a setting that stops the ea trading around high impact news (nfp, cpi, fomc) cause spreads blow out and the scalp logic gets wrecked. some EAs have it built in, some you toggle manually. forgetting to is how people nuke these accounts
use correlations for risk management first. active divergence trading is advanced and timing-sensitive. start with not doubling up correlated exposure.
physical exercise. sounds dumb. but the cortisol from big losses is real and lasts for days. running, gym, anything physical processed it faster than any 'mindset work' did. for me at least.
