Session Five – Trading Your Ego

You may not be fully aware just to what extent you are trading your ego instead of the markets. What are your hang ups? Do you perhaps feel that the markets give you power? Are you fulfilling a lack in another part of your life through trading? Could it be that you are trading unresolved anger or regret? I recommend that you do this session, even if you think that you have no problems in this area. Just do the session and notice what comes up for you…


Star with tapping the K.C.P saying the following set up phrases


Even though I believe my ego is well under control I am always open to learn more about myself


My ego mind can pretend all sorts of things and fool me into believing stuff that is not real about my trading and I accept that and deal with it now


I choose to be open and notice how my ego plays tricks on my trading even though I had not noticed it until now and let it be okay



Now continue with the sequence:


Crown: I am tapping into my ego self


Eyebrow: I am relating to the times when I have traded my ego and not the markets


Side of eye: Not you, says my ego


Under eye: Well, it would say that, wouldn’t it


Under eye: There must have been occasions when I have traded my ego even though I refuse to see them


Under nose: My ego is so clever, it likes to hide its power from me


Chin: Well, that is just typical of my ego. I like to think that I am above those things


Collarbone: Super trader and super human and free from ego considerations


Under arm: Alas, I also know deep down that this is a lie


Crown: Uncovering the real truth though is a challenge at times


Take three deep breaths and continue



Crown: I can rise to any challenge though, if I want to


Eyebrow: I want to and am open to letting my ego speak to me


Side of eye: It has so much to reveal to me and it has its rightful place


Under eye: Learning more about how my ego plays with me is interesting and most revealing


Under nose: My ego and I are on good terms, most of the time


Chin: My ego is there to protect me, that’s part of its job


Collarbone: I appreciate it and welcome it, but in its rightful place


Under arm: Its place is not in my trading


Crown: Even if it thinks that it is helping me to make money


Take three deep breaths and continue



Crown: I value my ego and its role in self preservation


Eyebrow: I would be lost without it


Side of eye: Alas, my trading decisions must be clear and unobstructed


Under eye: It is the markets and me, the facilitator, working together in harmony


Under nose: I am the facilitator expressing market movements through trades


Chin: This is my role as trader, facilitator and I do not need my ego’s help for that


Collarbone: It is about the ultimate fusion between market energy and my trading strategy


Under arm: They both unfold as one if I allow it


Crown: They are one as long as they are free from outside interference Take three deep breaths and continue



Crown: I am the perfect facilitator of the markets


Eyebrows: The markets are expressing themselves directly through me


Side of eye: My ego understands this now and takes a back seat


Under eye: This is the magic of being in the zone


Under nose: I am free from cumbersome projections and totally in tune with one thing


Chin: I experience the market for what it is


Collarbone: A machine of energy reflecting collective consciousness


Under arm: This is what I trade, this is what I facilitate


Crown: This is my role when I trade


Take three deep breaths and continue



Crown: I am nothing but a receiver


Eyebrow: I receive the signals from the market


Side of eye: I let go of the ego’s need to protect me. I act beyond my ego


Under eye: This is the real power and my real strength


Under nose: I can always rise above my ego whenever I choose to


Chin: I use it in its rightful place whenever it is appropriate


Collarbone: I always notice when my ego wants to interferes with my trading


Under arm: Because I am in tune with myself and know myself well


Crown: Every day I can deepen the relationship with myself just by seeing my ego for what it is and keeping it in its rightful place


Take three deep breaths


Here is a suggestion for Micro EFT. Use it whenever you notice that your ego is getting out of control. It will help you to maintain equanimity and stay detached from the markets as well as from your feelings and emotions.


Crown: I am becoming more fully aware whenever my ego interferes with my trading


Collarbone: And hone this sensitivity


Sternum: Because I appreciate the control I have over my emotional self and use this to control my emotions