Success in any profession can be broken down into a number of
critical factors. Trading is no different. Does your trading tick
all 6 boxes or are there any areas you need to work on:
1. Do you have an edge? Trading futures is a zero sum
game - you must have an identifiable edge over the other market
participants. Have you identified a high probability pattern that
can be exploited time after time? Remember though, the only
constant in trading is change - you will have to constantly
evolve your trading edge to stay ahead of the crowd.
2. Disciplined Execution. There is no point in
identifying an edge if you can't execute the trade. Measure your
trading success against your trading plan not the actual outcome
of the trade. If you make a loss but you executed your trade
exactly according to your plan than pat yourself on the back,
don't beat yourself up over it.
3. Money Management. If your risk per trade is too
aggressive then you run too high a risk of blowing your account,
too conservative and you will not optimize returns from your
system. It is essential to establish the maximum expected draw
down of any system and set money management rules
accordingly.
4. Have a Trading Plan. A trading plan will dictate
what you will do in any given situation during the trading day.
When the market is open you do not want to have to think - just
concentrate on executing your plan. When the market is closed you
need to be preparing for the next session to ensure you have a
clear plan prepared.
5. Accountability. You are responsible for every trade.
Ultimately the decision to put on a trade is yours. If your stop
is hit and the market immediately reverses then you are
responsible, not the 'big boys' gunning for stops - it happens,
move on. If you get huge slippage on your trades then does your
trading plan account for it or is your plan unrealistic for the
market you are trading?
6. Commitment. Trading is not like a regular job, you
don't pick up a pay check at the end of the month even though you
did no work and spent the whole month surfing the web and
emailing your friends. You must be committed to placing every
trade according to your plan, even through the losing periods
where every trade seems to end up a loser. Trading seems to throw
up extremes of good times and bad times, you must not get over
confident during the good times and you must not give up in the
bad times - remember it is all part of the plan. You must set
aside adequate time every day to compare your actual performance
against your trading plan. You must be committed to continuous
testing of new ideas and regular monitoring of your existing
plan. Research into future ideas is essential - remember the only
constant in trading is change.
Tim Wreford runs Online Futures
Trading, a website that provides information and resources
for traders. Tim also provides a free
day trading system, the results of which are updated daily on
the site.
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too high, risk too little and the reward for trading is too
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