My Trade Never Got Filled but That’s Ok

Why It Matters

The clip underscores disciplined risk management and the value of data-driven, realistic take-profits for scalable trading performance; small, repeatable edge decisions can preserve capital and improve long-term returns.

Summary

A trader recounts an end-of-day short trade that partially filled and ultimately hit a conservative half-move take-profit. He describes using confluence from a one-hour fair value gap and an order block to justify targeting the 0.5 retracement rather than expecting a full flush. After moving the stop to breakeven while awaiting fills, the trade reacted as anticipated at the 0.5 level despite not achieving the desired contract size. The clip emphasizes realistic profit targets and learning from repeated market reactions to specific price levels.