Step 4: Set your rules for the week BEFORE emotions kick in.
Decide now:
• Max loss per day
• Max trades per day
• Which setups you’ll ONLY take
The trader who plans when calm makes better decisions than the trader who reacts when stressed.
Prepare the week.💪
Most new traders lose money before the week even starts.
Not because they can’t trade — because they never prepared.
Sunday is where the real work happens. Here’s how I set myself up for a good week 🧵
Step 3: Know what’s on the calendar.
Check this every Sunday:
📅 Earnings reports
📊 CPI, FOMC, jobs data
🌍 Global macro events
Volatility isn’t random — it has a schedule. Trade around the news, not into it blindly.
Most retail traders are the liquidity.
Learn to read the hunt, and you flip to the other side of the trade.
Follow for more market structure breakdowns.
Save this thread — you’ll want it next time you get stopped out.
Most traders get HUNTED by the market every single day.
They don’t even know it’s happening.
Here’s what liquidity sweeps are — and how to trade WITH the sharks: 🧵
The #1 mistake traders make:
Entering THE MOMENT price breaks the level.
That’s how you become the liquidity.
Wait for the sweep AND the rejection. Confirmation is everything. Patience is the edge.
Here’s the truth nobody wants to hear:
A loss is just data. It only becomes personal when your identity is tied to being right.
Detach from the outcome. Stick to the process. The traders who make it long term aren’t the smartest — they’re the most disciplined.
The #1 thing that kept me unprofitable for 3 years wasn’t my strategy. It wasn’t the market. It wasn’t bad luck.
It was taking losses personally.
Let me explain what that actually cost me 🧵
I also set hard rules. Max 2 losses in a day = done. No exceptions. No “one more try.”
Rules aren’t restrictions. They’re protection from the worst version of yourself that shows up when you’re frustrated and emotional.
Build the fence BEFORE you need it.
My eyes are on $AAPL tomorrow
AAPL Daily sold off the 10, 20, 50 EMA & Daily FVG
Depending on how the market opens, looking for an $AAPL PML break & Retest will be my anticipated entry.
AAPL short intraday setup.