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5 Habits Every New Trader Needs to Start Making Money

  

There are no shortcuts to success in trading and no step-by-step manual to do everything right. But what most successful traders have in common is a set of good habits that they employ consistently while building their portfolios.

Here are 5 habits you should be practicing if you want to follow in the footsteps of the best:

1. Understand that the market controls trade wins or losses.

A lot of new traders think they can control, or at least influence, trading wins or losses but the truth is, no one can. No trader or an imaginary “they” can have full control of whether a trade wins or loses, except for the market. And, we already know that the financial market is very unpredictable, so it’s best to focus on your strategies rather than on trying to control your wins and losses.

2. Learn the charts.

In order to be successful, you’ll need to learn how to analyse the charts because they will tell you what other traders are doing, and the direction the market might be heading. When you understand what the charts are saying, you make smarter choices, helping you to capitalise on opportunities and mitigate risks.

3. Don’t get stuck on a loss.

Even the best traders in the world experience losses, but they don’t spend all their time dwelling on them. Instead, they move on and bounce back on the next few trades. Learning how to separate your emotions from your trades will take some time to master, but you need to make a conscious effort to make sure that one loss doesn’t devastate your entire trading career.

4. Take responsibility for your losses.

They will sting, but your losses are your responsibility. Some traders play the blame game, attributing losses to the market or their brokers, but it will not change the outcome. Accept that you made a bad choice, take it as a learning opportunity, and move on. Owning your losses will help you become a wiser and more successful trader.

5. Embrace the art of discipline when trading.

You can’t control a lot of things as a trader, but you can control your habits. Successful trading takes a lot of hard work, patience, and discipline. Draw up a meticulous trading plan and stick to it, take note of what works and what doesn’t, and make adjustments as you gain more experience. 

You also need to determine if you want to be a short- or long-term trader, so you can set your objectives appropriately. Learn to stop trading when you’re losing and discipline yourself not to get ahead of your emotions, and you’ll be en route to a successful trading career.   

Many key traders attribute their success to good habits and discipline while investing in the market. Embrace these 5 habits and you too can be on your way to a winning career.

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