So this was another losing week but.....there is a silver lining/ moment of clarity. However, I will only know this time next week if it really was a silver lining, and a turning of the corner, or if it was just a flash in the pan.
At the top of my trade journal the first thing I write in capital letters is -
PATIENCE - FOCUS - DISCIPLINE
None of which I had this week. I traded a lot on FOMO, and with fear of losing. Both of which together are not the traits of a profitable trader! But as I mentioned, there is a silver lining. You see on Friday, I actually made 21 points. I missed various trades though because I wasn't focussed, but I recognised that I wasn't focussed, I recognised that I had missed trades because of it, and most importantly I didn't get down like I usually would. I acknowledged it, and accepted it. This I am taking into this coming week, and I feel confident in my ability to be PATIENT, to FOCUS and to display DISCIPLINE.
On a side note, a high stakes trader I follow in Telegram (I don't take his trades, it's purely for the education) who has decades of experience actually lost Friday morning, so I was 21 points better than he. Happy days....
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