The Untold Truth of Trading: Why Most Fail Even With the Best Charts
Ravi Roushan Srivastava, India’s only Time & Price Analyst, says the market is not a puzzle of numbers—it’s a mirror reflecting the trader’s own psychology.
For decades, trading education has revolved around indicators, chart patterns, and strategies. Yet despite unprecedented access to data and tools, the majority of retail traders continue to lose money. The paradox raises a hard question: if everyone has the same charts, why do so few succeed?
Ravi Roushan Srivastava believes he has the answer. Widely known as India’s only Time & Price Analyst, Ravi has built his reputation not only on his uncanny accuracy in predicting market swings but also on his unconventional philosophy: “The market doesn’t beat traders—their own minds do.”
In his sessions, Ravi doesn’t begin with candlesticks or moving averages. Instead, he begins with the trader. His approach combines market analysis with psychological profiling, helping participants uncover blind spots that sabotage performance—fear of missing out, impulsive entries, premature exits, or overconfidence after a single win.
Once these behavioral traps are identified, Ravi matches trading styles and strategies to individual personalities. Some are guided into swing trading where patience is rewarded, while others thrive in intraday opportunities where speed and focus dominate. His use of time–price analysis and astro-trading techniques adds another dimension, but the foundation remains the same: self-mastery before market mastery.
―Most traders think they’re fighting the market. In reality, they’re fighting themselves,‖ Ravi explains. ―The charts are only 20% of the game—the rest is psychology, discipline, and alignment.‖
At a time when social media is flooded with ―one-size-fits-all‖ strategies, Ravi’s message cuts through the noise. His model reframes trading not as a gamble with tools, but as a structured discipline built on understanding the self. And for thousands of struggling traders, that shift might be the difference between another failed attempt and lasting success.
