Was 2025 a hard year in the stock market? I've heard this from numerous folks.
Corrections are only hard if you do nothing on the drops.
I don't remember the last time I doubled up on so many quality names in less than a year:
- $AMD
- $TSLA
- $NVDA
- $GOOGL
- $ASML
All doubled up or better. And that's not even counting the high beta names like $HOOD, $CRWV, $IREN, etc.
I expect this year to be no different. We will likely get a nice correction in or shortly after Q1. Then we replicate and print.
Oil is the only commodity that hasn't ripped higher. Gold, copper, silver, platinum...all went nuts.
Iran re-escalation back in the news plus general fears about the economy - I think the oil trade could be a big one 2026.
Monitoring for individual breakouts (like $DVN below).
Curiosity is killing your trading.
As a trader you KNOW the difference between a "curious click" and a real entry. They don't feel the same AT ALL. Yet they lead to the same thing - a trade entry.
Imagine you were a hunter and you shot your rifle every time you thought you heard a deer vs when you actually have a deer in your scope. You'd never catch anything.
Limit curiosity and only listen to correct signal.
My flight back home on Jet Blue was so INSANELY bumpy, that after I finished praying to God I turned on CNBC to make sure Cramer wasn’t screaming something bullish about $JBLU stock.
Imagine thinking you need ICT concepts for every trade when a 9/21 EMA break and retest has worked for 9 months.
$GOOGL been paying bills for months.
If you watched the last video you better have been in this setup.
I keep hearing "Bitcoin chart is broken" and "Bitcoin is not following the market".
Here's an easy tip for you. Pull up the Correlation Coefficient in TradingView and correlate BTC to SPX. Do it on the weekly chart.
What do you notice happens when Bitcoin decouples from the S&P 500 (negative correlation)?
Am I the only one that can't wait for this today?
This'll be like watching a blockbuster movie for free on release day from the comfort of your desk.
Might livestream again today just for this.
Blind investors say cash is trash.
Crashes prove them wrong.
Crashes force people to sell everything and raise cash just to stay liquid.
Meanwhile the wealthy deploy cash and scoop up discounts.
One of my favorite quotes attributed to Jim Simons is, "Cash is the ultimate expression of optionality. A non-correlated asset that grants you the power to act when others are paralyzed by fear."
It took me a few market crashes to realize this but discretionary income and cash is what will grant you the opportunity to multiply your wealth in the worst of times.
Build discretionary income.
Profit when fear spikes.
This bell curve is almost entirely true as it relates to the making money in the stock market.
The idiot on the left has conviction and is permanently long. Doesn’t really know much market mechanics or technicals but isn’t afraid to invest and buy leaps.
The genius on the right also has conviction but is a lot more selective and is hyper focused on a mix of technicals, fundamentals, macro, etc. he might be better at going heavy when the market calls for it and pulling back when he’s uncertain.
The unprofitable clown in the middle is always overthinking, second guessing, has scarcity mindset, is afraid of investing, thinks every drop is a reason to sell, never buys crashes, and is almost always underinvested.