This is why trading is EXTREMELY HARD.
It exposes every flaw you’ve been able to hide in the real world.
Lazy? It shows up in your prep work
Unorganized? It shows up in your executions
Impatient? It shows up in your entries
Emotional? It shows up in your PnL
The market doesn’t care about your excuses.
That’s why 95% of traders fail. Not because the strategy is too hard but because self improvement is harder. (read that again)
Trading forces you to confront the one person you can’t run from:
Yourself.
Most people would rather quit the market than fix the man in the mirror. Think about that!
The 5% who succeed?
They use trading as a tool for personal evolution.
@I_Am_The_ICT@DhairyaSin66216 that introduction* that I feel like those who got saved got to experience in their own way ….
doyou feel like once someone gets introduced to the kingdom, got fed the word . now knows the TRUTH & whats expected from you .. when you shy away AFTER… things crumble ?
@I_Am_The_ICT@DhairyaSin66216 coach … why am I not hungry for him they way I envy others of doing so, why don’t I RUN to him the way those who are joyful to do so. I see it I envy it , but I don’t feel it the way I’m ASSUMING I should
I feel like I’m looking/waiting for tha introduction
Trading takes half a decade because you're not used to pain and deep thinking
It doesn't rip the blanket away, it douses you in never ending ice water
This NEEDS to happen because no part of your mind can be left unexamined
You keep breaking your plan because you haven't hit the point where the pain of making the same stupid decisions is so great, you have no CHOICE but to grow
You cannot consistently make the right decisions in uncertainty until you've internalized every single fear, miniscule or massive, lurking in your subconscious
Your fear of losing, winning, being a failure, being wrong and boredom
Must be ALL be experienced to its fullest, journaled on for weeks and weeks, finally allowing your subconscious to reveal the insights as a result of your daily chipping away
You're not looking for the secret or that one thing you're missing
You are on a quest of letting every part of you get ripped apart by probability
Only for it to be a foundation of your future profitable trading psychology
This is what is meant when they tell you to "just keep going".
A missed trade costs you nothing
A forced trade can cost you days, weeks, even months of progress
Remember that the next time you want to chase a trade
@TA23_1987 Wait on His perfect timing... He knows the end from the beginning.
Your responsibility is not to hurry Him along or to change His mind on the timing.
It is to trust Him no matter what it feels or looks like.
Fix this and your trading will be successful
Stop breaking rules
Stop thinking about bills, mortgage, family when trading
Stop being impulsive if you don't have an A+ setup
Stop trying to prove to others you're a good trader
Fuck everyone else
You’re a VERY dangerous man if you can go through hard times alone, then restrategize, reset, restart, reform, rebuild, and rise as if nothing happened.
Working out will make you feel weak while you're getting stronger.
Learning new things will make you feel dumb while you're getting smarter.
Investing will make you feel broke while you're getting richer.
As a man, normalise doing hard things.
Every. Single. Day.
watched two guys both pass their first prop challenge at the exact same time
same firm
same $100k account
same funding date
same profit split
6 months later:
trader A: withdrew $67,000, still has 4 funded accounts
trader B: lost all accounts, back to buying challenges
here's the ONLY difference:
how they handled their first withdrawal
TRADER A's approach:
Month 1 funded:
Traded normally
Grew account to $8,400 profit
Wanted to withdraw
Didn't
Month 2 funded:
Hit $15,200 total profit
First withdrawal request: $5,000 (left $10,200 buffer)
Received $4,500 after split
Month 3 funded:
Traded above $10,200 buffer
Made $11,800 additional
Withdrew $5,000 (left $12,000 buffer)
Received $4,500
Month 4-6:
Repeated same pattern
Always kept $10k+ buffer
Withdrew monthly above buffer
Total withdrawn: $31,000
Meanwhile bought 3 more challenges
Passed all 3 using same conservative approach
Now has 4 accounts generating income
Total withdrawn across all: $67,000
His rule: NEVER touch the buffer
TRADER B's approach:
Month 1 funded:
Traded normally
Grew account to $8,100 profit
Immediately withdrew MAX amount
Received $4,500 after split
Month 2:
Started from $103k again (no buffer)
Hit small losing streak (normal variance)
Panicked (too close to limit)
Revenge traded
Account blown
Month 3-6:
Bought new challenge
Passed it
Immediately withdrew everything again
Hit losing streak
No buffer to survive
Blown
Repeated 3 more times
Lost all accounts
His pattern: Withdraw everything, survive on zero margin
The psychology breakdown:
TRADER A (buffer mindset):
Month 1: "I'll build a cushion first"
- Delayed gratification
- Thinking long-term
- Risk management focus
Month 2: "Now I can withdraw safely"
- Still has $9k cushion
- Can survive 6-trade losing streak
- Psychology intact
Losing streak hits:
- Drops to $12,800 ($3,600 loss)
- Still above his $9,200 buffer
- No panic
- Continues system normally
- Recovers in 4 trades
Outcome: Survives variance, still funded
TRADER B (withdraw everything):
Month 1: "I passed, take the money"
- Immediate gratification
- Short-term thinking
- "Secure the bag" mentality
Month 2: "I'll just win it back"
- Starting from $100k zero buffer
- First small loss = panic starts
- No room for error
Losing streak hits:
- Drops to $96,800 ($3,200 loss)
- Only 3% from limit
- Full panic mode
- Revenge trades
- Account blown
Outcome: Variance killed him, lost everything
All because of BUFFER STRATEGY
The brutal truth about prop firms:
They're designed to kill traders who start from $100k every month
Because $100k with no buffer = 3% to daily limit
One normal losing streak = blown
But if you have $10k buffer:
You start from $110k psychological capital
Losing streak drops you to $105k
Still 5% away from danger
Psychology stays calm
You survive
The prop firm owners don't tell you this:
Traders with buffers: 73% stay funded long-term
Traders who withdraw everything: 11% stay funded
Because the second group has NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
Every month is high-wire act with no net
The traders making $50k+/month from funded accounts:
They all have buffers built on every per account
Not because they're scared to withdraw
Because they understand VARIANCE
And variance WILL test you
And when it does:
Buffer = survival
No buffer = blown
The implementation:
If you're currently funded:
STEP 1: Calculate your current profit
STEP 2: Decide your buffer
STEP 3: Only withdraw above buffer
STEP 4: Never touch buffer again
If you keep blowing funded accounts:
You already know why
You're withdrawing everything and surviving on zero margin
Stop it
Build a buffer
Stay funded
This is what kills me about prop trading:
Traders celebrate passing
Then immediately withdraw everything
Then blow the account
Then blame the prop firm
"They wanted me to fail"
No mf
You wanted immediate money more than long-term income
Delayed gratification wins
Every time