Most people think it’s choosing the wrong direction.
I don’t.
I’ve seen traders correctly predict the market and still lose money because they entered too late, held too long, or risked too much on a single trade.
That’s actually one of the ideas behind Finn. We realized that finding a setup is only part of the equation. Knowing when to enter, how much to risk, and when to exit is what often separates a good trade from a bad one.
In F&O, being right about the market isn’t enough. Your entry, exit, position sizing, and risk management matter just as much.
What’s the biggest mistake you see traders making consistently?
New Traders with less than 2 years markets exposure must avoid F&O .
Reason: Poor/ Gambling mindset, No Risk Management, No Backtested strategy & above all zero discipline.
Interesting that daksh’s point is entry/exit/sizing and Rits’ is discipline — I’d argue they’re the same root cause. Most people have a decent enough plan on paper. It falls apart the moment a loss makes them abandon the plan mid-trade. The ‘when to exit’ problem daksh mentioned is rarely a knowledge gap, it’s that in the moment, the plan gets rewritten by emotion. Curious if others have found anything that actually holds up once you’re already in a losing position, not just before entering.
maybe …