OK, it took a while, but I Finally realize my difficulty with being successful have less to do with my strategy and more to do with my inability to take a loss. I know it sounds simple, but if you don’t have the discipline to exit a trade when it goes against your stategy then […]
I have been thinking about my trading. Trying to understand why I stay in trades when I think or fear the trade is going to go against me. I know I’m not alone. I’m in a trade. It is progressing nicely, but there’s a nagging feeling in the back of my head that the bottoms
Proper mindset when trading futures Read More »
One of the struggles I have is being patient. I tend to do well early in the process – either in an eval or performance account. But then I get impatient when I hit a plateau and start taking too many risks with the hope of catching a big one. Knowing this about myself, I
Aggressive to the money strategy. Read More »
Seriously, I usually start out well but then get impatient when progress slows and take stupid risks. I MUST stop this. I just blew yet another account that was well on its way to success and started revenge trading when a trade went in the wrong direction for a mere $200. I should have just
I just can’t seem to be patient! Read More »
I had a shower thought… It seems trading the NQ is like walking through a minefield. I mean, a bull trend is moving nicely and then, BOOM, the bottom falls out and we drop 30 – 50 – 100 points in a minute. Why does this happen? Well, in normal markets, there are market makers
Falling off a cliff Read More »
APEX Investing had a quick New Year’s sale that I took advantage of. But this time, instead of buying five or ten trials, I decided to buy one at at time. So, instead of rising 5 x $17 by grouping accounts, I decided I’d by one account and YOLO it. That is, risk the max
I need to scale down my position size Read More »
I’m sure I’m not very unique. I look at a chart and think I can bend the market to my will. I stay in losing trades because I just know it’s about to turn around. My ego gets bigger with every winning trade – despite the fact that I was merely lucky. I can go
I am my biggest enemy! Read More »
I really need to get my head back in the game. I tried to learn the ICT concepts that are all over YouTube. The concept of Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps really make a lot of sense. But, when it comes down to it, there’s a lot of ambiguity! The bottom line is I’ve
Apex Trader Funding went through a tough patch in June. Their growth was so accelerated that they decided they needed a dedicated server with Rythmic. I applaud the effort, but the implementation was difficult and error prone. I still hear complaints of lag and difficulty exiting trades. Don’t get me wrong, I still think Apex
Decided to try Take Profit Trader Read More »
I had a shower thought this morning… When I’m in a losing trade, I tend to hold on to that trade with the hope that it’ll come back. I guess that makes me normal, but what is the real story? The epiphany is holding on or not is we’re not talking about what is already
Need to forget order status Read More »
