The good thing about trading? Even if you never become profitable, you still go on the deepest spiritual journey of your life. You start wanting money… you end up discovering: Your ego issues Your impulse control problems Your fear of uncertainty Your need to be right You came for profits. You got forced into self-awareness. Trading really said: “Oh you want money? Cool. First fix your entire personality.” It’s the only industry where before paying you… it turns you into a better human first

Livermore quote @StaresAtCandles

Life as a Trader: limit your execution to those few moments that are worth the resultant anxiety. Every trade is a draw on your mental health, choose wisely.

A lot of struggling traders think execution is their issue. I would argue that for 95% of them discipline and trade selection is the issue. Taking a shitty trade and executing it well isn’t going to improve your profitability much. Excellent setups are much more forgiving

3) if they judge u, fuck your friends & family. none of ur decisions should be based on how others perceive you. u were born alone, u'll die alone, and during ur darkest most depressed moments, there's a big chance u'll also cry alone. so fuck the world & do what makes YOU whole.

if u are fat it's because u eat more than u move. PERIOD. u are frail b/c u dont lift weights consistently. PERIOD. u are dumb AF b/c u dont read enough. PERIOD. u struggle at trading b/c SOMETHING is wrong with YOUR process. Look within. Reflect. Improve. #BearTipOfTheDay

I am amazed that not more people are outraged by the statement from the fed: “If we slide into a recession we have tools to ease.“ We should not be constantly jumping from full easing and QE to a full stop and QT. The FED involvement has become omnipresent.

Five Lessons from the Stoic, Seneca 1) We suffer more in imagination than in reality. 2) Associate only with people who improve you. 3) The greatest remedy for anger is delay. 4) Value your time more than your possessions. 5) You are dying every day.

it's a shame when traders stunt their growth due to vanity. they get cockblocked by their own ego. when i was starting out & didnt understand something i was researching, i ASKED. i was in everybody's DMs looking 4 ways to reduce the learning curve. u're never "too big" to learn.

2/2 I simply cant stress this enough. if ur avg losses are not at LEAST 3-5x ur avg wins, then u might as well quit trading and go herd goats. U will be stuck in a PNL channel or downtrend forever. Its not enough to cut losers fast, U MUST let the stock pay you when you're right x.com/team3dstocks/status/97…

I Never hard a crack head say “I ain’t got no $ so I ain’t smoking today” they always find a way ... so u gone let a crackhead out hustle u today?

when they're partying, study. when they're drinking, study. when they're watching $NFLX, study. when they're sleeping, study. when they're enjoying friday nights and the weekend, study. ask ANYONE on wall st what the "secret" to trading is and they'll tell you: INFORMATION !!

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it has to be protected by an area that the stock is NOT likely to breach. If ur entry is too far away from such an area (thus fucking up ur R/R) then ignore the trade. That's why I always say exits come before entries. If i cant find a good area to risk off then fuck the trade

Dont quit. Trading is 1 of the few exceptions to the sunk cost fallacy. if u already poured a ton of $ & time into this journey, then u may be closer to the finish line than u think. just identify what u're doing wrong (99% of the time it's probably dumb impulsive shit) & fix it.

The 3 most deadly traits to excel in trading: 🔥Ambition - " i fucking WANT this... BAD" 🙋‍♂️Humility -"i dont know everything.. so i'll continue to learn daily" 😤Industriousness-"i will NOT be outworked" if u're lacking in any of those 3, your money is mine. #BearTipOfTheDay

So conclusion, REASSESS your stock daily. REASSESS your thesis daily. LOOK for who is in control short term. LOOK for who is bagged. then follow the winning side. Quit the biased BS. Yeah being right is cute, but making money is a lot more orgasmic. #BearTipOfTheDay

Said very well by a developing trader on the desk: "A trade idea may be great but if you don't execute at prices that offer a good r/r, then it is not a good trade. Simple as that."

Questions to ask urself when tracking data: ✅how often does this setup occur ✅at what time does it usually occur ✅what is the avg range ✅what signal/indicator usually marks the top/bottom of this setup ✅what are the fundamentals usually like on this setup? #BearTipOfTheDay

Anyway that’s my rant for the day. Data data data. Fuck all else. Humans can lie and manipulate. But the data never lies. Take that to the grave. #BearTipOfTheDay