@QuantumWick @DailyProfilerCo@AC_Trades you would think someone with a brain that could write something like the daily profiler would be able to spell or at a minimum use spellcheck. but guess not, im coming "fore" you bitch.
If you like your macro spicy and data-driven…
Not sanitized for CNBC or dumbed down for finfluencers:
Follow @TheMacroMatters
No hopium.
Just signals, charts, and real edge.
Let’s cook!
Stop saying “macro doesn’t work.”
What you mean is:
“I don’t know how to read macro data or contextualize it inside market pricing mechanics.”
Good news:
I do.
And I’ll post it here.
@ac_trades 🧵 Why You’re Losing Money as a Day Trader (and Don’t Even Know It)
Some thoughts on a recent post I saw that perfectly captures the delusion most intraday traders operate under:
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@ac_trades 📉 Conclusion:
Your mindset is the textbook definition of overconfidence bias.
Data is the edge.
Ignoring it doesn't make you focused — it makes you fragile.
Markets love traders like you. Easy liquidity.
@ac_trades 🇺🇸 Politics:
One Trump tweet used to spike intraday volatility by 400% within minutes.
But nah, “politics don’t matter.”
You're not trading in a vacuum, you're trading in a minefield with earmuffs on.
@ac_trades 💱 Currencies:
You don’t care what one currency does vs another?
Then you don’t understand correlations.
FX volatility hits commodities, indices, sentiment — even individual stocks — in minutes.
@ac_trades 🌞 Seasonality:
You clown on “sUmMeR mArKeTs”...
But data shows summer volumes drop 30–40%, increasing spreads and reducing momentum.
That directly affects scalping and execution.
@ac_trades 📊 Economic data releases:
Bloomberg shows that 70% of intraday volume spikes happen within 15 mins of macro news drops.
If you don’t know what’s on the calendar, you’re entering trades blind into volatility landmines.
@ac_trades 📈 Volatility matters.
The VIX you mock? It’s your best friend.
CBOE data shows intraday price ranges can be 3x wider during high VIX.
That’s edge. That’s opportunity.
You’re ignoring the very fuel for your trades.