Don’t listen to anyone else but yourself. Once you start letting other people’s opinions influence your already thought out plan, you start to doubt yourself and lose confidence in your own decision making. I am a naturally insecure person so this continues to be a challenge for me, but it’s not as bad anymore.
You are not alone, so don’t be alone. Find a trading coach or peer group. There are fantastic groups to join with the most humble people you will meet and help with education, support and validation of your struggles: TopStepTrader community chat, futures.io, FT71’s youtube, etc.
Take care of yourself physically. The body fuels the mind. I suggest strength training over cardio. I say this because strength training is the practice of lifting heavier and heavier weights with the sole purpose of failing, so that futures higher weights lifted are yesterdays failures you’ve over come. It is the perfect analogy for market movement: any resistance that is met with ease is indicative of little effort. When your lifting becomes easy, you’re not trying hard enough. When prices move easily, the participants are not trying hard enough.
God bless you all and I pray you find success, wisdom and peace in your day trading. It is the most fun I’ve ever had, the most freedom I’ve ever had and the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.
