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To give some context to your losses, how about stating them as a percentage of your trading capital. It's hard to compare a 100k loss to a 3k loss without some context.

Anything that exceeds SPY.

Being out of capital is one of the downsides of not using stops. You can't take advantage of opportunities because your capital is all tied up in underwater positions.

I think he just doesn't have access to data that gives actual price on that day.

It's an industry that goes to great lengths to convince you that you are to dumb to look after your own money!! And judging by this thread that might be true. Having a FA has its advantages. No responsibility. When you make money you can brag about how good your advisor is . When you lose money...

Exactly!! I have often suggested that new traders study why traders fail, then don't do any of that stuff.

From stockcharts unadjusted for dividends.

What I did that seemed to help is to change my goal from making money to trading well. You consider taking small losses not as losing money, which is painful, but as trading well and protecting capital which is part of the plan to achieve your goal. You become your own coach/mentor, watch...

Can I ask what fundamentals? Miners profits should drop with the halving, you get paid 1/2 of what you were paid to solve the problem. Cost of hardware and electricity is influenced by inflation. No earnings , no cash flow, price moves on emotion. (fear & greed) Not saying you can't make money...

You can't control the markets. The only control you have is what you do. Your goal should not be a fixed dollar amount, your goal should be to trade well. Take your set-ups and accept the results. If you have a system with a decent edge you'll make money in the long term. If your goal is to...

Hey SML LOL If Beyonce called i'd have all sorts of questions. Probably why I'll never bed her. :) You need to ask all those damn questions in order to make that million that seems to alluding you for the past few years. But you gotta do that shit to make your million Of course it's simple...

Good evening SML That seems simple. Almost too simple. I have a very complicated plan but it answers the question what do I do next. For every thing I think might happen I have an if/then chain of events that I follow. If ES does that then I will do this. What makes you think you will win on...

What would those questions be? :)

You can narrow it down even further to ; Know what to do next!!! Can you answer the question "Now what do I do???"

Have you really thought this through? Do you really want to be paid in bitcoin the way it fluctuates? You have a limited number of bitcoin. You can't print anymore. How will the economy operate. If you lend me a bitcoin so I can buy a car or whatever I will have to pay you back with interest...

Spent the time to put my plan in writing.

The outline look pretty complete. My only suggestion is to not set monetary goals. Set the goals more along the line of controlling emotions, eliminating mistakes and following you plan. You have no control over the market, you can only control what you do and how you act, set your goals accordingly

That's the only time I day trade, when a position hits my stop right after entry. I found swing trading easier, because you make your decisions mainly when the market is closed.(I trade stocks) A lot less stress and I'm not glued to a monitor when I could be doing other things. The advantage...