Jenna Crypto Smith

crypto girlie turned day trader trying to change her life for the better. i enjoy sourcing good information and data. some sports betting analytics too :)

[Mr. Anderson @Truecrypto]

“One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.”

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

I had a trading mentor once. Not some guru with a course. A legit maniac who blew $400,000 of his own money before he figured it out

Now he makes $80,000 a month and hasn't lost a funded account in 19 months

I asked him what changed. He looked at me like I was stupid and said:

"I stopped trying to be right and started trying to be rich. Those are two completely different goals and most traders never figure out the difference"

He explained:

"When I was losing $400,000, I had the best strategy in the room. My analysis was beautiful. My charts looked like a professor drew them. I could explain why price should go to a certain level better than anyone. And I was dead broke. Because I was trading to prove I was smart, not to make money"

"What does that mean practically?"

"It means I would enter a trade, price would go against me, and instead of taking the loss I'd add to the position because my analysis said I was RIGHT. The market was wrong. It would come back. I'd move my stop. Add more. Move it again. Add more. By the time I finally accepted I was wrong, a $500 loss had become a $15,000 loss. Because being right was more important to me than being profitable"

"So what changed?"

"I made one rule. The only rule that matters. When price hits my stop loss, I'm out. No exceptions. No analysis. No 'but the market should...' Nothing. Stop hit. Position closed. Move on to the next setup. That one rule saved my career"

"That's it? Just honoring stop losses?"

"That's it. But you don't understand how hard it is. Your ego is screaming at you. Your analysis looks perfect. Every fiber of your being says 'just hold a little longer, it'll come back.' And sometimes it does come back. Which makes it even more dangerous. Because the one time it doesn't come back is the time you lose your entire account"

"He pulled up his journal and showed me two periods:

Period 1 (the $400k loss era): Average win: $2,000. Average loss: $8,000. Win rate: 55%. He was RIGHT more often than wrong and still hemorrhaging money because his losses were 4x his wins. He was right about direction 55% of the time but too stubborn to take small losses when he was wrong

Period 2 (the $80k/month era): Average win: $3,500. Average loss: $800. Win rate: 42%. He was WRONG more often than right and making $80,000/month because his wins were 4x his losses. Same strategy. Same chart. Same person. The only thing that changed was that he started taking his stop losses instead of fighting them"

"The math is so simple it's insulting. If your average win is bigger than your average loss, you make money. You don't need to be right. You need to let your winners run and cut your losers fast. That's the entire profession in one sentence"

"Why did it take you $400,000 to learn that?"

"Because every trading course teaches you how to ENTER trades. Nobody teaches you how to LOSE trades. Losing is a skill. Accepting that you're wrong quickly and moving on with a small loss preserved is the most profitable skill in trading. It's also the one nobody practices because it doesn't feel good and you can't make a sexy YouTube video about it"

"Any other advice?"

"Yes. Lose on purpose."

"What?"

"When you start on a demo account, I want you to deliberately take losing trades. Enter a trade and immediately hit your stop loss. Watch the $500 disappear. Feel it. Then look at your account and notice that you're still alive. The account is still there. You can still trade tomorrow. Do this 50 times. After 50 intentional losses, you'll never be scared of a loss again. And a trader who isn't scared of losing is the most dangerous person in the market"

You are broke because you never lost

That mentor taught me more in one conversation than 2 years of YouTube ever did

The skill isn't finding entries. It's surviving losses. Master that and the entries take care of themselves

I teach this loss-management system inside my Discord. Live trading where you watch losses get taken cleanly and accounts grow anyway. Because that's what real trading looks like

7 days free access in bio. Come learn how to make your first $10,000/month trading

[Evan Dyer @itsevandyer]

Something to look at the rest of the week

The opening week range is the high and low set from Monday and Tuesday

On @edgeful you see we break both sides only 20% of the weeks in the past year

So with us breaking the high today, we likely don't also go back down to the lows

That doesnt mean we cant have a bearish day tomorrow, we just probably shouldnt engage with 6900 again this week

Something to keep a look at on Thur and Fri, start a trial below for access

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

got a DM from a guy who said he made $1.2M trading last year

looked at his profile. 847 followers. no course. no discord. posts maybe twice a week.

thought it was cap

asked him to prove it

he sent broker statements. verified. real.

so I asked him one question: "what's your strategy?"

his answer changed how I think about trading forever.

