Respest your risks more than rewards

[Zigabel]

Yeah both greed and overconfidence can make a trader go in very hard. Actually both of usually go together, especially when the trader may have hit some good profits in their previous trades, they often get too confident in their skills at some point and feels like they’ll continue in the same trend, and then greed set in, thereby making them to increase their lot size with hopes of doubling or tripling their profits in the shortest time.

This is very typical of junior traders and sometimes even pro traders gets to suffer this but the difference is that the pro traders can and will quickly snap out of it. Getting carried away by the qin you got at a time will not give you the most in several scenarios  because  you will  be allowing for just too much of unnecessary exposure which  for sure you know  is not good to your account, never get too confident with your wins and strategy  that you begin  to make impulsive trades as it almost  always  never  ends well.

As a trader  it is important  you always  have that discipline to sticking  to your  process, be it that you are winning  or loosing, always make sure you are maintaining  that discipline as it will help you  protect  your capital  to stay ling enough  in the market  as that is a vwey important position if you must hope to get profit in the near future trading.

[nara1892]

This is the reason why you must remain disciplined to the plans you have made, especially in trading which is a risky activity, honestly before I also took risks that exceeded my limits when I saw a very good moment in the market, I thought that I had to take advantage of the moment by increasing my risk so that the potential profit was greater but in the end it was the same as what you experienced OP, the results did not match and it made me experience MC, all balances were drained and all that was left was regret, so therefore never try to exceed your limits.

[Issa56]

i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

You were just too confident and that was was affecting you. As a gambler you should always know that any action you want to take, then you should know that there is risk involved in it. Don’t be too confident that the strategy which you are planning to use is going to work, you should always have the mindset that you might be wrong, and if you are wrong and you going to be losing, then you should make sure your loss is going to be minimum, so you should always know how to manage your risk.

Some people that lose so much are just always so confident, sometimes some people will have to trade with everything which they having because they do follow some signal provider groups and they so confident in the signals which they are providing, so whenever things won’t be going as planned, they always losing big.

[Dzwaafu11]

This is the reason why you must remain disciplined to the plans you have made, especially in trading which is a risky activity, honestly before I also took risks that exceeded my limits when I saw a very good moment in the market, I thought that I had to take advantage of the moment by increasing my risk so that the potential profit was greater but in the end it was the same as what you experienced OP, the results did not match and it made me experience MC, all balances were drained and all that was left was regret, so therefore never try to exceed your limits.

You made e very big mistake. Although it’s good you realize your mistakes and take correction before you will get use to it, and then continue loosing your money all the time. This is the reason why it’s always advisable to trade what you can afford to lose, because at anytime regardless of how you think the market maybe in your favor don’t ever exceed your risk.

It’s another risk to the risk you are suppose to control your self, because it turn to be other way you will panic and loose more than what you are suppose to loose.

[nara1892]

This is the reason why you must remain disciplined to the plans you have made, especially in trading which is a risky activity, honestly before I also took risks that exceeded my limits when I saw a very good moment in the market, I thought that I had to take advantage of the moment by increasing my risk so that the potential profit was greater but in the end it was the same as what you experienced OP, the results did not match and it made me experience MC, all balances were drained and all that was left was regret, so therefore never try to exceed your limits.

You made e very big mistake. Although it’s good you realize your mistakes and take correction before you will get use to it, and then continue loosing your money all the time. This is the reason why it’s always advisable to trade what you can afford to lose, because at anytime regardless of how you think the market maybe in your favor don’t ever exceed your risk.

It’s another risk to the risk you are suppose to control your self, because it turn to be other way you will panic and loose more than what you are suppose to loose.

Of course and we can conclude that risk management is much more important than paying more attention to profits, one of the reasons is because risk in trading is interconnected with emotions, meaning that it is often emotions that continue to make you lose after your first loss, trading according to the amount of ability is very important because it can make it easier for us to be more responsible, because when responsibility is lost, trading usually becomes uncontrollable and the hope of returning previous losses will continue to haunt the mind so that traders become excessive in trading and taking risks.

