A Biblical Trading Lesson

[Jeff Clark's Market Minute]( A Biblical Trading Lesson By Jeff Clark, editor, Market Minute “Don’t look back.” That was the advice the angels gave to Lot and his family as they led them out of the city of Sodom, just before it was destroyed by the wrath of God. Whatever happened to the city after he fled was no longer Lot’s concern. It was no longer any of his business. He couldn’t do anything about it. So, “don’t look back” was the angel’s way of saying, “Look forward. There’s nothing to gain by watching what happens behind you. Focus on your future and what is ahead of you.” Recommended Link [Live from the streets of Northern California… America’s boldest financial experiment]( [image]( “Watch me test a little-known financial move, on the fly, to pay for all my purchases today... Including my wife’s expensive birthday gift from Nordstrom.” – Jeff Clark, California financial genius [Click here to see what happens!]( -- As the Bible tells us, Lot’s wife wasn’t all that good at following directions. She couldn’t resist the temptation to look back and see what happened to the city she just left. And she was turned into a pillar of salt. Why salt? Who knows? Maybe it’s because too much salt can lead to high blood pressure and heart problems. Maybe it’s because a pillar of salt is fragile, yet immovable. Whatever. The bottom line is, Lot’s wife shouldn’t have looked back. And neither should traders. Once you’ve exited a position, whether for a gain or a loss, it doesn’t matter what happens to that trade anymore. There’s nothing to be gained by looking back at it. Focus on the future and the opportunities that are in front of you. If you look back, you run the same risks as Lot’s wife – not that you’ll be turned into a pillar of salt, of course. But that you’ll be rendered fragile and immovable. Think about this… If you’ve taken a profit on a trade and then choose to look back at it, then one of two things will happen… - The position will reverse. You will have sold at the perfect time. And you’ll expect to be able to do that consistently in the future. This leads to overconfidence and the belief that you’ll always be able to get out of town just before the market gods unleash their wrath. This is a dangerous thought process. - The position will go on to even bigger profits. You will have sold too early. And, even though you took a good profit on the trade, you’ll feel bad because you could have made so much more. This leads you to question every future trade. You’re more inclined to hang on longer than you should. And you may not be able to get out of town in time. If you’ve taken a loss on the trade and look back at it, then even if the position continues to fall, you’ll still feel bad about having taken a loss. And, if the position turns around and starts to move in your favor, then you’ll likely start hanging on to other losing trades longer than you should – hoping they’ll start moving in your favor as well. Traders have nothing to gain by looking back at trades they’ve already exited. You can’t change your decision whether it’s proven brilliant or stupid. All looking back will do is paralyze you, like a pillar of salt, on future trades. It’s important to understand that longevity as a trader has nothing to do with achieving the maximum profit on any one position. It has to do with consistently taking profits on trades as they reach your price targets. You’re NEVER going to consistently buy at the low and sell at the high. Trying to do so will eventually lead to missing out on good trade setups, and holding onto trades longer than you should. So, avoid the temptation to look back at the trades you’ve exited. Be happy with your decision to get out of town. Focus on the future and don’t look back. Lot and his family left Sodom and prospered in the neighboring town of Zoar. Lot’s wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt. Best regards and good trading, Jeff Clark P.S. A little while back, I wanted to try an experiment where I'd be able to show others that trading options is not as complicated as people believe. So to prove it, I set out shopping to grab my wife a present (with no cash or credit cards in hand) using only [this one simple trading “trick."]( And, I was able to make money in seconds (which I used to pay for an Uber, a meal, and an expensive gift for my wife) – just by using my phone, and this strategy. 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