learn to sit on your hands after opening a trade

Every time we open a trade there is always this restlessness that follows and this is peculiar to live accounts (not demo) before you know it you find yourself interfering with the trade and closing it early.

This is a real problem for traders, pls lets discuss if how we deal with it

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@chris_4eva - 1 month ago

For me its been really hard but I try to trade with only funds I can afford to lose so I am not restless after opening a trade

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@yokoyi - 1 month ago
Quoted - chris_4eva

For me its been really hard but I try to trade with only funds I can afford to lose so I am not restless after opening a trade

Rightly said chris! if you are trading wit borrowed funds or funds you cant afford to lose, sitting on your hands after opening a trade is very hard

Quoted - chris_4eva

For me its been really hard but I try to trade with only funds I can afford to lose so I am not restless after opening a trade

I am still trying to perfect this art of doing nothing after opening a trade, most times i use an escapist method of driving out once i open a trade

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@titi_nwa - 2 weeks ago

I try not to hold a trade for too long, I aim for just 10 pips and exit the market after that. That way, I can easily sit on my hands for the period

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@orokpo1 - 2 weeks ago

my trainer use to tell me that when you set a trade you should close the screen so l wont be tempted to close the trade, l can tell you for free it hasn't been easy doing that il rather don't trade than set a trade and close the screen.

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