Trading Expectations - Trading Lesson #4

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my trading journey, it’s that having the right expectations can make or break your success.

As traders, we often start out thinking it's going to be all green candles and profits rolling in every day. But the truth? This journey is full of ups and downs, winning streaks, and losses that test your patience. Some trades will have you feeling like a genius, while others will leave you wondering why you ever started. And that’s normal! The moment you start expecting perfection or easy money, that's when things start to go south. You start chasing trades, over-leveraging, and before you know it, you're burned out or thinking of quitting.

It’s the same with life, relationships, and friendships. If we set unreal expectations, expecting everything to go our way, we're just setting ourselves up for disappointment. Life, like the markets, is unpredictable. Your friendships will have good and bad days, relationships will go through tough times, but if you enter them with realistic expectations – knowing that not every day will be a win – you build the resilience to keep going.

In trading, we need to respect the process and the learning curve. It’s not about getting rich overnight, it's about staying consistent, learning from mistakes, and being mentally prepared for whatever the market throws at you. The same goes for life and the people around you. Expect the journey to be full of lessons – some will be hard, but all of them are necessary.

So, whether it’s your next trade or the next chapter of your life, remember this: manage your expectations. It’s not about avoiding failure but embracing it as part of the process. With the right mindset, both your trading and personal life will be so much more rewarding. Stay patient, stay realistic, and keep moving forward.

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