How do you maintain your concentration while trading?

Limit the amount of time you trade to a consistent schedule. For example, I only trade between 9:30-12. If my setup occurs at 1, I’m not going to take it, as I won’t be in front of the chart anymore.

Trading is a performative thing, you can’t spend all day doing it or it’ll wear you down. Just pick the best 2-3 hours of the day for you and only trade during that time, skip the rest. Trading for more than 3 hours can start to have a negative impact on your performance anyway, which you don’t want. Why trade for longer if it’s only going to reduce how much money you make??

I also listen to music and browse and/or watch something while waiting. But I don’t have to wait long, as my trading schedule is only 2.5 hours.

I enter the trade and set an alert at my stop loss. I then head over to my bathroom, jerk off, and then take a 20 minute shower. The shower is the most important step because if I hear the alert (the custom alert sound is Bring Me To Life by Evanescence) I can cry in the shower

If I don’t hear the alert before I get out I have a little skip in my step as I head back to my PC

I couldn't get the discipline down to sit on my hands so I found an edge on the 1 and 5 min timeframes so I could trade multiple times a day. That fixed the boredom. Classical music helps as well

I maintain my concentration by following my rules. If it doesn't follow my rules, I simply just stay out of the market.

I wake up at 3:30 and I have my phone set up so I can see if a set up occurs until then I read Bertman and drink flavored caffeine water.

open two YouTube channels. Play white noise in the background. The other, play the crackling sounds of a fire. The white noise calms the busyness of the mind and the fire crackling brings a sense of calm to the body. At least, that’s what I found works for me

I had this issue until I started setting alerts and stepping away. At this point trading just co-exists with me and my day to day activities.

I'm normally active from 9:30AM - 11AM but after that, I set notifications on whatever level I want a trade to reach before I buy or sell and step away. I'm usually studying or running errands and if a notification happens to trigger, I either reset it to a new level or make the trade.

I'll have one monitor for gaming.

Sometimes I'll purposefully walk away to let the trade work. Set my stops and targets and go.

Trading is to gain freedom, not to "go to work" like a 9-5 😊👍

You have to calm down your heart first

Getting enough rest and sleep is essential for maintaining concentration and avoiding fatigue while trading.

Managing your energy levels is crucial in trading. Taking breaks, practicing self-care, and staying physically active can help prevent burnout.

Don’t get too hung up on the perfect trade. Taking proper rest can help you concentrate better, but it’s impossible to maintain it all the time.

Talking to yourself in any other profession would be looked upon as a sign of insanity. But in day trading, this will help you keep your trading focus.

If you are an active trader, cut your business or home business phone off when you are trading.