If your trading goals are based only on how much money you want to make… you’re focusing on the wrong thing.

The best traders don’t chase profits.

They focus on their process.

Setting weekly or monthly goals around your execution, discipline, and decision-making will do far more for your long-term success than any dollar amount ever could.

Here are a few examples of the kinds of goals that actually move the needle:

  • “Follow my trading plan on every single trade.”
  • “Journal and review my trades at the end of each day.”
  • “Only take trades that meet all of my criteria—no exceptions.”
  • “Stick to my risk limits without adjustment.”
  • “Pause and re-center after a loss before placing another trade.”

These goals are clear and trackable.

The market is going to do whatever it wants.

But goals like this are things that you can actually control!

Building discipline is essential — and this is a great way to do it.

And when you focus on process, profits tend to follow.

At NavigationTrading, we help traders build a system that makes growth easier.

Because real improvement doesn’t come from guessing where the market’s going…

It comes from mastering how you respond to it.

Take some time this weekend to reflect and ask yourself: “What’s my goal for this week?”

Here’s to focused growth,

– The NavigationTrading Team