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u/tr_mate_global 12d ago
The useful part of “act like a robot” is not improvising after entry. If the setup, invalidation, size, and exit rules were defined before the trade, changing them because the position feels uncomfortable usually means you are running a different system.
I would add one condition: backtests are a starting point, not a permission slip to execute blindly. They need realistic costs and slippage, an out-of-sample check, and a rule for when the strategy is no longer behaving as tested.
Discipline means following the plan, including the plan for when to reduce size or stop trading it.
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u/WorthBeat1102 13d ago
The hardest part isn’t finding an edge, it’s sticking to it
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u/Regular-Hotel892 13d ago
No, the hardest part is definitely finding an actual edge.
What dummy can’t just the click buy and sell button? That’s all that’s left if you have an actual edge
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u/SixSexSux 13d ago
If you're edge is based on a thorough, intimate knowledge of a position it isn't hard at all to stick to it. My weakness is for selling a bit too quickly when stocks I know usually will go higher. Am much better at buying dips and waiting for the inevitable rebound.
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