What if we're looking for "catalysts" and "breakouts" and bursts of volume and volatility, because that's where the action can be found?
What if, instead, we filtered our search for instruments that were trading in the most stable manner, following relatively unchanging trends and cycles?
In that case, we would trade, not what moves the most, but what moves the most coherently and consistently. We wouldn't be predicting in the face of uncertainty; we would be identifying in the face of stability.
If we trade the opportunities that are most predictable with the least drama, how might that impact our trading psychology?
Might our trade selection shape our trading psychology?
Perhaps logic starts where drama ends--
More to come on this topic...
Further Reading:
A Framework for Trading and Trading Psychology
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