Fighting Anxiety and Tilt... | STR 537

Fighting Anxiety and Tilt... | STR 537

Author: ClayTrader July 21, 2025 Duration: 13:08

Anxiety and "Tilt". Perhaps those two words cause goosebumps and/or for the hair to raise up on the back of your neck! I'm with you! In the world of trading these are two very common and powerful pitfalls that we must learn how to navigate. I recently had a couple of traders ask me how I fight against each of those. This is a very thoughtful question and comes from a place of someone being self aware and truly wanting to improve as a trader. I certainly can't proclaim to have all the answers, but I have been around long enough and worked with enough traders to see some common themes and occurrences. Let's talk about it and try and kick anxiety and the feeling of "tilt" to the curb.


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