{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","provider_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog","author_name":"Optimus Futures","author_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Best Trading Rules: Which Ones Actually Work? #futurestrading","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BQH4jyI1d8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/best-trading-rules-which-ones-actually-work-futurestrading\/\">Best Trading Rules: Which Ones Actually Work? #futurestrading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/best-trading-rules-which-ones-actually-work-futurestrading\/embed\/#?secret=BQH4jyI1d8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Best Trading Rules: Which Ones Actually Work? #futurestrading&#8221; &#8212; The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\" data-secret=\"BQH4jyI1d8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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We break down the psychology behind everything from \"buy the dip\" to \"never average down,\" explaining:  - Why catchphrases can be dangerous and misleading for beginner traders. - The strict difference between a quantifiable trade plan and a fortune cookie. - Why you should never add to a losing position (averaging down). - The reality behind stop hunts, market manipulation myths, and trading the auction. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Cold open and intro 00:20 - Matt and Ben catch up 01:01 - Why catchphrases sound smart to beginners 05:07 - Be a slow student 06:49 - The rules: trade plan or fortune cookie? 08:06 - 1. Don't revenge trade 11:42 - 2. Overtrading kills accounts 13:07 - 3. Buy the dip 13:50 - 4. Protect your capital 15:30 - 5. Don't chase. FOMO. 16:05 - 6. Scared money don't make money 18:17 - 7. Buy low, sell high 19:13 - 8. You can't go broke taking a profit 20:58 - 9. Cut your losses short, let your winners run 23:09 - 10. Never move your stop 24:34 - 11. Trade small, stay in the game 26:51 - 12. Never average down 32:20 - 13. Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered 33:41 - 14. The market doesn't care about you 36:51 - 15. Don't marry a position 39:22 - 16. Plan your trade, trade your plan 40:23 - 17. Don't catch a falling knife 42:11 - 18. Keep it simple 48:34 - 19. Risk only what you can afford to lose 51:47 - 20. Follow the smart money 52:55 - 21. Trade what you see, not what you think 56:10 - 22. The trend is your friend 58:22 - 23. Stop hunts 01:03:21 - The car auction: how price finds value 01:06:38 - Wrap-up Want to learn more about Optimus Futures? Visit our website: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/ Learn to Trade Futures: https:\/\/learn.optimusfutures.com Our commissions, margins, and pricing: https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Trading-Pricing.php Open an account with us today! https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/Futures-Commodities-Trading-Account.php Please don't forget to like the video, comment, and subscribe! THANKS FOR WATCHING! Disclaimer:There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. When considering technical analysis, please remember educational charts are presented with the benefit of hindsight. Market conditions are always evolving, and technical trading theories and approaches may not always work as intended. The placement of contingent orders by you or broker, or trading advisor, such as a \u201cstop-loss\u201d or \u201cstop-limit-order, will not necessarily limit your losses to the intended amounts, since market conditions may make it impossible to execute such orders. The high degree of leverage that is often obtainable in commodity interest trading can work against you as well as for you. The use of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains. Optimus Futures, LLC is not affiliated with nor does it endorse any trading system, methodologies, newsletter, or other similar service. We urge you to conduct your own due diligence."}