The “Always In a Trade” Game: A Trader’s Drill to Sharpen Tape Reading Without Risk

Picture this:

You’ve hit your daily loss limit or your target.
Maybe the market’s choppy.
You know you should be done for the day.

But… you still want to watch tape.
You still want to trade.
You still want to learn…

Enter: The Always In Game.

(Disclaimer: walking away is the right call — but if this helps you avoid revenge trading on your live account, it might be worth it.)

Here’s how it works:

 Load up a demo account or trade with tiny size
 You must always be in the market: long or short
 You can’t close a position… only reverse
 Run it for one hour
 Try to make as much as possible

Why bother?

• It keeps you off your live account when you know you shouldn’t be trading
• It trains your tape reading in a unique way… You can’t just “exit.” You must commit or reverse. Tough.
• It gives your “chimp brain” something to chew on so you still feel productive (a common challenge for part-time traders…I’m at the screen, so I need to do something)

Because sometimes, taking things less seriously… leads to better results.

Give it a try. Might surprise you.