Sometimes paid stuff is indeed better than the free stuff, but unfortunately one doesn't find out whether that's the case for them until after they've paid for it.

No One Should Ever Pay For A Beginner Course

Begin by learning the basics and then training yourself on a demo account. Move onto a live account only after you've found a sound strategy that offers consistent profiting, and even then I would recommend to invest only a small sum to get used to ...

where do i begin?

I don't know whether newscasts are a good example in this case, they are taught not to show emotion, rather than not to feel it.

How to Become Emotionless

Being on a forum does provide a social engagement, even if it doesn't always provide knowledge, but it's still better than nothing. When it comes to mentorships, I think that the best possible scenario is for the mentor to be someone who genuinely ...

No One Should Ever Pay For A Beginner Course

I don't think that having a mentor is always necessary. One can be entirely self-taught and still be successful.

No One Should Ever Pay For A Beginner Course

Thank you for the detailed response. I wish I had learned how to do all that from an early age. You're right, emotional intelligence is something that is rarely taught to people deliberately and we would've all been in a better place if it was.

How to Become Emotionless

You really need to learn to be patient, but unfortunately that usually comes with experience. I had the same problem for a long time as well, it gradually lessened, but I can't say that I did any specific thing I did to lessen it. I just got used to ...

Taking Profits too early?

Shifted what emotions into what emotions? And how do you achieve that?

How to Become Emotionless

That was my point as well - complete lack of emotion is neither possible, nor particularly desireable. Fear can be helpful, unless one allows it to take control over them.

How to Become Emotionless

The Swiss Franc drama had a known reason, the problem here with what happened on Thursday night with the GBP is that we don't actually know why it happened.

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Frankly, after last night I don't even want to touch any GBP pair with a ten-foot pole. Does anyone know why it happened, actually?

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Last night's GBP drama is a good illustration why a healthy dose of fear is necessary sometimes. I don't like trading during the night, so I had closed all my positions. I don't want to think what my account would've looked like this morning if I ...

How to Become Emotionless

The British FCA issued a warning against the cryptocurrency trading company OneCoin. Apparently they are a major scam that have been defrauding people all over the world. The FCA is not the first regulator to issue a warning against them - other ...

Black List of Brokers

I think that it will continue falling at least until it reaches 1240, even if there's a rebound now.

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

I have always thought that having a healthy (and I stress on healthy) dose of fear when one's trading is actually a good thing, because it keeps a person cautious and careful. The fear turns into a problem when the trader lets it dictate their ...

How to Become Emotionless

''Mandatory" is putting it too strongly, I think. There are a lot of successful traders out there who don't use it. However, I still do think it's a good idea to use it more often than not.

Real Fx traders do not use stoploss

I have been wondering - is there anyone here who can genuinely claim that they're truly emotionless when they trade?

How to Become Emotionless

You're the only one who knows what your situation is and what is best for you. If you do decide to continue trading, however, I strongly recommend going back to a demo account trading for a long while. Study and practise, practise and study. Once ...

Should I quit trading forex?

You can do analysis all day long, that doesn't mean you're actually trading.

Analysis vs Trading