How To Think Like A Professional Trader (Psychology Expert Reveals)

In episode 291 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with trading psychology expert Mandi Pour Rafsendjani to discuss how to think like a professional trader. She shares some of the most important traits and trading psychology lessons successful traders adopted to be where they are today.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• [0:15] Intro
• [0:35] Who is Mandi Pour Rafsendjani and what she does
• [1:14] What is the difference between professional and retail traders
• [6:19] The reality of “Follow your plan and trade your plan”
• [8:43] What are the habbits do professional traders
• [14:25] The importance of motivation in journaling
• [20:30] Practical advice to get back on track in a losing streak
• [25:56] When to improve your mindset vs learning new trading skills/strategies
• [28:49] How to properly size up your trading (the importance of money mindset)
• [36:09] How to handle a slow drain losing streak
• [39:21] How to deal with the negative behavior of not deserving success
• [43:38] How to be more patient in trading
• [49:12] How to be more disciplined in trading
• [53:04] How to use your breath to improve your trading
• [56:00] Why your timezone doesn't matter
• [58:17] When is a good time to take trading full time and leave your 9-5 job
• And much more!

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