Gus Joury

25+yr Futures Trader,EQ & Trading Performance Coach. I help traders identify and rewire their emotional & behavioural patterns that sabotage their performance.

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

Our actions ,results and behaviours come from our underlying internal state, beliefs, and unmet needs.
What we truly desire isn't a thing, it is the feeling of fulfillment.
#trading #Futures #FuturesTrading #tradingtips #tradinginsights #mindfulness #tradingpsychology

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

#GC_F #gold daily testing major support 3960-3980
$GLD $GOLD

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

#SI_F #silver testing lows TLB
$SLV

[Andrew Menaker PhD @Andrew_Menaker]

Under pressure, you don't rise to your intentions.
You fall to your conditioning

True for special forces operators
True for traders
True for anyone whose nervous system perceives stakes
#tradingpsychology

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

The key is not the will to win, everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.

Bobby Knight - Coach

#TradingPsychology #TradingMindset #mindset #trading #es_F

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

“The moment you stop growing, you start slipping”- which applies to trading and all other aspects of life.
#trading #futurestrading #mindset #tradingperformancehub

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As mentioned yesterday 7500 is a major resistance on #ES_F as markets reversing today with a gap down-weekly and daily charts attached

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#ES_F approaching 7500 major resistance level on weekly /monthly time frames.

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

#ES_F approaching 7500 major resistance level on weekly /monthly time frames.

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

Being stuck happens when we view the market through our own beliefs, behavioral patterns, and needs. A trader must become self aware and wake up their inner observer by self-regulating and detaching—listening more to the markets info than to their inner critic, and personal emotional needs in order to take control , respond rather than react to past conditioned behavioral patterns and triggers.

[Andrew Menaker PhD @Andrew_Menaker]

One of the hardest parts of trading is what happens when the market does something you didn’t expect.

A market that won’t pull back.
A trend that keeps going longer than seems rational.
A breakout that fails immediately.
A regime shift that makes your old playbook feel obsolete.

And the more the market diverges from what you think it “should” be doing, the more attached many traders become to their opinion.

Not because of the chart itself.

Because now something deeper is being threatened.

Your certainty.
Your identity.
Your need to feel right.
Your need to be seen by others as smart, disciplined, insightful.

This happens on all timeframes.

Intraday traders can get trapped fighting a move for hours because they “know” price is extended.

Swing traders can spend weeks anchored to a narrative while the market keeps delivering evidence against it.
When attachment increases, perception narrows.

You stop trading what’s actually happening and start trading your relationship to uncertainty.

That’s why self-awareness is such an underrated edge.

You are not just trading the market.
You are trading your own Inner Market simultaneously.

Your self-worth.
Your fear of being wrong.
Your emotional memory of prior losses.
Your need to recover quickly.
Your discomfort with uncertainty.
Your desire for validation.

All of it enters the decision-making process whether you realize it or not.

This is why two traders can look at the exact same chart and behave completely differently.

The chart is not the full story.
The operator matters.

And in many ways, the operator is the edge.

It's YOU that pushes the buy/sell button.

The traders who evolve are usually not the ones who gather the most information.

They’re the ones willing to see themselves clearly.

The ones willing to ask:
“What am I really trading right now?”

Because when you work at that level, you stop trying to overpower old patterns with hopes or 'promises' you make to yourself.

You begin to understand the deeper motivations driving behavior. That's the focus of my work.

And that’s often the beginning of finally moving beyond old limiting beliefs, emotional reactions, and self-sabotaging cycles.

#tradermindset #tradingpsychology $ES_F $NQ_F
$SPY $QQQ

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

@VictorZubarev Hi Victor, good to hear from you. Been along time.
I am doing well how have you been ?

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

$ES_F 30 min ABC correction against symmetrical 100% move support at 7382 zone

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#ES_F opening drive setup off VWAP ETH after overnight gap up $SPX $SPY

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

What we resist persist.

Thanks for sharing. Great post very well put. 👇

[Andrew Menaker PhD @Andrew_Menaker]

Most traders try to change their behavior by trying to increase willpower.

They try to push harder. Focus more. Be more disciplined.

But it often doesn't work.

If you look at Ohm's Law (from electrical engineering), behavior doesn’t come from force alone.

It comes from the interaction between force and resistance.

Ohm's law says voltage drives current.
And it also says resistance determines how much actually flows.

Let me translate that into trading:

Your willpower is the voltage.
Your execution is the current.
Your internal conditioning is the resistance.

And here's why trading is inherently difficult:

If resistance is high, increasing willpower doesn’t create smooth execution.

It creates internal pressure.

That pressure shows up as:

> Overtrading
> Hesitation
> Forcing trades
> Deviating from your plan
> Emotional exhaustion

You feel like you’re trying harder… but getting worse results.

Why?

Because resistance isn’t simply a mindset problem.
It’s also a nervous system problem.

It’s built from:

** Fear of loss or not enough
** Need to prove something
** Past emotional experiences around money
** Dopamine-driven habit loops
** Stress physiology (cortisol, adrenaline)

When those are active, your system is not optimized for execution.
It’s optimized for protection.

So you push harder.

And the nervous system pushes back.

That’s why willpower alone doesn’t create sustainable change.

It increases voltage in a system full of resistance.

The real work is different, and this where skilled coaching comes in:

You don’t force better behavior.
You reduce resistance.

That means:

- Building awareness of your Inner Market in real time
- Regulating your nervous system under pressure
- Unwinding unconscious emotional drivers
- Creating structural risk management so you’re not relying on discipline in the moment

When resistance drops, something shifts.

Execution starts to flow.

Not because you’re trying harder…
but because there’s less in the way.

That’s the paradox...

Sustainable discipline isn’t about pushing more.

It’s about removing what’s blocking you.

#tradingmindset #tradingpsychology $ES_F $NQ_F
$QQQ $SPY

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

#ES_F tight trading range, not much volatility /news catalyst so far. sit on hands, wait for the right conditions for the best Reward:Risk-

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

💯 self awareness gives the trader a way to step back and self observe their behavior before they react impulsively. .
My AAA protocol :
1. Awareness
2. Acceptance
3. Action

That’s how one can defuse the impulsive conditioned triggers and patterns and work on rewiring their response and behavioral pattern, and instill a new and improved behavioral response.

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

Your underlying needs and emotional state is what drives your decisions which overrides your process.

#tradingpsychology #tradingperformancehub #futurestrading #ES_F

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

John Wooden - 1910-2010 - Basketball Player

#tradingperformancehub
#trading #futurestrading

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💯

Avoiding discomfort feels safe in the moment, but it actually keeps traders stuck in the same loops — missing trades, hesitating, or revenge trading.

That’s where self awareness , emotional regulation and mental rehearsal comes into play.

When traders are infused with their emotions , they default to autopilot avoidance.

Accepting discomfort becomes a signal for growth, not a threat.

“We don't grow by avoiding discomfort. We grow by acting through it, consciously."

[Gus Joury @Gussj]

Pre-market 5 min Gold #GC_F sell reversal signal
using @NinjaTrader Beta 8.1.7
Enjoying the new trade lines option
#futurestrading