Gold with No Drama

High school respect. You’re already doing something most of your classmates aren’t, so you’re operating on a different level. Good.
You’ve got a strategy and rules the most important thing I can tell you: don’t break your rules. You can give the best strategy to 5,000 people with clear rules (if this, enter; if that, exit) and let them trade it for a year: 4,990 will say the strategy is bad, and maybe 10 (or fewer) will be profitable. Why? Because the winners recognized their emotions, admitted them, learned from them, and followed the rules. The key is emotional awareness and control.
Most people don’t fail because of the market, the strategy, or the indicators they fail because of self-sabotage: FOMO, greed, ego, over-trading, revenge trading, regret, anger when it goes against them. And the worst part: they blame everything except themselves. That’s the real problem.
You said yourself you feel like you’re gambling that’s a big red flag to fix. Trading is not gambling. That’s where risk management comes in. You have an idea/setup and yes, you must risk money to make money but how much you risk is on you and on how well you manage your emotions.
Losing trades will come regardless even pros lose. The trick is to keep losses minimal. You can have 8 losing trades in a rough week and still end the next week strong with 2 big winners that recover everything plus profit. When you’re up for the week, only risk a small slice back into the market. Think of it like a business: you reinvest a little in tools, not everything.
If you take a few losses in a row: stop trading. Emotions won’t disappear they’ll always show up but if you recognize and admit them fast, you’ll go far.
School/sports take time, sure. You can still check the market in the morning before school, mark your zones/ideas, and manage positions on your phone. Just don’t panic on the first red/green candle against you. Follow your plan and especially your risk management. Not every idea will work. Sometimes price comes close to your SL and then goes your way; sometimes it tags your SL and then runs your way that’s normal. Stay within budget and risk so you can re-enter if the setup is still valid.
You can also set alerts on key zones so you don’t stare at charts all day.

no idea… it’s pretty much static at the moment

I couldn't find a stream that wasn't just an old video, did you catch it ?

Still in neutral

Its just trumps aniversary, he aint saying nothing just the usual, how good they doing how bad biden was, i aint disagreeing but like i say, doubt he says anything significant, shutdown ending would be what moves markets

yes we can all see that it is going sideways today and for days my friend that s why I said it s an uncertainty.. but we are forming higher lows so it s not yet late to enjoy the ride.. let's see what their orders will say in the next coming weeks.

sold 3984 , SL :- 3991 & TP :- 3955 1:4 RR

Exactly mate you asked me what I meant, buyers and sellers have been fighting.

Short 3982 , SL 3986.105

Note: Don’t follow blindly

yes mate.. they are constantly fighting for best price every session, everyday, every week, months mate.

I like your sl

bar the last few months which has been an almost constant push up in price. You said you’re waiting for the 4100 -4200 push, so you’re waiting for market to be buyer dominated (no longer fits the “no mans land” term of phrase). Not understanding your point here ?

Haha that’s good you waited, and I totally get it a big momentum candle is tempting also for me. That’s the FOMO emotion popping up. That’s why I’ve learned: when I feel FOMO, I just wait at least 2 candles after the momentum (fake-breakout) candle the next candle and the one after that tell a lot.
That’s also why I personally always place a pending order with decent space above the breakout zone (to avoid a fake-out). And if I see it’s a fake-out, I remove the pending after the 2nd or 3rd candle.
The thing with breakouts is: everyone’s watching them, and everyone tries to get in. We’re all looking at the same prices. The traders who jump on the first momentum candle usually get punished, because the big boys/banks know people have FOMO and have been waiting on the breakout. That’s why: always a pending well above the zone but not on every breakout zone, unless the market is in a clear trend. (Like during the last bull run I set a pending above almost every breakout zone, and on each pullback I add new positions.)
Everyone wants to be early on a breakout, but that gets punished. If I place a pending well above the zone and the second candle also opens heavy in momentum with a full body, then I get in at a good price. And if I’m too late because of circumstances, I just wait for the pullback to enter
If you feel it’s tempting to jump in don’t. Wait. That’s FOMO, and it usually gets punished.

This shit is preparing for the 4000's tomorrow and some above them,I prefer close it on small - then a big one at night

Today’s session was a textbook example of why experience teaches you to adapt rather than force a bias. The market didn’t belong to trend traders- it was a battlefield where both buyers and sellers had their moments, leaving directional conviction thin.

From my perspective, the key lies in patience. I’m watching closely for a decisive sell candle to confirm momentum (as like the picture) . If that candle materializes with the right volume and follow-through, I expect the next leg to drive price toward the $3966 level. That’s the area where liquidity pools and prior reactions suggest the market will want to test.

Today say goodby for bearish welcome bullish

No trade for me
Tomorrow is another day

Is NFP to be held on Friday cancelled?

Done for today. No trade.

SL hit. Out.