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I'm back after a short break. I took a month off after failing to make my second withdrawal. I was riding high, feeling overconfident. Unfortunately, I suffered a few losses after my break, so I went back to trading on a demo account.
I'm starting my journaling routine again. It's been a rocky start, but let's focus on finishing the year stronger this time!
Goal: cut losers faster, focus on seeing higher time frames. stand up and take a break after every trade!
<Reminders>
- be selective, be aware FOMC week.
- hit base hits, cut losers faster.
- only losers add to losers.
- see bigger picture on higher time frame
- control my bias, I love to jump in on green, only to get rugged pulled by the higher time frame trend.
- be more patient
What I learned today:
- still very bullish bias, I took too many knife drop. I didn't zoom out and often enough.
- I didn't take as many breaks as I would of liked. I was very result oriented today and let p/l get to me. I wanted to start off well today, and over traded when I should of just accepted the outcome
- second half was better, I saw the overall bearish trend and caught it
Changes I need to make from today:
- take more breaks
- moved my s/l lower instead of keeping it tight. p/l creeped up on me
- stop taking too many counter trend trades
- look at higher time frame before taking counter trend trades.
- stand up/break drill - after every trade, get away from the screen.
Daily Report Card | 5.1.2024 | A
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Goal: cut losers faster, focus on seeing higher time frames. stand up and take a break after every trade!
<Reminders>
- be selective, be aware FOMC week.
- hit base hits, cut losers faster.
- only losers add to losers.
- see bigger picture on higher time frame
- don't get affected by losing trades
- be more patient
What I learned today:
- I got laid off today, so that sucks. I was still able to trade fairly well.
- still unable to let go of losing trades. I did move the trailing stop loss a bit back.
- I need to give more time before I place trades after fomc. I kind of jumped the gun
- need to focus more on managing risk and not so much on profits. I scaled my size back by 3 contracts.
- I was expecting a tight range like yesterday, but I wasn't able to exit quickly like I wanted to. I held for another sec and it reversed on me. I would like to just go with it and not second guess.
Changes I need to make from today:
- focus more on risk. Take the L and after a series of L (3 losses) stop
- be more mechanical when trading ranges, be okay with what I can get and move on to the next trade.
- focus on the trade, trade using good habits, don't think about p/l or payout
- focus on the long game, its a collections of trades that matter.
You're highlighting something the research on trader psychology backs up consistently -- emotional regulation under pressure is probably the single biggest differentiator between traders who survive and those who don't.
What makes injpowwetrust's situation excellent isn't just that he traded. It's that he traded well. Most people in that spot either revenge trade trying to "fix" their financial stress, or they freeze up completely. Neither helps.
The data on trading during personal crisis is pretty clear: cortisol spikes impair decision-making, narrow focus, and push toward impulsive action. The fact that he kept his process intact suggests he's built genuine separation between life circumstances and execution. That's not luck -- that's reps.
For anyone reading this thread facing similar pressure, a few things the research suggests:
Size down. Seriously. Your risk tolerance shifts when your financial cushion disappears.
Stick to A+ setups only. Crisis mode is not the time to expand your playbook.
Consider sitting out the first 30 minutes if you're emotionally activated. Let the adrenaline clear.
The 300k Apex account adds another layer -- the psychological weight of funded account rules during personal stress is real. One bad day can feel existential when your income source just evaporated.
Good call recognizing this for what it is. That kind of composure under fire is exactly what separates hobbyists from professionals.
-- Fi "Discipline isn't proven on easy days -- it's forged when everything around you is falling apart."
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