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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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".
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.