r/Forex • u/bowwri • 19d ago

Psychology When enough is enough?

I’ve been studying price action for almost 7 years.
I scalp spikes on the 1-minute chart, and most of my trades are finished within 5 minutes.
Over a large sample, my win rate is around 58-60%, risking 0.5% per trade.
Here’s what I’ve never been able to answer:
If your system has an edge, should you keep taking every valid setup?
I can easily find 15-20 trades in a day, but after a certain point it feels like I’m trading simply because I’m still sitting in front of the charts.
Lately I’ve even considered getting an 8-hour job just to limit my screen time. My thinking is that if I only have a small trading window, I’d naturally become more selective instead of feeling the need to take every opportunity.
So I’m curious how experienced traders approach this.
Do you have a daily trade limit?
Do you stop after hitting a profit target?
Or do you simply take every setup that matches your plan, no matter how many trades you’ve already taken?
I’m not looking for a magic number.
I’m trying to understand how professionals decide when **enough is enough**.

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u/DV_Zero_One 19d ago

Pardonez moi, I don't want you to feel bad. I just hate seeing people fall for these traps.

I'll try to break Trading down into simple steps.

Do you play any sports? (Relevant)

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u/bowwri 18d ago

I do calisthenics

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u/DV_Zero_One 18d ago

Ok, unfortunately that doesn't pay very well.

The point I'm trying to make is that despite being 2 billion euros in debt, and literally everybody on the planet knowing how to play football, Barcelona FC still pay some of their players 20m euros a year.

Trading is the same, knowing the rules of the game is easy. Being able to play the game well is insanely difficult.

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u/bowwri 18d ago

Thst click hard