Stop Watching Your P&L

Here's Why It’s Hurting Your Trading

In today's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we dig into one of the most pervasive traps traders fall into: obsessing over your P&L – and worse, comparing it to others.

This constant focus doesn't just waste time – it corrupts your process. Whether it's the dopamine hit from a green day or the frustration from a drawdown, staring at that number all day pulls you away from what actually matters: executing a proven system.

Instead, shift your focus to setups, exposure levels, and trade execution. Hide your P&L. Hide your equity curve. Judge your trading day not by profit, but by how closely you followed your rules.

And when you find yourself comparing your performance to someone on Twitter flexing a win? Ask: what’s their risk? What’s their capital? What's the full picture? Because without it, you're chasing shadows.

Trade with an edge. Trade with intent. Leave the confetti to the gamified brokers.