I should have …

The following are some of the common ” I should have … ” syndrome.

• I should have gone short when I wanted to. My analysis was correct that the market was topping.
• I should have gone long when I wanted to. My analysis was correct that the market was bottoming.
• I should have used a stop loss …
• I should have added few more contracts to my position …
• I should have done what my charts indicated …
• I should have listened to the rumors …
• I should have gone golfing …

Be honest to yourself and admit if any of these in their stated form or in other variations happened to you before …

Hindsight is easy , correct ?

Trading is a psychological game. After all the research and back testing is done , and , after all the trading systems have had their turn at bat and after all the market experts have given their forecasts , the fact remains that what traders actually do in comparison to what they should do are two very different things.

Many traders are overloaded with too much information. The more information you have about the markets , the more confused you will be , especially if the information is contradictory.

You should have done only one thing - Keep your trading system simple and follow it ; turn off all News during trading.

Trust your system , trust yourself.

Good Luck !