[gibrab16]

Hey guys i just want to shear a little story of how my trade went today and what i learnt from it, i found a very good setup it followed all my plans and it looked like an A1 setup, it gave me necessary confirmations and it looked just right, so with me knowing this i entered the trade and i risked more than usual almost snout 50% with the desire to flip the account, but to my greatest surprise the trade didn't go as planed and i lost a lot, i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

Damn that’s a tough lesson but a real one fr. Setups can look perfect and still fail, that’s just trading. Biggest W here is you learned risk control the hard way… once you lock in that fixed % mindset, that’s when consistency starts. Stay sharp out there bro.

[Antona]

Hey guys i just want to shear a little story of how my trade went today and what i learnt from it, i found a very good setup it followed all my plans and it looked like an A1 setup, it gave me necessary confirmations and it looked just right, so with me knowing this i entered the trade and i risked more than usual almost snout 50% with the desire to flip the account, but to my greatest surprise the trade didn't go as planed and i lost a lot, i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

Damn thats one way to learn. No setup is worth blowing half the account. Risk management > everything in trading. The fact you learned from it is the real win, just stick to that fixed % and you’ll be good.

[dunfida]

This is the reason why you must remain disciplined to the plans you have made, especially in trading which is a risky activity, honestly before I also took risks that exceeded my limits when I saw a very good moment in the market, I thought that I had to take advantage of the moment by increasing my risk so that the potential profit was greater but in the end it was the same as what you experienced OP, the results did not match and it made me experience MC, all balances were drained and all that was left was regret, so therefore never try to exceed your limits.

You made e very big mistake. Although it’s good you realize your mistakes and take correction before you will get use to it, and then continue loosing your money all the time. This is the reason why it’s always advisable to trade what you can afford to lose, because at anytime regardless of how you think the market maybe in your favor don’t ever exceed your risk.

It’s another risk to the risk you are suppose to control your self, because it turn to be other way you will panic and loose more than what you are suppose to loose.

Of course and we can conclude that risk management is much more important than paying more attention to profits, one of the reasons is because risk in trading is interconnected with emotions, meaning that it is often emotions that continue to make you lose after your first loss, trading according to the amount of ability is very important because it can make it easier for us to be more responsible, because when responsibility is lost, trading usually becomes uncontrollable and the hope of returning previous losses will continue to haunt the mind so that traders become excessive in trading and taking risks.

All of us here on this market which we do dive in or make out engagement because the main purpose is to make profits or making up some gains with our investment on which it is a normal approach but as we do all know that it would be that important that you should be knowing about the risks management and also dont make yourself that in rush on trying out to make money because it would be that derailing you and would be making you desperate and this is something that would be that dangerous or risky when you do deal up with a volatile market or whatever investment that you are dealing with. Its important that you should be that wary on how volatile this market is. Usually people would be that too in rush on doing things and thinking on how fast they would be able to make up some money. Its important that you do know on what you are doing.

Rewards would come after if you are making yourself that knowledgeable and consistent on which of course acquiring up such knowledge and skills wont be that only happening in a short period of time and thats why you should be that persistent and having the dedication to do so.

[macrolens]

Hey guys i just want to shear a little story of how my trade went today and what i learnt from it, i found a very good setup it followed all my plans and it looked like an A1 setup, it gave me necessary confirmations and it looked just right, so with me knowing this i entered the trade and i risked more than usual almost snout 50% with the desire to flip the account, but to my greatest surprise the trade didn't go as planed and i lost a lot, i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

I can genuinely relate to this experience, probably more than I’d like to admit.

For years, my biggest losses didn’t come from a lack of market understanding or poor strategies, but from psychology, lack of discipline, and overconfidence in so-called “A-grade” setups.

It took me roughly eight years to realize that even when I knew what the right action was, I couldn’t execute it consistently while actively watching charts. Emotional interference, hesitation, revenge trading, and gradual risk creep slowly erased most of my profits, and in many cases more than that.

The turning point for me was accepting a hard truth. I am not suited for discretionary, chart-watching trading, even if my analysis is solid.

I stepped away from live trading for a while and focused on building systems instead. I converted several of my strategies into rule-based logic on TradingView, tested them, and eventually automated the one that demonstrated the most stable risk behavior.

Removing myself from the execution process and letting a rule-driven system handle position sizing and exits did more for both my account and my mental well-being than any new indicator ever did.

