Changing Trading Gears: From Dancing with the Market to Landing the Knockout Blow

Picture yourself at a tennis match.

You're watching an intense 'rally' as opponents dance with each other from opposite baselines—exchanging shots across the court.

With each return, anticipation mounts—who'll deliver the knockout blow?

Jump the gun and you risk losing the point. Instead the strategic way is to let mounting evidence show you the perfect moment. Then without hesitation execute an attacking knockout play. Correct?

Can you see and hear why tennis is a great analogy to trading?

You have an opponent.
You press when you can catch your opponent off guard.
Go too soon or too late and you lose.

But first an important footnote:
Are you aware it's vital to vary trade size to win at trading? From Warren Buffet and George Soros to unknown market wizards, you only succeed at trading by varying trade size—including "pressing your bet" (increase size)—at precisely the right time.

How the knockout blow in tennis also applies to your trading

Trade Write-Up

Notice how the trading below dances with the market?

The blue arrows are buys and the pink arrows are sells. There is a mix of long and short trades.

And if you think the trading above resembles treading water—you're right!

But consider this:

When it comes to swimming what's the most critical skill? Not drowning. Correct?

Therefore the initial focus in trading—like in swimming—is on mastering treading water. Make sense?

Now ask yourself:
If it was you who made all of those trades shown above including:

Trades that go your way but turn around on you.

Trades that lose.
Trades that look promising only to end in a small draw.

After grinding away without tangible results—how confident are you in increasing your trade size and going for the knockout blow on the very next trade? Not—Very—Confident. Right? But can you change? Tell you in a minute.

Below you can see all the same trades with one exception—a single additional trade labelled 'Press' indicating an increase in trade size.

Where you change gears and put on (in this case three times) more size than the previous trades. Make sense?

Confidence evidence or a combination of both

Like the tennis player—the knockout play is built on evidence.

The final trade shown above combined nine points of evidence (listed below) which scream "Go for the knockout blow."

Note: Intellectual property shared with clients is not made public to protect competitive edge. Hence obscured view.

Imagine you'd made that exact trade—based on nine points of evidence—between thirty and fifty times previously. What do you have in addition to evidence?

You also have self-confidence.
After so many repetitions—it's hardwired into your DNA to "Go for the knockout blow" each time those nine points of evidence show up. Right?

Why?
The secret to confidence is nothing more than repetition—experiencing the process and outcome until they become ingrained in you.

But what else?
Confidence isn't solely about entering with size. Right?
It empowers you to continue holding—and holding—and holding...

Until you extract maximum payout as per your game plan and playbook—as shown by Friday's short trade below.

But if you're like most people trading, you've experienced numerous challenges that erode your confidence over time. Agree?

Can you see why—during mentorship with me—it's crucial to join me during the live market to:

Draw your attention to multiple points of evidence as they appear so you too can gain this powerful skill.
And execute evidence-based trades I cover—not only to develop your proficiency—but to also build your confidence.

Make sense?

And can you also see why the minimum duration is nine months?

It's ample time for confidence to deeply root into your DNA—enabling you to execute knockout trades instinctively and without hesitation.

See how genuine guidance isn't just about knowledge? To be effective it must build your intrinsic confidence through real-world application. Agree?

And when trading success depends on varying sizing—it's easy to understand why there's such a high failure rate among independent traders.

Adam Fiske26 February 2024