Chapter_12_Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are your real senses in trading?
Your deeper intuitive senses that know when something is real; not fear or greed, but calm recognition.
What blocks the quiet inner knowing that recognizes true setups?
Screen addiction, noise chasing, mental fatigue, and hope.
What are signs you’re lying to yourself about a setup?
Saying things like ‘It kinda matches’, ‘It feels like it’s gonna pop’, or ‘Maybe I’m too rigid’.
What does a real setup feel like?
Stillness, a deep grounded yes, no tension, no hope, no rush.
Why do you need a margin for clarity in trading?
To pause between seeing and acting, allowing confirmation, emotional settling, and full picture clarity.
What does emotional trading hate?
Space. It seeks instant answers, engagement, and resolution.
How can you build margin into your trading system?
Use candle close confirmations, checklists, limited setups, or journaling one-liners before entry.
Why is variety a trap in trading?
It distracts from mastery and depth; leads to confusion and resets progress.
What is the variety loop?
Switching setups/tools after a few losses, chasing novelty without building consistency.
Why is consistency found through constraint?
Trading the same setup repeatedly builds detachment, confidence, and expertise.
When should you enter a trade?
Only when your predefined setup conditions are clearly met with no compromise.
What is the sign of a good entry moment?
A calm state, silent mind, and full alignment with your system.
What is better: missing a trade or entering early?
Missing. Rushed entries often lead to damage; valid setups remain if they’re truly good.
When should you walk away from the screen?
When unclear, tired, emotional, or no valid setups are present.
What happens when you stay without purpose?
You chase, see false setups, and become emotionally compromised.
Why is walking away powerful?
It resets your mind, preserves capital and discipline, and maintains your hunter role.
What are false opportunities in trading?
Setups driven by spikes, excitement, hope, or partial criteria matching.
How do false setups feel?
Urgent, exciting, hopeful — with tension and inner chatter.
How do true setups feel?
Calm, familiar, aligned, and without emotional elevation.
What is the bait test?
Ask if you’re following emotion or edge, and whether you’d take the trade without recent bias.
How do you raise your standard in trading?
By only taking trades that fully align with your edge and letting go of hopeful ones.
What is Instruction 12?
Take only what’s yours – the market owes you nothing.
What mindset leads to losses?
Expecting trades or wins based on effort, time, or emotions like revenge.
What does discipline really mean in trading?
Alignment with your edge and system — not restraint.
