Have you ever noticed that when you are in a losing trade you don’t see things clearly? Have you been in a winning trade and you don’t see things clearly? When you are winning and when you are losing you are having trouble getting out of a trade. We as traders usually over complicate things. With all the difficulty we have placed on ourselves we cannot see the obvious.
We just need to simplify our trading. First set some simple rules with a trading plan. Second follow the rules. When the market is really going in your direction you start to see the home run then the winds of change come up and it becomes apparent that it would be a gift to get a double. That is ok, settle for the double or single. It was a winning trade. When it is time to get out of a trade, get out. That is trading simply. To stay in and hope for more than the market is going to give you is just simply trading with no plan. You can see clearly when you know what to do so just do it. There will be no hesitation, anticipation, or anxiety when you trade by some rules and signals. You will strike out once in awhile but you will get on base more often and have fun doing it.
To put on a trade just to get a trading fix is just simply trading. There will be little reward and a lot of frustration. To see a trade develop, to time the entry, and have a profitable trade is to trade simply. There will be a lot of reward and little frustration. Have patience, follow the rules then you will have fun and hopefully some profit.