bitcoin:native
If I were to simply show a BTC chart (read the annotations) purely based on MS, it would look like this.
For S&D levels, you can refer to the post I dropped yesterday.
If I hadn't closed that position I would be funded.
Another quote I've heard countless times.
It feels like the truest thing in the world when you say it. but its the biggest bs ever
You were mentally not able to execute or hold the trade. So first stop that woulda shoulda coulda bs. It's not existent, you didn't managed the trade. Stop lying to yourself with these fairytales.
Here is what actually happens in your body when a trade goes wrong or you manage the trade bad.
Your nervous system fires like you got chased, Heart rate spikes, Jaw tightens. You cannot think clearly because thinking clearly is not the body's priority right now, surviving is. I've talked about this countless times in previous posts.
The problem is you are still staring at the charts while this is happening. And its the same thing either you are to scared to execute or to overconfident, it goes both ways.
You look back and calculate what your PnL would have been if you hadn’t exited.
You tell yourself: “I was right, the only reason it didn’t work is because INSERT HERE ANY EXCUSE”
Now you feel smart with your analysis, but your not. It’s just your brain trying to find a way to reduce the stress you’re feeling.
Lets talk about nature.
Animals in the wild do something interesting after a predator attacks. They walk around. You can see them shake!! for a moment and then they relax and become calm again. Important is they shake! Physical movement!!!!
Not journaling like you(if ur even doing it). No "what did I do wrong." The body resets itself, and then the animal is back to normal.
Traders skip this step entirely. The trade closes, the loss registers, and they are already considering taking the next stupid trade just to avoid the feeling of the loss.
you cannot think your way out of a feeling when your body is still in the stress state. The thinking part of your brain is offline. You are doing math with a computer that is not plugged in.
The reset is not about mindset. It is about getting the body back to a baseline where the thinking brain can actually work again.
I said it 1000 times, A walk. Actual physical movement. Not scrolling your phone, not watching another trader's recap video. Moving your body until the jaw loosens and the chest stops feeling tight.
So stop making decisions while ur body is still in fight mode.
This needs to be your skill set, understanding your body and mind how it reacts and act before you explode
I still catch myself doing it. Loss hits, and I am already trying to revenge trade before I have taken a single breath. The "I would have been funded" story is always waiting there.
Do u step away from the screen after a losing trade?
A pattern i've observed over the years: those who, at some point, began journaling their ventures and inner thoughts almost inevitably became financially free.
Because journaling turns the unconscious into data. It exposes the recurring loops, the subtle errors, the self-sabotaging patterns, and invites correction. You start upgrading yourself like code. Improvement becomes intentional, not accidental.
This is why psychologists help the average person as they observe, take notes, and identify patterns that the person themselves cannot see. Journaling lets you become your own observer.
If you don't believe this, simple: you don't understand the power of human psychology, so don't do it.
But when you watch others who were once at your level pull far ahead in a few years, don't be surprised if they tell you they wrote not to the world, but to themselves. And in doing so, rewrote their future.