Not trading is usually a great strategy

[Johnny1974]

"It’s better to be out, wishing you were in, than in wishing you were out" -Tom Hougaard

[nikol44]

How often do you trade ? if you are comfortable discussing about it.

[tommor]

Good reasons to not be in trades -

1. the chart is not giving you your required set-up in which to take an entry signal
2. your strategy has started to drastically under-perform
3. the market is showing (or you anticipate) excessive volatility, unpredictable moves and wide spreads

Bad reasons to not be in trades -

1. you have hit your daily profit target
2. you have hit your daily loss limit
3. you have had 3 consecutive losing trades (or 4 or 5 or X)
4. it is 10:30
5. you have got back to break-even

[jorgemontero]

Thank you so much for all the comments, guys, I hope you keep sharpening your trading skills.

[savkimes]

It is important to understand that strategy is an extremely important aspect to work with. This greatly affects the results of the work.

[Akio19]

No trading means being afraid to trade, which is not the right thing to do.

[dushimes]

Or it means you’re smart enough to know WHEN to stay out.

[Redex2]

In my opinion, traders should take a short break if they don’t want to trade for some time.

[jcena44]

i guess it depends on your versatility no? nevermind you guys are way too smart for me i got my head up my

[ria_rose]

Oh. That came out of nowhere. Hahaha.