Trading With Patience- Create Discipline and Trade Forex With Patience

Forex trading is one of the most liquid markets in the world with an estimated trading volume of 5 trillion dollars plus traded volume per day. One who employs a well-learnt strategy follows a set trading plan, shows perseverance, applies technical/fundamentals and exercises certain trading habits/characteristics can certainly become a profitable trader. However, trading and making money in the Forex Market doesn’t come so easy and it takes a lot of hard work, Time & Patience.

The Forex Market is dubbed by many professional traders as the ‘Beast’ because it’s very volatile due to its nature. It’s a given fact that the majority of the participants lose money (approximately 95% of traders lose money). According to pipburner.com, there are over 10 million active traders that participate in the market. That accounts for a large portion of FX traders that lose in the markets. The forex market is filled with traders who lack patience and in turn, drown in the stream of ineffective trading decisions filled with indiscipline.

Although patience is seen as one of the most difficult skills to acquire in forex trading, it’s a form of discipline that can be built and worked on over a sustained period.

Trust me: ‘Patience is a virtue

Having patience is sometimes seen as a flaw by many entrepreneurs and businessmen. The very nature of patience in this context is correlated to procrastination which is an absolute ‘NO NO’ in the world of business. But about Trading; Patience is an absolute necessity and it equates to success if developed and applied properly. As a forex trader, if you have ever traded forex based on the emotions of greed and fear, you must have recorded a good number of failures in your trading career. Patience is all about putting emotions behind and sticking to a set trading strategy even when faced with an unfavourable trading condition or scenario.

When a trader doesn’t show patience

‘Itchy’ Fingers

Especially when you first start forex trading, you are excited about making PIPS/profits and you put high expectations on yourself to make a certain figure every month. This added pressure on beginner traders creates a losing feat called the ‘itchy finger syndrome’. When trading with a live account you can place as many trades as you want some brokers such as XM allow a trader to have max 200 open positions at one given time as long as it’s within the margin requirements of their trading account. What tends to happen is many traders have this certain goal of making certain pips a month (set out in their trading plan) and they become impatient and start taking multiple trades willy-nilly. Trading ‘Execution’ alone is regarded as a pillar of trading; it’s an Art. The ‘Itchy Finger Syndrome’ has happened to all traders starting and it’s all part of the learning phase cycle.

Trading is like a Marathon- Endure the Ups & Downs that come with trading

Long-term success in trading requires a dedication to the hustle. Legendary traders, such as Paul Tudor Jones, Nick Lesson, Richard Dennis and Ed Seykota are examples of this approach. Patience is essential – swing traders often need days or weeks for market conditions that match their plan before they can enter positions properly. This means having discipline and patience enough to wait on trades until the right moment arrives according to your strategy – an absolutely critical element if you want sustained success in financial markets!

FOMO- Fear of MISSING OUT: Let the trade come to you

Trading the forex market is no joke, it’s very competitive and should be viewed as a long-term profession. For example, after the identification of a prominent entry point, one should wait for the currency price to come to the entry point (these are classed as pending orders; either buy limits or sell limits).

Let’s say you had a long trade pending order for EURUSD at 1.1250. The downtrend was persisting and you were waiting for this trade to come to your desired price level. The pending order will automatically be triggered by your broker when prices reach that specific price level of 1.1250. Normally you should wait for the price to come to this level as that entry price point was based on your trend analysis of the EURUSD. However, as stated before what happens is because you have fear of missing out on the trade you execute the trade too early (let’s say at 1.1290). That’s 40 pips away from your desired price level. Because you’ve shown a lack of patience you are going into loss straight away as the price declines further towards your original price level. You have to show patience and wait for the trade to come to you; this is a very common pitfall among traders.

Characteristics of A Patient Forex Trader

Effective Trading Education

One basic characteristic of forex trading is gaining effective knowledge and education that relates to trading. Acquiring education is the primary goal of being a successful trader and it requires patience. When battling between making money quickly, take your time to gain effective education before you venture into the forex market. It is a successful trading habit.

Learn From Successful Forex Traders & Also Learn From Others Mistakes Early

Professional traders or successful traders have recorded increased profits in forex trading all thanks to patience. Don’t venture into the forex market without someone to guide you. Be patient and learn from those that are more experienced. Seek trading advice, join their forex trading educational forums and follow specific rules and guidelines set by them.

Trade According to You Your Trading Plan

In forex trading, plan and be prepared. Be patient, and don’t rush into the forex market without strategic trading plans because the market is filled with uncertainty. Plan every trade one step after another and trade according to the set trading plan. Traders who fail to plan come face to face with failure because of constant entry, exit and adjustment of trading plans.

Hence, traders should develop a successful trading habits by planning every trade strategically.