Good trading bro.. I myself make around 1k -2k a day. When the market is volatile, i can push that up to 3k to 5k a day... Right now, I'm trading the crude oil and I love it. But I do hate when the volatility gets too low and things get too choppy... but it is what it is.. I can still make money on low volatility but of course i like high volatility much more.
You are a much better trader than me! I haven't gotten to my ideal target of $5k/day yet! I'm only pushing $1k/day average. I feel a little crestfallen the last few days of flat to small loss. I need motivation and confidence again. It's just normal under controlled loss and flatness. what do u do to stay motivated and CONFIDENT?
Agreed. I need to get rid of a lot of emotions. I have a lot of little and sometimes big edges that I've collected over the years. However, I botched it up. I would miss an execution due to fear. Or I would get in and get shaken out because of fear even though I "knew" from my chart analysis it would go to that point. So I took unnecessary loss. Of course, some people would argue that's hindsight. Maybe it would have gotten worse. Fine. That's a fair point. I will grant that one. But the one that will kicks me is when I can see a super clear edge on that setup and to NOT enter the trade and just watch it run. That's the worst! Even putting on 1 lot would have benefited. But too scared. There are a few good runners I've missed that way. Working on it.
Heuristics. Say you're long 1K vega and you're up $2K. Check your delta pos and cannot account for gain... vol has rallied.
Though actually, if these were important to me, I'd probably create a visualization that helps me rather than actual numbers. Maybe using penguins or something.