Does your personality match your trading style?

Impatient people shouldn't scalp — the feedback loop makes it worse. Anxious people suffer through long swings. The style-personality mismatch is invisible at first and obvious after the first blown account.

Does your personality match your trading style? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

How would you describe the match?

  • your personality and the style that fits
  • the style that punished your temperament
  • how you noticed the mismatch
Does your personality match your trading style? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The trading styles guide describes what each style demands from you.

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