This thread is simply for everyone who wants to come and vent for an operation that went wrong. You just need to read the following: Grant me serenity to accept what I cannot change, Courage to change what I can, and wisdom to recognize the difference.
Today I went in long in EUR/USD just before the inflation data... and boom, it exploded in my face. It didn’t even give me time to move the SL. Serenity? I’m looking for it among the remains of my account. Sometimes the best thing you can do is close the platform and yell at it in the air.
I ate a fake breakout in GBP/JPY. Everything painted perfect, clean pattern, volume accompanying... and zes, 180° turn. The serenity is overrated. What I need is a time machine to not have touched the mouse.
Confession: I skipped my system for “intuition” and lost half a month of profit. Morale: if you have rules, follow them. If not, the market will remind you... to lashes.
Today the SL took me out for 2 pips and then the price flew to my TP. I stayed with sad emoji face for hours. The worst thing is that I know I did everything right. Sometimes that’s not enough, and it’s time to accept it without going crazy.
Does anyone else feel that the market is waiting for you to come in to do the opposite? Because I do. I don’t know if I’m operating or being part of a psychological experiment anymore.
My operation in USD/CHF looked like a work of art... until Wall Street arrived at 15:30. They didn't respect anything, nor supports, nor lines, nor me. I'm thinking of operating backwards: if I see buying, I put in sales.
I manually closed a winning operation because I “feeled” it was going to turn around. It didn’t. It came to the TP without looking back. Next time I’ll rely more on my plan than on my emotions.
I had to operate with a cold head, but I operated with a hot ego. Result: Burned account. It’s amazing how a single bad decision can erase weeks of discipline.
Today I broke a winning streak for forcing a ticket. There was no setup, but I wanted to continue “on a streak.” I forgot that this is not a casino. It’s not about having luck, but being patient.
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