Evan Marks

Position sizing is mostly a feelings problem disguised as a math problem. The number you can stomach when calm is not the number you can stomach when down 2R. Size for the worst version of you, not the best. The size that lets you sleep is the size that lets you trade.

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@DenizTheTrader Agreed. You need all of that to be a high performing individual. It might not seem like the obvious answer but it is.

Your trading will be upgraded When you acquire good habits; 💤 Sleeping 7-8 hours 🏋️ Exercising daily 🧘‍♂️ Meditation ✍️ Journal thoughts 👩‍🍳 Eating healthy 🙏 Expressing gratitude Simple, yet a huge change...

@EliteOptions2 Spent 25 years trading, made really good money and still got stressed to the point of having panic attacks. Idk about the “never worry for money” thing.

Trader to trader: Trading is hard. It breaks you in ways you never thought were possible. But if you can get through it? You will never worry about money again. For the rest of your life. Never give up.

@ItsTraderLuke Yessir! aggressive patience will take you where most traders won’t ever get.

I see people come and go in this industry. They see little success but risk too much, get burned and quit. Trade to live another day!!! Don't do it for excitement. Sometimes it's luck. Stay long enough and make your luck.

And in life🙏

The market doesn't pay you for effort. It pays you for behavior under pressure.

Revenge trading isn't a setup problem. It's a body problem. Tight chest. Shallow breath. Rushed click. The trade was already over before the order went in.

I think every trader desires to be profitable. On paper this sounds great. In actual, it’s the quality and the ability to reexamine the tech/fundemental and mental work, which is important. The amount of hours doesn’t dictate success. Most of the unprofitable traders will tell you that they put in a lot of hard work day after day.

Those who truly desire to be profitable WILL be profitable Work so hard show up everyday be persistent attack attack and attack until the universe has no option to bend to your sheer will and determination Persevere

@BBjedo I understand English very well, but you were not accurate. We are always learning, just here to help 🙏

@BBjedo We can never “try to not be emotional” we can’t fight biology. But we can control our behavior. We can RESPOND instead of REACTING.

The market doesn’t care how badly you need the trade to work. In as much as you can’t absolutely remove emotion from trading , try not to be emotional and impulsive on the chart !

Ego is the most expensive biological drag in trading. Most participants use the market to validate their intelligence. This is a fatal mechanical flaw. The moment a trade becomes about your identity rather than a statistical execution, you lose all objectivity. You stop managing risk and start managing your ego. Elite execution requires the complete removal of personal validation from the process. If you need a win to feel competent, your system is already broken. Stop trading your identity. Audit your mechanics.

@Mindsetfx “What I trade” is narrative. Instruments don’t decide outcomes protocols do. Neutral mechanics strip variance across NAS100 or XAUUSD the same way. Asset choice is irrelevant without enforcement.

What I trade - Nas100 - Us30 - XAUUSD - USOIL What about you?

@DenizTheTrader Successful trading isn’t about minimizing risk or maximizing reward it’s about enforcing rules. Analysis is noise unless mechanics strip variance and make execution repeatable.

“Successful trading is about minimizing RISK and maximizing REWARD through careful analysis and disciplined strategy. ”

@GoldSilverHQ Calling gold a winner is emotional framing. 3‑year CAGR is just a cycle. Without strict protocols, metals collapse like equities mechanics decide survival, not asset labels.

3-Year scoreboard: Gold: +33% per year (CAGR) S&P 500 total return: +20% per year (CAGR) Gold isn’t hedging — it’s winning. 🥇

@RealJGBanks Calling it “catch one to change your life” is hype. Multi‑baggers are variance repriced. Without strict protocols, rotation across servers, memory, photonics is just noise packaged as cycles.

Now you’re seeing the spread: All you need is to catch one to change your life Servers -> $SMCI $DELL Memory -> $MU Photonics -> $NOK $AAOI Compute -> $IREN $CIFR Power -> $VRT $SMR Rare Earths -> $MP $USAR Robotics -> $TSLA

@Drbills2026 Mental fatigue isn’t the issue variance is. Overtrading isn’t solved by stepping back, it’s solved by strict mechanics that enforce expectancy. Screens don’t drain clarity, lack of rules does.

The mental fatigue of overtrading is something many traders don’t notice early. At first, it just feels like you’re being active. Checking charts constantly, jumping in and out, trying to stay involved. But after a while, you notice it. Your thinking isn’t as clear. You start forcing setups that aren’t really there. You take trades you normally wouldn’t, just because you’ve been staring at the screen for too long. And if you’re honest, you can feel it… that quiet exhaustion. Not every opportunity needs your attention. Sometimes stepping back is what keeps your mind sharp and your decisions clean.

@BBjedo Stories don’t enforce expectancy. Traders fail because variance isn’t neutralized by strict mechanics. Narratives about “truth” collapse without disciplined systems.

Most traders don’t fail because of strategy. They fail because nobody tells them the truth and they consume wrong informations. So I am starting something different. TRADERS CHRONICLES From stories to real life changes Hosted by @BBjedo First episode coming soon. Which experienced and profitable trader would you like to hear their stories? Tag them in the comments⬇️

@Cointelegraph Launching perpetuals on private valuations is hype. Liquidity can’t enforce edge when the underlying isn’t listed. Mechanics neutralize variance; products like these amplify it.

⚡️ LATEST: OKX to launch pre-IPO perpetual futures tied to OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic valuations.

@blakestonks Weekly bull flags and declining volume aren’t accumulation they’re variance markers. $TSLA survival isn’t about patterns, it’s about strict mechanics that enforce risk at $380–$375.

Tesla. Broke out of long-term downtrend & now formed a multi-month weekly bull flag on declining volume. Volume patterns appear to be accumulation taking place as well, risk for longs can be a failure to hold recent lows with weekly close below at $380.00 - $375.00. $TSLA

@ThatTraderGuy_ @Trader_Dante EU return to Monday open isn’t bullish by itself it’s variance repriced. IWF, LHPB, shooting star failure are just labels. Survival comes from strict mechanics, not stacking acronyms.

EU return to Monday open 1w - Bullish IWF 1d - Monday open play on Wednesday h1 - LHPB - added on the close of the h1 bullish engulfing. Now need to look at getting back in for Bullish IWF and Shooting Star Failure. @Trader_Dante