Enemy Number One Fear – Part 2

Today’s post is a continuation of previous article where we discussed psychological aspects of trading. Most of the psychological difficulties in trading occur due to our emotions. In this 2 part series of articles, the emotion we want focus on is fear.
Fear certainly has its value in life. For example, a sense of fear could kick in as a warning of imminent danger and therefore could help protect us. In the market place, many traders do act and trade in/with fear. The question is why?
What imminent danger does a trader face? What causes that fear?
The questions are important because the best traders apparently trade with very little or almost no stress and fear. In that case, what do those traders know more and do differently?
A trader will have one of the following profiles:

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