I am not an accomplished trader like the Seniors on this forum, but am climbing the ladder a step at a time. I am sharing my views, although uninvited, in hope for sharpening my own perspective.
When one does not get the desired results he searches for new methods... that is the loop one has to snap out of.
The argument which pushed me to follow ONE SINGLE method:
"Only because the method gives super +ive results in (hours and hours of) backtesting have I decided to trade it with money. The results were exciting for historic 48 months, then why am I not getting results for as little as one or two live months. The method is approved.... then why are there no results !!"
Then my mistake appeared and this is a very common among us traders but so easily overlooked:
I was skipping entries because I read something in the newspaper, forum or got a new idea.
This was and still is such a big hurdle that I do not have words for. My Ego was not willing to take the risk of being wrong... no f****g way !!
After a few weeks of depression. I pulled that very method out and took every single entry.
But Still results were only break evenish. But, I felt I was almost there.
Again the next big mistake appeared...
Its a long story. But I will stop here.