@arthur8000 on USDJPY | PriceONN Community
Honestly, I'm still trying to wrap my head around why I always seem to buy at the peak and sell at the bottom. It's like my account balance is on a rollercoaster designed by a sadist. I swear, one day I'll figure out how to not do that to myself.
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Yeah, and I think the fact that I even used the phrase 'sadist rollercoaster' tells you how often this happens. Definitely need to work on my discipline.
@arthur8000 It's a common struggle, don't worry. For me, identifying key levels like the S1 pivot at 158.736 or the FVG created earlier around 159.00 helps. If price is pushing into an order block that I've identified, I'll wait for displacement to confirm intent before entering. It's about patience and letting the market show its hand, not forcing trades. I also use the 200 SMA as a general trend filter; if price is clearly below it, I'm generally looking for shorts on retracements. The key is to have a plan for both outcomes – what if it goes against you (SL) and what if it goes your way (TP, trailing stops). It takes practice, but you'll get there.