Chris

▪︎ Private Çitizen ▪︎ Silent rainmaker ▪︎ Istp-T

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[Lasisielenu @lasisielenu]

To the president and 36 state governors 😔

[Chris @Somzy11]

@chiamakaafc Raheem Sterling

[Chris @Somzy11]

@iamveektoria_ Thank you!

[Chris @Somzy11]

Updated PnL of my remaining Solusdt position. 🔥

[Chris @Somzy11]

Been quiet on here for a while.

XAUUSD + SOLUSDT | Closed💯

XAUUSD: H1 liquidity sweep → 4H FVG. Took profits this morning.

SOLUSDT: 1st entry Aug 11, 2nd Aug 17. Executed with Precision and Strong conviction.
Full expansion delivered.

Proud of this craft.

#forex #crypto

[Chris @Somzy11]

@DenizTheTrader 😆 I just remembered taking a detailed written note on these indicators when i was self-learning back in 2019. Smh

[Chris @Somzy11]

@iamveektoria_ What about Backend Development?

[Chris @Somzy11]

@AtifHussainOG Thanks for this Atif, what about invalidation point for SL placement.

[Quinten @QuintenFrancois]

Watching your #crypto dump and realizing you won’t be able to retire early

[Chris @Somzy11]

@Kecyy That's whats up.!

[Chris @Somzy11]

@iamchrisani Yes

[Chris Ani @iamchrisani]

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[Chris @Somzy11]

@Thecryptomist Trendline

[Chris Ani @iamchrisani]

@ValoAi31561

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

"just backtest 500 trades and you'll be profitable"

no mf

i watched a guy backtest 1,000 trades with an 80% win rate

went live

blew his account in 6 days

you know why?

because backtesting and live trading are completely different fucking games

and everyone's lying to you about this:

here's what actually happened:

dude spent 4 months backtesting
documented every trade
built massive spreadsheet
1,000+ trades
70% win rate on historical data
2.5 R:R average

"i'm ready"

bought $500 challenge

day 1: took his setup, got stopped out, felt the EMOTION for first time
day 2: took revenge trade (never had that urge in backtest)
day 3: moved his stop loss (never felt that fear in backtest)
day 4: closed winner at 1R because terrified (never felt that in backtest)
day 5: held loser hoping it comes back (never felt that desperation in backtest)
day 6: account blown

his backtest didn't prepare him for SHIT

because backtesting teaches you SETUPS
live trading teaches you PSYCHOLOGY

here's what nobody tells you:

backtesting is done in a zero-pressure environment

you can't feel the urge to revenge trade on historical data
you can't feel FOMO on a replay
you can't feel panic on a trade that already happened
you can't feel fear when you already know the outcome

live trading has:
real money
real fear
real greed
real FOMO
real revenge impulses

your brain functions completely differently

here's the data that'll hurt:

traders with 1,000+ backtest trades: 5% pass rate on prop firms
traders with 100+ LIVE small account trades: 70% pass rate

because live trading teaches you:
- how you react to being wrong
- how you handle 3 losses in a row
- how strong your urge to move stops actually is
- how scared you get when in profit
- how revenge trading feels in your chest

backtesting teaches NONE of that

i'm not saying don't backtest

i'm saying backtesting is 10% of the education

the other 90% comes from experiencing PRESSURE

here's the real path:

backtest 100 trades (not 2,000) just to verify edge exists

then buy the cheapest challenge you can find ($50-100)

trade it LIVE with real emotions

you'll probably fail in 3-5 days

GOOD

you just bought more education than 6 months of backtesting

because you learned:
- you revenge trade after 2 losses (didn't know this in backtest)
- you close winners at 1R from fear (didn't feel this in backtest)
- you can't handle drawdown (didn't experience this in backtest)
- your stop is too tight for your emotions (didn't know this in backtest)

now fix THOSE emotional problems

buy another cheap challenge
fail again
learn more about YOUR psychology

after 3-4 "planned failures":

you've spent $300
you've learned your exact psychological weaknesses
you've refined your system for YOUR emotional reality
you're ready to pass

vs the backtester:

spent 4 months
has zero experience with real emotions
thinks he's ready because spreadsheet looks good
fails first challenge from emotional breakdown
"my strategy doesn't work"

wrong

your strategy is fine
your psychology under pressure is broken

and you can't fix psychology without experiencing pressure

stop backtesting for 6 months thinking you're prepared

start buying cheap challenges to learn how YOU actually behave under stress

$100 failures teach you more about YOUR psychology than 1,000 backtested trades

that's the uncomfortable truth

[Chris @Somzy11]

@Kecyy Happy birthday, big guy.

[Chris @Somzy11]

@kingdubie_ Trading an entey model without the knowledge of bias and dol 😅

[Pharaoh👳🏾‍♂️👑 @MrMekzy_]

This is going to piss a lot of Nigerian men off but he said the truth. Not a single lie told!

[Chris @Somzy11]

"You have to learn how to lose; it is more important than learning how to win."

~ Mark Weinstein