New Article--What is Your Trading Plan?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Andrea Wylan, Aug 27, 2020.

  1. Exactly
     
    #11     Aug 27, 2020
  2. Bad_Badness

    Bad_Badness

    Did he also say something like, "In theory, there is no difference between practice and theory. In practice, there is."
     
    #12     Aug 27, 2020
  3. Wouldn't doubt it.

    One of my favs is, "I didn't say half the things I said".
     
    #13     Aug 28, 2020
  4. Dazz

    Dazz

    one human room I am in made $2070 this week on 13 trades and over $3000 last week; don't need no stinking psychology for success and profitability which is according to my plan which can be seen, understood and measured.
     
    #14     Aug 28, 2020
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  5. Andrea,

    I started to not respond, but I changed my mind. After day trading unsuccessfully for about 4 years strong now, hmmmmm, I honestly do not believe a trading plan is that important. I am so sorry to say this.

    If it all it took was a trading plan, then we all be millionaires by now. A trading plan is useless if that trading plan is not profitable over x years or XXX to XX, XXX trades.

    The biggest a trader face (well atleast for me is) is one thing and one thing only and that is "Is what I am doing day to day for 8-12 hours a day will produce me money over time or am I wasting time and effort"

    This is just my opinion.
     
    #15     Aug 28, 2020
  6. Dazz,

    I agree with you. Psychology does not help make money. It is a waste of time spending time on psychology.

    Measured week to week results is all that matter. Those results will Negative or Positive. If its negative, you not making money trading.
     
    #16     Aug 28, 2020
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  7. Dazz,

    I agree with you. And the trick is if a trader joins a room, the trader starts trading. After XX trades, total PnL is negative. He asks trade room leader "why am i negative". The leader says "you having drawdown". The trader spends the next 1 year in this trade room and developed very bad habits.
     
    #17     Aug 28, 2020
  8. deaddog

    deaddog

    Do you have a trading plan and do you follow it exactly?
     
    #18     Aug 28, 2020
  9. Yes and yes deaddog
     
    #19     Aug 28, 2020
  10. deaddog

    deaddog

    At least you now know the problem is with the plan, not the trader.
     
    #20     Aug 28, 2020
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