Trading is really simple, you just need to:
1. Stop trying to get rich this month.
2. Accept that randomness exists.
3. Define one setup.
4. Delete the other five.
5. Risk less than you want to.
6. Cut size in half.
7. Then cut it again.
8. Stop watching PnL during the trade.
9. Decide risk before entry.
10. Never move a stop further away.
11. Know your win rate.
12. Know your average risk-reward.
13. Know your max historical drawdown.
14. Be emotionally prepared for double that drawdown. 15. Stop trading when tired.
16. Stop trading when emotional.
17. Stop trading after revenge impulses.
18. Stop trading to feel productive.
19. Stop trading boredom.
20. Learn to sit on your hands.
21. Learn to miss moves without emotional reaction.
22. Accept that you will never catch every move.
23. Accept that FOMO is self-sabotage.
24. Stop increasing size after a win streak.
25. Stop increasing size after a loss streak.
26. Journal emotional state, not just entries.
27. Identify your tilt pattern.
28. Identify your self-sabotage trigger.
29. Remove the trigger.
30. Build a daily routine.
31. Sleep properly.
32. Train your body.
33. Control caffeine intake.
34. Breathe before entries.
35. Separate self-worth from PnL.
36. Detach from needing to be right.
37. Accept losing trades calmly.
38. Let winners run to plan.
39. Stop micromanaging trades.
40. Backtest at least 200 samples.
41. Forward test small.
42. Prove consistency before scaling.
43. Increase size slowly.
44. Never scale emotionally.
45. Track R, not dollars.
46. Focus on process, not outcome.
47. Measure execution accuracy.
48. Grade yourself weekly.
49. Eliminate one mistake at a time.
50. Avoid strategy hopping.
51. Avoid indicator addiction.
52. Avoid over-optimization.
53. Avoid copying random traders.
54. Build conviction through data.
55. Trade one session.
56. Trade one instrument.
57. Master one timeframe.
58. Understand volatility conditions.
59. Define when not to trade.
60. Define invalidation clearly.
61. Accept missed profits.
62. Respect maximum daily loss.
63. Stop trading after hitting daily max loss.
64. Stop trading after emotional spikes.
65. Review screenshots daily.
66. Review losing trades deeper than winners.
67. Identify if you cut winners early.
68. Identify if you hold losers too long.
69. Fix asymmetry.
70. Protect capital aggressively.
71. Treat capital as inventory.
72. Understand position sizing math.
73. Respect compounding.
74. Avoid all-in mentality.
75. Avoid “this is the one” thinking.
76. Trade like a statistician.
77. Build tolerance for drawdowns.
78. Accept flat months.
79. Accept slow growth.
80. Accept boredom.
81. Build patience intentionally.
82. Train focus daily.
83. Reduce dopamine addiction.
84. Avoid constant comparison.
85. Stop looking for holy grails.
86. Accept you are the main variable.
87. Accept your psychology matters more than entries. 88. Accept uncertainty permanently.
89. Protect downside first.
90. Scale only after consistency.
91. Never trade to recover.
92. Never trade to prove.
93. Never trade to escape.
94. Trade to execute, nothing more.
95. Stay small until stable.
96. Prioritize survival over speed.
97. Build emotional stability before size.
98. Respect your system even when bored.
99. Think in years, not days.
100. Stay in the game long enough to let probability work.
