WAIT FOR DIPSDON'T CHASE LOCKSCHECK THE LEADERWATCH MARKET HOURSSMALL SIZE FIRSTYOU CAN TAKE PROFITDON'T FORCE A TRADECHECK THE CHARTWAIT FOR CONFIRMATIONSKIP CHOPPY ROUNDSPRICE MATTERS TOONO SIGNAL = WAITLEADERS CAN CHANGEDON'T TRADE EVERY ROUNDLOSING STREAK? STOPNEVER CHASE LOSSESNOT EVERY CALL WINS
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Practice

Why no-trade decisions matter

Waiting is a valid chart-reading decision.

What to notice

Mixed structure, price trapped between levels, stale data or conflicting indicators can make the setup unclear.

The context that matters

A no-trade record helps measure selectivity instead of counting only the moments when you acted.

Common mistake

Calling every skipped trade a mistake when the chart moved afterward.

Try it on a chart

In replay, choose “no trade” whenever your written evidence threshold is not met; review that choice without hindsight.

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