he should learn from such mistake and upgrade his skill. Getting losses is not a death sentence, upgrade yourself and enjoy the world of trading.

That’s right. Emotions are inevitable, so it will always comes out no matter how we keep trying to control it. And that’s normal for us traders. However, majority of newbie traders are said to trade following their emotions and satisfy them, not realizing that it would only lead them to make undesirable trades which would always end up in losses.

Emotions are the best enemy in trading. So if you think you are feeling high emotions, just learn to take a break from trading right away. That’s the best way so you can avoid or limit your losses in trading. Just return to trading if you think your emotions are already stable.

If you feel your heart is racing, pause for a bit and contemplate on what's happening with your trades. Re-orient yourself, re-check your goals. If you believe you need to stop, then, stop. Don't push yourself into something you are not ready for.

Losses will always be there, even if you claim that you are an expert of this activity. You can't always guarantee that you will gain from your trades. As time goes by, you will learn more tricks and so you can use it to enhance your skills in trading.

[Franctoshi]

If you are embarking on the journey to the trading world ,you need to have a set of rules to protect or guide yourself in the market in such a situation like incurring loses or having a losing streak. As a trader you will definitely encounter a bad trading day quite for sure, and this is the hard truth about the market, and if you don't have pre-plans to navigate your way out, the market will mess up with you. What I do when I encounter loses, is taking a break after I must have tried two or three trades and if the market hit back at me ,then I call it day, and close my system, because the moment you want to try to recover your loses, it's now a revenge trading and if you are not professional trader, you will do yourself more harm than good .

[Dailyscript]

There's nothing much expected than when you're gambling moderately without doing above your capacity , any outcome will be taken and accepted by you because you already know that you're not beyond your limit, the more why we should always trade with the minimum amount in which you could afford to loose, i don't expect a newbie go into trading like that without having prior experience on how to trade or by starting with small amount of money.

It is rude to directly call trading gambling. I dont know so many persons do this. Trading is way typical from gambling. The difference is one depends on luck while the other depends on skill. You can see someone who claim or calls himself a professional trader but you there is no one who claims that he is a professional gambler and gambling cannot be a professional job or skill in general.

Trading has steps which means failing to follow these steps one after the other when learning would keep the trader at a high risk. The emotions that comes when a trader loses is something that is being learned or praticsed. I know how it feels to lose big amount of money when trading but this is where the experience comes in.

[batang_bitcoin]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made.

I agree and this is true but self-awareness and discipline can make you control your emotions. While being at the peak of your trades might give you some emotional heads up, that's also hard for someone to control his/herself with the trades they do because if their trades have been losing ever since, that's the hardest part. To recover and to control yourself whether you'd push for more because that is triggering you to trade more so that you can win your losses back.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

It becomes very difficult to control emotions while trading when money is lost in trading. Although it becomes very difficult to control emotions, emotions must be controlled because if emotions are not controlled, they can cause physical and mental damage. I am with the current spot trading even though I am in the spot trading platform but I am in a lot of losses in my trading. When I was trading I had a lot of profit on my trading for some time I became extra greedy to make more profit so I didn't sell my trading. I am currently in huge losses in my trading due to being overly greedy. When I look at trading I feel very helpless because if I had not been so greedy I might not have been in the losses now. But I don't mind because being patient and learning some aspects of trading from here will benefit me a lot.

[Essential10]

No man can show that he has succeeded in all trades. I have noticed that new traders and those with very little money tend to get emotional while trading at some point. They start trading with all their money and due to lack of experience they lose it all and get emotional at the initial stage. Another thing I have noticed is that those who lose all their money in order to gain more income by trading also become very emotional. Of course you won't win them all by trading. The most important thing to trade is patience and greed. If you can control greed and patience then you can get success, and if there is deficiency then you are going to lose all your money very soon.

[milewilda]

There's nothing much expected than when you're gambling moderately without doing above your capacity , any outcome will be taken and accepted by you because you already know that you're not beyond your limit, the more why we should always trade with the minimum amount in which you could afford to loose, i don't expect a newbie go into trading like that without having prior experience on how to trade or by starting with small amount of money.

It is rude to directly call trading gambling. I dont know so many persons do this. Trading is way typical from gambling. The difference is one depends on luck while the other depends on skill. You can see someone who claim or calls himself a professional trader but you there is no one who claims that he is a professional gambler and gambling cannot be a professional job or skill in general.

