Glorythmic

Trader for 5 years.
Full-time worker. Husband. Dad.
Turning discretion into automated systems.
God willing, buying back time for what matters most.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

After 5 years of trading, I finally had my first $17k month.

The money isn’t what I’m most proud of.

I’m proud that I can finally say the results are coming from a process I’ve spent years refining not hope, luck, or emotion.

Q2 Recap

• $20,923 made
• $17,002 in June
• $13,129 prop payouts
• $2500 personal withdraw
• Personal account: $3,200 → $10,994
• Moved to a Topstep Live account
• Scaling into additional firms

Five years ago I was looking for the perfect strategy.

Today I’m focused on executing the same process over and over again.

That’s what changed everything.

On to Q3.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

100% this is a fundamental part of succeeding.

Build a plan that makes it as difficult as possible for the worst version of yourself to succeed.

No matter how much you grow, how much you succeed you are human and always will be.

You need guardrails that cannot be broken for when that version of you shows up.

That’s how you create trading success.

Even when there’s a you who wants to break all your rules, the you who wants to succeed stops that version ahead of time.

It is literally you vs you.

[Paulina Jozwiak @ipaulinakj]

Do not build your trading plan for the calm version of you. Build it for the version of you that is stressed, in drawdown, frustrated, impatient, and desperate to feel back in control. Because that is the version of you that needs the plan the most.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

I don’t see this explained in detail enough.

Everyone starts trading looking for the perfect strategy, but the truth is that is only a fraction of what you need to succeed as a trader.

The strategy has an edge, but the trader is the real edge.

The ability to discern a good trade from a bad trade.

The ability to consistently execute.

The ability to stay calm while variance takes over and you’re constantly losing.

The ability to rely on your data and your rules while being extremely emotional.

This is all built up by thousands of hours of live experience and real executions.

That is the edge you need to succeed.

[DionTrades ✪ @DionTrades_]

Copy my 90% win rate strategy and you won't get 90%.

Same entries, different hands on the button.

Trading is a personal journey.

Your win rate is yours to find, not mine to give.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@casper_smc That’s definitely a fact, but the strategy is not the only edge. The ability to execute and experience that comes from the individual is another distinct edge.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@tradermike1234 Not just money, but stress too. Ever since I started trading, it takes a lot to stress me out.

Not much is as stressful as being willing to lose over a thousand dollars in a few minutes lol.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@DenizTheTrader Yes 100%, too many traders think their win rate is the most important aspect, but in reality it’s about have the capital left for those winners.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@TradingComposur That decision and ability to actually act on it, can change your results almost overnight.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@joseftrades Always you vs you in every way. You are either the edge or the problem.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

High RR isn’t better.

Low RR isn’t better.

The strategy you can actually execute is better.

Stop arguing over whether high RR or low RR is better.

That’s the wrong question.

If both strategies have a proven edge, the better one is the one you can execute consistently.

Some traders need a high win rate to stay confident.

Others are perfectly comfortable losing more often if it means catching bigger moves.

Neither is objectively better.

They’re different personalities.

Personally, I know I’d rather lose more often and let my winners pay for it.

A 1R winner that keeps running would frustrate me a lot more than taking another planned loss.

Your strategy shouldn’t just fit the market.

It has to fit the person executing it.

The best strategy isn’t the one with the highest expectancy on paper.

It’s the one you can follow without constantly fighting yourself.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@TradeDadLog Great job brother! Even though you still had a good month, you were still hard on yourself to improve for those unnecessary losses. Never lose that need to refine and compound those refinements!

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

Result:

-1R

Asia buildup taken
5m absorption printed.

Entry was clean.
No follow through.

Still the model.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

GC Short

Asian buildup taken.
5m absorption printed.

Entry: 4054.9
SL: 4060.5
3R partials: 4038.1
5R Runner: 4026.9

Trade active. Process. Discipline. Execution.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@SRxTrades Agreed, it was also hard for me to get used to seeing losing days the same way. Unlearning that even if a day ends in a loss, I don’t need to try and make it a wining day.

Controlled losing days are just as important to success as winning days.

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@joseftrades Amen, and when you get through that fog it comes with a level of confidence that can’t be shaken and a will that won’t let you quit 🙏🏽

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

I stopped trying to become a more disciplined trader.

I started building a process that assumed I wouldn’t always be disciplined.

Every day at 6pm, before the market even opens, I make my best trading decision and I lock my risk settings.

Two losses and I’m done.

Hit my profit target? Locked out.

I can’t change it.

Because I know exactly who I become after a losing streak and after a big winning day.

The best process isn’t the one that works when you’re thinking clearly.

It’s the one that protects you when you aren’t.

Your process shouldn’t rely on your discipline.

It should protect you when your discipline disappears.

@Topstep makes it easy

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@AdamWTrades A lot of people on this app don’t actually trade lol. Losing trades, losing days, losing streaks are all apart of trading and variance.

[Glorythmic @Glorythmic]

@1MINUTETIP The trader brings in a real edge, that a strategy alone can’t bring.

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@nomadascalper If a strategy has a clear edge, the failure is always on you. That’s why your personality is important when choosing the strategy. Whether it’s high R or low R, whichever you can consistently execute is what actually matters.