Everyone tells you to disappear for 6 months to improve your trading!🤦🏼‍♂️

But 99% of the time they never tell you what to do in those 6 months.😔

Here's what to 'actually' do during that 6-month disappearance

If you didn't know, the 'Disappear for 6 months' trend 🙋

Is basically where you take 6 months out of your year to focus on yourself and your goals. 🏁

Let's start.

✅Stick to one strategy

find a style you like, and adapt it to your personality.

Don’t try to trade 10 different strategies at once. Become a master of one.

✅Backtest Your Strategy

Before hitting the live markets, go back in time and test your system over multiple years and different market conditions.

Find out what your:

- Win rate

- Total Gain

- Max Drawdown

✅Journal Metrics 📝and Emotions

The first is tracking metrics so you can find out more data specific stuff to improve the system.

The 2nd is an emotional journal to find out what your triggers are and then you can work on.

✅Set Goals

Discipline becomes a by-product of a strong ‘why’’ set goals for what you want trading to do for you.

✅Take Care Of Your Health

Make sure to try to get 8hrs sleep, eat high protein, veggies, drink 1L water a day and get yourself to the gym.

✅Remove Or Limit All Sources Of Stress

Sleep more, argue less, lift heavy. Stress = Gone.

✅Start Meditating

No, you don't have to become a monk and dedicate your life to practicing stillness.

Sometimes, thinking of nothing means everything. Listen to white noise if needed.

✅Delete Social Media

UNLESS you use it for learning or monetisation.

Otherwise, it's just a mental barrier.

You need to focus on YOU.

✅Focus On Improving Your Attitude

A good place to start is practicing gratitude for the things you have in your life.

✅Don’t Get Pissed Off If It Takes Longer Than 6 Months

But the reality is for most trading takes years so don’t get disheartened if you are not where you want to be.

But if you keep doing these steps over and over I promise you that you will eventually make it!