We all know that about 90% of traders struggle to be profitable. Here’s the thing: You’ve been brainwashed via exposure to social media to think making it in our business relies solely on your ability to make money.
I believe this is the complete opposite. Most traders can make money. It is far far easier to make money than to “keep” profits. And herein lies your task.
You must separate yourself from the herd. You have to train to be extremely proficient at keeping money. This is where the skill of “trading” lies in. This is your pathway to the 1%
Casinos made $79B in 2025, but they lose millions of hands every year.
One math concept is why it doesn't matter.
And it's the same concept behind every profitable trading strategy.
Explained in 9 minutes below:
https://t.co/wGFtXEnV4B
I TRADE CHARTS, NOT VIEWS
I can’t believe that the market is ripping to ATH so quickly. I can’t believe that oil is back to $80. Both don’t make sense to me.
How much have I lost short the market? $0
How much have I lost long oil? $0
It’s because I’m not trading my views. I know my views are total shit and useless. I trade hyper-specific chart patterns that have proven statistical edge. If my view aligns with it, that might help me size it. But never is a view ever sufficient for me to put risk on without the technicals backing it up.
cuando Dostoievski escribió "Quiero hablar de todo con al menos una persona, como hablo conmigo mismo" describió todo lo que el ser humano anhela de una conexión en una sola frase
Nobody tells you this: Confidence is less about knowing you’ll win and more about knowing you’ll bounce back even if you don’t. Real confidence is resilience. Adaptability. Tolerance for uncertainty. Fear loses when you know failure is never final.
flow charts allow for methodical approaches and consistency
its simple
without consistency -> no tracking -> no identifying statistical weak points -> no improvement
it all starts from before taking the execution
Traders who fail:
• Trade every move
• Change strategy after losses
• Size up after wins
• Blame the market
Traders who win:
• Wait for A+ setups
• Trust the edge
• Size consistently
• Accept the outcome
Take a look at this to put things into perspective.
Dont let a few losses in a row throw you off your game.
Its all probabilities and losing streaks WILL happen no matter what strategy you trade.
The following data is an eye opener.
This chart shows the probability of seeing at least (X) consecutive losing trades within a 100 trade period
The good thing about trading?
Even if you never become profitable, you still go on the deepest spiritual journey of your life.
You start wanting money…
you end up discovering:
Your ego issues
Your impulse control problems
Your fear of uncertainty
Your need to be right
You came for profits.
You got forced into self-awareness.
Trading really said:
“Oh you want money? Cool. First fix your entire personality.”
It’s the only industry where before paying you…
it turns you into a better human first
True.
Once the solar energy generation to robot manufacturing to chip fabrication to AI loop is closed, conventional currency will just get in the way.
Just wattage and tonnage will matter, not dollars.