{"id":1621,"date":"2014-12-04T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/tradeblog\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2014-12-04T17:17:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T22:17:37","slug":"how-to-stay-focused-on-your-method-and-stop-overtrading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-focused-on-your-method-and-stop-overtrading\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stay focused on your method and stop overtrading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What most traders do not realize is that their mistakes are not unique. Rather, the mistakes can be summarized by two factors: Neglecting one\u2019s methodology and trading based on intuition. This leads to overtrading.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/tradeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/stay-focused-and-never-give-up_fk4abN_O.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1623 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/tradeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/stay-focused-and-never-give-up_fk4abN_O-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"Focused on Trading Futures\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we will examine why traders neglect their method and how to exercise more discipline and avoid intuition based trading.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Avoid taking any trades that are outside your method. Trying to earn that &#8220;extra&#8221; based on your gut feel is nothing but baseless trading and could potentially lead to the loss of initial gains (if any).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t trade large quantities during lower volume time periods such as lunch time. Quite often during these periods markets can experience choppiness in which traders can get stuck in a loop.For example, a choppy, ranging market can have traders constantly reversing losing trades to try and recover losses.<\/li>\n<li>If losses occur, do not increase the size of your contracts traded. Many traders try to increase their leverage to make up for a losing trade. However, increasing contract quantity also increases the risk. It is suggested to always stick to pre-defined risk limits than to adjust quantities on the fly.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/blog\/how-to-use-end-of-day-trading-to-find-high-probability-trade-entries\/\">Determine the best hours for your trading and do not trade outside of that<\/a>. You will achieve the discipline and restraint that successful traders rely on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The psychological traps of greed manifest themselves during profitable periods, and that is exactly what successful traders rely on. They know to a degree where other traders are most likely to feel euphoria,\u00a0 greed and\/or desperation. So how do successful traders take advantage of these opportunities?<\/p>\n<p>Experienced traders are traders who have compiled data over their trading career to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/blog\/what-market-exit-strategy-should-you-use\/\">understand what trading strategies work, why they worked for a specific market environment<\/a>, and what type of metrics can signal these opportunities again. Reflecting on both successful and unsuccessful periods can help traders establish a rigid set of trading rules for different scenarios. Enduring unsuccessful periods can be an aid in gathering more data for analysis, and also to further reinforce trade discipline.<\/p>\n<p>To sum this idea up, documenting your trading process is important whether you\u2019re in a winning or losing period. Be proactive and use this data to lay out a concrete trading plan. A trading plan can increase focus, reinforce discipline, and provide a step by step procedure in cases of emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a substantial risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results. \u00a0FMZ-PM-141204\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PS. Demo a Futures Trading Software\u00a0<a title=\"Futures Trading Platform\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/R-Trader.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R-Trader \u00a0Pro.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What most traders do not realize is that their mistakes are not unique. Rather, the mistakes can be summarized by two factors: Neglecting one\u2019s methodology and trading based on intuition. 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