I just saw, for the first time, 2 video of Mr. Al Brooks today . To much details for me... Simplicity is crusial for consistency!( for retaile day trader ). For the sake of the long run. It must be simple.
If you're a driver - do you remember how difficult it all was when you started learning it? Or if you play a two hand instrument - how difficult it was to synchronize your two hands to play simultaneously? Trading is much the same. With practice - what seems complex initially eventually becomes simple or at least simpler. I don't believe in simple solutions for trading though. The market is too complex for that. One of the challenges with the price action approach, though, is that there's a lot of interpretation involved. Two people may interpret the chart differently. Or one guy may interpret the chart differently tomorrow compared to today. Interpretation. Add $$$ on the line and a fast moving market going against you and it becomes even worse. A system trader or one using indicators don't have that problem as his system is more objective or with clear rules to follow.
Absolutely, the quality execution will became a habit ( only after positive experiment). But you have better chance to be in square 4 with less moving parts in your system.
He was suggesting trading weekly options on spy or SPX instead of trading the mini/micro contracts. He said that your risk is much more limited so you can practice with real money.
I don’t want to point you in that direction, but if you buy a call option and pay let’s say $500, that is the most money you can loose no matter what happens. It’s like trading with a hard stop but more reliable. Again, I don’t want to suggest you trade options, just an alternative when trading small/test account.