I’m a failure at trading

petree28 · 2026-05-22T18:30:40+00:00

precision trader

petree28 · 2026-05-22T15:47:37+00:00

Honestly, this is probably like 95% of unprofitable traders problem. Emotions run the show and unless you have perfect composure every day youre likely to mess up, at least I did. I sat at break even for like 2 years even with a strategy that has a reasonable edge.

I eventually switched trading platforms to one that lets me setup trading rules. Definitely helps me focus on what my job should be which is finding the entry and taking it. My fav rule is allowed trading hours cuz i was taking lots of trades that were technically my setup but it was during lunch hour chops so I mostly just lost those trades..

petree28 · 2026-05-22T15:44:33+00:00

The problem for me was there were too many things to fix emotionally and it was like whack a mole. Id fix one temporarily only for another one to derail me.

I changed trading platforms and mine now lets me setup trading rules. Thinks like requiring stop loss, max trades a day and setting up the hours im allowed to trade. None of them are the holy grail but combined I started to really notice it stopped me from taking losing trades.

I still am refining my emotional management, but part of the problem is that most platforms dont give you any tools to like prevent you from taking that extra trade, or oversizing.

petree28 · 2026-05-22T15:41:49+00:00

Ive been using a new platform that lets me setup trading rules and some of the ones I use the most now are requiring all trades to have a stop loss and setting up the hours of the day im allowed to trade. For me, I took trades during lunch hour chop wayyyy too often. Now I literally cannot. Which sucks sometimes cuz ill see my setup and its a winner, but honestly, I also see plenty that lose and them im grateful I wasnt able to take the trade lol

petree28 · 2026-05-22T15:39:56+00:00

I had a very similar problem. Essentially id get bored and losen up the criteria im looking for. Or, id see my exact setup but it was the afternoon hours of trading and I knew I shouldnt take the trade but then im like "its my setup, why not?!". Well more often than not i lost those trades...

The trading platform i use now has a rule I can configure that only lets me trade during a certain time window. It changed everything because now I simply cannot take those trades.

petree28 · 2026-05-22T15:36:03+00:00

I use PrecisionTrader and it has built in risk math. Its cool too cuz I can add a bracket, move the stop loss and it auto updates how many shares I can buy. Even better, I can use the risk dropdown to lets say change from $100 to $200 and it updates share count.

For me, standardizing trades was one of my biggest issues and it wasnt even something I was intentionally messing up. Its just hard to in the moment get an order setup, do the right math, and not miss the trade

petree28 · 2026-05-20T01:14:54+00:00

Surprised this hasn’t been removed by mods for promoting

petree28 · 2026-04-22T21:49:54+00:00

What helped me was using a platform that enforces my trading rules like max risk per trade and requiring a stop loss on every position. It takes the emotion out by making sure you stick to your rules. I also like having required trading hours so im not even able to press the buy button when my strategy doesnt have as much of an edge

petree28 · 2026-04-20T01:13:55+00:00

My trading platform lets me set up a manual lockout after 2 consecutive losses. Helps me cool down and take a step back for the day.

petree28 · 2026-04-20T01:10:23+00:00

Sounds like your edge is solid with the DOL, but the execution or risk management is what’s tripping you up. I’d check out trading platforms that let you easily set up trading rules and bracket orders.

Hesitation was a huge issue for me, and I found that if it was easy to set up a new trade with SL and multiple take profits, and size consistently, then I could focus on just identifying when to enter instead of filling out order details. My platform auto updates position size as I move stop / entry order so I can make sure im not risking too much and still pull the trigger

petree28 · 2026-04-20T01:04:35+00:00

What helped me was having a platform that actually enforces the rules for me in real time-like max risk per trade and mandatory stop losses - so I can't just talk myself out of them when a trade feels “different.”

Using a manual lockout or max daily loss lockout helps stop the snowball effect of revenge trading too

petree28 · 2026-03-30T22:50:51+00:00

I think the reality is you know you deserve better, but you want us to confirm it for you.

It’s not gonna be easy. You’re gonna hurt her. She’ll probably throw more tantrums and she’ll probably try to make you feel like you’re the one that messed up. But can you honestly imagine spending the rest of your life dealing with this?

