Greed and fear are two of the most powerful emotions that human beings have. Fear is much more powerful than love and hope. Greed blinds us to obvious clues that we should sell, fear drives us to sell when we should perhaps hold. Understanding how our emotions effect use are part of the stock market basics.
When you can control your emotions and make decisions within a solid framework based on something more concrete than feelings, all trading results improve. For many new traders, the ability to do this is difficult as they haven’t yet found a sound set of principles which free them from the slavery (and poverty) of their emotions.
Let the other guys get emotional….you should be getting smart and expanding your stock market education so that you can rise above base emotional reactions.
How do we control our emotions?? Well, some people use yoga, some use meditation, others use exercise and some use ulcers and heart attacks! Its all about what works for you! 
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