How to Stick to Your Trading Plan
Discover proven tactics to follow your forex trading plan, control emotions, and build the discipline that separates consistent traders from the rest.
You nailed the analysis on GBP/USD, placed the trade with a 1% risk stop, then watched price wiggle and closed it manually at a 0.3% loss. Two hours later the pair hit your original target. This exact mistake costs most young traders their accounts.
Mark Douglas taught that trading is not about being right on any single trade; it is about executing your edge over hundreds of trades without interference. When your plan says "let the stop work," your only job is to let it work.