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Trading<\/a> today has become an undeniable game of expecting the unexpected. World financial markets<\/a> have been in considerable turmoil, which is hardly surprising if one considers current geopolitical conflicts and financial instabilities in major economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tensions in the Middle East continue to spread, the Ukraine\/Russia war shows no signs of appeasing, the attempt on former US President Donald Trump\u2019s life, a weakening US economy, and even a 12% loss on Tokyo\u2019s Nikkei Index on Monday, 5 August, the largest one-day drop since the \u2019Black Monday\u2019 aftermath in October 1987, when a stock market crash stripped nearly 15% off this index and 20% off the S&P 500. A whirlwind of factors driving prices in unexpected directions. Whiplash, anyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having the ability to manage the challenges that come with extreme volatilities requires a strong trading psychology<\/a>. This becomes even more pertinent when losses come about as a result of fluctuating prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successful traders typically have strategies in place to cope with trading losses. They are integrated into their day to day trading activities to ensure they maintain emotional discipline, focus and objective reasoning. In this blog we\u2019ll explore some of the more prominent strategies adopted by traders worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaining effective control over your emotions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The practice of effective emotional control is a major component of trading psychology, one that is drawing significant attention from financial institutions, traders and researchers worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why though? Well, financial decision making is largely driven by whatever a trader is feeling at a particular moment in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This might be fear, frustration, panic, anxiety or stress. It might also look like greed, arrogance or over-confidence. Emptional trading<\/a> have the power to impact or completely disregard objective rationale. And chances are, decisions made based on any one of these emotions may very quickly lead to losses, substantial losses in fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So how does one cope with these losses? <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It requires getting a grip on your emotions to avoid spiralling into negative behaviours like overtrading<\/strong> or overleveraging<\/strong>, leading to more loss of money. For some, this could be as simple as walking away from their computer, taking a few minutes or hours to decompress, waiting until they are calm enough to resume trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For others, it may involve incorporating daily habits like mindfulness or breathing exercises. It could be hitting the gym to work off any negative energy and to clear the mind. Find a strategy<\/a> that works for you and integrate it into your trading activities to better manage losses when they arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accept that losses are an unavoidable part of trading<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trading by no means offers sure wins 100% of the time. In fact, you\u2019ll likely experience more losses than gains, it\u2019s an inevitable part of this type of financial activity. And the sooner you face up to this fact, the sooner you\u2019ll be able to cope with the losses that you\u2019ll experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, also understand that not every loss comes about because of something you did wrong. Even the most experienced trader in the world will incur losses due to unsuccessful trades. Sometimes, not even skills<\/strong> or expertise<\/strong> will guarantee a win<\/strong>. Instead, market volatilities like those we are seeing today may be the cause of adverse price movements, and consequent losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only way to cope with those types of losses is by taking a more objective approach to trading. Realise that there will always be hits but provided you stay measured and mitigate unnecessary risks, over time, those hits will hurt less and less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensure you properly plan your trades<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As with most things in life, failing to plan is planning to fail. In the context of trading, having an effective trading plan<\/strong> in place is key to managing trading losses. A trading plan is great because it sets out the parameters, the rules, by which you will open and close positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It includes the goals you have to keep you better focused. It incorporates the level of risk you\u2019re willing to tolerate and the risk management <\/a>techniques you plan on using to mitigate those risks. However, a trading plan is not a static reference point, it needs to be revisited and adjusted when necessary, much in the same way that positions need to be adjusted in periods of market volatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan needs to evolve as you evolve as a trader as well. The risks you are willing to incur as a beginner <\/a>with little to no experience won\u2019t be the same once you\u2019ve gained confidence, skills, and knowledge. Change is necessary but it must be calculated, it must be well-thought out, and it must align with your strategies for managing losses as they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Integrate risk management strategies into your trading plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Putting all emotions aside, managing losses in trading is also largely dependent on the use effective use of risk management tools. Remember, successful trades are not guaranteed so you want to ensure that you put proper measures in place to reduce risks<\/strong> that lead to losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key risk management strategies include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n