Elias began with a "self-coaching" ritual. Instead of looking for "the big win," he identified his emotional state. He was anxious. In the past, he would have ignored this, fueled by caffeine and greed. Today, he used a technique from The Daily Trading Coach: Deep Breathing and Visualization . He visualized the market moving against him and practiced staying calm, focusing on his stop-loss rather than his ego.
He looked at his "Coach’s Note" taped to the monitor: “You cannot have trading consistency if you do not have emotional consistency” . The Daily Trading Coach
Elias opened his journal. Today wasn't about the S&P 500; it was about the man staring back at him in the screen's reflection. Elias began with a "self-coaching" ritual
Ten minutes later, the price stalled. It started to dip. His heart hammered. "Get out now!" his fear screamed. "Double down!" his greed countered. In the past, he would have ignored this,