If you decided to withdraw your #daytrading profits daily, would that change how you trade for the better?

It can create a real sense of the profits & losses being real, not just numbers on a screen. This may help some ppl. Think about the concept to see if it would help you...
An actual withdrawal doesn't have to take place. Profits could simply be transferred into another account with your broker. On losing days the profits get transferred out and back into the live trading account...
Some people trade best when they're not thinking about money at all.

Others need to think about the money to realize this is a business, a serious endeavor, and that those numbers you're looking at aren't just numbers, but money that can change your life....
Jesse Livermore used to lock himself in the bank vault with his $, so it was tangible, real, and he realized the seriousness of it.

Sometimes I trade better not thinking about it. Other times, I need to be reminded that what happens on that little screen affects my livelihood.

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Feb 14
Struggling with impulsive or random trades?
Missing trades you should be in?

Try “commentating” the price action to stay engaged and focused on the correct things.
When I do it, it DRASTICALLY reduces my mistakes.

Here’s how to do it.
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Commentating the price action is CONTINUALLY talking through the price action (or current conditions) as it relates to your strategy, while trading.

I do it out loud, or when that's not possible, I commentate with my own CLEAR voice in my head...
A “clear” or vocal voice is KEY. If you just "think" (how you usually do), you'll keep making the same mistakes you always have.

You need clearer direction, and you can give yourself that...
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Feb 9
I've been #daytrading the $EURUSD for 14 years.

Here are 10 key day trading insights that have kept me in the game.

Including strategies, ways to improve, position-sizing, making rapid trades on the fly, and more.

A thread👇
1. When day trading #forex, I only trade the EURUSD.

It has enough movement, the smallest spread, and the biggest volume (which translates to less slippage on orders).

No need to waste time or effort on anything else.

Specialize and get good at one thing.
2. Use an ECN broker for day trading.

The spread should be under 0.5 pips & the commissions under $5/standard lot.

$0 to $3 commissions and under 0.4 pip spread is much better.

Bigger spreads and commissions create a disadvantage...
Read 18 tweets
Feb 8
One of the greatest skills you can develop as a trader is the ability to create your own strategies.

Even if it's based on others' ideas.

If you can develop a strategy, you learn how to find your own answers, and you'll never be dependent on anyone for trading info.

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When I started out #daytrading in 2005, I knew nothing about trading. I was fresh out of university.

I applied to a proprietary day trading firm (they give me money and take part of my profits)...and they ONLY wanted people who knew nothing/little about trading.

Why?...
No preconceived ideas.

The firm basically told me: "Look at this chart and figure out how to make money."

It was the most powerful trading instruction I ever received.

The subtext was: "Become self-reliant because we can't trade for you".

Beautiful, and True. I said "Ok"...
Read 23 tweets
Feb 7
I set up most of my #trading strategies for regular wins (45%-55% win rate).

The occasional single, lots of doubles, some triples.

With the chance of the odd home run.

I like this for my mental health.

Even just lots of doubles can add up to home run performance overall.
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Define what those doubles and triples are for you.

For me, typically they have a reward:risk of 2:1 to 5:1.

Home runs are 7:1+, and singles are the trades that don't act right so they get trailed out quickly.
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Market conditions create home runs. Not my opinion.

Sometimes something is making big moves, so I set a big target or trail the SL.

It happens on its own.

The important thing is controlling risk so you're in the game to consistently hit doubles...and the odd home run.
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Feb 6
Here's how my strategies and the mental game of trading link up for me.

If you're struggling, this could really help.

It puts the control in our hands, not the markets.

Here's how to do it.

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As I watch the chart I am collecting data points. Seeing if the market is exhibiting certain characteristics I want to see prior to a trade.

This is my strategy (could be any strategy): what the market needs to do in order for me to take a trade...
Just before taking that trade, I form a view/ internal projection of how the trade MUST unfold for me to stay in the trade.

I'm no longer trading the market. It will do whatever it wants.

I only control my actions in relation to my projection. I don't control the market....
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Feb 5
Use the 80/20 rule to trade more efficiently.

Swing trading or day trading.
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If you trade all day, likely 80% of the profits will come from 20% of that time spent.

Trade for 1 hour instead of 5 or 6.

Make 80% of what you were making but save 80% of your time.
I found this when I started #daytrading in 2005. I traded all day, but nearly all my profit came in the 1st hour. I tended to lose a bit around lunch and then made a bit into the close.

Much more efficient to only trade when the most $$ is coming in. Keep it to 2hrs or less.
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