If your higher timeframe bias is right but you still keep getting chopped, stopped, or early exits —you’re not unlucky.
You’re misusing information.
One of the most expensive mistakes traders make is using higher-TF targets as permission to enter instead of direction to respect.
That single error quietly creates wide stops, reactive entries, and unnecessary drawdown.
I adjusted one rule around this recently and I’m testing it in real time. It’s something I’ve identified before — but underestimated how critical it was, and over time it quietly eroded.
When applied correctly, trades either move