Something I've been thinking of today.
Be ok with where you're at for now...
Focus on taking small payouts, trading demo, or doing what you should be doing right now.
If you can do that, the 10k payouts will come flowing effortlessly.
Thinking this will lead you to rushing.
@grabelex38879@InnerDiscipline doesnt matter how you grade it, ict said he grades his a certain way because he writes it down in his notepad and is ocd about it
it’s just a divergence between closely correlated assets. either similar assets like ES NQ YM or like DXY and EU/GU
the entire technique is designed for you to asses from either HTF or LTF what’s the stronger asset and what’s the sick sister.
i don’t want to long the sick sister, and i don’t want to short the asset that’s bull-tarded.
today was a great example of longing either ES or YM instead of NQ post 10am because of the SMT.
when they are diverging its just another data point.
ICT doesn’t use it to filter out trades or filter into it. he uses it to gauge which asset to trade, or to use more leverage.
You dream of financial freedom
But trade like you're gambling
You want consistent profits
But take inconsistent setups.
You visualize success
But practice failure.
Every morning you plan discipline.
Every afternoon you trade emotions.
Every evening you promise change.
Every night you repeat the cycle.
The gap isn't in your knowledge.
The gap is in your habits.
You know what to do:
Wait for your setup.
Follow your rules.
Manage your risk.
Take your profits.
Accept your losses.
But knowing and doing
Live in different worlds.
One is comfortable.
One requires sacrifice.
One feels good immediately.
One pays off eventually.
You're stuck in the knowing world
Wondering why the doing world
Won't let you in.
Here's the secret:
You don't cross the gap by thinking.
You cross it by walking.
One decision at a time.
One trade at a time.
One day at a time.
The bridge between dreaming and doing
Is built with small, consistent actions
That nobody else can see.
Stop dreaming about the trader you'll become. Start being the trader you are today.
Better than yesterday.
Building toward tomorrow.