Tyler

Deep trencher

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

@syrenor You were my liquidity from those lows

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

guy in my private discord made $240k his first year trading

dropped out of college at 19

his parents still think he's "ruining his life"

thanksgiving dinner last month his dad said:

"so when are you getting a real job?"

"I made $22k last month"

"doing what, gambling?"

"trading futures"

"that's not a real career"

"I made more than you this year"

"money isn't everything"

"you've said money IS everything my whole life"

"that's different"

"how"

"because I worked for mine"

"I work 2 hours a day"

"exactly. that's not real work"

"so suffering = real work?"

"..."

his mom jumped in:

"your father just wants what's best for you"

"what's best for me is freedom"

"freedom doesn't pay bills"

"I paid off your mortgage last month"

"..."

the conversation ended there

here's what nobody tells you about escaping the matrix:

the people who love you will hate your success

not because they're evil

because your success exposes their failure

every dollar you make trading is a reminder that THEY could have taken the risk

but didn't

so they need you to fail

to validate their "safe" choices

your success is their mirror

and they don't like what they see

his dad didn't work harder than him
his dad worked LONGER than him
for LESS money
with ZERO freedom

and instead of being proud his son escaped...

he's angry his son exposed the lie he believed for 40 years

"hard work = success" is cope for people who worked hard and aren't successful

smart work = success
skilled work = success
leveraged work = success

hard work alone = a 40-year sentence with a retirement cake at the end

the people telling you trading "isn't real" are the same people who:

wake up to alarms they hate
commute to buildings they hate
work for bosses they hate
wait for fridays they waste
retire too broken to enjoy it

and they want you to join them

misery loves company

but you don't have to RSVP

the matrix isn't a job

the matrix is everyone trying to pull you back in when you try to leave

escape anyway

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

met a surgeon in the hospital waiting room

(long story, everyone's fine)

we got talking

"what do you do?"

"I trade for a living"

he laughed

"so you gamble"

"I made $340k+ last year working 2 hours a day"

he stopped laughing

"that's more than I make"

"I know"

"I did 12 years of school and residency"

"I did 18 months of losing money and figuring it out"

"that's not fair"

"no. it's not. that's why I do it"

here's the thing about "fair":

fair is a concept for employees

the market doesn't care about:
- your degree
- your hours worked
- your experience
- your background
- your age
- your connections

the market only cares about:

are you right or wrong?

that's it

a 22 year old with no degree can outlearn a harvard MBA in 18 months and make more money

is that fair?

no

it's better than fair

it's OPPORTUNITY

that surgeon traded 12 years of his life for a salary cap

I traded 18 months of pain for unlimited upside

he's stuck

I'm free

the system wants you to believe:

"work hard for 40 years and retire at 65"

that's the employee path

the trader path:

"lose money for 1-2 years learning, then print for life"

one path trades your TIME for money until you die

one path trades SKILL for money until you're free

the surgeon will work until he's 65

I could stop tomorrow

same intelligence
same work ethic
different vehicle

he chose the "safe" path

I chose the "risky" path

10 years from now:

he's still operating at 5am
I'm still sleeping until I want to wake up

"but trading is risky"

so is giving 50 years to a job that

[Tony Trades @ScarfaceTrades_]

On your trading journey

You will blow your account

You will have dark nights

You will be scared for the future.

However if you continue to push through the dark times and continue to learn you will learn a skill that will sustain you for life.

[Jack @JdubTrades_]

Nothing great in life comes easy.

At the start, trading will take everything away from you.

Your money spent, time wasted, and family lost.

But once you figure it out, it will all be worth it in the end.

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

@L2WTrades @yukonyomono

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

@2eztradez awesome man $spy print

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

@_TJRTrades long

[Billy Hull @billyhull]

Hilo lefty Tyler Halemanu has a curve ball that he is willing to throw on any count. Five strikeouts through four innings. Baldwin 3, Hilo 3, Top 5.

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

Some highlights from the 2022 D1 state quarterfinals. Mahalo @HawaiiYP for the video! Stat line: 5.1ip 1bb 5k 1ER @FiveToolHI @ClassicHawaii #baseball #uncommited #hawaii

[Elijah Haili @kain0aaa_]

a nice little snag against Baldwin HS in the @HHSAAsports baseball quarterfinals @WVCKnightsBSB @FiveTool @FiveToolHI @HawaiiYP @ClassicHawaii

[Five Tool Hawaii @FiveToolHI]

Team Matias’ Hekili Robello (@HekiliRobello) strikes out three in his first inning of work.

FB: 84-86
CB: 76
CH: 77

Hilo (HI) 2022 #uncommitted

@ClassicHawaii

[Five Tool Hawaii @FiveToolHI]

Team Akeo LHP Tyler Halemanu (@TylerHalemanu) goes 3 up, 3 down on the bump.

Hilo (HI) 2022 #uncommitted

@ClassicHawaii

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

Mahalo @ClassicHawaii for the opportunity!

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

@UNCOMMITTEDBSB @JucoUncommitted #2022 #uncommited

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

6/3/21 Bullpen

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

Morning Bullpen ⚾️

[Tyler @TylerHalemanu]

Kamehameha vs Hilo high highlights #baseball #CO2022 #hawaii