Where does confidence in trading come from? A lot of repetitions and a lot of screentime. If you haven't put in a few hundred (if not thousand) hours into something then it makes logical sense to not be confident in it yet. You just need to do more.

Many traders complain about Slow/Choppy conditions it's because they don't know how to trade them. Here's how I do it: • low R trades instead of high R trades • patiently waiting for price to hit range highs/lows • no breakout trading until conditions change

Dummy Trades are Underrated definition: • a live trade taken with the absolute minimum position size that the exchange allows for. These trades are more important than most traders realize. Explained↓

If you want to get Good at Trading Focus on 1 thing at a time. Experiment to find Edge, even if it leads nowhere it's still a win. Edge is like a needle in a haystack. Just keep looking and you will find it

The Hardest part of using a Trading Journal: • logging trades with obvious mistakes. It's tempting to avoid them out of shame, but ignoring them means repeating the same mistake later instead of actually making sure it's fixed. It took me too long to learn this lesson

Before you hop onto the next trading strategy Learn everything you can about your current one. At the bare minimum, at least review your trade screenshots Studying "smart money" concepts won't save you

Hot Take: Maybe the Market Makers aren't hunting your $17,321 position. Maybe... now hear me out on this one... you might just need to improve your edge a little.

How I cut trades and take smaller losses: If candle close through the FTA = cut the trade FTA (first trouble area): • a level which is on the way to the stoploss • ideally placed at a level roughly near -0.5R Example ↓

I'm a former Prop Trader Some things I wish I did when I just started trading: • trade the 1 min instead of the 1 hour timeframe • try learn 1 strategy instead of 4 • talk to other traders instead of trying to go solo • complain less

You know you’re growing as a trader when you stop caring about where other people think the market is going to go