Is trading fun or work for you?

The traders who survive treat trading as work — sometimes engaging, often tedious, never entertainment. Traders who need it to be fun chase excitement into ruin.

Is trading fun or work for you? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

Where do you stand?

  • what you enjoy about trading honestly
  • how the fun-seeking shows up in your decisions
  • how your relationship with it changed
Is trading fun or work for you? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The trading styles guide describes each style's emotional demands.

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