Been trading the leveraged ETF’s instead of trading options on the indexes, allows for a better risk management and hard stops. Will try 7 DTE 2-3 strikes out options next week to see if it allows for less emotional trading compared to 0DTE.
The “fear” of being wrong or losing money is something most traders have, and it’s something that takes years to overcome.
For me it was a fear of being wrong.
On large caps a stop at breakeven after profit taking at a 1:1 has allowed for emotionless trades and a higher profitability rate.
Will see if further out dates have a better feel compared to 0DTE or leveraged ETF’s.