2025-12-16 05:27:57

As we move forward, consider these fundamentals for your trading journey:

Start with consistent journaling—it's your mirror. Track every position, every decision, and every lesson learned. This isn't optional if you want real growth.

Second, find your rhythm. Day trading, swing trading, position trading—each demands different psychology. Forcing yourself into the wrong timeframe kills accounts faster than bad entries.

Third, let the market dictate your exposure. When volatility spikes, tighten stops. When conditions calm, you can breathe easier. Risk management isn't static.

Stay on daily levels as your baseline unless you're a true scalper grinding sub-hourly charts. The noise below D1 will destroy your conviction.

What other principles anchor your approach?

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LayerZeroEnjoyer

· 2025-12-17 07:25

Keeping records is easy to talk about but hard to do. I often slack off... Daily charts are the real thing; everything below is just noise. I deeply understand this.

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AirdropHarvester

· 2025-12-16 06:42

I’ve long given up on keeping records; trading based on intuition has kept me alive all along. Life is like trading—if you can't find the rhythm, you'll just ruin yourself. Stop-loss sounds easy to talk about, but when the market doesn't play by the rules, everyone is just a rookie. I agree with the daily baseline, but the chart below is just a noise factory. What are your principles? How many losses did you suffer before you summarized them?

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BlockchainRetirementHome

· 2025-12-16 05:57

Recording is really happening. I now have each position fully marked. But to be honest, I look at the daily chart less; mainly switching between 4H and 1H. I admit I can't handle those minute charts; I really can't play with them.

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MevHunter

· 2025-12-16 05:51

I think the most heartbreaking part is the record-keeping... How many people only trade without keeping records, and then at the end of the month, they look at their accounts and are completely confused, having no idea how they lost money haha. If you ask me, mental mindset is more important than anything else. If you can't find your rhythm, you're just gambling.

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AirdropHunter007

· 2025-12-16 05:42

Honestly, recording this really slows you down, but it’s definitely useful... I’m just too lazy to keep track, then I realize I keep making the same mistakes. The daily chart is the real deal; those people on the 5-minute chart will eventually blow up.

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BoredStaker

· 2025-12-16 05:31

I need to be serious about record-keeping, or I won't know which trades I lost on. Finding the rhythm is very important; trading at the wrong time frame can really wipe you out. I agree with using the daily chart as a baseline; the fluctuations on lower timeframes are just noise, after watching them for a while, your mind gets all confused.

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