5 Tips For Fighting Day Trading Burnout

http://www.ForexAutopilotRobot.com – 5 Tips For Fighting Day Trading Burnout – If you are like me, you get to see a good number of charts everyday, sometimes hundreds. In addition, you may be actively day trading the ES Emini contract, perhaps in dual times frames, or a host of other configurations. Why do I go through this routine everyday? Day trading is my passion, and I suspect if you are reading this short article, trading is a passion for you, too.

But having a trading passion does have a downside. Too many charts. A couple of poorly thought out trades. More charts…you can suffer from day trading burnout. It has happened to me on a regular basis, at least once a year. I feel like I am just worn thin as a result of looking at charts and trading indicators and sitting in front of a computer for hours.

And I don’t think there is anything terribly unusual about becoming burnt-out, even with a activity you love. As a matter of fact, it is to be expected. I find my decision making process is greatly impaired when I am not excited about trading, and the results are usually indicative of that fact.

So what do you do? That’s easy to talk about, but tough to implement:

1. Stop trading for a few days. This is one of the toughest things to do. For many, trading is the way they make a living, so stopping trading stops the income. However, if your trading effectiveness is suffering as a result of burnout, stopping day trading is the smartest course of action. Read some books, exercise, or spend some leisure time in the manner you enjoy most. The important point is simple, stop trading until your state of mind is correct.

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2. No matter how hard we try, day traders often get into bad habits that can result in unacceptable losses. This is where the trading journal (with the days charts saved) can be very crucial. Look at your trades with an open mind, as if they were someone else’s trades. Do the entries and exits make sense? Even more important, are the entries and exits compatible with the parameters of your …

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