Trading is fuckin lonely...
Yes
You know why?
because most people never have taken this path
And because most people have never taken it you can't expect them to understand
you will be misunderstood as a result
there is a price attached to an extraordinary life and if it was easy everyone would have it and it WOULD NOT be extraordinary as definition
Embrace the lonely
Because it is a sign of unexplored territoty
And all greats experience it
If you want to be understood do what everyone does and live an average life...the well walked path that many have taken before you
But don't complain later about that existence and how you wanna travel the world be financially free and that life is unfair etc
Trading? Nobody walks it....and that's why it's so valuable
Want extraordinary? Embrace the lonely
Because it's guaranteed and it's worth it
Just think: If Dave Chappelle hadn't been high on shrooms and ran into Charlie Murphy that night in Hollywood, we probably would've never gotten Charlie Murphy's Hollywood Stories. RIP
(hooversview)
Your character is revealed by how you handle both outcomes.
Profits test your humility.
Losses test your resilience.
Most traders fail one of those tests.
Obsess. For f*ck sakes. You only get one life. Don’t screw it up by being normal. Go all in. Act like a psycho. Let people call you insane. Please. I beg you. Obsession is the path.
Everyone obsesses over RR and win rate.
I don't.
The most important stat in my trading is MAE (Maximum Adverse Excursion).
MAE tells you the deepest drawdown a trade experiences before it either recovers or gets closed.
The real edge isn't finding more setups.
It's asking:
"How can I reduce MAE while maximizing Profit Factor?"
Lower MAE.
Higher Profit Factor.
That's where systems go from profitable to elite.