When the strong die arrives together with the heavy die, your risk is in charge

Speak up, gang! This Thursday, the 29th, the market received two American data at once. Third-quarter GDP grew 3.4%, the fastest pace in nearly three years and above projections. And PCE, the inflation that the Fed watches most, rose 0.5% in September, with the core accumulating 3.1% in 12 months.

The Fed maintained interest rates and awaits new data before taking the next step. The dollar rose at the opening and, here, the Ibovespa futures were operating close to stability after three sessions of losses. Strong news and heavy news in the same package.

The number does not decide your day

The question everyone asks is: is this good or bad? Well, that's the wrong question. A heated economy could sustain high interest rates for longer, and high inflation could make the Fed remain cautious. No one knows for sure what comes next, and the market is probability.

I have been trading Nasdaq Futures for over 10 years and I watch the same movie on double data days. The person chooses a story, "GDP came strong, it will rise", and bets on it. The price goes the other way, the stop comes, and the desire to recover appears.

Why? Because when the news is ambiguous, we want certainty. And certainty does not exist. We are a CPF against institutions, and humility with the market is what keeps the CPF alive.

The risk comes before the trigger

Before any click, answer: how much do I accept to lose today? And how much do I want to earn to consider the day accomplished? Defined loss limit, defined target. Hit one of the two, the screen turns off. No desire to recover.

This is an armored mind. Winning generates dopamine and calls for another click. Losing with dopamine high weighs twice as much. On a day of heavy news, emotions are magnified, and it is discipline that holds the hand.

And the business mind counts: trade is a business, and your day is your store. There are good days, average days and bad days. GDP and inflation data do not change this. What counts is the end of the month, after paying expenses.

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Automatically translated from Portuguese.