The other day, I came across one of those oddly satisfying TikTok videos — and it completely shifted how I think about managing my trades.
I’m not someone who’s endlessly scrolling, but I do enjoy a good life hack now and then. And this one? It involved a massage gun and a bunch of nearly-empty bottles of lotion…
The “Life Hack” That Actually Worked
This woman had several bottles — body lotion, sunscreen — all with a little bit of product left in them. You know the kind – you know there’s more inside, but the bottle design makes it impossible to reach. And she didn’t want to throw them out.
So, she pulled out a massage gun — the kind with a soft ball tip — and gently vibrated the bottles over a clean bowl. And wouldn’t you know it, out came every last drop.
Naturally, I had to try it.
I gathered up five of my own “basically done” bottles of Nivea body lotion — I keep one in almost every room — grabbed my massage gun, and went to work.
By the end, I’d salvaged half a bottle’s worth of lotion! And the process felt weirdly satisfying.
Like Leaving Profits on the Table
It hit me later — that little hack wasn’t just useful around the house. It was a perfect metaphor for how you might be handling your trade positions.
You put real money on the line. You nurture each setup like a prize rose in the garden. You wait patiently. You manage meticulously.
And then… you may exit too early.
It’s like trashing a bottle that still has lotion inside!
That’s where trade management comes in — the part of your trading plan that helps you stay in a winning trade just long enough to make the most of it.
Trade Management That Fits Your Phase
Depending on where you are in your trading journey, your approach to managing trades may look different.
If you’re newer or not yet consistently profitable, I recommend a money stop. That means you place your stop based on a fixed dollar amount of paper profit. It’s a more automatic way to protect gains while building confidence.
But once you’re more experienced or already trading profitably, a logical stop often works better. It’s based on the setup or structure of the market, not a pre-determined amount of profit to protect. That’s where you can really finesse the trade.
A logical stop is like using a massage gun on the market — helping you gently extract every last dollar from your trades.
This Isn’t About Being Greedy
It’s about trading smarter.
Losing trades happen — they’re part of the process. But if you learn how to manage your winners better, they’ll help offset the losses and keep your account growing.
So next time you’re tempted to exit early, think of that lotion bottle.
If a massage gun can squeeze out every last drop of moisturizer…
You can squeeze more out of your trades, too!
P.S. The doors to the First 40 Trading Club are officially open!!! And the Founding Member rate is available for a limited time.
This is where we build full trading plans — including trade management — and put them into action together.
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We’d love to welcome you to DA CLUB.
~Hima
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