Jay P

[iain @ohiain]

I hate social media.

It's 4:36 AM.

I'm sitting in the Chicago airport, running on no sleep, so bear with me for 2 minutes.

1 thing I've noticed about social media is that everyone loves talking about the beauty of success, but almost nobody talks about the ugliness that came before it.

I don't mind talking about it.

I lost over $60,000 during my first few years of trading.

I've had nights where I couldn't sleep because I had just lost what felt like six months of income in a single day.

I've had moments where I genuinely questioned whether there was any hope left, where I was fighting spiritual battles nobody else could see, and where years of effort seemed to be producing nothing but frustration.

Transparency nowadays feels like trying to pull teeth.

Instead, we're flooded with P&L screenshots, luxury cars, watches, mansions, status, and a constant pursuit of things that promise fulfillment but rarely deliver it.

What changed my life wasn't figuring out "how" to make money.

It was understanding "why" I wanted it in the first place.

My big bro used to tell me that all the time...

"Think about the WHY, not the HOW."

The older I get, the more I realize he was right.

Because I've learned that you can achieve everything the world labels as success and still feel completely empty inside.

1) You can have money without peace.
2) Recognition without purpose.
3) Achievement without fulfillment.

My breakthrough came when I stopped viewing suffering as evidence that I was on the wrong path.

Instead, I started viewing it as PREPARATION.

Every setback forced me to grow, every loss forced me to become more disciplined, eand very difficult season revealed parts of my character that comfort never could.

In scripture, it talks about how suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character is 1 of the few things nobody can take from me.

I'm truly grateful for every painful lesson.

Not because they were enjoyable...but because they shaped me into someone capable of handling the blessings that eventually followed.

Just some thoughts from a tired 21 y/o sitting in an airport before sunrise.

Thanks for listening to my yapp session.

[Prof @TheProfInvestor]

Something every new trader struggles with: picking the right technical method.

There's traditional technical analysis. Smart money concepts. Elliott Wave theory. Candlestick patterns. Order blocks. Order flow. Footprint charts. List goes on

After doing this for over a decade, here's a simple fact:

They all lead to the same outcome. Just different journeys.

Think of it like a road trip.

You can use:
- Paper road maps
- Atlases
- Roadside signs
- Google Maps
- Apple Maps
- Waze
- GPS devices (Garmin, TomTom)
- Car built-in navigation

They all get you to the same destination. Some are faster. Some give you more detail. Some are easier to use.

But at the end of the day? You still arrive.

Trading methods work the same way.

Traditional technicals? Works.
Smart money concepts? Works.
Elliott Wave? Works (if you have the patience).
Order flow? Works.

The method isn't the problem. Sticking with one long enough to actually learn it is.

New traders jump between methods like they're switching GPS apps every 5 minutes.

You'll never arrive if you keep switching.

Pick one method. Learn it. Master it. Stick with it through the losing streaks.

The journey might look different than someone else's, but if you stay on the path, you'll get there.

There isn't one perfect method.

[Reformed Tr🅰️der @Reformed_Trader]

$SPY while most look at the 11 day breathtaking move they forget that we've effectively gone nowhere for months. Just because we make a rapid move back to the top of the range doesn't mean we can't continue to drift higher.

In fact, it's these undercuts of the range and rapid moves back to the top of the range coupled with an impulsive RSI that allows it to breakout.

The whole notion "I've never seen the market do this before" is simply a lack of looking left

*NFA

[Ruth Capital @ruth_capital]

- $MSFT closed below 200W for the first time in 13 years
- $ORCL credit default swaps pretty much highest ever
- $NVDA and $AVGO look like pending stage-4 declines
- $BTC and $ETH getting hit by rockets from Hormuz
- Oil staying elevated
- Power plants still getting targeted
- Multiple distribution elements in main indices for the last 6 months while knowing topping is a process
- $DXY/dollar looking like pure accumulation on multiple frames
- Prior leadership looking exhausted and getting shot
- $IGV losing a 17-year uptrend
- Administration trying to play narratives/tacos seeing diminishing returns
- SpaceX trying to bag everyone as soon as possible
- Three strong years in the market are typically followed by a reset...

