I opened my first EA last week, and thought that I might share some observations now that I have 2 trading days in (this is a novel, so you may want to grab a coffee if you intend on reading this): First, let me just say that mindset is of the utmost importance. If you haven't watched Kyle's CEO mindset lessons yet, make sure that's a priority. If you have, but you're still struggling, watch them again. I've been consistently trying to find more lessons on controlling my emotions and using the power of positivity to reshape my mentality even when I've made egregious mistakes. We are not the mistakes we make, we are the culmination of lessons learned from those mistakes. Secondly, research everything. I fully intended on researching Apex, Tradovate/Ninjatrader & the use of Tradingview before even paying for the EA. However, I rushed my decision to purchase and found myself frustrated by my own lack of understanding on how all of this relates. After two bad trades did I finally decide to stop trading and start learning all that I don't understand. Lastly, keep up with all major world events... EVEN THE WEATHER! LOL Let me explain: I didn't trade at all on my EA last week because I spent the bulk of that week preparing for a weekend trip and also trying to set up the EA for trading - remember, I didn't fully research any of this prior to purchasing my EA, so I'm already behind the 8 ball. I left Thursday and came back Monday, so my mindset was already not in the right place because I lost three days of trading. Then Tuesday I struggled for find any opportunities, which I allowed to further influence my mindset. So Wednesday I traded MNQ, and it was like I forgot most of what I'd learned from Kyle and from my own practice sessions. I have very little experience with the Jedi strategy, but decided that was the best way to go. I'm down $277. Ugh... stop trading for today. It wasn't the strategy, but the lack of practice given to it and just bad discipline. Also, Wed CPI data was released which could greatly affect the Nasdaq. I even asked about this on this site before the trade, but didn't wait for the answer before jumping into this trade.