Up $6,000. Out with $2,000.
You don’t let trades run.
The second you’re in profit, the fear of giving it back takes over and you exit, leaving most of the move behind.
You can’t fix what you never measure
Your plan said 3R. You took 1.2R. Again.
Across hundreds of trades, that gap is the difference between stuck and free — and you’ve never looked at it.
The Solution
See every dollar you leave behind
Planned vs. realized R on every trade
The gap between what you aimed for and what you took becomes impossible to ignore.
Best Exit Analysis
See the most your trade reached versus what you captured, so “I sold too early” becomes a number you can fix.
Trade your setup, not your P&L
Switch to R-multiple view and stop reacting to the dollar figure on your screen.