Techniques To End Your Emotional Problems

Techniques to End Your Emotional Problems

By Sachin Malik

Most traders lose money.

Not because they don’t have a strategy.

But because their emotions hijack every decision.

They know what to do—but still don’t do it. They freeze. They panic. They regret.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

In this article, I’ll show you powerful techniques that will end your emotional problems.

Simple ideas. Big shift.

Learn them once—use them forever.

Master these techniques and your trading will never be the same again.

Technique 1 : Develop a Probabilistic Mindset

The root cause of most of your emotional struggles in trading is the random nature of the market.

No matter how much you analyze…
No matter how much research you do…
No matter how experienced you become…

You will NEVER be 100% sure that a trade will be a winner.

Because the stock market is not a game of certainty. It is a game of probabilities.

Even if you are the best trader in the world, your win rate will never be 100%. The greatest traders don’t have more than 70% win rate—and yet, they make fortunes.

Why?

Because they have mastered one thing: They think in probabilities.

How Your Mind Tricks You:

Your mind craves certainty. It wants guarantees.

So, when you take a trade, you instinctively think:

“This stock WILL go up!”
“This trade WILL be a winner!”
“I KNOW I will make money!”

But here’s the truth: You don’t know.

When you expect the market to always do what you want, you end up hurting yourself.

Because when the market proves you wrong—and it will—you feel:

  • Fear
  • Self-doubt
  • Regret
  • Stress

Your emotions take control, and before you know it, you’re hesitating, overthinking, and making impulsive decisions.

There is one simple shift that can instantly free you from this emotional rollercoaster:

Stop thinking in certainties. Start thinking in probabilities.

Instead of saying:
“This stock will go up.”

Say:
“There is a 70% chance this stock will go up.”

When you say this, you have already accepted that there is a 30% chance of being wrong.

And that’s OK.

Because if you are following a positive expectancy system, you already know that even if you lose some trades, you will still make money in the long run.

Suddenly, one losing trade doesn’t matter.

You are no longer scared of being wrong. You are no longer attached to a single trade. You are no longer frozen by hesitation.

You take the trade without fear.

This is the power of a probabilistic mindset.

How to Build a Probabilistic Mindset

The easiest way to build Probabilistic Mindset is to practice it every single day—not just in trading, but in everything you do.

Example #1: Weather Prediction

Instead of saying “It will rain today,” say, “There is a 90% chance it will rain today because of dark clouds.”

If the wind comes and the clouds disappear, you won’t stubbornly cling to your old belief. You will adapt.

Example #2: Cricket Match

Instead of saying “India will win the match,” say, “There is a 90% chance India will win because they have 7 wickets remaining.”

If the situation changes and India starts losing wickets, you won’t resist reality. You will adjust.

Example #3: Job Interview

Instead of saying “I will get the job,” say, “There is a 90% chance I will get the job because I answered all the questions well and the interviewer looked satisfied.”

If you don’t get the job, you won’t feel embarrassed or crushed. You will move on.

Thinking in probabilities is the easiest way to control your emotions.

The market is unpredictable in the short term. That is a fact.

The moment you accept this truth and start thinking in probabilities, your emotions will stop controlling you.

You will trade with clarity. You will make decisions without fear. You will stay calm—even when a trade goes against you.

A probabilistic mindset is the ultimate weapon against emotional trading.

And the best part? It’s easy to build.

Start using it in your everyday life. Practice it with every decision you make.

Turn it into a habit. Because once you do…

The stock market will never stress you again.

Technique 2 : Use a Proven, Time-Tested Strategy

Most people don’t have a proven, time-tested strategy.

Without a clear methodology, you don’t know when to buy and when to sell.

So, what do you do?

You rely on others.

  • You watch CNBC to see what experts are recommending.
  • You scroll through Quora and Reddit, searching for stock tips.
  • You read financial magazines and newspapers, hoping for guidance.

But here’s the problem: If you don’t have your own strategy, you will always depend on others.

The Trap of Following Stock Tips:

Let’s say you take a stock tip from an expert and buy.

Now what?

You don’t know when to sell.

If the stock drops 20%, you’re stuck with questions:

  • Should I sell or hold?
  • Is it just a temporary dip?
  • What if the expert was wrong?

And now that expert is nowhere to be found.

You’re trapped—sleepless, stressed, and second-guessing.

Without a strategy, you constantly suffer from:

  • Fear of being wrong – Because you don’t know if your decision is right.
  • Fear of missing out – Because you don’t have clear entry rules.
  • Fear of leaving money on the table – Because you don’t know when to exit.

If you have a proven, time-tested strategy, everything changes.

  • No fear of being wrong – Because you already know the win rate of your strategy. You accept that some trades will lose, and that’s okay. You trust the long-term results.
  • No fear of missing out – Because you have clear entry criteria. You don’t chase hype. You only buy when your conditions are met.
  • No fear of leaving money on the table – Because your strategy tells you when to sell. There’s no emotional attachment—just execution.

When you follow a proven system, your emotions disappear.

Buying and selling become automatic.

And the best part? You already have a strategy. I’ve given you a strategy based on timeless principles.

All you have to do is to practice it.

When you know that you are a winner in the long term, you gain unshakable confidence. And confidence eliminates emotional decisions.

This is how you win in the stock market.

Technique 3 : Scale in and Scale out

Most traders dream of buying at the bottom and selling at the top. So they go all in at once, hoping to time it perfectly.

But hope is not a strategy.

When things go wrong, panic takes over. Fear creeps in. Emotions explode. And costly mistakes follow.

Imagine this: You put all your money into a stock. But instead of rising, it drops.

Now you’re trapped.

Watching your losses grow. You freeze. Regret kicks in. You feel helpless.

Now imagine a better way.

You buy only half of your shares. You wait. If the trade moves in your favour, you add more—with confidence.

If it goes the other way, your loss stays small. Easy to manage. No panic. No pressure. Just a calm, calculated move.

This is the power of scaling in. It trains your mind to think in probabilities, not certainties.

And when it’s time to sell?

You don’t guess. You scale out.

You sell half. You lock in profits.

Now, you’re in a stress-free zone.

If the stock goes up, you smile and say, “Thank God I’m still in.”

If it drops, you breathe easy and say, “Thank God I already sold half.”

No matter what the stock does, you’re in a win-win situation. Calm, clear, and in control.

Scaling in and scaling out is a mindset shift. It reduces fear. It stops regret. It brings clarity.

Scaling in and scaling out isn’t just a technique—it’s emotional freedom.

To Control Your Emotions in Stock Market

1. Develop a Probabilistic Mindset.

2. Use a Proven, Time-Tested Strategy

3. Use Scaling in and Scaling out Technique

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