I used to have a common bad habit: whenever $CL just rose a little, I would rush to take profit. Then when it really started running, I’d want to chase it back. In the end, either I ate less than I should, or my buy order would get hung up halfway through.

This time, even around 70.08, I still felt that urge, but I held back. I didn’t get out randomly because the market wobbled a few times intraday. As the price slowly moved to 79.82, my paper gains reached +1291.54%, and only then did I feel more at ease.

Actually, the hardest part at this point isn’t whether your call is right—it’s whether you can accept a bumpy process. Profits during an up move sound great, but once you’re actually holding it, you’ll still be scared of giving back gains, scared of wick pullbacks, and scared of a face-change in a single second.

Lately, I feel more and more that trading habits matter more than any one-off result. If you can reduce impulsiveness and follow your plan more, even if you don’t catch the entire move, it’s still better than constantly going back and forth.

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