The perfect entry is a myth that ruins your results
Every trader has at least once sat in front of a chart and thought: "No, I'll enter a little later...", "I'll wait for a better retest...", "I want to be more precise, right at the reaction...". That's how hours pass. Then the market moves away without you — and you either chase it at a worse price or get angry that you missed the “perfect entry” again.
In the end, you're not trading the market — you're trading expectations. You're looking for perfection where there is none. And while you're waiting for the “perfect setup,” the market has already made its move, and you’ve done nothing.
Most profitable traders don't wait for the perfect entry point; they simply take a clear context, an average entry, and controlled risk. A professional doesn't try to guess the exact point; they assess probabilities. They don't need to catch the best entry point — just enter and exit according to plan.
Every time you wait for “just a little better,” you're not losing pips — you're losing confidence and the ability to act. This is the real trap — you seem to be a trader, but you're not trading.
Don't try to be a surgeon — be a craftsman who consistently does the same thing every day. Gradually, you'll notice that average entries yield better results than endless waiting for the “perfect moment.”
The market is not obliged to give you the perfect price. It is obliged to give movement. And you are obliged to be in it.
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The perfect entry is a myth that ruins your results
Every trader has at least once sat in front of a chart and thought: "No, I'll enter a little later...", "I'll wait for a better retest...", "I want to be more precise, right at the reaction...".
That's how hours pass. Then the market moves away without you — and you either chase it at a worse price or get angry that you missed the “perfect entry” again.
In the end, you're not trading the market — you're trading expectations.
You're looking for perfection where there is none. And while you're waiting for the “perfect setup,” the market has already made its move, and you’ve done nothing.
Most profitable traders don't wait for the perfect entry point; they simply take a clear context, an average entry, and controlled risk.
A professional doesn't try to guess the exact point; they assess probabilities. They don't need to catch the best entry point — just enter and exit according to plan.
Every time you wait for “just a little better,” you're not losing pips — you're losing confidence and the ability to act.
This is the real trap — you seem to be a trader, but you're not trading.
Don't try to be a surgeon — be a craftsman who consistently does the same thing every day.
Gradually, you'll notice that average entries yield better results than endless waiting for the “perfect moment.”
The market is not obliged to give you the perfect price. It is obliged to give movement.
And you are obliged to be in it.