Trading days.... they all vary greatly with market conditions and more importantly, the conditions that make up the mental outlook, inner calm, and execution.  Dadd has been on a journey to achieve progress and sharpen skills on the wheel of success and failure.  Keeping the losses small and the patience on top is great.... but sometimes it all goes to poop. Mental collapse, life stuff, sleep, all provide an odd mix into the performance.  The Audio book 'The Mental Game of Trading' by Jared Tendler has brought keen insight to my mental game and putting his input into my brain armory.

The 'self-inflicted' pain of FOMO trading and chasing entries etc are the moments of clarity needed to nourish the patience to execution.

Keep the EQ (emotional awareness) blade sharp!

 

 

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