Trading has steps which means failing to follow these steps one after the other when learning would keep the trader at a high risk. The emotions that comes when a trader loses is something that is being learned or praticsed. I know how it feels to lose big amount of money when trading but this is where the experience comes in.

Trading could really be called gambling on the time that you would really be treating it as a gambling on which you would really be making positions without any basis on which this is something not that recommended
if you are really that dealing with trading. Emotions would really be your primary enemy when dealing up with trading or dealing with unpredictable market on which you would really be needing that extreme research
and making out those analysis on which it do give out somehow on where prices could actually go. Although it might not that be precise ex. Technical indicators but this kind of analysis is something that would
really be helpful and relevant for you to deal up with the market. It is really just that there are individuals who are really not that serious on taking this trading path.

They would really be neither be that pursuing on making themselves progress or would really be completely be that stopping or quitting because they cant just be able to bare up with the risks.

[justdimin]

In case one faces a loss streak, and there is a need to handle bad emotions that force them to give up trading and leave the market, it is recommended to look at things soberly, turning on analytical thinking. Analyzing mistakes is one of those "pills" that can help to understand that the market is operated by regularities. It means that there is always a chance to conduct analysis correctly, even though it requires a bit more time than usual before opening the position. The prudent approach to analysis includes not only an analysis of made mistakes but also a review of successful deals because they have led to success.

There isn't really any reason to feel terrible after a loss, the best way to control your emotions would be realizing that you are not doing anything that's different than others, you are doing exactly what you could be doing, which is losing.

The crypto market, just like any other market, can't give you full profits, there is no possible way that people would have 100% trade prediction rate, you need to realize that everyone loses money. When you do realize that, you will realize that whatever amount you lost, that's fine, and you should move on. This doesn't matter do not learn from it and ignore it, it means that check your mistake, see where you did wrong and you will be able to do better in the end after a while.

[EarnOnVictor]

What you wrote as ways to handle emotion "during trading" does not portray the traders trading but general parts of the dos and don'ts of traders even before trading. If it were to be during trading indeed, the only antidote is for the trader to take a break immediately. Such a trader can now continue to ponder what happened and how to deal with them in subsequent trading. But as a whole, I can deduce that you are referring to what traders can do to avoid emotions (before trading), and the only solutions I know are discipline and determination, nothing else. Discipline is always an anti-emotion anywhere, that's what I always preach that traders should possess.

While the determination to be disciplined should follow so that the will and the inner self will work together to fulfil the trader's desire on this subject. This simple psychology has ever been helpful and I only trade the time I want to and do exactly what I planned to do due to that.

On one hand, it may seem that it is impossible to take control over emotions while trading, but at the same time, everything is possible in trading in case of constant learning, seamless practice and pure desire to attain goals in the financial industry.

This is a very good statement, and like I always say, it is what you think you can't achieve that you will not achieve, but if you believe you can do it, you will do it. Emotion is psychological, which requires psychological solutions, but we need the determination to actualize it. That determination is what most traders lack. Once you possess that in addition to discipline, then your case is settled regarding emotion. But also, one must observe some good trading rules like investing the amount that one can afford to lose, trade the right time and for the right purposes, trade with the appropriate risks and management among others.

[Lambugini]

Knowing how to control emotions while trading can prove to be the difference between success and failure. Your mental state has a significant impact on the decisions you make , particular if you are new to trading, and keep a calm demeanor is important for consistent trading. We can handle emotions when we lose during trading through the following:
1. Accept responsibility. Don't hide from the loss or blame someone else or the market for the position you put yourself in.
2. Review your position sizing
3. Analyse each loss
4. Use a stop - loss level
5. Stop listening to market news
6. Stop all social media reading and commentary
7. Do not follow any guru who is predicting or recommending
8. Do not listen to your trading buddies or friends who trade
9. Make sure you are not trying to prove yourself to anyone - parents, spouse, siblings, friends, co-workers or whomever. This is primary emotional trigger for anyone.
10. Do not trade in your family room or where you can be easily distracted.
11. Create personal rules
12. Trade the right market conditions
13. Lower your trade size
14. Establish a trading plan and trading journal
15. Relax: if you are relaxed and enjoy trading, you will be better equipped to respond rationally in all market conditions.
Note: Good trading and investing are all about managing risk. If you can't emotionally handle the risk you are taking, then STOP. If you can't see far enough ahead to observe the consequences of your actions, then trading is not for you.

[Bloodseekers]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made.

