The difference between a gambler and a player, as well as the similarities between a player and a trader.
The player and the gambler are very often confused; if we are talking about gambling itself, then this is a psychiatric problem. If you come across conditional roulette, then you will always catch the trigger, absolutely every time it will cause the same positive emotions that roulette caused you before and this will direct the Vector of your behavior and thinking towards trying to play again. That is, the only solution is to leave. If we are talking about players, that is, is the trader a professional gambler, I 100% agree with this. That is, a player is a person who wants to win, and for a gambler it’s a game for the sake of playing.
When a person, so to speak, trades, he will form a certain technical picture in some market, he will see some specific situations that lead to a result that is understandable to him. Look for understandable patterns that lead to understandable, logical results! There will be a positive mathematical expectation and a negative one! Everyone remembers this story about 10 thousand hours! So, by analyzing charts and studying information, you can grow as a player and a trader, and if you just sit and look at the roulette wheel for 10 thousand hours where red and black appear, nothing will change, it will just be an accident!
You also need to understand that there are gamblers in trading who open a trade for the sake of trading, in order to be in a position and feel some kind of emotion! This is already a problem! People who have lost regularly in casinos or sports betting will always deny that it was a problem for them! It’s the same in trading, if you open a thoughtless series of positions just to be in the market and feel emotions, this is already a problem, not gambling yet, but already a problem!
Therefore, in trading, a large part of success is occupied by psychology and working on oneself! Mastering the technical side is much easier than defeating yourself!
Therefore, it’s probably still self-analysis and the ability to critically evaluate one’s actions The results and actions that lead to these results are very important! In the game for the sake of playing it does not exist, the game is for the sake of the game, it is maintained due to emotional passion, in the moment only if you play longer and the moment stretches out, that’s all!