{"id":652228,"date":"2025-03-19T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/?p=652228"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:20:22","slug":"you-dont-need-to-trade-every-day-to-be-profitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ftmo.com\/en\/you-dont-need-to-trade-every-day-to-be-profitable\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYou don\u2019t need to trade every day to be profitable.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
The idea that opening positions every day will bring a trader profits sooner than trading less is widespread among novice and inexperienced traders, but unfortunately wrong. It is good to take a break sometimes and stay away from the markets, which can help the trader to come up with other ideas. Even our new FTMO Traders are aware of this.<\/em><\/p>\n Describe your best trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n My best trades are the trades where I follow my strategy and plan completely and price action is the cleanest. In regard to reward was 3.1:1 RR ratio which followed my plan and caught the full move.<\/p>\n What was the hardest obstacle on your trading journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n The hardest obstacle was releasing that you don\u2019t need to trade every day to be profitable. Most people stay overtrading or over risking, but there are minor issues which are solved relatively quickly. Having a productive life outside of trading creates a positive mindset when entering the trading scene. When you start to trade for price action and want to read directions instead of trading for money is the moment when you become profitable.<\/p>\n What do you think is the most important characteristic\/attribute to become a profitable trader?<\/strong><\/p>\n Patience.<\/p>\n Has your psychology ever affected your trading plan?<\/strong><\/p>\n Psychology is the main factor of success when trading. You must be confident in your plan with data and experience that even if you lose a trade, you will still be profitable. For me it was the over obsession with trading that caused me to fail. Initially I was too focused on the charts thinking that my plan comes up every day. It was only after I took a two-month break and life got busy that I only waited for A+ setups.<\/p>\n What was more difficult than expected during your FTMO Challenge or Verification?<\/strong><\/p>\n FTMO Challenge because of the higher profit target and also the uncertainty that it is possible.<\/p>\n One piece of advice for people starting the FTMO Challenge now.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t rush it. Be patient and wait for your plan. It is okay to lose trades or even an account, as long as you are stuck to your plan, and you have data to prove your profitability you should be confident that you can get your trades back and more.<\/p>\n What was the hardest obstacle on your trading journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n The hardest obstacle on the journey is the pressure to achieve the goals faster. For example, to pass the evaluation within a short period of time, I have blown so many challenges because of the thinking that I can pass the challenge in just short period of time. The pressure to perform wrecked my psychology in a way that there were trades that were not even my set up which resulted in me failing the evaluation.<\/p>\n What was more difficult than expected during your FTMO Challenge or Verification?<\/strong><\/p>\n Verification, during the verification I find it harder because the pressure is high between proceeding next to get the account and failing then going back to start.<\/p>\n Do you have a trading plan in place, and do you follow it strictly?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, even though my trading plan always doesn’t work, having Stop Loss protected me from blowing the account. Proper risk management made me stand up again after each fall.<\/p>\n What was the most difficult during your FTMO Challenge or Verification and how did you overcome it?<\/strong><\/p>\n The most difficult part is to be calm and to be disciplined to trust myself and the strategy I have made. During the verification, I was in drawdown of 6% and because during the challenge I was in consolidation of in profit and in drawdown before hitting the breakthrough of achieving the target, I did not allow this drawdown to affect my psychology but instead, I waited for my high quality set up to be shown then executed the trade. I said, I’ve been through this difficulty before and trust I can have a breakthrough from this hardship.<\/p>\nTrader Bernard Kelechi: \u201cPsychology is the main factor of success when trading\u201d<\/h3>\n
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Trader Hinrich: \u201cProper risk management made me stand up again after each fall.\u201d<\/h3>\n
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