What do you do between trades?

The minutes and hours between trades decide the next trade's quality. Watching the screen breeds impatience; walking away breeds perspective. The between-trades time is where psychology is won.

What do you do between trades? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Describe yours:

  • what you do while waiting for setups
  • how you resist the screen's pull
  • the activity that resets you best
What do you do between trades? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The overtrading guide explains the waiting trap.

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