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I read a book, where the author calls it a mechanical approach. You mechanically search for setups, enter them, and get out. For now, I subscribe to it, until I find something better.
Yup, I agree. It's the robotic nature of looking for, entering, managing, and exiting trades that removes emotions from the mix. Once you achieve that, you're on a different plane.
Yes, and the medicine that helps cure issues related to psychology is having trading a method where you know the win/loss ratio with specific entry, exits, knowing when your wrong, etc. If you take 3 losers in a row you still need to feel confident when you take that next trade that your trading a method that has been backtested that you have proven to yourself that works.
I am a complete rookie who is making first steps and looking for some feedback from the fellow traders. Perhaps, I even find a mentor here. My preferred instrument is /ES mini futures. Quite possibly, some other beginning traders find my notes here helpful.
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I just recently got back into trading. But I seriously paper traded for a good month before I started trading again. People who paper trade for a more than 6 months, I believe will never pull the trigger to trade live. For some reason those people are too scared. But definitely if you're a beginner, take your time to build a strategy. Trade that strategy for a good month or two, and if it works test it in a live account. I believe you learn the most in these markets when trading live.
To your question as of becoming a pro trader.....I think it's BS. No one really is a "PRO" trader. You're constantly learning and the markets are constantly changing.