1st cycle you fail 2nd cycle you learn 3rd cycle you make it But most never make it to their 3rd cycle Eventually the path forward becomes clear and everything finally starts to make sense But the price of that clarity is a journey that most traders don't survive
Many have been hoping for an alt season that never came Many have held onto worthless coins for years Many have lost money longing every dip Many have severe PTSD from 10/10 And because of this, many will misplay their hands when the market actually flips bullish
Bulls: "Bears are stupid! $BTC is clearly getting ready for the next leg up!" Bears: "Bulls are stupid! $BTC is clearly getting ready for a reversal!" Follis: "more PA is necessary to determine whether this price action is ACCUMULATIVE or DISTRIBUTIVE"
Trading at my desk: - constant battles, choppy equity curve, 50% win rate Trading on my phone over the holidays: - flow state, effortlessly locked in, 90% win rate Make it make sense
- US strikes on Venezuala, Maduro captured - Moscow hit by Ukrainian suicide drones - North Korea launches a ballistic missile - France + UK bomb ISIS arms bunker in Syria - Iranian protests escalate, Trump threatens to invade 2026 off to a wild start
Sometimes you have to be aggressively delusional about your future Manifest your vision Who tf cares what other people think about it Commit so hard that reality has no choice but to bend itself to your will Until one day you wake up and what used to be impossible is now normal And when others ask how you did it You'll say because you're a delusional mfer And you always believed that you could make things work no matter what Because sometimes that's what it takes to make it Self-belief is a crazy edge
There are 3 types of accounts on this app - Permabulls - Permabears - Those who actually make money Guys who make their entire online identity about being bullish or bearish aren't traders No more than weather forecasters who believe only in sunshine or rain are meteorologists
Hot take maybe But if you're u25, childless, and single Then you should be risking it all to make it And not listening to uncs with mortgages and families talk about risk management Try things, experiment, fail If you blow up, you have plenty of time to make it all back
Prioritise selective capital allocation instead of betting aggressively on every setup that comes your way Most of your competitors are optimising for short-term returns Majority will burn themselves out in pursuit of overnight success To win you simply need to outlast them