But having a trading passion does have a downside.  Too many charts.   A couple of poorly thought out trades.  More charts…you can suffer from day trading burnout.

Stop trading for a few days.  For many, trading is the way they make a living, so stopping trading stops the income.  However, if your trading effectiveness is suffering as a result of burnout, stopping day trading is the smartest course of action.  The important point is simple, stop trading until your state of mind is correct.

Look at your trades with an open mind, as if they were someone else’s trades.  Be honest and thoroughly examine your trading results.

Often times you will become accustomed to day trading in a trending market and the markets demeanor will change from the trend.  Since you may have your mind set fixed from months of trading a certain market, the change in market fundamentals may be sabotaging your trades.  Is the market still trending?  Get back to the parameters of your personal trading system.

Don’t give trading a thought.   If you trade the same contract, he will be familiar with the trades he took that day and the market action of the day.  If you decide on a break in trading, call your mentor before you start trading again.

It is very difficult to trade when you are indecisive.