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I’ll leave it somewhere noticeable as a reminder to myself that often less really is more

@spicyofc My sleep schedule and I are in a toxic relationship… and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy it lol 🤭 Judge away

One of the Highest ROI Trades you can make: Fix your Sleep (included a response from gpt to show how it increases your rate of learning) ↓

Just finished this Reversal Trading Strategy guide — I’m blown away. Insanely thorough. It answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Order book explanations? Crystal clear. The sections on strategy style (Bollinger Bands & RSI examples), outlier moves, 5 price action structures, and the 3 types of mean reversion brought clarity to what used to feel like chaos. The practical examples are gold. It doesn’t just explain concepts — it connects the dots. This should be a paid product. Easy buy.

@spicyofc I’m in shock! This is a complete guide centered on just one strategy! I’m dropping everything and going to read this goldmine immediately. February’s brightest diamond for sure! Huge thanks Spicy! 💎💎💎

I wrote a 214 page guide on my Reversal Trading Strategy Then I recorded a 10min video to explain it 02:45 - Good/Bad Conditions for Trading Reversals 04:34 - Entry/Stop/Target rules 05:36 - 25 Good/Bad Trade Examples If you want it, click the link in my bio (yes, it's free)

@spicyofc The secret component of successful trading: “don’t deviate from the plan”. Plan deviation kills psychology. Closed loop.

Trading Psychology Some Traders argue that this isn't important at all. Other Traders argue that without a good mental, everything else gets rekt. Below is my Take ↓ --------------------------- The elephant in the room is that "Trading Psychology" alone isn't enough to magically grant you an edge. You can't just sit for meditation and be blessed with some Alpha. The psychological aspect of this game really only assists in 2 main ways. #1: Adherence to a System - most psychological issues in trading are about "deviating" from a trading system. - Revenge Trading, Doubling-Down, Over-Trading, Tilting.... etc. - These issues come from doing stuff that is NOT in the plan. - So if you clean up your mental, you're going to be doing less bad stuff and actually adhere to your system. - Even if your system is bad and loses money, actually adhering to it is a pre-requisite step before you can actually go and improve it. #2: Increasing Rate of Learning - when in a state of fear or anger it's really challenging to think clearly. - when doing research, coming up with ideas, testing ideas and even reviewing data in a shitty mental state it's hard to stay focused and pay attention to all the details when emotionally compromised. - But when in a state of calm or even in a state of joy, rate of learning can skyrocket --------------------------- So if you are struggling to adhere to your trading rules: - you need to put a lot of focus on improving your psychology If you aren't able to focus properly during your research/testing/review process: - again, you will need to put a lot of focus on improving your psychology If you aren't experiencing either of the 2 issues above, then you don't have to worry at all about trading psychology and can just put 100% of your effort into improving your edge. --------------------------- To keep things super simple: - get into a good mental state - take trades according to your plan - don't deviate from the plan - if you get into a bad mental state, don't do anything stupid. work hard to return to a baseline. - repeat 🌶️

@spicyofc This is easily one of the best analogies I’ve seen in ages. Love this, it sticks.

If you're feeling stuck as a Trader Remember that Bamboo takes about 5 years growing its underground system of roots And then it explodes by growing upwards 90ft in about 6 weeks There's a lesson in there.

@spicyofc Oof, that one hurts 🥷🏽 I make mistakes like an alcoholic. My journal is basically AA where I confess I relapsed… again.

No matter how many Trading Podcasts or Videos you watch You won't get better until you actually change the way that you execute trades. If you want to actually improve: • journal every trade that you take • actually review that journal on a weekly/monthly basis • try look for mistakes • actually go and fix the mistakes that you make Oh and I disagree with the idea of "never make the same mistake twice". Even super-intelligent AI needs to make the same mistake multiple times before doing an error-correction. So expect to make the same mistake multiple times before even realizing that it's a mistake. And then expect to make it several more times while in the process of actually trying to correct it. This is normal. If you make lots of mistakes, track all of them, don't complain and work hard on correcting them you will get better. 🌶️

A lot of Traders won’t like to hear this Low-R strategies actually have huge advantages over High-R strategies Most people try to “improve” their strategy by forcing bigger targets. But before widening TP, the smarter move is to risk more on the best setups. I'll explain this with an example below Let's start by looking at two strategies: • 1R target, 55% win rate → EV ≈ 0.1 • 2R target, 37% win rate → EV ≈ 0.11 On paper the 2R system looks better, it has a higher EV per trade. ... but in In reality, the 2R system has a lower winrate which results in having a higher variance, bigger losing streaks, bigger drawdowns, and you’re forced to risk LESS per trade. Meanwhile the 1R strategy with 55% winrate has roughly half the maximum drawdown, meaning you can double the USD risk per trade to match the maximum drawdown of the 2R. That means the EV in USD is far higher with the 1R strategy despite the EV in "units of R" being lower. If both systems produce 0.1 EV per trade but one lets you risk 2x more, the second one will make more money over large sample sizes. High-R strategies look cool online but in terms of risk-adjusted returns, Low-R systems usually crush them. 🌶️

@spicyofc Option 1 + Q&A at the end of the session

For Crypto Traders ↓ If you were to watch a Trader do a Livestream, what kind of format would interest you? Option 1) Live Trading Session • a full trading session from start to finish, showing the whole process + sharing thoughts along the way. Option 2) Lecture on a Specific Topic + Q&A • A big presentation on a thick topic with multiple lessons + examples. • stopping between each lesson to do a Q&A with the chat before moving onto the next lesson. Option 3) Live Hotline • Watch other traders in the chat jump on a 1:1 call with the Host to ask questions about specific pain points in their trading and how they could improve. • Have the opportunity to request jumping on the 1:1 call in front of the audience. Option 4) Other • If you have a preferred way of learning from someone in a Live Environment, you're welcome to write in the comments.

