How do you take mental health days from trading?

A day off for the mind, not just the calendar: no charts, no positions, no market thoughts. The practise is simple and the permission to take it is hard.

How do you take mental health days from trading? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

What's your version?

  • how you know a mental health day is due
  • what you do on it
  • how you return afterwards
How do you take mental health days from trading? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The trading styles guide shows which styles tolerate days off best.

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