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Archive for August 7th, 2009

Learn to Avoid Emotions in Currency Trading

by Ahmad Hassam

The most crucial element for a successful trader is to maintain a healthy psychological outlook while trading. This is often overlooked by many traders. No matter how skilled you may be as a trader, you need to be emotionally strong. At the end of the day, if you are unable to cope with the stress of the currency market fluctuations and unpredictable nature, you will not withstand the test of time.

As a good trader, you need to be emotionally detached in making trading decisions. One of the attributes of good traders is that they accept losing. Your trading decisions must not depend on fear and greed. Make decisions based on an intellectual level. Traders who get emotionally involved in trading make hasty decisions resulting in substantial errors. They try to whimsically change their strategies after a few losses. In case of a few winning trades they become carefree.

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Understanding Poker Personalities : The Locksmith

by Yushua Ryoichi

Ally or Foe?

Locksmiths are there to occupy a vacant sit in the poker table and nothing else. They are not your friend nor your enemy. They are not willing to take the risk getting involve with anybody that’s why they are like a stone cold lock. They also like to play strong hands which only means that you can only get a little profit from them. It is also most likely that you are going to fold your hand whenever they raises a bet.

Aggressiveness and Selectivity

The locksmith only plays a number of hands and its quiet small about 10% of the hands they are dealt with. They are quiet aggressive when they have a very strong hand. So if I were you I will be careful in dealing with a locksmith and will run in the first hint that they are going to raise.

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