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@Chris_C_Cady What is mechanically different about this market? Why so much collective confusion (which feeds back on itself)?

@MarkZuckerman Thanks for your words over the years Mark. I look forward to more Nats coverage from you. You are a “top of my feed” reporter!

Bidding farewell to MASN, who for the last 10 years gave me the opportunity to write and talk about the Nationals through a decade of highs and lows. And a thank you to my colleagues and all the readers and viewers for their unwavering support. masnsports.com/blog/entry/far…

@ChrisCamillo Same thing happened to me 😆. It doesn’t listen.

Skynet’s got a ways to go

@TheOneLanceB This is the best thing I've ever read on X/Twitter. Thank you, Lance.

A CRITICAL MESSAGE TO ALL TRADERS I would be remiss not to speak about the carnage that went on in the crypto markets yesterday. To those who just lost everything in the liquidation - this message is for you. And to those who had no exposure whatsoever - this message is also for you. As awful as this moment feels, there is no undo button. But life does go on. I know that feeling. That pit in your stomach, that internal prayer that all of this is a bad dream. That desire that you could just go back in time and make those small changes you were so close to making. I feel you. I’ve been there multiple times. No matter how many times it happens, it feels like your world collapses. You try to control your thoughts but your mind goes right back to what happened. It all seems hopeless. But if you’ve ever built anything once, you’ve already proven you can build again. Whether you lost $1,000, $1 million, or $100 million, the pain is real. Nobody’s pain should be minimized. No matter how rich you are, you still feel those same primal emotions. We are programmed to feel that way. In fact, the more you lose, the heavier it often feels because the more your wealth has become your identity. But recognize this: what you are feeling is our primal programming. Our evolutionary psychology to preserve and protect resources. That programming is flawed though. We always have one ability: to take control over our thoughts and feelings. To recognize that we don’t need to keep reliving the same pain. As they say in Buddhism, being struck by the first arrow hurts. But we don’t need to keep forcing ourselves to get hit by the 2nd and 3rd and 4th. Even if it feels impossible, we can focus on the breathe and find control over our thoughts and emotions. Money isn’t the most important thing in life. The things that truly matter can’t be bought, and they can’t be taken away by a liquidation - your health, your loved ones, your integrity, your ability to start again. The biggest gift we have is life itself and the freedom to carve a new future. That agency is what defines us as humans. Get outside. Spend time with friends and family. Seek help if you need it. There is always room for a brighter tomorrow as long as you remember that you still have agency. What you are feeling isn’t new. For millenia humans have felt this. Elon Musk and some of the greatest smartest wealthiest humans to ever have lived have also been on the precipice of losing it all. Multiple times. Every success story comes from those who persevered when it seemed darkest. One of the most dangerous traps of wealth is how easily it fuses with our ego. Nobody is immune. Even when we are aware of it. Not me, not you, not any human. It’s part of our condition. The larger the number, the easier it is to confuse your net worth with your self-worth. Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from attachment. You are not your account balance. You are not your status as a trader. You are much more than that. The hard truth is that the biggest lessons in life are usually learned through the rearview mirror. What’s done is done. The only way forward is to accept responsibility and move on. Many peg their worth to the wealth of others. We see people around us make insane wealth. People we view as dumber or less deserving. So we ourselves increasingly move out on the risk spectrum to try to keep up. We must always play our own game. The people we end up chasing might themselves one day lose it all. Never ever try to keep up with what others are doing. That is part of the toxicity of social media and the pnl porn that occurs on this platform. Play your own long game. I speak out against the cherry-picked bs gain porn. It was everywhere the last few weeks. So many people try to justify the pnl sharing. How many people were wiped out from simply trying to keep up w the that selective pnl porn posted on social? How many of those posters will quietly fade away after this event? The best thing you can do? Get away from the screens. Get off social. Stop looking at charts and prices. Spend the weekend outdoors. Appreciate the beauty of the sunset. Of nature. Notice that the world still goes on. As massive as this feels, it will pass with time and you will be better for this. The same way every awful thing in your life also came to pass and you came through stronger. But make sure if you are learning this lesson, you only learn it once. It is a brutal but necessary reminder: leverage kills. Markets will always surprise you. Never keep all your eggs in one basket. Segregate accounts. Keep a rainy-day fund in safe assets. Protect your downside before you chase the upside. Over the long run, everyone will face fat tail events that can bankrupt you with leverage. If you weren’t caught in this wipeout, count yourself lucky… and take this as a free lesson learned without paying the tuition. Reflect deeply on your own exposure and the risks you might not even see, especially the hidden leverage that comes from overconfidence in bull markets. You only need to get rich once. Don’t let the market teach you that lesson the hard way. Much love. Be safe. Try to find gratitude. You always have agency. No matter how bad anything gets. -(The One) Lance B

I start by copying the question to all three, and then depending on their responses will take the outliers and paste those into the other AIs. Every time one of of the AIs comes back and says “oh yes, I see why that model arrived at this answer this is why. Let me revise my answer.”

@ChristoBaur @RA_TradingCo @TheOneLanceB Do you copy and paste the prompt or the answer and check it in another one?

