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sat next to a 20 year old guy on a plane who casually mentioned he made $4.5 million last year
didn't look rich
t-shirt
jeans
beat up backpack
i asked what he did
"i trade futures"
"full time?"
"yeah, about 3 hours a day"
"$4.5 million in 3 hours a day?"
"well, it's not really about hours, it's about decisions. i probably make 10-15 decisions per month that matter. the rest is just waiting"
"what do you mean?"
"most people think trading is constant action. it's not. it's 99% waiting for your setup, 1% executing. that's why most people fail. they can't handle doing nothing"
he pulled out his laptop
showed me his calendar
90% of trading days marked: "NO TRADE"
"this is march, see? 31 days. i traded 7 times. made $380k that month"
"7 trades made $380k?"
"yeah, because they were the RIGHT 7 trades. everyone else took 200 trades that month and lost money because they were WRONG trades. quality over quantity"
"how do you know which 7 to take?"
"i don't trade unless i'd bet my house on it"
"what?"
"every trade, i ask myself: would i bet my house on this setup? if the answer is no, i don't trade. most setups? the answer is no. but 7 times this month, the answer was YES"
he kept talking:
"the biggest mistake retail traders make is thinking they need to trade every day. you don't. you need to trade WHEN YOUR SETUP APPEARS. some months that's 15 times. some months that's 3 times"
"what about consistency?"
"consistency isn't daily trading. consistency is ONLY taking your setup. if your setup appears once a week, you trade once a week. if it appears 5 times in a day, you trade 5 times that day. the market doesn't care about your need for action"
"but i feel like i'm wasting time if i'm not trading"
"that's employee mindset. you think time = money. it doesn't. correct decisions = money. i make more doing nothing 24 days a month than you make forcing trades every single day"
he was right
i was trading out of BOREDOM
not opportunity
i tested this for 90 days:
BEFORE "house bet" filter:
- 156 trades
- 41% win rate
- -$3,800
AFTER "house bet" filter:
- 11 trades
- 73% win rate
- +$14,200
11 trades in 90 days
because i stopped trading
and started WAITING
the plane guy was right:
"most traders are addicted to action. they need to DO something. that's why they lose. the real money is in doing NOTHING until the perfect setup appears. but doing nothing feels like you're not working, so people force trades"
"how do you handle the boredom?"
"i have a life outside trading. i go to the gym. i read. i travel. trading is 3 hours a day MAX. the other 21 hours i'm living. you guys are staring at charts 12 hours a day hoping something happens. that's not trading. that's gambling addiction"
he closed his laptop
"here's the secret: the less you trade, the more you make. i know guys trading 500 times a month making $0. i trade 15 times a month making $400k. the difference? i'm SELECTIVE. they're ACTIVE. market rewards selectivity, punishes activity"
flight landed
he gave me his card
"if you want to make real money trading, stop trying to trade every day. start waiting for YOUR setup only. 90% of trading is waiting. 10% is executing. master the waiting and you'll make more money doing nothing than everyone else makes doing everything"
i never saw him again
but i think about that conversation every single day
the math is simple:
you're not paid by the trade
you're paid by the CORRECT trade
taking 200 trades with 40% accuracy = -$5k
taking 20 trades with 70% accuracy = +$50k
same account
different approach
completely different outcome
most of you are over-trading
thinking activity = profit
it doesn't
selectivity = profit
the traders making $500k+/year
they trade LESS than you
not more
they're better at WAITING
not better at TRADING
master the wait
make the money
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Reciprocal tariffs on the US? On what? We're the fucking customer
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JUST IN: Michael Saylor featured on the latest cover of Forbes as "The Bitcoin Alchemist."
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In honor of Ross pardon …check out these BTC prices back in the day. Crazy!
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Holy shit i made like 500 SOL from $TRUMP not fully realized yet
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how i made 10 → 900 sol in December 🥱 follow me to learn more (I’m a girl btw). i first started trenching in the last two weeks of Oct 2024 (it’s never too late to start!!!). here’s what i learnt: 1. never wait for calls by the time a call is made / someone does the DD for you, you’re probably already the EL. Work in teams. 2. showing up daily is crucial it helps you understand and get a feel of the market—what’s been made, what’s the meta, what’s new and refreshing & how the market is moving. 3. the art of top blasting while being early rewards most with minimal risk, don’t hesitate to top blast if it’s a good coin. Study @traderpow 4. recognizing potential and holding is a skill study @Ga__ke we often hear “I was just too early.” yes, one get rewarded the most when they front-run narratives and recognize potential early. recognizing it early is key, but letting time play out is even more important. if you find yourself selling early often, size your bag smaller to make it easier to hold. send it to an external wallet if you're an ultimate paperhand. when the people around you start to bullpost and agree with your bag, it’s probably time to scale out. ex: goat, zerebro, fartcoin. 5. market sentiments when the trenches look cooked / farmy, don’t force yourself to trade. instead, look for dips on well-established coins or find undervalued gems. 6. never ever revenge trade/overtrade sit out for the day if you need to. Missing out on potential plays is better than giving it back to the market. touch some grass and take regular breaks to keep yourself sharp. get some bitches 7. comparison is the thief of joy. the crazy gains you see online are not real. nobody posts their losses. play your own game. regardless, we’re here to make money and friends. if what you’re making is more than what you make elsewhere, keep trenching. ------------------------------------------------------- there will always be another trade. ✨ you can never miss a lucky day if you never miss a day Surround yourself with hardworking people. if you don’t have friends to trench with, don’t worry. solve it by paying $200 a month to have some friends @pastelalpha 🤠 🫡Shoutout to @PastelAlpha @CookerFlips @tonbalikli (please come back sir) and @naixbt for accelerating and guiding me on this short 3 month journey to end off, join my tg group for trenches shitposting and perp stuff! t.me/atomicfart
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JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump's inauguration will feature tech leaders and a "Crypto Ball" honoring him as the "first crypto president."
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