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Spettro's avatar

Yes! Essential questions before entering all trades.

Also, planning ahead for exactly what to do if the trade doesn't work out helps reduce anxiety.

For example, "I'll step away and go for a run, then I'll patiently wait for the next level that I already have identified."

This is called downside planning

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Sara's avatar

100%, that's the best way to manage expectations!

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Gabriela S's avatar

Thanks Sara, I will add these three questions to my charts.

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Sara's avatar

Wonderful!

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John Doe's avatar

🙏⚡

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Marty Brack Trades's avatar

Pre mortem analysis is a great idea. I will give it a go. Another way to defuse overconfidence is the old schoolteacher’s “switch sides and debate against yourself” trick where you force yourself to weigh up why you might want to take the reverse of your intended trade.

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Sara's avatar

That’s indeed a great technique that helps see flaws in the current perspective. Thank you Marty!

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