@spicyofc That $100K/1min filter idea is genius. VolUSD keeps it simple — one USD-based metric for all coins, no need to evaluate volume charts for each. Super clean breakdown — if there were a Volume ABC, this would be it. Thank you 🌶️🌶️

@spicyofc @JustMiiickey So much for a chill Sunday — now I have to replay all the Chat With Traders episodes to fall asleep 😅

"Trading in the Zone" - really good trading book ChatwithTraders - best trading podcast My favourite chatwithtraders episodes: - youtube.com/watch?v=HrfSO_… - youtube.com/watch?v=92yuV6… (watch this one on 1.5x or 2x speed) - youtube.com/watch?v=cqEncH… Dante has really good videos on getting the foundations sorted: - youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1_UR… - youtube.com/watch?v=azDga9… - youtube.com/watch?v=Uzq1jg… 4 non-trading related books which are bangers (really good for learning how to set goals and actually hitting them): - Atomic Habits - Essentialism - The One Thing - Can't Hurt Me

Lately I've been putting a lot of my time, focus and energy into building something super cool. But that meant that I wasn't as active to reply to comments or DMs So Today you can ask me anything you want in the comments and I will reply to every single one ↓

Super clear breakdown — entry, SL, and TP all make sense once you stop arguing with market structure. Loved the Continuum Thinking part — markets aren’t just green/red 💯. Volume-per-minute for watchlist = instant add to toolkit (I’ve wondered for a while what volume level makes a coin worth trading.) Thanks for sharing!

@spicyofc Being open about your emotions through failure and growth — that’s rare, also like a needle in a haystack. Thanks for your honesty.

When I started Trading in 2017, basically everything worked as long as you were clicking the green button. It was madness. You could throw money at any altcoin and mindlessly win trades. Bull flags, wedges, MA crossovers, copy-trading, buying into virtual-mining ponzis... it didn’t matter. The market literally only went up. Instead of recognizing that this is likely due to absurd market conditions, I thought I was the next Jim Simmons (my analysis at the time was drawing triangles and rectangles on a chart like a kindergartener...). The Dunning Kruger effect at its finest. Then the 2018 bear market hit. Everything collapsed. My altcoin bags dumped 90%+ and reality set in. "Maybe I'm not a genius..." That year was brutal. • emotionally draining • low volatility • endless frustration. • ridiculously low sleep But it’s also when I got serious. I studied nonstop, took notes from tweets and podcasts, tracked every trade, reviewed everything, and improved bit by bit. I was putting in an absurd amount of hours just out of anger and spite. I knew deep down that if I got rekt in the bear market, someone smarter must have completely wiped me clean who was shorting everything on the way down. It sounds petty and even childish, but I purely wanted to get good out of revenge at the market lol. Someone beat me and I wanted to beat them back. Progress was painfully slow and inefficient. My journey looked like: • consistently losing trader • inconsistently losing trader, but still losing money overall • hovering under breakeven • finally breakeven, but not making money • slightly above breakeven, but barely noticeable • profitable There was no magic indicator or holy grail strategy. I didn't skip any steps. I recognized that edge is like a needle in a haystack... but it's an infinitely big haystack. I used brute force (not the intellect) and gradually made my system suck less over time until it didn't suck that much anymore. The longer I'm in this game, the more convinced I become that it's a numbers game. Whoever can test the most # of ideas the fastest will find the most Alpha. 🌶️

@spicyofc screener

(Ignore if you aren't a serious Trader) Tomorrow I'm going to post the Biggest Article I have ever written. It will be the most comprehensive, in-depth guide for how you can use a Screener to make more money. It will include: • real tactics that you can implement today • multiple cheat sheets + extra resources • case study examples • a bunch of theoretical concepts • and absolute truckloads of extra tips If you want to read it shortly after I publish it here, just comment "screener" and I'll DM you. Stay tuned for the Free Alpha 🌶️

@spicyofc Perfect timing for this breakdown — in a market like this, get too deep into alts and you forget who leads; focus too much on BTC and you miss the alt rallies. CC looks like solid confirmation to act.

(only for serious intra-day Traders) Thread 🧵 How I use BTC correlation when trading Alts on the 1 minute timeframe I will cover: • Correlation Coefficient • How I measure correlations (with examples) • Practical Tip that you can use today to take better trades (1/n) ↓

@spicyofc Boss move unlocked 🌶️

I've been putting a lot more Focus + Time into building something super cool (and free) for you guys. - this means I'll temporarily be less active to reply to comments and DMs Stay tuned 🌶️

@spicyofc Me: "Just Don’t overcomplicate it: 101 indicators burn time, price tells you everything."

How I progressed as a Trader since first starting in 2017 • no strategy, just random gambling. • have 4 different strategies, all of them suck. • dropped it to 1 strategy. still sucked but have focus now. • made a lot of improvements to the 1 strategy. sucked less. • finally made the strategy stop losing money. stuck at breakeven though. • finally broke through breakeven and achieved profitability This whole process took a very frustrating 1.5 years. I would have saved myself about 4-6 months if someone just told me "stick to 1 thing until you get good at it" from day 1.

@AltcoinPsycho Couldn’t agree more — if it feels that bad, you can always step out.

never understood the full-time crypto accounts who hate the industry for years on end, yet they never actually leave. one of my favorite quotes: “pessimists sound smart. optimists make money” pessimism is a humiliation ritual to the trained eye.

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Trading Skills: • having 1 trading strategy ⭐ • knowing how to improve a trading strategy ⭐⭐ • knowing how to find new alpha ⭐⭐⭐ Very few people work on the 2nd one But it's insanely rare to meet a trader who works on the 3rd one.