@LightnerTrading @TheOneLanceB Yea they are all inaccurate in different ways at different times.

@ChristoBaur @TheOneLanceB Shouldn't be necessary. Wtf

@logantradesx @TheOneLanceB Yea they are far from perfect and super annoying sometimes

@ChristoBaur @TheOneLanceB I got very frustrated with Grok today, super sloppy output. Then I told it if it messes up again I will switch to GPT, it accessed data that it stated it couldn’t on the initial prompt.

@lotuscars Hope it has a manual gearbox.... !

Theory 1 pics fresh back from the studio 😮‍💨

@foundmyfitness It would be interesting to tease apart this type of aerobic volume and the benefits from elasticity of the heart versus this type of aerobic volume and the arrhythmia/afib risk (which is my view a very poor body of evidence).

By your 50s, your heart has already begun to stiffen and shrink, making it work significantly harder to pump blood. But research confirms that committing to 4–5 days of exercise per week can preserve its structure and function—keeping it as resilient and efficient as that of someone decades younger. This might seem a bit surprising—this dose is higher than most people are currently achieving and more than the minimum recommended exercise guidelines. But research shows that exercising just 2–3 days per week isn’t enough to prevent the heart from stiffening with age. In fact, it offers only slightly more benefit than being completely sedentary—meaning a higher dose of exercise is needed to truly protect heart function. Committed exercisers who workout 4–5 times per week don't experience the age-related changes in heart structure, and competitive master athletes working out 6–7 times per week have the healthiest hearts of anyone. There’s no shortcut to maintaining a youthful heart—consistent training is essential. While exercising 2–3 days per week can support metabolism and muscle health, it’s simply not enough to prevent the heart from stiffening with age. If you want to preserve heart function and elasticity, you need to commit to a higher dose of exercise. Check out the latest episode of the FoundMyFitness podcast, where @brady_h and I break down the best insights from past experts on how to train for optimal cardiovascular health, longevity, and performance. Full episode on YouTube:youtu.be/rdcMvDvY4rU?si…

@TradeifyFunding When moved to live, transfer entire account balances into live account. Traders with significant balances will lose the majority of their work when you shave this to a minimal amount. Or, payout entire of balances and close all accounts.

If you could add 1 feature to @TradeifyFunding and remove 1, what would they be? 🤔

@alphatrends @CMTAssociation Do they still require 3 years of experience in some finance line of work to get the degree? Independent trading doesn’t count, does it?

Curious about what it takes to become a Chartered Market Technician, CMT? This is the CMT curriculum for 2024 @CMTAssociation

@TradeifyFunding Hallelujah! Thank you for listening to traders, this puts you at the top!

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@heyimpjay What is special about Chicago and New York in this scenario? Do other state/cities apply?

@BrettSimba My problem with DLLs at all prop firms is they are hard lockouts for the rest of the day. I can repair a loss, most of the time, but not if the arbitrary DLL locks me out. At least make it a soft stop that just kills open positions but no lockout.

Alright fam let’s settle this! 👇🏻

@BrettSimba @VanquishTrader has options. But intraday trailing drawdown will be very hard to pass in options-land. en.vanquishtrader.com

❤️this if you want the first options prop firm!

@DamnGoodTrading @PhidiasPropfirm The promo only works for one account purchase. I just tried a second purchase and it was rejected for only one use. Maybe an error @PhidiasPropfirm?

Need 20 accounts and $APEX is just a little bit sus rn. Thinking @PhidiasPropfirm is the move tbh. They came on live today giving a 70% discount to us with code DGT 👀 Been around over a year and #1 in the UK. Yolo 🤞 member.phidiaspropfirm.com/aff/go/dgtmafia

@DamnGoodTrading I’m in. Just no DLL or trailing drawdowns please 😉

When I started my first business in gaming I couldn't find a solid web designer... which led me to doing it myself and starting a web design biz. Just got screwed when I thought I found my fave prop firm. Might be time for my next business venture. MAKE PROPS GREAT AGAIN

@DamnGoodTrading Any chance you see them making good on the payouts that were approved and giving pay-by dates? I had another 60K due by next Friday. Lots of backup accounts paid for as well; refund requested. Brutal.

Wow RIP FTT. The first prop firm in the futures space to EVER go down that I've ever witnessed. Looks like when things are to good to be true they really are. Im out $120,000 and officially pissed asf that I was blinded by the $$ so much to see this coming. I want to be clear I had no part in the business besides being a trader for them and live streaming my own trades and speaking my own opinions. Feeling like a real dumbass for having hope that Scott could turn it around. When they first started i thought it was a scam but after getting paid out multiple times seems I may have slipped into a euphoria state and couldnt see the trouble coming. With everyone in my discord along with me getting paid for so long I failed to see all of the MAJOR red flags popping up and failed to turn my back on them. For those who I helped show FTT to and didn't get paid make damn sure you get your refund and let me know if you don't get your money back. If you don't get your money back reach out to me and ill help you personally. I really should've known better and done my part to cook them earlier. Seriously did not think this was possible in the futures space but I was very wrong. The only thing we can do now is know better for the future and not make the same mistake twice.