Mental Game
C-game
B-Game
Distracted
Risk averse (hesitating)
Forcing trades to overcome hesitance
No patience
Negative self-talk
Self-doubt
Overthinking
Attention on wrong market
Losing focus
Missing obvious trades
Looking at PnL
Reacting slower
Trading PnL
Going against gut
A-game
Very relaxed
Decisive
Patient
Confident
Trusting gut
Tactical Skill
C-game
B-Game
A-game
Keep chasing price
Worse understanding of context,
correlation, or location
Clear understanding of context of the
market as a whole
Keep fading directional moves
Scalping for a few ticks, but no big
trades
Clear understanding of correlations
with NA, ES and DOW
Cutting trades too soon because I want
to get paid
Not aware enough to sit out or pick my
spots
Clear understanding of location, price
levels, and where we are on the chart
Didn't follow loss limit rules
Cutting trades too soon and not giving
it enough room
Letting price come to me
Making impulsive trades because I'm
overreacting to one element
Too much attention to depth
Seeing trapped traders
Scaling without planning for price
going against me
No good read on volatility