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Congrats on conditioning yourself into the right mindset Saqeeb.  Difficult but valuable lesson to learn.

I like to share good podcast presentations when I find them.  If I can pick up just one useful idea a week while commuting that's another small step in my trading journey.  This one by Philip Teo interviewing Australian trader Adrian Reid really resonated with me on many points .  I haven't heard of his coaching service before or used them, but his insights into ASX trend trading sound excellent.

https://www.traderwave.com/blog/trading-conversations/adrian-reid/

At one point there is mention of how he responds to learning traders that are worried about a particular trade entry signal - e.g. if it looks to have rushed up too quickly and now be "over-bought".  Reid basically recommends doing a test modification of your existing strategy with a new condition that best describes the trade you wish to avoid and backtesting the hell out of it.

If you find a robust improvement then use it.  However I think most of us know how this usually plays out - results go down, then you have to face the fact your system knows what its doing.  Stop predicting and go back to properly executing the process.

Still, rather than playing mind games with yourself about psychology, this sounds a very practical way of broadening your knowledge while learning to avoid "fudging" trade signals.