I read in the forums that trading is a functionality activity. Like tennis, then you can read books . . .until you go outside and struck the ball, you can not really learn how to playwith.

I think short term time period scalping is very performance associated. You've got to have the ability keep them small to take your losses, and keep going. Having a clear mind, not biased toward your current PL or the trade or the two transactions, you keep scalping. That takes practice.

Even my trading, should I take a bigger loss, then I know it's likely to take many smaller gains to create it back. I basically was also on the wrong side of a movement (that might have been profitable), should I take a bigger loss. All these things, mess with your psyche. You get rattled, and you begin taking trades. When the traders have you, that is.

I'm still working on it after all this time. Losses that are small, keep on going, and take the loss. Provided that it is not gigantic, you will make back it over time. Do not look over your PL, do not think that commerce was, or it has now moved into your favor.

The benefit scalping has is that there are literally hundreds of opportunities each day. You just have to be accessible to them.