"I trade one pattern. literally one. for 9 years."

"just one?"

"just one. bullish engulfing at daily support. that's it."

"you made $1.2M from bullish engulfings?"

"I made $1.2M from being the most patient motherfucker on planet earth."

he explained:

when he started, he was like everyone else. 47 indicators. 12 strategies. telegram signals. news trading. scalping. swing. everything.

blew $340k in 4 years.

his wife told him he was done. trading was over. get a real job.

"that's when I got serious."

he spent 6 months backtesting ONE setup. bullish engulfing at daily support. over 3 years of data. (i don't even know how the fuck support/resistance work lmao)

found it hit 61% of the time with average 2.8R when traded correctly.

"that was enough. I didn't need anything else."

now he wakes up. checks daily charts for 15 minutes. if the setup is there, he takes it. if not, he plays golf.

"some weeks I take zero trades."

"doesn't that drive you crazy?"

"it drove me crazy for the first 6 months. now I don't even think about it. no setup = no trade. the market owes me nothing."

I asked about his typical month:

- trades: 8-12
- winners: 5-7
- losers: 3-5
- average month: $70-120k

"you make six figures taking 10 trades a month?"

"bro most months I make more than I made the entire year when I was taking 10 trades a day."

this broke something in my brain.

we've been told MORE effort = MORE results

but trading is inverted

LESS effort = MORE results

because effort in trading usually means:
- more trades (more mistakes)
- more screen time (more emotional decisions)
- more analysis (more paralysis)
- more indicators (more confusion)

he told me his screen time went from 8 hours per day to 45 minutes per week.

his income went from -$80k/year to +$1.2M/year.

inverse correlation

I asked for his advice to new traders:

"pick one setup. test it. prove it works. then do ONLY that setup for 3 years. you'll be rich and everyone will think you're a genius. you're not. you're just patient."

before I ended the call:

"one more thing. everyone who tells you trading is hard is right. but not because the market is hard. because DOING NOTHING is hard. that's the actual skill. doing nothing while everyone else is busy losing money."

he hung up.

probably went to go do nothing.

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

studied 2 traders for 12 months

both started same day
both same starting capital ($10k)
both same market
both same general strategy

TRADER A after 12 months: $156,000 total withdrawn
TRADER B after 12 months: -$8,400 net loss

here's the difference that cost one of them $164,400:

it wasn't talent
it wasn't intelligence
it wasn't strategy
it wasn't luck

it was what they did AFTER losses

TRADER A's post-loss routine:

1. Close laptop immediately after daily loss limit hit
2. Voice record what happened (capture raw emotion)
3. 2-hour minimum break (mandatory)
4. Review recording next day (when calm)
5. Identify the REAL reason (not the excuse)
6. Next session: start with half size

TRADER B's post-loss routine:

1. "One more trade to make it back"
2. Bigger size to recover faster
3. Lose more
4. "Okay NOW one more trade"
5. Revenge spiral for 2 hours
6. Blow daily limit
7. Feel terrible
8. "Tomorrow I'll be better"
9. Repeat

same market
same setups
same starting point

completely different outcomes

the difference is 100% in how they handled pain

trader A had a SYSTEM for pain

trader B had HOPE

systems beat hope every single time

here's the brutal truth:

you will lose

that's not the question

the question is: what happens after?

do you have a system that protects you from yourself?

or do you have "willpower" that fails under pressure?

trader A built a pain system
trader B trusted his emotions

one is rich
one is broke

same market
same opportunities
same everything except post-loss protocol

that's a $164,400 difference in 12 months

what's YOUR post-loss routine?

if you have to think about it...

you don't have one

and that's why you're not profitable yet

build the system

[Market Rebellion @RebellioMarket]

If trading were simple, everybody would win — but markets are designed to reward discipline, patience, and knowledge, not shortcuts.
That’s why most people lose: they trade without understanding structure, timing, and risk.

It teaches you how to read charts properly, identify high-probability setups, and stay patient instead of chasing every move.
When you understand the market, emotions lose control and decisions become clear.