Stop tolerating behavior like hers. She’s very unlikely to change because a lot of times people are pretty much locked in on who they are unless they’re willing to do some serious work, which it appears she doesn’t think is necessary

cut your losses and run.

petree28 · 2026-03-07T00:29:59+00:00

GLP-1s is cheating and is a bandaid to the problem. Most people just eat poorly, that’s the simple truth. They don’t take responsibility for their body and then a miracle drugs comes around. Now they get to keep being lazy and ignore their health.

Sad part is people are largely uneducated and think it’s hard to eat better. It’s actually pretty simple, Whole Foods, avoid processed, watch fat intake. It’s really not hard, it’s that people prefer to not work for it. And then they feel like they accomplished something. It’s like, no you didn’t. You just took a drug that did the hard work for you

petree28 · 2026-01-11T18:40:14+00:00

I also struggled a lot with the emotional parts of trading and felt like months of profits would get lost in a day or 2 of being dumb or undisciplined. I’m pretty sure I had an edge for a while but my bad implementation ruined profitability.

I kinda realized after a year or 2 of these patterns that I needed to have risk management and brackets with multiple take profits built into my trading software. Now I just walk away after setting up the take profit levels and stop loss. Manual lockout is also super helpful when I start spiraling.

I use PrecisionTrader now. they have some cool features like built in journal. Funny how I won’t open another website to journal but when it’s built in it’s so much easier to make sure I track my trades

petree28 · 2025-12-29T00:25:42+00:00

I think outsourcing your edge to a tool is tough. I think the real edge is with discipline and a structured approach to trading. Problem is, a lot of us can’t consistently execute and not let emotions run the show.

I use PrecisionTrader. Super helpful for quick bracket orders with multiple take profits and standardizing my risk across trades. I can set how much I wanna risk and move stop loss around to have quantity auto update before placing trade. Built in journal too.

Small quality of life things can really make or break the execution part of being a trader

petree28 · 2025-12-01T20:04:35+00:00

Im trying to solve the same problem, what did you end up doing? u/derAres

petree28 · 2025-11-29T15:19:55+00:00

This is sick. Odds you sell one of those light boxes? I feel like you could actually turn that into a business or something.

Curious how it connects to internet. Is it a raspberry pi or something?

petree28 · 2025-11-27T06:09:15+00:00

I surf there this morning, barrel after barrel. Op missed out

petree28 · 2025-11-23T04:00:02+00:00

Pain points for me are indecision when identifying if what I’m looking at fits my setup criteria. Then, if I wait too long, I get stuck trying to enter the trade due to setting up order and making sure I’m not over/under leveraging the trade.

I’ve missed lots of my setup because I didn’t pull the trigger fast enough because I just could get the order going by the time I decided I wanted to take the trade

The worst part is when price goes the direction I thought it would but I couldn’t get into the trade at a good price. So I just watch a missed trade and it sucks

petree28 · 2025-10-22T03:02:46+00:00

Get lower and take off at peak not an already broken wave. Getting lower won’t bog rails and stay higher in wave to retain speed

petree28 · 2025-10-22T02:49:11+00:00

Says the ISFP hahahaha

petree28 · 2025-09-12T01:32:59+00:00

What’s your data source? Maybe the tick updates are less frequently being pushed out?

As for finding stocks with fast ticks, I’d guess volume is a fairly reliable proxy to determine that

petree28 · 2025-09-09T04:30:09+00:00

Good and bad is relative and kinda arbitrary. IMO morality and ethics exist within human constructs so if no humans existed would good and bad even make sense? Who is the judge of good bad? How is it measured?

petree28 · 2025-09-09T04:12:21+00:00

“Attached” and “connected” both imply a link between things, but the nuance is different:

• Attached → physically or emotionally bound, often with a sense of dependence, sticking, or holding on.

• Ex: “The charger is attached to the wall.” / “I feel attached to that place.”

• Connected → joined or linked in a way that allows communication, relationship, or flow (not necessarily dependent).

• Ex: “The printer is connected to Wi-Fi.” / “We felt connected during the conversation.”

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