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  1. Welcome to Traders Laboratory

    1. Beginners Forum

      Interested in trading but don't know where to start? Post any questions you may have here.

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    2. General Trading

      Anything related to trading and the markets goes here.

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    3. Traders Log

      Forum for EOD trade logs and feedback.
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    4. General Discussion

      Need to take a break? Talk politics, business, entertainment, etc... Anything goes!
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    5. Announcements and Support

      Have any questions regarding the site? Submit a support ticket here and check for important announcements and messages by Traders Laboratory.

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  2. The Markets

    1. Market News & Analysis

      Forum dedicated to news, fundamental outlook, intermarket analysis, and macro & micro analysis.

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    2. E-mini Futures

      S&P, Dow, Nasdaq, Russell, Dax and more - index futures

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    3. Forex

      Discussion forum for Forex traders - all forex pairs

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    4. Futures

      Trading commodities and currency futures

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    5. Stocks

      Stock traders discuss your trading here

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    6. Options

      Options traders discuss all your long and short term options trading here

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    7. Spread Betting & CFDs

      Discuss methods and techniques for spread betting and CFDs

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  3. Technical Topics

    1. Technical Analysis

      The technical discussion forum for traders.

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    2. Automated Trading

      Black box systems, strategy automation, algorithmic trading, etc...
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    3. Coding Forum

      Collaborate, receive help, or discuss indicators and other coding-related topics
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    4. Swing Trading and Position Trading

      Discussion forum for swing trading strategies, ideas, and insights. Shorter term swing trading and longer term position trading.
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    5. Market Profile

      Are you a market profile trader? Post here.
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    6. The Wyckoff Forum

      Welcome to the Wyckoff trading forum.

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    7. Volume Spread Analysis

      Dedicated for VSA method and trading.
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    8. The Candlestick Corner

      All about candlestick charting.

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    9. Market Internals

      Discussion forum on market internals, pit noise/action, and price action to determine the overall strength/weakness of the markets.
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    10. Day Trading and Scalping

      Discuss methods and techniques for intraday trading. Day trading and scalp traders meet here.

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    11. Risk & Money Management

      Risk and money management related topics.

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    12. Trading Psychology

      How do we learn to conquer our fear and greed? Discuss the mental aspects of the game.

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  4. Trading Resources

    1. Trading Indicators

      Share, download, and discuss trading indicators.
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    2. Brokers and Data Feeds

      Discuss brokers and data feeds here - forex, futures, stock, options
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    3. Trading Products and Services

      Section for discussing trading-related products and services.
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    4. Tools of the Trade

      Discussion forum for software, hardware, and computer related topics
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    5. The Marketplace

      Buy, sell, trade. No commercial vendors allowed!
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    6. Commercial Content

      Section for commercial posts and advertisements

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    7. Listings and Reviews

      See trading product listings and reviews. Covers trading platforms, brokers, books, services and software

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    8. Trading Dictionary

      Terms and definitions for active trading, forex, futures, stocks, and options
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    9. Trading Articles

      A collection of articles and resources. Feel free to submit your articles using our article guidelines.
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  • Posts

    • Be careful who you blame.   I can tell you one thing for sure.   Effective traders don’t blame others when things start to go wrong.   You can hang onto your tendency to play the victim, or the martyr… but if you want to achieve in trading, you have to be prepared to take responsibility.   People assign reasons to outcomes, whether based on internal or external factors.   When traders face losses, it's common for them to blame bad luck, poor advice, or other external factors, rather than reflecting on their own personal attributes like arrogance, fear, or greed.   This is a challenging lesson to grasp in your trading journey, but one that holds immense value.   This is called attribution theory. Taking responsibility for your actions is the key to improving your trading skills. Pause and ask yourself - What role did I play in my financial decisions?   After all, you were the one who listened to that source, and decided to act on that trade based on the rumour. Attributing results solely to external circumstances is what is known as having an ‘external locus of control’.   It's a concept coined by psychologist Julian Rotter in 1954. A trader with an external locus of control might say, "I made a profit because the markets are currently favourable."   Instead, strive to develop an "internal locus of control" and take ownership of your actions.   Assume that all trading results are within your realm of responsibility and actively seek ways to improve your own behaviour.   This is the fastest route to enhancing your trading abilities. A trader with an internal locus of control might proudly state, "My equity curve is rising because I am a disciplined trader who faithfully follows my trading plan." Author: Louise Bedford Source: https://www.tradinggame.com.au/
    • SELF IMPROVEMENT.   The whole self-help industry began when Dale Carnegie published How to Win Friends and Influence People in 1936. Then came other classics like Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins toward the end of the century.   Today, teaching people how to improve themselves is a business. A pure ruthless business where some people sell utter bullshit.   There are broke Instagrammers and YouTubers with literally no solid background teaching men how to be attractive to women, how to begin a start-up, how to become successful — most of these guys speaking nothing more than hollow motivational words and cliche stuff. They waste your time. Some of these people who present themselves as hugely successful also give talks and write books.   There are so many books on financial advice, self-improvement, love, etc and some people actually try to read them. They are a waste of time, mostly.   When you start reading a dozen books on finance you realize that they all say the same stuff.   You are not going to live forever in the learning phase. Don't procrastinate by reading bull-shit or the same good knowledge in 10 books. What we ought to do is choose wisely.   Yes. A good book can change your life, given you do what it asks you to do.   All the books I have named up to now are worthy of reading. Tim Ferriss, Simon Sinek, Robert Greene — these guys are worthy of reading. These guys teach what others don't. Their books are unique and actually, come from relevant and successful people.   When Richard Branson writes a book about entrepreneurship, go read it. Every line in that book is said by one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time.   When a Chinese millionaire( he claims to be) Youtuber who releases a video titled “Why reading books keeps you broke” and a year later another one “My recommendation of books for grand success” you should be wise to tell him to jump from Victoria Falls.   These self-improvement gurus sell you delusions.   They say they have those little tricks that only they know that if you use, everything in your life will be perfect. Those little tricks. We are just “making of a to-do-list before sleeping” away from becoming the next Bill Gates.   There are no little tricks.   There is no success-mantra.   Self-improvement is a trap for 99% of the people. You can't do that unless you are very, very strong.   If you are looking for easy ways, you will only keep wasting your time forgetting that your time on this planet is limited, as alive humans that is.   Also, I feel that people who claim to read like a book a day or promote it are idiots. You retain nothing. When you do read a good book, you read slow, sometimes a whole paragraph, again and again, dwelling on it, trying to internalize its knowledge. You try to understand. You think. It takes time.   It's better to read a good book 10 times than 1000 stupid ones.   So be choosy. Read from the guys who actually know something, not some wannabe ‘influencers’.   Edit: Think And Grow Rich was written as a result of a project assigned to Napoleon Hill by Andrew Carnegie(the 2nd richest man in recent history). He was asked to study the most successful people on the planet and document which characteristics made them great. He did extensive work in studying hundreds of the most successful people of that time. The result was that little book.   Nowadays some people just study Instagram algorithms and think of themselves as a Dale Carnegie or Anthony Robbins. By Nupur Nishant, Quora Profits from free accurate cryptos signals: https://www.predictmag.com/    
    • there is no avoiding loses to be honest, its just how the market is. you win some and hopefully more, but u do lose some. 
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