thats where our edges are different. most likely you are and have been long only. your edge should be highly defineable. if not then not sure what kind of a signal you are using. the more i trade number of trades the more i make over time.
Yes I'm long only. In a down market I trade the inverse ETFs. And yes my edge is definable. Somewhere I read if you can't define your edge you don't have one. That statement encourage me to rethink what my edge actually is.
My goal is to believe my plan, which is that the indices always go up. If I had followed that plan and rolled the futures, and not sold at the bottoms, I'd be rich. Seriously. Alas, there's the trauma. Now every drop I see in my head is a 30-50% drop, which I can no longer afford to suffer. What a moron I was. At least I am still alive, for now.
I'll try cutting down on my habit of becoming over stressed at any unfavorable market move. Second, am aiming to become more updated with the news part.