Quote from austinp:
<i>"However, you can clearly see that from taking even minuscule 6 points targets from early in day to only taking 4 point targets. Even though the plan called for at least 8 on nearly all trades taken. Technically i should have four 10 point trades but psychology of holding onto gains and not holding winners because i am afraid of the market taking away my gains.
This needs to be worked on because markets does not give you many trend days as good as this and my plan should really make the best of them."</i>
Make peace with the fact that you will battle this mental game for the rest of your active career, just like everyone does with zero exceptions.
Keep losses controlled, accept modest gains when captured and enjoy the big trades now & then. Build a career on small losses / moderate gains ratio. Most emini traders around the world either broke even or lost money today.... just like every day. You did not, which places you in small percentile of winners today.
Now repeat that process more days than not, and you'll be fine
