What do you do while a trade develops?

The hardest part of a position isn't the entry — it's the hours in between. Beginners watch every tick and second-guess; experienced traders set alerts and live their lives.

What do you do while a trade develops? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

What do you do while a trade is open?

  • how you resist checking constantly
  • the alerts you set and the ones you don't
  • how your behaviour changes with position size
What do you do while a trade develops? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The psychology category is full of routines for exactly this.

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