Tools are your key to success in this game. They make trading mechanical, less emotional, and strip away the ambiguity.
When you backtest a tool and use it over and over again, your confidence builds to the point where it becomes a true extension of you as a trader. What's yours? Let's talk about it.
📅 Wed, June 10th @ 1:00 PM EST 📷 Live on Google Meet RSVP your spot below:
Video call link: https://t.co/Rnf3jVv5So
Trading will never be a respectable profession.
Lose money in a restaurant, startup or any other business and people will say, "These things happen."
Lose money in the stock market and you're a gambler.
It doesn't matter how much you studied, how disciplined you were, how many years you spent learning, or whether you followed your system perfectly.
You're still a gambler.
And if you manage to make money through trading?
You're not skilled.
You just got lucky.
You gambled and won.
That's the game.
Lose money and you're a gambler.
Make money and you're a lucky gambler.
Meanwhile, someone can spend 30 years in a job they hate, complain every day, be miserable for most of their life and never take a single risk.
Society will still call them responsible.
So stop explaining yourself. Stop looking for validation. And stop telling people how you make your money.
The less they know, the more peaceful your life becomes.
It was a busy Friday.
$TSLA swing long - closed position in PM 🔴🔴
$MARA swing long - closed position in PM 🔴
$UBER closed a swing short - 🟢🟢🟢
$AVGO intra day short - 🟢🟢🟢
$PLTR intra day short - 🟢🟢🟢🟢
Have a great weekend!!!
The lower it goes... the lower it can go. $AVGO
1. Break of daily trend
2. In a intra - day lower narrow for an L4 short
3. Look for break of L4
4. Build position to L6 target.
Traders will spend thousand on new systems
They’ll spend hours each week in the gym
Will spend months trawling through data that lead to micro improvements
But
They won’t invest the money, time and effort required to work on themselves.
That’s not a coincidence. It’s psychology.
Don’t expect success to be painless.
Unless you were born with certain privileges, you will have to hustle and struggle to reach success.
Embrace pain.
The only way to your goals is through it.
Six years ago, I started listening to @ThorYoung and instantly respected his authenticity and passion for day trading. Fast forward to reading his book and studying his Camarilla pivot strategy—it completely changed my trading.
It moved me away from frivolous systems buried in over-nuance and into a truly dynamic, event-driven structure.
Incredibly honored and stoked to be a guest on his YouTube show this Thursday @11 am
I hope to see you there! 👊
Still thinking about our conversation this week on what’s sabotaging your trading.
For most of us, it isn't the strategy—it's the discipline. Breaking your own rules, overtrading out of boredom, or letting FOMO dictate your fills.
Let's fix it. Join our second Traders Talking Cams this Wednesday, June 3rd @ 1:00 PM EST.
Bring your biggest hurdle to the table and let's lay it all out. Google Meet link below 👇
https://t.co/DYHnfiQzPO
Being tactical before every single trading session isn’t optional—it’s the difference between gambling and being consistent. 📈
If you aren’t running through a checklist before your first order, you're officially winging it. Ask yourself these 5 questions before the bell rings: 🔔
What are your absolute limits? You need to know your max loss and profit goals per trade and per day. More importantly: are you disciplined enough to actually walk away the second you hit either one? 🛑
Are your goals realistic? Look at your account size. Keep in mind that the average return is roughly .25% per trading day. Don't blow up your account trying to force unrealistic gains. ⚖️
Did you calculate your RvR? Look at the Risk vs. Reward ahead of every single setup. If the potential payout doesn't heavily justify the risk you're taking on, skip the trade entirely. 🎯
What's your exact entry trigger? You need to know precisely what technical or price action signals must line up before you click buy or sell. If there's no clear signal, sit on your hands. ⏱️
How are you managing the position? What’s the plan once you're in the green? What's the plan if it flips against you? Have a system ready to protect your capital—whether that's a trailing stop locked to your 2-minute, 20 EMA or another tight metric. 🛡️
Bottom line: Stop winging it. Protect your capital, manage your risk, and execute the plan. 💼
Being tactical = smart trading. 🧠💰