Building Confidence Through Small Repeatable Wins in OptionsIn options, confidence is often mistaken for a feeling that follows a profitable

Building Confidence Through Small Repeatable Wins in OptionsIn options, confidence is often mistaken for a feeling that follows a profitable trade. A better view is that confidence is a measurable output of repeatable process execution. Stocks move on information, and traders who combine timely information with systematic risk management have an edge. For a novice, the scoreboard should not be profit alone. It should ask whether each trade followed a written plan, respected a fixed risk limit, and produced a useful review. A win that breaks the plan is not a clean win. A loss that follows the plan can...