What am i missing here?
I’ve been trading for over four years now, and lately, I’ve reached a point where I genuinely feel stuck.
It’s strange because I don’t feel like I know nothing. In fact, I feel like I know almost everything I’m supposed to know. I’ve studied market structure, order flow, risk management, psychology, execution. I’ve put in the time. And yet, somehow, nothing seems to click.
I’m not giving up. Not even close. But I honestly don’t know what I’m missing.
People often say trading is all about discipline, and I understand that. But I also believe there has to be a moment where something finally clicks that “aha” moment where everything you’ve learned starts making sense in the context of your own trading. I haven’t had that moment yet.
What makes it even more frustrating is that I know I’m capable of consistency. I’ve had winning streaks lasting weeks without a single red trade. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, I get stuck again and start questioning everything.
I’ve experimented with combining order flow and market structure, although lately I’ve been relying much more heavily on market structure. Maybe that’s part of the problem. Maybe my risk management is the real issue. Maybe it’s my execution, my psychology, or something I haven’t even identified yet.
That’s the hardest part.
I don’t know what has gone wrong, or even whether something has actually gone wrong. I just know that I feel stuck.
Four years in, and I’m still searching for that missing piece.
I’m not looking for sympathy, and I’m not giving up.
I just needed to say it out loud.