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from:W i n n i n g i s a p r o c e s s . I t i s n o t a s u d d e n g u s h o f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t . B e f o r e y o u e v e n e x p e r i e n c e t h e j o y a n d t r i u m p h o f w i n n i n g , y o u h a v e t o f a c e m a n y d i f f i c u l t i e s . Y o u n e e d t o s a c r i f i c e a n d c o m m i t a l o t o f p a t i e n c e a n d p e r s e v e r a n c e t o a c h i e v e y o u r g o a l . < b r > < b r >
M o s t t r a d e r s f e a r d a y t r a d i n g s i n c e i t i s b e l i e v e d t o b e a r i s k y i n d u s t r y . Y o u m a y l o s e a g o o d s u m o f m o n e y i n a n i n s t a n t o r y o u m a y w i n a m p l e o f m o n e y i n s t a n t a n e o u s l y . T o i n d i c a t e y o u r g a i n f o r t h e d a y y o u w i l l s e e a g r e e n c i r c l e o n y o u r c h a r t g o o d f o r y o u ! O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , a r e d c i r c l e o n y o u r c h a r t s i g n i f i e s l o s s . I t m e a n s t h a t y o u n e e d t o d e v i s e a n o t h e r p l a n w h i c h i s c r e a t e d s t r a t e g i c a l l y . < b r > < b r >
T o p r e v e n t s e e i n g r e d c i r c l e s o n y o u r c h a r t , y o u m u s t b e c o m e s k i l l e d a t d a y t r a d i n g . T h e r e a r e d i f f e r e n t w a y s t o b e c o m e a c o m p e t e n t d a y t r a d e r . < b r > < b r >
F i n d a M e n t o r < b r > < b r >
Y o u n e e d t o f i n d a m e n t o r a n i n d i v i d u a l w h o h a v e g a i n e d e x p e r t i s e i n t h e f i e l d o f d a y t r a d i n g . H e m u s t b e a p e r s o n w h o k n o w s t h e i n s a n d o u t s o f d a y t r a d i n g . H e m u s t b e w i l l i n g t o i m p a r t h i s d a y t r a d i n g k n o w l e d g e . A d d i t i o n a l l y , h e m u s t b e e n t h u s i a s t i c t o d i r e c t y o u i n t h e r i g h t p a t h .
I t i s a n e c e s s i t y t h a t b e f o r e y o u f i n d y o u r s e l f a m e n t o r , y o u m u s t r e a d i l y e q u i p y o u r s e l f w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t o r s : < b r > < b r >
M o n e t a r y r e s o u r c e s . I t d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t y o u h a v e t o p o s s e s s a l o t o f m o n e y . A l l y o u n e e d t o h a v e i s t h e r i g h t c a p i t a l a n d a p t a m o u n t o f m o n e y t o g o b y . M o r e o v e r , y o u a l s o n e e d t o h a v e o t h e r c h a n n e l s t o o b t a i n m o n e t a r y r e s o u r c e s . T h i s m a y b e g o o d w h e n y o u a r e c a u g h t i n l i q u i d a t i o n . < b r > < b r >
E x p e r i e n c e . M o s t o f t e n t h a n n o t , m e n t o r s a r e a r o u n d t o c u l t i v a t e w h a t y o u h a v e l e a r n e d a b o u t d a y t r a d i n g i n t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r s . H e n c e y o u w i l l b e a t a l o s s i f y o u w i l l s o l e l y d e p e n d o n a m e n t o r w i t h o u t f i r s t - h a n d e x p e r i e n c e o n d a y t r a d i n g . < b r > < b r >
P e r s o n a l i t y . Y o u n e e d t o b e a g g r e s s i v e a n d v i g i l a n t o n c e y o u d e c i d e t o e n t e r i n t h e d a y t r a d i n g i n d u s t r y . I f y o u a r e b a s h f u l a n d n o n - v i g i l a n t , y o u a r e m o s t l i k e l y t o b e l e f t b e h i n d . < b r > < b r >
B e W e l l - i n f o r m e d < b r > < b r >
G a t h e r a l l p o s s i b l e a n d h e l p f u l i n f o r m a t i o n o n d a y t r a d i n g . S t a r t r e a d i n g b o o k s . C u t o u t a r t i c l e s f r o m m a g a z i n e s o r n e w s p a p e r s a n d c o m p i l e t h e m . S u r f t h e i n t e r n e t a n d r e a d a r t i c l e s o n d a y t r a d i n g . F r o m t h e g a t h e r e d i n f o r m a t i o n , i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u s c r e e n w h a t i s f u n c t i o n a l . Y o u n e e d t o l e a v e b e h i n d m i s l e a d i n g i n f o r m a t i o n . < b r > < b r >
I n f o r m a t i o n o v e r l o a d i s b e t t e r t h a n b e i n g i n f o r m a t i o n - c u r t a i l e d . E n s u r e t h o u g h t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n y o u a r e o b t a i n i n g a r e u s e f u l t o y o u . < b r > < b r >
T a k e R i s k s < b r > < b r >
O n e w i l l n e v e r b e a b l e t o l e a r n i f y o u a r e o v e r l y e x p o s e d t o w i n n i n g . Y o u n e e d t o e x p e r i e n c e f a i l u r e s o y o u w o u l d b e a b l e t o p o l i s h w h a t n e e d s t o b e r e f i n e d . < b r > < b r >
W i t h o u t t a k i n g r i s k s y o u w i l l n o t b e a b l e t o e x p e r i e n c e b e i n g a w i n n e r o r b e i n g a l o s e r . T a k i n g r i s k s w i l l m a k e y o u c o m p r e h e n d b o t h s i d e s o f t h e w o r l d . O n e w a y t o t a k e r i s k s a n d l e a r n d a y t r a d i n g i s t h r o u g h t r i a l a n d e r r o r . < b r > < b r >
T r y o u t d i f f e r e n t m e t h o d s a n d s e e w h i c h w o r k s b e s t f o r y o u . S c r a p o f f e r r o r s a n d m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u p i c k u p t h e p i e c e s w h e r e y o u t r a d e m i s t a k e n l y . < b r > < b r >
T h e r e i s a l w a y s a w a y o u t . E v e r y b e g i n n i n g h a s a n e n d . I f y o u s t a r t d a y t r a d i n g i n a n a f f i r m a t i v e a t t i t u d e a n d y o u h a v e b e e n a p p r o p r i a t e l y p r e p a r e d t h e n y o u w i l l a v o i d n o t i c i n g r e d c i r c l e s o n y o u r c h a r t . < b r > < b r >
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