Quote from BabaNamKevalam:
The key to trading is consistency, which applies to both the system and the trader. While consistency does not necessarily ensure profitability trading cannot be accurately carried out without it. Although there is always a degree of randomness in markets due to the psychodynamics of the human mind as well as systemic and non-systemic risk, precision trading must limit this effect. The need for consistency is highest when a trader is making his first trade of the day, the market is unaware of your position. At this point, high profit trades can be more accurately made.
When putting on a trade all time frames must align or be in confluence in an extremely tight manner. Traders should squeeze the mouse button straight down with the ball of their finger, to avoid jerking the mouse sideways. A trader identifies trades by their appearance and behavior. Such characteristics may include patterns on indicators, price or gut feeling. If possible, traders should take trades in descending order of risk/reward as best as is known at the time. Similarly, a trader must have the ability to estimate any major factors can alter the success of his trade i.e. time of day, fib zones, momentum, price action, etc. Mistakes in estimation compound over time and can decrease profitability or even cause a loss.
A trader must know how market conditions can affect the price moving to the target. Once a trade has been made, market traders on the opposite side of the trade will attempt to either cover their positions or locate the trader, and shake him from the trade.
The range to target should be estimated as precisely as conditions permit and correct range estimation becomes absolutely critical for longer trades. For instance, a trade may easily reach its first target but staying on for longer targets requires exact estimations to be made otherwise the target will be missed.
Good psychological preparation, combined with discipline, is what makes traders survive long term. The traderâs indicator, price patterns etc. can be fooled, so it is imperative that a trader understands how it may be fooled and ways to circumvent those attempts.