You don't need the whole move. Catch a piece of the pie, manage the risk, and get out. That's the job.
This is it. Most traders blow up chasing the perfect exit — trying to ride $SPY from the low to the high, squeezing every last tick out of $SPX. That's not trading, that's gambling on precision you don't have.
The edge is in the entry, the size, and knowing when you've got enough. Hit your zone, take your profit, move on. You're not here to predict tops and bottoms — you're here to extract edge when it shows up and protect capital when it doesn't.
Work the setup, not the dream. That's how you stay in the game.
This is it. Most traders blow up chasing the perfect exit — trying to ride $SPY from the low to the high, squeezing every last tick out of $SPX. That's not trading, that's gambling on precision you don't have.
The edge is in the entry, the size, and knowing when you've got enough. Hit your zone, take your profit, move on. You're not here to predict tops and bottoms — you're here to extract edge when it shows up and protect capital when it doesn't.
Work the setup, not the dream. That's how you stay in the game.