How do intelligent taders OVERCOME emotion?

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In my humble little view of things, the root cause why losses become an emotional problem is not actually so much to do with the losses, rather it is due to a lack of confidence in making gains.

Excellent point @Simple_Simon!

So, how do we as the "fragile’ investors we are, overcome these emotions?

Hi @Jaavos

In addition to what has already been said, we suggest you keep the amount you risk per trade small relative to the size of your account. This puts you in a better position both financially and emotionally to ride out losing streaks. You may find this earlier discussion about risk management helpful: How much units cost

As @Simple_Simon highlighted, it’s important to hone your trading strategy, so your confidence in it can grow. This can be done through study, backtesting and forward testing which are discussed in this thread: What to do when not actively trading?

“It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War