So, here we are! It’s the last part of my ‘Trading as a Feedback System‘ series. We have built the structure to capture our thoughts. We have the daily logs and the trade records. But a journal on its own changes nothing. It is just an archive of what happened. If the data sits there […]
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Key Lessons from Trading Risk by Kenneth Grant
I recently finished reading Trading Risk by Kenneth L. Grant. It is not a book about technical patterns or finding the perfect entry. It is a manual for the business side of trading, the unglamorous math that keeps you alive long enough to win. Most traders treat risk management like a set of brakes. They […]
Building Your Trading Knowledge System
We often treat our trading journal as a storage unit. We take a trade. We capture a screenshot. We write down the entry and exit price. Then we close the file and look for the next setup. Over time, this creates a graveyard of data. You have hundreds of logged trades, but they are disconnected […]
Trading the Frame, Not the Candle
How refocusing on the right timeframe restores clarity and discipline I noticed something last week.The tighter I zoomed in, the more I lost the plot. Each time I stared at the five-minute chart, pressure built, that quiet urge to act, to fix, to catch something. The smaller the chart, the louder the noise. I started […]
Flat Isn’t Failure
Last week, there were two days, I didn’t take a single trade. This post is to share the lessons I learned from those two days. Tokyo sessions offered no structure. London teased setups that never completed.Each day, I logged in, mapped the anchors, and walked away flat. By Friday, frustration crept in. That quiet feeling […]
The Window Is the Edge
Most traders think edge lives in the chart. Patterns, indicators, setups. But this week reminded me that edge often lives in time. I’ve been trading Tokyo mornings with smaller probes. The pattern is clear: the first 90 minutes tell the truth. Moves are clean, the flow is directional. After that, the market slides into chop. […]
