NQ1! - How do you stay in a trade when price moves against you?

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NQ1! - How do you stay in a trade when price moves against you?E-mini Nasdaq-100 FuturesCME_MINI:NQ1!yuzernameEntering a trade is the easy part, not getting shaken out is a lot harder. On Mar. 18th the the NQ1! saw a dump from from recent highs of ~$25,200, but on the 19th shorts got tested. With price pushing back up, a lot of traders would have been shaken out of their positions. The Directional Wave, despite pushing higher, remained broad enough for the fast line and the bias to turn the corner and start pushing down. The indicator was telling you that the downside pressure was still there, it was just catching its breath before heading lower. By the 23rd, the move had reached its conclusion at ~$23,800. A 1,400 point drop over 3 days, but only for those who had the conviction to hold through the noise on the 19th. My conviction comes from understanding what the indicator is actually telling me, not just reacting to price.