Respecting risk is not only about percentages. Sometimes it means respecting your own psychological limits.

[macrolens]

Of course and we can conclude that risk management is much more important than paying more attention to profits, one of the reasons is because risk in trading is interconnected with emotions

I agree with everything said here about discipline and respecting risk.

What took me years to accept, though, is that knowing these rules and being able to follow them consistently are two very different things.

In my case, the problem wasn’t a lack of understanding or planning. It was execution under emotional pressure. Even with a clear risk plan, discretionary decision-making slowly eroded discipline over time.

That’s why I eventually stopped trying to “fix” myself psychologically and instead removed myself from execution altogether. A rule-based system that enforces position sizing and exits doesn’t get confident after wins or desperate after losses.

For me, real risk management only became effective once it was structural, not willpower-based.

[GIF-JOBS]

This is the reason why you must remain disciplined to the plans you have made, especially in trading which is a risky activity, honestly before I also took risks that exceeded my limits when I saw a very good moment in the market, I thought that I had to take advantage of the moment by increasing my risk so that the potential profit was greater but in the end it was the same as what you experienced OP, the results did not match and it made me experience MC, all balances were drained and all that was left was regret, so therefore never try to exceed your limits.

You made e very big mistake. Although it’s good you realize your mistakes and take correction before you will get use to it, and then continue loosing your money all the time. This is the reason why it’s always advisable to trade what you can afford to lose, because at anytime regardless of how you think the market maybe in your favor don’t ever exceed your risk.

It’s another risk to the risk you are suppose to control your self, because it turn to be other way you will panic and loose more than what you are suppose to loose.

Of course and we can conclude that risk management is much more important than paying more attention to profits, one of the reasons is because risk in trading is interconnected with emotions, meaning that it is often emotions that continue to make you lose after your first loss, trading according to the amount of ability is very important because it can make it easier for us to be more responsible, because when responsibility is lost, trading usually becomes uncontrollable and the hope of returning previous losses will continue to haunt the mind so that traders become excessive in trading and taking risks.

Responsibility will protect us from going the wrong way, if there is no risk control in trading, emotions easily affect decisions, so we make wrong decisions, due to which our losses exceed the limit. Here, in addition to maintaining our self-control, we have to give importance to limitations, we have to manage it responsibly, because this is not a place for emotions. Every decision here has to be made through deep research, and if we are emotional, our research will never be correct, due to which our decisions will not be accurate. That is why we first have to establish the right mindset, develop the ability to make decisions responsibly, and every decision has to be made through proper research and adopting the right strategy.

[ndutndut]

Hey guys i just want to shear a little story of how my trade went today and what i learnt from it, i found a very good setup it followed all my plans and it looked like an A1 setup, it gave me necessary confirmations and it looked just right, so with me knowing this i entered the trade and i risked more than usual almost snout 50% with the desire to flip the account, but to my greatest surprise the trade didn't go as planed and i lost a lot, i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

Risk management is essential to controlling yourself when you feel overconfident in your trading choices. Sometimes, in trading you might feel confident in your analysis even though the risk is high, but when you make a decision, the opposite happens.

However, if you have good risk management no matter how big an opportunity you see in the market, you can maintain control and avoid making greedy decisions. It's better to make small but consistent profits than to chase large profits while also carrying significant risks. Confidence in trading is essential, but overconfidence in the opportunities you see becomes a problem.

[gibrab16]

Hey guys i just want to shear a little story of how my trade went today and what i learnt from it, i found a very good setup it followed all my plans and it looked like an A1 setup, it gave me necessary confirmations and it looked just right, so with me knowing this i entered the trade and i risked more than usual almost snout 50% with the desire to flip the account, but to my greatest surprise the trade didn't go as planed and i lost a lot, i got really angry not because i lost the trade but because of how much i risked on he trade and i now have it in mind that no matter how good the trade may look i will not risk more than my fixed percentage. i hope that this information will help traders out there as well to risk only fixed percentage and noting more than that.

absolute respect for owning that mistake that is real trader growth right there. a A1 setup dont mean go all in mode. risk management is the real edge. You paid tuition learned the lesson and now you are moving smarter. Stick to your percentage and let consistency do the heavy lifting. you learnt from your experience and that what it is all about.