Goals: The Future... - September 2024

Learning from scratch, again.

I haven’t made one of these in a long time. And for good reason. In my personal trading journey I frequently enter clusters of motivation and demotivation and a big reason for this is the style of trading that I use. With breakout swing trading being one of my main setups and my win rate being so low, the demotivation sets in quickly after a string of losses. And because of this demotivation, it has been hard to stick with trading, plus life also getting in the way. That said, no excuses. So…

In order to get better I will be focusing on a daily trading journal and be bringing back my monthly Review/ Goals posts on every 1st of the month as a point of reflection. Hopefully, bringing the monthly Review/ Goals posts can give more insights into my trading progress and can help other struggling traders as well.

There will also be a big announcement this week on a project that I am working on so please keep your eyes out!

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September’s Key Areas to Focus On:

1. Adding intraday setups to my repertoire

   1. I have talked about this for some time now. I think because I have spent so much time on the swing trading side, it’s been hard to move over to intraday setups. In some ways, it’s like starting from zero and having to learn a whole new domain. It’s been daunting but I know it needs to be done to get better and improve. Part of the reason why I haven’t pushed to learn more intraday setups so far is that I haven’t truly committed and that is part of the problem. A lot of the time I am focusing on activities that would not directly impact my trading. Just like a business, you need to always remind yourself, what are the key revenue-generating activities. Those activities should be on the top of your to-do list. And for me, that has not been the case!

   2. Please note, that RTR content will be a mix of both swing and intraday educational material. It will not exclusively shift to just intraday content but will essentially be added to the swing content on the platform. Hopefully, this gives robustness to the types of content I am covering and helps a wider audience!

2. Gain screentime in the market

   1. I think this is one of the most important tasks this month. With more intraday screentime I am able to see different environments, different scenarios, and understand the market on a deeper level. First-hand experience is always one of the most valuable actions to perform.

3. Above all else, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO FAIL.

   1. Failure leads to progress!

-F4VS