If your higher timeframe bias is right but you still keep getting chopped, stopped, or early exits —you’re not unlucky.

You’re misusing information.

One of the most expensive mistakes traders make is using higher-TF targets as permission to enter instead of direction to respect.

That single error quietly creates wide stops, reactive entries, and unnecessary drawdown.

I adjusted one rule around this recently and I’m testing it in real time. It’s something I’ve identified before — but underestimated how critical it was, and over time it quietly eroded.

When applied correctly, trades either move quickly or invalidate early — TP1 gets hit more often, and BE becomes a position when the market earns it, not a hope.

If this feels familiar, it’s because the fix isn’t more indicators — it’s knowing which timeframe is allowed to make which decisions.

Most traders never formalize that.
I’ll be documenting what I notice as this plays out.