I would get so frustrated when EL told me I had to keep doing Sim on the same trades and same markets longer that I wanted to. I thought I was ready and knew all I needed to know. But every time I went faster than I should, I was slapped by the market. This slap was not just the slap of losing money, it was the losing confidence slap and I would then become fearful and found myself making silly mistakes that I would never have made otherwise. So I would have to go back to the previous simpler trading plan and work myself back up again. I have to also admit this happened more than once.
When I went live, it was the same thing. EL said again and again, don't move too fast, keep doing the trades you know well until you can do them in your sleep. I found out the hard way that the same problems happened live as in Sim if I didn't move slowly. It's hard to stick to your plan when you see winning trades you must not take (because they are not in your trading plan). Especially when you think, I know how to do that harder trade and if I had taken that trade I would have made X amount of money.
My trading plan is still evolving. I still really want to run before I walk. I now know if I practice the walking, the running will be faster than ever. I will get there faster by going slower, who would have ever thought that was the way it worked.
Just an update on Flo. Still working out the kinks. Flo has the high win rate percentage but not the profitability. It's really, really, really frustrating, but I have to remember Flo is just a robot.
The chart below is for light crude. A couple of guys were asking if the EL method worked for oil, so dad traded it today. This is his chart.
Thanks Kiki. I appreciate the post!
ReplyDeleteHi Kiki
ReplyDeleteTalking about SIM, what to you find more useful, is it a bar by bar replay enough or do you practice tick by tick replay, too. I find tick by tick somewhat useful because you see the bar forming, but it's very time consuming, so I use a higher speed replay.
Adrian
Kiki, great post!
ReplyDeleteThis really hit home with me. Sticking to my plan and missing a big move usually leaves me anxious and frustrated. I tell myself that its alright, just stick to the planned trades, but I wasn't sure. Your post confirms what I was thinking. It's ok to miss one, just follow your plan and wait for your setup.
Thank You.
Hi Adrian,
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started simming, EL told me to replay in ticks even SLOWER than real time. This was beyond boring but really helped me to get that muscle memory.
Kiki