In this post you are going to be looking into the nature of impulse and fear as the trader is experiencing them. The trader points out two problematic areas of his trading that he is working on. Earlier, he did not know why he was failing to perform. In his observation he is becoming mindful of what he has been blind to. It will also contain archetypal language towards the end that you may not be familiar with.

The Trader

1. When what I am trading is not moving,...

I get a number of questions from traders. Here is a trader who is discovering a disabling money narrative that has held his trading hostage. Let's take a look.

Here is the trader's observation:
Attached is the script that we discussed on Wednesday. When I finished writing this I realized that this does not happen every time, just most of the time. There are times that I calmly enter and manage the trade without feeling anything close to this level of uncertainty / fear....

Trading does not come natural to the human brain. For the vast majority of traders, it has to be learned. From an evolutionary perspective, just a few short years ago we were all cavemen. In your ancestor’s world there was no reason to separate uncertainty from fear. The world was a dangerous place and if you experienced uncertainty in your dealings with your environment, there was a good chance you were facing a mortal threat. Uncertainty became glued to fear and anxiety as a survival trait. And...

by J. Rande Howell

Despite their knowledge of trading, the vast majority of traders experience fear on a level that compromises their capacity to trade effectively. This problem eventually comes to a boiling point somewhere in the evolution of a trader. At this turning point they either leave trading, continue to suffer losses, or begin to take a closer look at themselves. They recognize that the Holy Grail is not “out there” in their system or methodology. The trouble lies within...

A trader recently asked meabout the connection between emotional state and the state of mind that drives a trader's performance So... what is the connection? Let's take a look:

What do you mean by the quote on page 21; "You do not determine what reality is “out there”; rather you fuse with possibilities that you bring forth into the world – and this becomes your reality".

Good question, and I'm glad you asked.

This actually happened to two...