Does dreaming of ideals make you fail at FX? The “worst way to avoid” turning the market into a casino ??♀️
Hello! I’m oukanoakari (All Mighty) ✨☕️ Thank you as always for reading?
Today, I was watching a YouTube video and I felt a deep resonance with it, thinking, “Ah, the thoughts and trading philosophy I’ve cherished in FX are being beautifully put into words…!” Let me share this with you ✨
Among those who are working hard in FX, do you have this kind of worry?
“I can’t seem to break out of the endless cup-of-tea hunt for the holy grail…”, “Even when I set rules, my mind wobbles when I actually look at the chart…”, “I end up overtrading before I can wait…”
Yeah, I understand. It hurts, how well I understand.
In fact, I myself used to be a perfectionist… Because I tried to read the market developments perfectly, I sometimes would wait too long and end up taking a big hit, thinking, “It should come back…!” such bitter past experiences ????
But I crawled up from there, learned to “wait with overwhelming strength,” and now I can calmly monitor 29 currency pairs (28 currencies + gold) thanks to a certain “brain mechanism” involved ✨
Today, I’ll blend business and psychology wisdom into FX and talk a lot about why we can become capable of winning
【Draw the Anti-Vision rather than chasing dreams】
One of the first insights from the video I watched is that “simply drawing an ideal future (vision) won’t change people.”
Rather than a fluffy goal like “Live in a high-rise and live freely ✨,” imagine the worst future you want to absolutely avoid: “still struggling financially even when you’re old and never changing even a millimeter." When people imagine the “anti-vision” they absolutely want to avoid, that’s when they begin to truly change their actions
Doesn’t this apply a lot to FX?
“I want to earn 1 million yen a month just by tapping my smartphone!” … If you head into the market with such a sweet vision, you’ll surely burn through your capital (that was me in the past… haha)
What I’m doing now in day trading, basing on the 4-hour chart and being able to “wait overwhelmingly,” is because I vividly remember the fear of losing all my funds and closing the chart in despair ????
Because that “future I absolutely want to avoid” exists, even while monitoring 29 currency pairs, I can keep a rock-solid rule: “I will not touch the market until my perfect form comes.”
【Slight Habits to Trick the Brain’s “Status Quo” Function】
The second wisdom is that “humans dislike drastic change (homeostasis).”
“From tomorrow I will definitely follow the rules!” “Every day I will do two hours of past verification!”
…you’ve probably tried this with great enthusiasm and ended up quitting after three days, right? (I’ve done it about 100 times in the past! LOL)
This isn’t about blaming you; it’s because the brain judges drastic change as dangerous and tries to revert you to your old, bad self
That’s why in FX, you shouldn’t suddenly strive to become a perfectly emotionless trader overnight
First, keep small promises that won’t be detectable by the brain
- “Before entering, I’ll wait one more confirmation on the 4-hour chart” - “In my trade journal, I’ll write the reason for today’s entry in one line”
This kind of “tiny habit” is enough ✨ A small accumulation of trust that “I kept what I decided today!” will eventually grow into an unwavering, enormous weapon called the “overwhelming power of waiting.”
【Copying successful people + 10% customization】
The final wisdom is, “Copy the methods of successful people and add only about 10% of your own tweaks” ✨
In FX it’s common to think, “If I copy the methods (the Holy Grail) of someone who’s winning, I’ll win too!” But completely imposed rules from others can cause your brain to rebel with “This isn’t my idea!” and won’t last
I used to harshly blame my own weakness of “perfectionism, with occasional late stop losses.” But instead of erasing it, I accepted my nature and implemented 10% customization ????✨
That led to the style of “monitoring 28 currencies plus gold, totaling 29 currencies”
By widening the range of opportunities, I’ve been able to keep a mental calm, thinking, “If this currency doesn’t require me to push too hard, I can wait for a perfect setup in another currency.”
Build your base knowledge and techniques by learning thoroughly from successful people. But the final 10% should be adjusted to fit your own personality (strengths and weaknesses).
This is the biggest secret to turning trading rules into your own blood and flesh ✨
How was it? ☺️ The deep wisdom of business and self-improvement actually directly connects to FX trading philosophy ✨
The reason I’m sharing this today is because I earnestly wish to “increase traders who face the market honestly, not as a casino.”
FX is a place where money goes up and down with the push of a button, so human desires and weaknesses are exposed cruelly, aren’t they?
I’ve experienced plenty of failures from perfectionism and the pain of not being able to wait. I still face my own weaknesses every day
But because of that, I want to be honest with the market ✨ Not chasing a quick fortune, but facing myself, keeping small promises, and enjoying FX as a space for personal growth
It’s okay to be clumsy. It’s okay to fail. If you can become a little more patient than yesterday, that is already a huge success ✨
Thank you so much for reading until the end
If reading today makes you think, “I kinda like oukanoakari’s way of thinking” or “I want to face the market more honestly too,” please also take a look at my other activities and the values I hold dear ☺️✨
Together, let’s build a “strong self” that doesn’t waver in any market
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Well then, today as well, let’s trade slowly and patiently enjoy it ☕️✨ See you!