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stay hungry, stay foolish

[F L A Y @flayodes]

what I can't tell you, i write here

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Everyone knows how to walk.
But can you walk a mountain edge, thousands of meters high, no railing, no safety net?
That's trading.
Backtesting is the footpath. Live trading is the same steps — different consequences. Your legs don't fail you. Your mind does.

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New traders:
Do your own research. Don’t blindly follow influencers. Trading is more than levels and strategies. Anyone can call themselves a trader, but becoming consistently profitable takes extreme discipline, patience, and years of hard work — like summiting K2 in winter.

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@368cosmicsra be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. (Warren Buffett)

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Testosterone spikes. Confidence inflates. Position size creeps up.
Coates called it the Winner Effect — the same loop that builds champions is the one that blows accounts.
Biology doesn't know you have a risk limit.

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Your brain wasn't built for markets.
John Coates found that traders' cortisol rose 68% during volatile weeks — before they consciously felt stress.
Your body is already losing before you place the trade.
(Coates, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf)

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John Coates proved it on real trading floors:
°Win → testosterone spikes → oversizing → blowup
°Loss → cortisol up 68% → paralysis → blown setups
When your SL hits, amygdala fires before your brain wakes up. You know your rules. Your body ignores them.

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@sonaabeyg well, its a good analysis. you can even write more about your rules and analysis, but the reality is people will still lose money.

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Problems are solutions that have outlived their usefulness.
Brett N. Steenbarger

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you need to be a little bit angry at the world to do something good for yourself.

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either you work on your goal, or you will work for someone else to achieve their goals. The choice is your buddy.

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@Literarium12 i can try, but i am afraid it won't be like Franz Kafka's.

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“Straight roads do not make skillful drivers.”

― Paulo Coelho

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ode to the mets
@thestrokes

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@Literarium12 life is a tragedy for those who feel, and comedy for those who think-

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Welcome to Machine
@pinkfloyd

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I'm still fine.
@RedClayStrays