Blown accounts didn't get direction wrong.
Stop 3-5 points away, size too big to stomach it.
So they tighten it or drop it entirely.
One normal retrace, gone.
Direction was right.
Order's backwards: size first, then stop.
Last time you moved your stop—same reason?
Losing intraday? 8/10 times it's not wrong direction—you chased the breakout, stop too wide, one retest shakes you out. Direction right, trade gone.
Entries are down low. Wait for the retest to hold, no new low—that's your spot.
Breakout chaser or retest waiter?
Bots overtrade in chop, fees eat profits—so you tweak params. Tweak and it's just a new way to lose. Problem isn't params, it's a vague signal: what cycle, why this direction, where's the upside. Automation repeats clear rules—it won't think for you.