I agree and this is true but self-awareness and discipline can make you control your emotions. While being at the peak of your trades might give you some emotional heads up, that's also hard for someone to control his/herself with the trades they do because if their trades have been losing ever since, that's the hardest part. To recover and to control yourself whether you'd push for more because that is triggering you to trade more so that you can win your losses back.

I think choosing to trade more when you are experiencing losses in the hope that you will be able to make back the money you have lost is certainly not the right choice, because the more we trade, the more I think we will be unable to control ourselves and the decisions we make. trading will be unprofitable and we will incur a lot of losses and it would be better for us to stop trading and check the mistakes we made so that we can learn and correct them so that when we try to trade again we will be able to do well and also be able to make a profit from the trade.

Controlling emotions when trading is very important because when someone cannot control their emotions they of course cannot make the right decisions on trading and also they do not analyze well before deciding to trade so that they can trade well and can make a profit on trading.

[Yamifoud]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made. So, getting emotional is normal as a trader but it only becomes a problem when we allow our emotions go out of hand to the extent of controlling our actions. Traders need to really understand that as far as trading is concerned, losses are bound to occur,  so their is no point feeling guilty and blaming oneself over losses that occurred, such acts will only escalate things and cause more harm. Rather, if a trader feels like his mistakes caused his loss, he should learn from such mistake and upgrade his skill. Getting losses is not a death sentence, upgrade yourself and enjoy the world of trading.

Feeling mad when we lose it is quite normal but getting our temper too high is not good anymore and it should be managed before it affects our mental health and decision-making. It is a normal experience for us traders but if we want to succeed, we also have to control our emotions to least possible we can do. That is why I encourage traders not to take this seriously, especially beginners because the more we think it always, the more possibility we can't move on. It is very important we know how to deal with our emotions, it can't be instant but at least, we worked on it to make it better and controllable.

[Wakhid Mukti]

Regarding the second point regarding leverage, this is a vital thing, the greater the leverage, the greater the risk of loss. Coupled with the use of large margins. This is also very risky. When it comes to futures trading or margin trading, the greater the leverage and margin will increase the risk of loss, but if we talk about profits, the greater the leverage and margin, the greater the profits we will get.
Implementing SL is very helpful in minimizing losses. And the strategy in entering the market is also very influential where we decide to place a position in the price range. If we carry out analysis haphazardly and enter positions haphazardly and blindly to trends, I am sure this can also result in continuous losses.

[shinratensei_]

No trader can control his or her emotions 100%. There are days we feel sad over our losses and there are days we get excited because of the profits we have made. So, getting emotional is normal as a trader but it only becomes a problem when we allow our emotions go out of hand to the extent of controlling our actions. Traders need to really understand that as far as trading is concerned, losses are bound to occur,  so their is no point feeling guilty and blaming oneself over losses that occurred, such acts will only escalate things and cause more harm. Rather, if a trader feels like his mistakes caused his loss, he should learn from such mistake and upgrade his skill. Getting losses is not a death sentence, upgrade yourself and enjoy the world of trading.

some people are too fixated on their losses they forget the bigger picture where they could regain their lose in the future there's always opportunity but for some people when they lose they already think themselves being doomed from that trade and get impulsive and make one of the worst decision ever to go all in to their trade to compensate previous loss thinking it'd be a completey table turning moment for them but when reality hits that for example they anticipate the market to pump after steep dump but turns out it just going steeper they they lost all the money that they used for all in.

that what i call with bad decision in trading some people are just get too influenced with their emotion not knowing whats best for them for anyone that trades out there if you suffer loses streak, relax, maybe you will get what you want tomorrow, market trend change, you can leverage and take advantage of it.

[Zigabel]

1. Do not overtrade, always allocate time for relaxing and purifying the mind.

2. Do not abuse leverage.

3. Do not place high hopes on trading, always stay alert.

4. Act wisely and appeal to a rational sense rather than an emotional component.
 These are some of the key points about trading that are understood by those who have gained some experience.

These points are actually good points because if they are very well adhere to, then most definitely the trader would be able to make some good profits off their trades but then if they eventually get to do otherwise the effects will be most definitely adverse on them but then this isn't a guarantee for profitable trading as others too may aswell have their own ways that will still suit them and they will still be profitable because every trader has got their peculiarity and unique style that fits their own style of trading and they will still be profitable regardless of their methods.

Placing high hopes on trades could aswell include trying to bring your problems to the market because that will never help you as you would definitely not trade in the right frame of mind and yet become prone to trading with hurriedly made decisions which will typically end up ruining your trading abilities but if you are relaxed trading you will most definitely trade better.