...and you're still out there vibing with the rest of the bull copers completely unprepared for a prolonged consolidation

delusional furu

[ShortSeller @ShortSeller]

$SPY $SPX This year (2025) called for an 18%ish year (we currently 17ish%!) - LOOK AT THE DETAIL IN THE ROADMAP TO GET THERE THOUGH!!! // now after reading my last 3 posts/RT's ...who wants to see 2026??? Your gonna have to show me lots of Retweet/Likes and follow love if ya want it!!!

[ShortSeller @ShortSeller]

$SPY $SPX
1)In January I posted we would sell down 20% and bottom in April - We bottomed down 19.66% (daily candle close)April 7th.
2) I said it would create a large H&S pattern getting everyone bearish (It DID,and they were)
3) I then said it would RIP higher (we went up 44%!)
4) I stated there would be two 5ish% drawdowns in back 1/2 of year....we got a 4 1/2% and a 5% (nothing larger)
5) I said we would end the year up 18%ish...we are currently up 17%ish....
Will I get my 18%ish? #Uncanny

[Jay P @Jay_PTrades]

@tempo_cap @TheLongInvest 👏🏽👏🏽

[Korey with a K @apex_actuary]

$OSCR +5%

Notice it corrected twice before full sending to new highs.

[Jay P @Jay_PTrades]

@xPapaFrancesco I just added, $MRVL to my portfolio as well 🤝🏽

[Oz @AskCryptoWealth]

🧵 Why the 10-Year Yield Is the Most Important Number in Global Markets (And Most People Have No Clue)

You keep hearing about "the 10Y yield" like it's some abstract macro number.

Let’s break down why it literally controls the fate of risk assets.👇 (Cheat sheet below)

[Jay P @Jay_PTrades]

@MyLegoBookFund Santander app has been slow for me however I did manage to get my deposit through to trading 212. Make sure your Santander app is updated sometimes that the problem for me

[Sykodelic 🔪 @Sykodelic_]

Im not sure who still needs to hear this but…

The markets win by deceiving you.

Especially in a bull market.

It’s literally the game.

Yet, no matter how many times it happens, so many are never able to see it.

And it’s happening right now.

This is how it works:

1. Initial pump(what we had between Nov and Dec)- everyone gets bullish and believes… over invests at the top through emotion and bag holds waiting for even higher.

2. Harsh Correction(Now) - everyone gets ground down hard because they bought the pumps. The pain and fear this causes creates doubt that the bull market will continue and everyone eventually gives up

3. The real pump happens(next) - everyone is totally blindsided and in disbelief having capitulated. They ape back in an start the fomo pumps which push the market into euphoria.

4. The bear market happens - everyone is totally blindsided again, this time by euphoria, not fear. They believe this time it will never end, and bag hold again. This is the end.

These cycles never stop.

And they happen through simple emotional manipulation.

Investors are played like little lemmings and led to the slaughter each time.

And each time, they become consumed by the emotions of the moment and cannot see beyond it, until it actually happens… but by then it is too late.

This is why the opposite of current market sentiment is your guide.

Peak bearish conditions are actually bullish because an upwards reversal is next

And peak bullish conditions are actually bearish because a downwards reversal is next.

Not the other way around.

During both phases you will find a multitude of reasons to support your bias and allow your emotions to convince you that you’re right.

But it will never change this fact.

Few understand this.

Even less actually act upon it.

And this is why the elite always win, and the average Joe’s lose.

They know this rule.

If you want to win…

You must know it too.

I can’t make it any clearer.

[Jay P @Jay_PTrades]

@xPapaFrancesco Great achievement! Compounding really coming into affect now 🤝🏽🚀

[Benjamin Cowen @benjamincowen]

Starbucks headquarters right now

[WIZZ🥷 ( beware scammers ) @CryptoWizardd]

Ya all to bussy with trump like your live depends on it

Go live imho. There is more important things in life.

😄

[Alien OPS @alienops]

lmfao, there is your savior trump.. no words

[Jay P @Jay_PTrades]

@investingwithAL Very good update bro , keep up the good work 🤝🏽

[Wormhole @wormhole]

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