A trader made $56,000 but regrets it because the win came without a clear strategy. The money masked the fact that he didn't understand what he was doing, which is dangerous when the market turns against you.
I made about $56,000 going long and spot. You know, in the moment, it felt great. But afterwards, I went back to that trade, and I was like, wait, hold on. I made 56,000 on what setup? What did the market tell me? Like, what? What was the criteria? I traded off? And when I looked at it, I realized I had no criteria at all. I essentially got lucky. And now it's very important to be brutally honest and recognize those patterns is because imagine if I didn't. And I told myself, well, oh, I made $56,000. I don't need a strategy now. That will start bleed next trading day or my next trade.