Trading is not hard because it is complex — it is hard because it requires thinking differently.
That difference is built through knowledge, not luck.

[Jenna Crypto Smith @jtuil]

@WearyPicks let’s gooooo

[Mr. Anderson @Truecrypto]

Dabbling is expensive. It’s specialization that pays.

Stop chasing every ticker, timeframe, and indicator.

Choose a lane. Study it until it’s boring.

Trade it until it’s automatic. Scale it until it’s life-changing.

Boring prints money.

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

"trading is HARD and takes YEARS"

no it fucking doesn't

you're just emotionally weak and calling it "difficult"

trading is the easiest skill I've ever learned.

meanwhile you've been "learning" for 5 years and still broke

trading ISN'T HARD

following rules when you're losing is hard

not revenge trading after a stop is hard

risking small when you want to go big is hard

but the TRADING?

that shit is braindead simple

the "hard" part is YOU can't control yourself

WHAT YOU CALL "HARD":

learning the strategy
understanding concepts
reading charts

WHAT'S ACTUALLY HARD:

not trading when bored
not doubling size after loss
not moving stop when about to hit
not exiting at 1:1 from fear

the strategy is EASY (if you know who you are learning from)

your psychology is WEAK

the strategy should take you no more then 6 WEEKS

discipline takes "time"

trading isn't hard

you are the problem

how to fix it:

reduce size to $10 trades (losses didn't hurt)

forced 30-min break after losses (couldn't overtrade)

set alerts for entries (couldn't get emotional staring)

a few weeks later: pass your prop challenges

you're saying "trading takes years"

no

SELF-CONTROL takes years for weak people

trading takes 2-3 months if you stop being a pussy

THE ENTIRE STRATEGY:

check daily bias (3 seconds)
align HTF (know wtf you are actually doing)
wait for session (passive)
see sweep (observation)
confirm displacement
enter on FVG/OB (click)
set stop (click)
set target (click)
wait (nothing)

WOW SO HARD

you know what actually happens?

STEP 3: enter early (impatient)
STEP 5: skip it (FOMO)
STEP 6: move it (can't accept loss)
STEP 7: exit 1:1 (scared)
STEP 8: take another trade (can't wait)

the strategy is SIMPLE

you're UNDISCIPLINED

guy in my private discord just got funded

4 years "trading"

never profitable

"this shit is so hard"

showed me his strategy

explained it perfectly in 5 minutes

"so you know the strategy?"

"yeah perfectly"

"then why aren't you profitable?"

"I revenge trade"

"I overtrade when bored"

"I move stops"

"I exit too early"

"so you know what to do, just don't do it?"

"...yeah"

"then trading isn't hard. you're just weak"

3 weeks later:

"you were right. dropped the risk. forced breaks after losses. passed first challenge. trading isn't hard, I was just emotional"

THAT'S ALL OF YOU

you KNOW what to do

you just CAN'T EXECUTE

and instead of saying "I'm emotionally weak"

you say "trading is hard"

to protect your ego

you're blaming the GAME

instead of blaming YOURSELF

actual timeline if you stop being soft:

MONTH 1-2: learn ONE strategy
MONTH 3-4: backtest 200 trades
MONTH 5-6: paper trade strict rules
MONTH 7-8: pass challenges small size

8 MONTHS

not years

if you can't commit to that you're ngmi

but stop saying it's "hard"

it's not hard

you're weak

you're calling your weakness "difficulty"

the strategy is simple

the execution is uncomfortable

discomfort ≠ difficulty

I know 19 year-olds who are funded and make 50k+/month

I know 30 year-olds still "learning"

difference:

19 year-old: "I can't control emotions, let me fix that"

30 year-old: "trading is complex, maybe another course"

one accepts responsibility

one blames complexity

one funded in months

one broke for decades

which are you?

admitting "I'm undisciplined, need to fix it"?

or saying "trading is hard" for 5 years while switching strategies every 3 months?

