Be warned.
"Part of overall winning is taking losses along the way."
"If you have 55% winning trades, you'll win in the long run."
We've heard it said a million times in a hundred different ways.
In any trading system, we will experience losing trades as well as winning trades. We know this.
So why is it that as we moved forward from trade to trade, we become frozen with doubt when the losing trades appear in bunches?
If you think about it, when winning trades appear in bunches, we get motivated and we look for reasons to find the next trade. We're on a roll and we love it. We're on top of the world.
The words "genius" and "professional trader" seem to fit us perfectly.
Conversely, when losing trades appear in bunches, we become fearful of the next trade and look for reasons to shy away from following our system.
We become filled with doubt and the words "gambler" and "loser" seem to describe us best.
OK, so why?
It's because you are viewing your trading outcomes as reflections of you as a person.
This leads to the destruction of virtually all failing traders.
Negative personal evaluation leads to your being emotionally out of control, which leads to straying from your tested trading system .… and the result…. you're trading by the seat of your pants (which should be pulled down and you spanked!).
You see, you must develop the mindset (and the true understanding) that you are a winning trader whether you are experiencing a run of losing trades or winning trades.
Your self-image of a winning trader allows you to glide through losing streaks so you can be there for the winning streaks.
Most new and "intermediate" traders do NOTHING about their mental trading fitness. They are willing to spend thousands of dollars on "holy grail" systems and out-of-town seminars, but are totally neglecting mental conditioning.
You should be training as hard on your mental fitness as you do on preparing your trading signals.
As a broker/trader/CTA for 21 years, I have probably seen 50+ trading systems that were money makers, IF you had the mental/emotional strength to follow them!
You need to find a system that suits your personality (more on this next week), back-test the system, appropriate the money to trade the system, and then GO FOR IT.
The "go for it" part won't actualize without the mental strength to take the good with the bad.
DEALING WITH LOSS IN TRADING
Sunday, October 19, 2008Posted by BETRAS SWING SYSTEM at 7:11 PM
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BETRASTRADE METHOD 3.2 SWING SETUP 2012
WARNING. THIS SET UP IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE, IS NOT A TIPS OR FINANCIAL ADVICE. DONT TRADE THIS SET UP WITH PROPER RISK AND MONEY MANAGEMENT AND RECEIVE PROPER TRAINING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
BETRAS SWING 3.2 SYSTEM (90% MECHANICAL 10% ART)
SUMMARY JANUARY 2012 PERFORMANCE:
12 wins, 3 losses . winning rate 80%, risk reward 1:1. Gross % gain before broker commission depend on your risk , lets says if use 2% = 2% x 9wins = 18% and 5% x 9wins = 45%
Mar 2012 performance 11 wins vs 6 losses .69% winning rate. clean wins 5 wins, gain, 2% risk with risk reward 1:1; 5 x 2% = 10% gain. If use 5% risk, with risk reward 1:1; 5 wins x 5% = 25% gain from equity
SUMMARY APRIL PERFORMANCE
April 2012 performance 9 wins vs 11 losses .45% winning rate. clean losses 2 , 4% drawdown, 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
SUMMARY MAY PERFORMANCE
May 2012 performance 7 wins vs 2 losses .77% winning rate. clean wins 5 , 5% x 2 = 10% gain , 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
SUMMARY JUN PERFORMANCE
JUN 2012 performance 12 wins vs 1 losses .92% winning rate. clean wins 11 , 11% x 2 = 22% gain , 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
Detail Jun 2012 Performance
6th Jun 2012
1. USDJPY win + 55pips (2% gain)
2. EURAUD win +65pips (2% gain)
3. GBPJPY + 58pips (2% gain)
4. EURUSD +52pips (2% gain)
5. USDCHF + 42pip (2% gain)
14th Jun 2012
1. EURUSD win + 95pips (2% gain)
2. USDCHF win + 76pips (2% gain)
18th Jun 2012
1. USDJPY stopped out (-2%)
20th Jun 2012
1. GBPJPY win + 83pips (2%)
21st Jun 2012
1. USDJPY win + 67pips (2% gain)
22nd Jun 2012
1. USDCHF win 68pips (2% gain)
2. EURUSD win 95pips (2% gain)
28th Jun 2012
1. GBPJPY win + 50pips (+2%)
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BETRAS SWING 3.2 SYSTEM (90% MECHANICAL 10% ART)
SUMMARY JANUARY 2012 PERFORMANCE:
12 wins, 3 losses . winning rate 80%, risk reward 1:1. Gross % gain before broker commission depend on your risk , lets says if use 2% = 2% x 9wins = 18% and 5% x 9wins = 45%
SUMMARY FEBRUARY 2012 PERFORMANCE
10 wins, 5losses . winning rate 66%, risk reward 1:1. Gross % gain before broker commission depend on your risk , lets says if use 2% = 2% x 5wins = 10% and 5% x 5wins = 25%
Mar 2012 performance 11 wins vs 6 losses .69% winning rate. clean wins 5 wins, gain, 2% risk with risk reward 1:1; 5 x 2% = 10% gain. If use 5% risk, with risk reward 1:1; 5 wins x 5% = 25% gain from equity
SUMMARY APRIL PERFORMANCE
April 2012 performance 9 wins vs 11 losses .45% winning rate. clean losses 2 , 4% drawdown, 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
SUMMARY MAY PERFORMANCE
May 2012 performance 7 wins vs 2 losses .77% winning rate. clean wins 5 , 5% x 2 = 10% gain , 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
SUMMARY JUN PERFORMANCE
JUN 2012 performance 12 wins vs 1 losses .92% winning rate. clean wins 11 , 11% x 2 = 22% gain , 2% risk with risk reward 1:1;
Detail Jun 2012 Performance
6th Jun 2012
1. USDJPY win + 55pips (2% gain)
2. EURAUD win +65pips (2% gain)
3. GBPJPY + 58pips (2% gain)
4. EURUSD +52pips (2% gain)
5. USDCHF + 42pip (2% gain)
14th Jun 2012
1. EURUSD win + 95pips (2% gain)
2. USDCHF win + 76pips (2% gain)
18th Jun 2012
1. USDJPY stopped out (-2%)
20th Jun 2012
1. GBPJPY win + 83pips (2%)
21st Jun 2012
1. USDJPY win + 67pips (2% gain)
22nd Jun 2012
1. USDCHF win 68pips (2% gain)
2. EURUSD win 95pips (2% gain)
28th Jun 2012
1. GBPJPY win + 50pips (+2%)
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