Rules for Toughness In Trading

Stay Composed Under Pressure

• Toughness is not reacting impulsively when markets move fast.
  

• Your job is to follow your plan, not your emotions.
  

Respect Your Stop-Loss

• Cutting losses is a sign of strength, not weakness.
  

• Never move a stop further away to avoid pain.
  

Let Profits Run

• Fear will push you to take gains too early.
  

• Real toughness is holding winners until your system tells you otherwise.
  

Accept Being Wrong

• Tough traders admit mistakes quickly.
  

• Pride has no place in the market—capital preservation comes first.
  

Prepare Relentlessly

• Toughness is built before you enter the trade.
  

• Write your rules, review your journal, and know your system inside out.
  

Control What You Can, Ignore What You Can’t

• You cannot control the market.
  

• You can control risk, position size, and your reactions.
  

Be Consistent, Not Dramatic

• Endurance matters more than excitement.
  

• Small, disciplined actions done every day create long-term success.
  

Detach from Ego

• Toughness means trading the system, not proving you are right.
  

• The market doesn’t reward pride—it rewards discipline.
  

Regulate Emotion

• Anger, fear, and greed destroy decision-making.
  

• Real toughness is staying calm when others panic.
  

Show Up Every Day

• Toughness is persistence.
  

• Win or lose, you come back to the screen and execute the process again.