stop calling simple execution "difficult"

now risk $10 per trade for 90 days and build discipline

or keep saying "it's so hard" while 22-year-olds withdraw $30k monthly

study

[L2WTrades @L2WTrades]

my friend who works 9-5 asked why I "stare at my phone" during lunch

showed him my phone: +$2,800 in 35 minutes

he makes $2,800 in 2 weeks

here's why most people will never escape the 9-5:

he went back to his desk
worked until 6pm
drove home in traffic
ate dinner at 8pm
watched netflix until 11pm
slept
repeated

i went back to my "phone"
closed the charts at 11am
gym at noon
dinner at 6pm
slept
repeated

same intelligence
same work ethic
different games
exponentially different lives

but here's the part nobody talks about:

he could learn what I do in 6 months
but he won't

not because he can't afford it
not because he doesn't have time
not because trading is too hard

because trading requires him to:

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS INCOME

and that's terrifying

in his job:
- someone tells him what to do
- someone pays him Friday regardless
- someone else responsible if things go wrong
- he can blame his boss, the economy, the company

in trading:
- nobody tells you what to do
- nobody pays you if you don't produce
- you're 100% responsible for every outcome
- no one to blame but yourself

the 9-5 isn't just a job

it's a psychological safety net

"i tried my best but my boss doesn't promote me"
"the economy is bad, not my fault"
"the company doesn't pay enough"

always an excuse
always someone else's fault
always protected from full accountability

trading removes all of that

every loss is YOUR fault
every missed trade is YOUR fault
every blown account is YOUR fault

most people can't handle that level of ownership

so they stay in the matrix

getting paid just enough to not quit
working just hard enough to not get fired
blaming someone else forever

if you're reading this and you're still in a 9-5:

i'm not judging you
i did it for 3 years

but ask yourself honestly:

are you there because you want to be?
or because taking 100% responsibility scares you?

the answer determines your future

[Jenna Crypto Smith @jtuil]

@Bigbetsbrand123 @Playbook FD

[Jenna Crypto Smith @jtuil]

@WearyPicks sad i missed this

[Mr. Anderson @Truecrypto]

The irony of markets is that most traders turn bearish right before it’s time to be bullish.

Impatience feels like logic, until it costs you everything.

The patient trader knows the game isn’t about guessing direction, it’s about waiting for the market to reveal it.

When trends are clear, skill wins. When markets are choppy, patience does.

While others get chopped up chasing noise, the patient trader watches quietly, studies flow, and waits.

Then, when the directional bias finally shows its face, he’s not bruised, biased, or broke.

He’s ready to collect what the impatient left on the floor.

[Deniz The Trader @DenizTheTrader]

I’ve never seen a profitable trader
who didn’t go through hell first.

Blown accounts, Doubt and Pain.
But they didn’t quit.

The struggle builds the skill.
If you’re in pain,
you’re in progress. 👊

[PaxTrader777🇺🇸 @paxtrader777]

When you are doing your year end review make sure you are specific in what you could improve; what could you have done better. Do not do your year end review in a self accusatory manner. Do not let yourself off the hook either. Reframe your thoughts by giving yourself some grace. Ask yourself-what could I have done differently? What could I do better? What can you improve on. Be specific!

[Jenna Crypto Smith @jtuil]

@AmasPFT checklist

[Steve Burns @SJosephBurns]

If you really believe your skills in pattern recognition are high, devote your time to trading.

[Jenna Crypto Smith @jtuil]

@grimbetting @Play_Texan yay

[Astronomer @astronomer_zero]

Unpopular opinion, but RR is highly over rated, win rate is highly under rated.

High RR does look good on social media (where only selective winners are shown, with massive RR's scored).

But in the real world, higher win rate:

- gives you more confidence
- allows you to risk more
-allows for higher frequency of trading (get out sooner, get back in sooner)
- higher frequency and win rate gives you more instant feedback (if a high win rate edge fails, that's a bigger red flag than a low win rate high RR edge failing, ie., that is more valuable feedback), whether your edge works (or doesn't) - very key in trading, a lot of edge on this platform is faulty.

This is true in trading, investing, probably anything you do in life too. Going for smaller steps and building your life is probably better than trying to go for one gigantic beyond-the-moon step and failing years to do so in the process beforehand.

So despite how "fantastic" it sounds as a written story to hit home runs and perform long grinds with no reward until the home run gain, incremental gain is more stable, mentally and realistically especially in finance.

Those bigger steps, only come once strong foundations are in place.

Focus on win rate first, then RR second.