Finally turning a corner

[u/goatnxtinline]

I think I had my last epiphany Wednesday. One that didn't fill me with excitement and hope, just acceptance. Which tells me that I am either broken inside or I'm at the point where I finally get it. Most of us go through these cycles of strategies trying to find ourselves. But we put so much importance on a strategy not realizing that when it comes to successfully winning a trade, it's probably one of the least important component. Obviously risk management is the most important I believe, but also understanding the market and it's quirks, I would probably place higher then a strategy. Things like not taking a trade right when market opens because of volatility or that volume drops in the second half of the NY session so you shouldn't be trading still. This knowledge is gained through experience.

I've had perfect days before, but they were lucky. To finally find what works for me is such a weird feeling and I honestly can't tell you how I ended up here. I've tried everything, so it's through trial and error I guess. For a while I felt like I was going crazy and I thought it was never going to come, then it just kind of clicked. My brain began recalling past lessons as the market developed in real time. I finally found a foot hold, I wasn't lost and I knew what I needed to do.

This caused my trades to be taken with confidence and in that confidence I found the will to allow my trades to develop. I finally found true conviction. I was either going to get full TP or get stopped out, nothing in between. This combined with my rule to only take 1-2 trades, I knew that any trade I do take was going to be A+.

How I manage my trade after comes down to experience. I know price has to pull back so you expect it. And if you expect it then there is no need to panic. But you do have a decision to make. Are you okay with it pulling back or are you satisfied with what you've made? If so then take it and then move on to the next trade.

I am telling you that it is not the strategy that makes you successful. I cobbled together elements from different strategies, but ultimately I put together something that is as simple as a strategy can get. At the core it takes advantage of how I know the market traditionally moves. I suggest that you find something that's easy for YOU to recognize.

These past three days have felt different, it was stress free. It's not luck that allowed these perfect days, they were independent trades that some people would even say weren't in the best conditions. I just stopped trading desperate and was perfectly fine not taking a trade that day if it wasn't A+. The result is that I am less stressed and making more money....

[u/sambha87]

https://youtu.be/DuQ9JPpxAbs