instead of focusing on wins or losses, focus on the quality of your decisions
you tilt because your emotions are attached to a short term outcome you don’t control
focus on qualitative metrics so your emotions can attach to something you have 100% control of
Some days running a business is really hard and it wears on me.
Other days a trader tries to KYC using President Obama’s passport and I am reminded why I started this in the first place.
Feeling blessed.
Friends, family, and coworkers:
When you lose: “I told you gambling was a waste of time.”
When you win: “I know someone who got lucky once too. Lost it all eventually.”
When you’re consistently profitable: “I always believed in you! Can you make me some money?
Anyone who says a funded account will change your life is lying to you.
What actually changes you:
• Time in the market
• Getting humbled and staying
• Learning what you do when you’re red
• Building a process you can repeat
A $100 sim account is just an opportunity to learn.
A couple years of getting punched in the face by the market is what actually changes your life. For better or worse.
Ugh I hate when I have an old price level on my chart and can’t remember why it’s there but it still looks important. Does anyone else do this or I’m the only one?
Pure intuition will get you way further than you think in trading.
Sure following the data/numbers is cool but sometimes making a read based on context clues + gut feeling is the way to go.
Put in the work to build really good intuition…and then lean on it. That’s alpha.