Trading should be easy, at least on paper. You have basic rules, such as buying a breakout and adding as the position progresses. So what gives? The subtleties, my friends. Can you sell your long position, when not stopped out in the conventional manner and not in profit either? Can you run your profits and suddenly liquidate when price is still going strong if you get a volume indication of the future? Easy is difficult.
exactly , what seems good ,is bad in trading and vice versa our mind , escapes painful and risky emotions, that's why trading and waiting for emerging a setup is so hard ,also trailing stop losses is hard to follow in terms of undergoing fear and anxiety ,it's like swimming in an river which it flows in a direction against you, that river is your emotions !
I was wondering if it was you. Glad to see you're still around. Of course, your book is free, so it can't possibly be worth anything . . . I hope you stick around. You're one of the few people I know who actually trades. Edit: actually, "know" is presumptuous. Let's go with "am aware of".
Why easy is difficult; Because humans are predisposed to "F" up an anvil Pure and simple ego / self importance / self matters / expectations / fear/ parents dropping one on their head when a child / and any other number of countless frailties - all contribute of course I've yet seen the mkt give a crap about any of it... let alone even acknowledge it do exactly what is necessary..., exactly when it is necessary..., every time it is necessary RN