A 28-year-old in Chennai, works in content marketing. Started trading in May 2023.
He was a typical intraday trader. Eyes glued to the screen 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM.
Had three monitors set up. One for charts, one for news, one for Twitter trading feed.
Checking positions every 5-7 minutes. Moving stop losses. Adjusting targets. Entering, exiting, re-entering.
Account after 6 months: ₹1.87 lakh (started with ₹2.2 lakh).
Down ₹33,000. Not terrible, but not great.
November 2023. Middle of a trading day. His laptop just... died.
Repair guy said it'll take 4-5 days to fix.
He had three open positions. Couldn't even check them.
Panicked for about 10 minutes. Then realized: He had his phone. He could check on the broker app.
But something stopped him.
He thought: "What am I going to do on the phone? I can't do technical analysis on a 6-inch screen. I can't move my stop losses accurately. I can't enter new trades properly."
So he made a decision: Don't check until the laptop is fixed. Whatever happens, happens.
First day without laptop: Checked positions once at 3:25 PM. Just to see closing prices.
Position 1: Up ₹800
Position 2: Down ₹400
Position 3: Up ₹200
He noted it down. Closed the app.
Realized something weird: He felt... calm. No anxiety. No urge to "do something."
Second day: Same thing. Check once at 3:20 PM.
Position 1: Up ₹1,400 now
Position 2: Still down ₹400
Position 3: Up ₹900
He noticed Position 1 was approaching his original target from 4 days ago. He set a target order through the phone app. Closed the app.
Third day: Position 1 hit target overnight. Exited at ₹2,100 profit.
Position 2 was still meandering around his entry. He exited at small loss (₹500).
Position 3 was doing well. He let it run.
By the time his laptop got fixed on Day 5:
Position 3 had hit ₹2,800 profit.
He'd made ₹4,400 in 5 days. With three trades. And barely looked at the screen.
Compare that to his usual week: 15-20 trades, checking constantly, stress, maybe ₹1,200 profit on a good week.
The laptop breaking forced him into a different trading style. And it worked better.
Here's what he realized during those 5 days:
When he couldn't check constantly, he couldn't micromanage.
When he couldn't micromanage, he let his original plan play out.
When he let his plan play out, trades actually worked.
His biggest enemy wasn't the market. It was his ability to interfere with his own trades.
He got his laptop back. But he didn't go back to the old setup.
New rules:
- No intraday trading anymore
- Only swing trades (hold 3-7 days)
- Check positions twice a day: 10 AM and 3 PM
- No Twitter feed open while trading
- No news channels
December 2023: Made ₹11,400. Best month since he started.
January 2024: Made ₹8,900.
Not because he learned some new strategy. Because he removed his ability to sabotage himself.
He told me: "The laptop breaking was the best thing that happened to my trading."
Because it forced him to realize: Most of his trading activity wasn't helping. It was hurting.
The positions didn't need him watching them every 5 minutes.
They just needed him to make a plan and let it execute.
February 2025 now. Account is at ₹3.17 lakh (from ₹1.87 lakh low point).
Still using the same approach: Set trades. Check twice a day. Let them work.
His three monitors? One is for work now. One for trading charts (that he checks twice a day). One is just... off.
He doesn't need it anymore.
His friends still trade intraday. Multiple screens. Constant checking.
They ask him: "How do you not get bored only checking twice a day?"
He says: "I'm not trading for entertainment. I'm trading for money."
Different mindset. Different results.
The laptop that died taught him what no course could:
Less interference = Better results.
Note: This narrative is fictional and intended solely for educational purposes. The situations are constructed to highlight a recurring trading pattern.
#Trading #SwingTrading
@BhatiAishwarya@YouTube Respected Ma'am, I was booked under POCSO at age 19.6 for a consensual relationship with my 17.6 y/o girlfriend. I was jailed, now out on bail. I kindly request you to hear my story — it may change your view on the age of consent. Please contact me. #POCSO#AgeOfConsent