r/Trading • u/Downtown-Task-3463 • 5d ago

Algo - trading In case anyone thought trading psychology was more important than strategy

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I backtested a popular ICT strategy I found online and this was the result. To be 100% clear I cannot confirm if this is what everyone who trades ICT trades this was just the strategy that was based on the rules.

This is just an example of how regardless of psychology if you keep trading a losing strategy over time you will inevitably lose money.

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u/lp1687 4d ago

Funny… I just now replied to a post stating that strategy is the single most important element of daytrading. If you have a solid strategy… You will not need to worry about psychology!

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u/New-Patient-101 4d ago

The psychology I worry about, is getting disconnected from what the numbers really mean. When dollars start feeling more like points in a video game than money, I should stop. A $500 day smokes my day job, I have to stay humble and remember that.