Interesting post. Everyone's trading plan is different, and for some traders, moving a SL might be part of their plan. However, if we are talking about moving SL earlier than planned, then that could be due to fear, lack or confidence, impatience. ...

I agree that who you surround yourself with is so important. Go for it!

Haha some are these are amazingly colourful! Boring simple black & white for me... ;-)

What I drink (and eat) makes a difference to my trading. I wrote a post about it a little while ago, if anyone's interested: url

So, with the Easter holidays over, what will your new morning routine look like? Need some ideas? Take a look at this blog post: url

All these bank holidays coming up is a great excuse to take a break for a few days - back to the charts next Tuesday...

'but growth in your account require growth in your personal self.. and your personal growth always has to come first..' Ahh yes agree with this, growing an account and the subsequent increase in trade size is another milestone, and requires work on ...

How about trading less? What's your plan for the upcoming Easter holidays? Do you trade through bank holidays? Or do you take a break?

The psychology of trading gets the least attention (even though it is the most important factor) because it requires the most work. It's a shame that very few are interested in it - look on any forum and the posts discussing this gets the least ...

Ah yes, but you know what will happen once you start fading yourself? The system will start working again... ;-)

Has getting rid of something ever improved your trading? We are taught from a young age that adding things to our lives is a good thing. So too in trading, adding indicators, software, monitors, information.... But how much information do we really ...

I like your definition of mindfulness - 'whole focus on a single thing'

'Do you guys trade better when you are drunk?' Simple answer for you - no!

How much stuff do you need for trading? How many monitors, indicators, newsletter subscriptions? Can you make money trading only one instrument, or only one pattern? Here are some thoughts on minimalist trading: url Let me know what you think...

Yes I agree, turning off P/L while in a trade helps enormously. Also, not necessarily seeing emotions as a bad thing is also useful. Sometimes, emotions can help us in trading. Here's a short post I wrote a while back about emotions and trading: ...

Well done. Yes there are indeed plenty of successful FTMO traders, thanks for sharing :-)

"If anyone managed to score a good profit on one of these, don’t be shy to share." To be fair, Vitek did encourage sharing of trading results, so it does have to do with this thread.

I swtched to a swing account a while ago and much prefer it. Although I rarely hold over the weekend, it's so much less stress to not have to close trades before news.

OK I'll post. No, still going after much longer than 3 months. No, FTMO are not paying me to say this. Yes, I can state those last 2 facts without using any caps lock at all.