There are really four types of trades
- Good Trade
- Bad Trade
- Winning Trade
- Losing Trade
Most people think that a losing trade was a bad . That is absolutely wrong. You can lose money even on a good trade. If the odds on a trade are 50/50 and the payoff is 2 versus a 1 risk, that is a good trade even if you lose. The important point is that if you do enough of those trades, eventually you have to come out ahead”.
What this basically means is that a trader can only control the quality of the trades he places. If your method or system for selecting trades has a positive expectancy, you will never know on entering a new trade whether it will be a winning trade or a losing trade , but in theory all trade will be good (i.e. you don’t place trades that contradict your system rules). This applies to ALL trading styles and timeframes.
This is particularly relevant when you encounter a string of losses – when reviewed, can you say whether those trades taken were ‘good trade’? Given the performance of my recent trades, I am happy that yes they did. That’s all I can control.
By using sound money/risk management levels, and by eliminating the bad trades, you will be well on the way to being a successful trader. Remember that, by following the above principles, you do not even need a high percentage success rate to make a lot of money. Some of the most successful traders in history have had a success rate of 40% or even less.
What C K Naidu said “Look at the ball nt my feet” when somone said abt his footwork ; so as long as u make money hell with the rest’s theories.
Don’t you analyse FII data daily. For last 2 days I read wonderful analysis and looking forward for the same today. But I didn’t found it. Please keep analysing FII figures daily,That will be useful to thousand of traders like me.
Very true, Sir. This is an eye opener to all those who just enquire about success rate of every strategy.