When Trading Gets You Angry: Steps to Take

Here are five steps you can take to mindfully address anger:

1. Take a Break. If possible, get up from your trading desk and go to another room or outdoors for a few minutes.

2. Map the Anger. Where do you feel the anger? In your gut? Your chest? Across the shoulders? Once located, note how it feels.

3. Label What You Feel. Name the most prominent sensation.

4. Accept the fact that you are human and have emotions like anger.

Blaming yourself for getting angry isn’t helpful and only serves to perpetuate an unconstructive cycle of high emotion, poor trading and self-criticism