[Learn from Shohei Ohtani] The trap of "false positive thinking" that people who can't win in FX fall into and the ultimate waiting power ⚾️?
“FX is 90% Mental”
You hear that a lot, right? But have you ever had experiences like these?
“I understand the rules in my head, but when I face the chart I get heated…” “I end up entering without basis trying to recover losses…”
Hello, I’m oukanoakari (All-Mighty). I usually trade in day trading and scalping focused on 1-minute charts, using “small losses, big gains” and “overwhelming patience” as my weapons against the market✨
But I wasn’t born with a strong mindset. Actually, I’m extremely “perfectionistic.”
Because of that, I couldn’t accept when my forecast was wrong, and I’d think, “No, it should rebound!”Experience of delaying stop-loss and getting badly burnedhappened many times?
“How can I keep my mind from wavering in the market?”
I found the answer in a video by Shuuichi Tsuji, a sports doctor who provides mental coaching to businesspeople and top athletes (e.g., Shohei Ohtani)✨
This time,translation of elite mental techniques into FX tradingto reinforce your survival in the market with three tips!
? Tip ①: “False positive thinking” destroys your account
In the video, a particularly interesting point was that “forced positive thinking tires you because it’s lying.”
For example, when you’re losing a game, forcing yourself to think “I can still win” is simply turning a blind eye to the reality of losing.
[What does this look like translated into FX?]
It’s exactly “delaying the stop loss.” When you’re holding a losing position, have you ever prayed like this?
✖️“It’ll be fine, it’ll come back with a long wick!” ✖️“The higher timeframe trend is up, so endure and you’ll win!”
This is the biggest trap in FX: “false positive thinking.” In my perfectionist past, I wrecked myself with this exact mindset.
The correct mental state isn’t to be positive, but to view facts objectively.
⭕️“The price has just broken the support line (fact)” ⭕️“Right now I’m rushing to recover losses (emotion)”
By accepting these facts and emotions flatly, you can make mechanical, quick losses-cutting (the essence of small losses, big gains) possible✨
? Tip ②: Master the 1-minute world with “Now, Here, Me”
Humans tend to drift into thinking about the past or the future if left alone, it seems?
• Past: “I lost in the last trade …” • Future: “I must earn 10,000 yen today …”
In the video, elite athletes focus on “now, here, themselves” to the level of blinking. (Like Hanamichi Sakuragi in Slam Dunk: “I am in the now!”) ??
[What does this look like translated into FX?]
My greatest strength, the “overwhelming patience to wait,” is born right here?️✨
In FX, once you think about past losses or future target amounts, your mindset collapses. You rush in and enter where you have no advantage?
“What does the current chart pattern look like?” “What is the basis of the technicals here?” “Does it align with my own rules?”
Because the 1-minute market is full of noise, you must discard past losses and future desires. Simply focus on “now, the chart in front of you (here)” and “your own rules (you).”
By mastering this “Now-Here-You,” you’ll be able to wait for perfect opportunities for hours.
? Tip ③: Mentality isn’t about willpower. It’s about the habit of verbalizing.
“Okay! I’ll follow the rules today for sure!” Even with that resolve, humans end up breaking them, right?
In the video, it was stated that the mental state (the flow) you want to create comes not from willpower but from the practice of verbalizing your emotions (listing them).
[What does this look like translated into FX?]
The ultimate weapon: “habitual trading journal.”?✍️
Aren’t you just recording win/loss amounts? What you truly should write is “the emotions you felt at that time.”
• “I jumped in due to FOMO (anxiety) I didn’t want to miss” • “Perfectionism kicked in and I moved the stop-loss line”
By verbalizing and writing down your negative emotions, your non-conscious brain (the part that helps you observe yourself) is trained powerfully ??
In the market battlefield, to always trade without wavering and without getting attached (in a good mood), daily verbalization of emotions is the strongest training for executing technical analysis✨
? To prevent the market from becoming a casino
Why am I sharing these mental topics today?
Because I sincerely think I want to reduce by even one person who treats FX like gambling and wears down their money and heart.FX is not a tool that makes money magically. It’s a craft built on thorough technical analysis and self-discipline (mental management) ✨As someone who suffered from perfectionism and could not cut losses in the past, I can say this with certainty: the market is a mirror of your heart.
Discard the false positives, focus on now and here, control your emotions. Only then
will you face the market with integrityand survive in this world.
From now on, I will continue to engage with the market honestly through technically driven, small-loss-big-gain trades.
Thank you very much for reading until the end?
Please apply the mental management techniques of elite athletes to your own tomorrow’s trades (stopping losses, waiting power, journaling habit) ✨
If you found this at least a little helpful or want to face the market honestly, please consider following.
? For more about oukanoakari’s past activities and deeper trading philosophy, please check the profile section ✨
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