Planning is easy to do & hard to follow. If you have a tested system go with it.... accept trading is a probability business & losses are part of that. Follow your plan define your risk & probable target zone & be in the moment don't worry about the outcome. Every day i start my trading with this to stay focused & disciplined . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438315/quotes Regards TAQ
Thanks! I see exactly what you are talking about, I have glimpses of it. It seems so close sometimes... So probably I am still not that close.
RN - if you could indulge me, I have another question: How particular are you about entering trades - in theory, we don't know if it's going to be a small loser, small winner, or big winner. So, assuming there is adequate risk:reward, are you more likely to pull the trigger often taking small losers or wait for 'perfect' setups and risk missing out entirely (assuming chasing the market is always a bad idea). For me trading small size makes it easy to dabble in less than perfect setups, but once I start sizing up I imagine my mindset will change... Thank you as always sir
BD Glad to indulge you Sirâ¦, and You are Very Welcome ================================================ Assuming there is adequate R:Râ¦, Am I likely to pull the trigger, often taking small losers⦠or Do I wait on perfect setups, and risk missing out entirely Many ways to answer your question BD Noâ¦, Yesâ¦., Maybeâ¦, come to mind⦠:eek: ======================================================= Do perfect setups exist â yes (and if you would like to discuss this further simply say so) Do less than perfect setups exist â yes⦠Do I trade each â yes, unfortunately⦠Do I miss out on moves â yes at times Are entries one way I grade myself as a trader â You Betcha ====================================== Taking anything less than a perfect set up isâ¦, by defaultâ¦, assuming more risk So then the question is; Is assuming more risk appropriate? The only acceptable answer is â only if the reward is commensurate... Most times it aintâ¦, and/ or often times we donât know if it is - until it is too late. ====================================== As a ruleâ¦, and the only advice I would share is⦠Only take perfect set ups Yup it takes patienceâ¦, and considerable tolerance for missing moves⦠but they also provide clear entries, targets, and most importantly, small risk Having said thisâ¦, truth isâ¦, sometimes I do take less than perfect setupsâ¦. Because I get impatientâ¦, opinionatedâ¦, susceptible⦠(Iâm only human) But⦠NEVER would I make a habit out of it â nor a profitable career over the long haul I absolutely knowâ¦, taking only perfect setups is the right way to trade⦠I also absolutely knowâ¦, sometimes I screw up⦠======================================= Market is already tough enoughâ¦, no sense in helping â and/or â making it easier for â the market to take our money⦠======================================== Couple of additional thoughts Absolutely nothing stopping a trader from adding additional perfect setups to his/ her tool bag â thereby diminishing further the need to take less than perfect setups â It only takes a few criteria to make one Also.. One big difference between gambling / guessing⦠and trading â is our setups, and our ability to wait till theyâve materialized - imo of course RN
Patience can be a real asset with trading - a common mistake in terms of timing an entry is typically on the early side. Reacting "to" the market condition versus getting chopped up and whipped around in a premature entry can be preferable. Probably the best way to accomplish this would be to make a conscious decision to sacrifice some trading range / profit targeting in exchange for better entry signal confirmation.
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Very good. For me the Brooks book has helped me control my anticipation to enter a trade early. I've hit quit a few bottoms and tops on trades, and that has cost me dearly because I've lost much more on the times I didn't catch the top or bottom, trying to repeat perfection. Brooks is a tough but good read but it did help clarify waiting, for me at least.