snake of loss!

many traders jokingly say
"i will start making money in trading
the day i start taking positions
opposite to what my head asks me to do"
i see pain hidden in this self-joke...
the statement seems to be an utterance in frustration
but in my opinion
is not a bad idea at all...
seriously....
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why do i say that?
because these traders are almost always wrong
and the opposite of their trades is almost always right!
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why does this happen?
"negative approach!"
these traders desire profit
but keep thinking and fearing of loss!
consequently
they miss every signal of profit.
what starts in search of profit
ends up a hide and seek with loss!
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why?
just read this first...
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once a snake was spotted in the thick bushes
at the end of the lawn in front of the house
the family searched for it frantically
but couldn't find it!
that night they could hardly sleep.
next day they searched again
without any success
"it seems to have gone!" everyone thought
but the fear of snake stayed back.
they kept the light in the verandah on
to scare off the snake
in case it was still around!
none could have a sound sleep that night also
next day they decided that enough was enough
so they set the dry bushes on fire!
all bushes were reduced to ash
and there was no snake!
all family heaved a big sigh of relief!
they expected to have a sound sleep that third night
but somehow they couldn't
the fear of past 48 hours refused to go away immediately!
so they kept the verandah light on for that night too!
night passed off peacefully
next morning
when the lady of the house opened the door of the bathroom
she was welcomed by the snake!
what had happened was that
the burning of the bushes had resulted in the snake being rendered homeless
and hence running out for another shelter
since none existed in the cemented neighbourhood
the wandering snake saw the movement of rodents in the verandah
which were attracted by the light
left 'on' to ward-off the snake.
snake reached the verandah and found the way in!
the very steps to ward-off the snake
resulted in the snake landing directly into the house!
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fear can do strange things
it can distort your decision making process
and provoke and instigate you to do
exactly what you shouldn't have done
it pushes you in the trap
instead of taking you away!
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as superbly underlined by rhonda byrne
in the masterpiece revolutionary book
"the secret"
we attract things by thoughts!
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our compulsive obsessive fear in the head inevitably always shows up!
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so
don't go after the snake of loss.
he is not after you.
rest assured!
when he appears by sheer chance
just change your path
and leave him alone!