In order to be brave, you first gotta be afraid

Feel like I downgraded my target performance to upgrade real performance

Are there any real traders left on here?

An A+ setup can still fail. The emotional response should be positive.

Bitcorn been ridiculously clean 2025, best performer by far in my books

been locked tf for the last few weeks, frustrating to see most of the moves happening out of session but nonetheless, no reason to let your rules slide that’s what separates the pros from the amateurs being disciplined when it’s easy is easy, being disciplined when it’s

Came for the money Stayed for the money

you can’t get profitable if you’re not the character who already is your identity shapes your behavior, your behavior form your habits, and your habits dictate who you become

Will resume on X as interesting < journaling

Load feels very smooth rn but I do get tempted to resume search for a 4th symbol. But don't want it on sacrifice of increased max DD

Imagine reading a book with no way to turn back the page. How carefully would you read it? THAT’S LIFE.

Biggest improvement of mine last year is that I eradicated backtesting mistakes which lead to unrealistic expectations and false edges. Now I struggle much more finding edge, but when I do, it’s reliable. Big up

I am truly lost for words. Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team mates come and go but not like this. It’s going to be extremely difficult to accept that Diogo won’t be there when we go

the market isn’t designed to trick you, although that’s what all the gurus keep telling you it’s designed to expose your inability to accept randomness

Been away for a few months. It's been rough, for the first time since 2018 been contemplating to quit. Been a mentally draining process to see what I built up confidence in, evaporate before me. Giving it some time to hopefully freshen up some more, and I'll bounce back.

If I wanted to I bet I’d make more money selling custom coded scripts than trading in November.

How to filter sideways / SnD environments when we can’t define it until after the fact? They damaging systems too hard and I don’t have a decent solution to filter them. My bias will switch directions like a ho. Filter too hard and frequency of bias takea too big a hit

Mr Bosh Try to put yourself first, ledge. I know that’s easier said than done in what can be an all consuming career but self neglect will catch up with you eventually, mentally or physically. Just remember, whatever you do there’s a cost attached but sadly you don’t know what that

Thought I had found, but currently lost. Hopefully real progress next.

I realize that om the past I've probably made myself a victim of over optimazation