If you donโt attach your ego to your trade you wonโt have to panic to try to make yourself feel better
A good trading psychology is proactive not reactive
You can either lose a trade or you can learn from a trade
Itโs a choice to keep repeating mistakes, blowing accounts, and thinking that trading more will solve your problems
Optimize for remaining in control. PnL follows once you can trust yourself enough to extract it
Iโve learned a lot about trading by running in the mountains
Running uphill is mostly mental torture . Running down hill is mostly physical torture.
In trading itโs the same. Following my plan and executing my edge is mental. Sizing my positions and managing risk in the down
Things that make me a better trader (besides trading)
- reviewing my trades
- eating lean and clean
- running up mountains
- getting a good nights sleep
I donโt need to sit in front of the screens all day to get better
Most prop firms don't want you funded. They want you buying resets
Consistency rules and news restrictions. That doesn't make you a better trader. It makes you fail so you buy another account
I spent 7 years on a hedge fund desk. Never once had a consistency rule
I did trade execution at a hedge fund for 7 years
The thing nobody told me was how boring the trading was
Most days I was waiting around for two or three big orders. That's it.
Retail traders think more screen time means more money. The best traders I worked with always waited
I had a delusional level of confidence that I was going to be a profitable trader
It just took some time for my work ethic to match my desires
It took me a long time to realize the real work in trading isnโt the trading bit
Looking for a YouTube shorts editor / clipper ๐
I run a futures prop firm + trade live on stream MonโFri. Need someone to cut my live streams into daily shorts.
What youโll do:
Watch my live trading streams
Cut 3-5 vertical clips per day (30โ60s)
Add captions, zooms,
simple graphics
Turnaround within 24 hours
Ideal for you if:
You already edit for trading/finance creators
You understand YouTube Shorts style & hooks
Youโre reliable and can handle consistent volume
To apply:
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I spent my 20s optimizing for money
I wanted to make as much as I possibly could, take all the risks, and work every waking hour.
The net result? I was miserable
In my 30s Iโve optimized for freedom. I want to live life on my terms. Money is secondary.