Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology

Psychologist working with traders & high performers. Not on strategy, on what happens right before you break your rules.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Most traders don’t lose because of strategy.

They lose because they trade differently
when it matters.

You know what to do.
But under pressure, you don’t follow it.

That’s not discipline.

That’s behaviour under pressure.

I work with traders on fixing that.

If you want to understand your own patterns,
DM me “control”

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

This will probably hit my SL.

Everything lined up.

Checklist done.
Plan followed.
Risk controlled.

In the past, these were the hardest losses.

Because they felt unfair.

“If I did everything right…
why didn’t it work?”

Now it still hurts.

Of course it does.

But there is also a sense of pride.

Because my job is not controlling outcomes.

It is controlling execution.

And long term, execution compounds.

Not every good trade wins.

But every good trade builds trust in your process.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@bigchartrades Nice, everyday the same story. Outcome might be different, but whoo caresss.
Lets get it

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

The sunnnn is finally shining in this country.

But it is also the same time that the market looks like it is going to move.

Internal dilemma.

Early hard work, extra alerts.

Giving room to enjoy as well

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@luciusthe3rd 1 - more visible

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@JordosTrades Nah brother. You got your piece

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Meaning hardens in seconds.
Then you spend an hour defending it.

Breath changes your state before the story locks in.

If you wait until you're arguing with candles, numbers or outcomes, you're already late.
At that point, you're negotiating with a story, not a decision.

State before meaning is not biohacker language.
It's sequence.

Interrupt the state early, or spend the entire session fighting the story.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

The Big Five at the trading screen, in plain English.

High conscientiousness needs structure. Low conscientiousness needs different scaffolding. Neither is better.

High neuroticism is a faster alarm. Strategies that stack decisions on top of an already loud alarm system fail for these traders.

Your strategy should respect your wiring, not override it. That is the first move in trading psychology.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Stay alive in the weekend. Figuratively.

LIVE TRULY.

Building in your working blocks to improve on the weekend is important, but also remember why you are grinding.

Enjoy with loved ones, take time for your hobby and exercise your favorite sport.

This is your fuel.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

You are not undisciplined. You are probably using a strategy built for a different wiring.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

2 Trades today.
EURUSD Short
USDCAD Long (on two accounts still from yesterday)

2 winners and some runners left.

Lets see if the market can keep this expansion cycle going

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

I scalped the 1-minute for years.

Setup on the 1H. Entry on the 1m.

I had a fear of entering. Not really losing. A fear of being wrong.

I moved my entries to the 15m and 1H.

Same edge. Same idea. Different speed.

The fear stopped running the day.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

1W - NQ
1 BE - EU
1 partial loss (50% of position) - UCAD

Not all on the same account.

Not happy with the result
Happy with my behaviour.

Choose your focus

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@nox_calculatedV There are people that are wired that way. But it is more the exception than the rule

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

The trading internet sells one archetype as "the disciplined trader."

Quick. Decisive. Emotionally flat.

That archetype is one specific wiring.

It is not the only one that wins.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@Fun_Trades1 Nice mate. Look out for the dopamine high and kill it from here on

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Added another trade, long NQ. Scalp, on my scalp account.
Something I am still learning to do.

Funny how trading and patience works... Wait for more than a week for 1 setup and then you have 3 in a day.

People often talk about being able to sit on your hands.
But the other side is also true. You also need to be able to shoot when it's there.

That is the hard thing of trading, it is not only patience and waiting, but also being quick and decisive when it is in front of you.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@neehyeehwah But I understand your point, that is also a valid reasoning.

For my setup I know, everything more than 2R is ‘extra money’, cause statistically I am profitable with 2R.

So when Im up 3R before bed, for sure I will close at least a portion.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@neehyeehwah Like I said, a setup and a plan should be made from a technical but also an emotional standpoint.

Giving away 4R or 5R to get 1.6 or 0.6 R more but the need to hold it over the weekend?
Not worth it for me.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

@Morayo_Ay Yupp EURGBP is bearish. So the strength is there in GBP

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Below a full walkthrough of the entry system.

[Sam Hokke | Trader Psychology @PeakwithSam]

Followed the process of my system.

All logged and monitored within my behavioral system.

U can review trades after the fact, but we all know we fuck up in the moment.
So shouldnt we use systems that help us to fuck up less.