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$SMCI -- Bell to bell action. Looks like someone was really unwinding once vwap failed at noon. Goal was teens by end of day, got close but not quite there. Ideally, an opp next week and eventually single digits.

@SmallCapSmarts Bookmarked this one as I'd like to get to it at some point. There is truth in your post, and I'd like to add some color.🙏

Funny thing about trading psychology. It’s rarely an issue when you actually have edge. You just follow rules that make money or execute ideas that work. Psychology becomes the main topic when there’s no edge. Which is why course sellers love it, it’s the only thing they can sell without giving you one.

Our opinions do not solely convey our thoughts --> they are inherently confessions of our character. Be impeccable with your word, regardless of how you may perceive its effects.

@AT09_Trader Nice work, Alex!!!

+$203.8K Went to WAR today on the oil names. Headline after headline, fakeout after fakeout BUT still came out a winner! The best part is I recorded the ENTIRE trade and will be posting it on @AlexTemizMIC/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@AlexTemizMIC/ in the next coming days! $USO $BATL $TPET $INDO $SCO

@traderkylec Thank you! 🙏

Trading Monthly Recap: February $58,397.48 + January -$133,722.39 - less is more in February to come out profitable - the beating I took in January and how I finally turned it around Enjoy! youtu.be/BnO87SnzPYA?si…

If Trump ends the Iran war, that will be 9 wars he's ended. No one has ever seen anything like it. Everyone said it couldn't be done. No one knows how to end wars like Trump. I just hope he tells us "It's a good time to buy" ahead of time, like last time. And, btw, you know damn well that will be the headline.

@gfc4 There comes a point where a bee stops wasting its time trying to explain to a fly why honey tastes better than shit.

My co-authoring the Market Wizards book has led to more public exposure than I've experienced before. Most of this is good but sometimes it involves trolls and/or haters. It appears that, no matter what I do, there will be some people who think I'm a bozo. Such is life. However, some of the heckling I've experienced reminded me of something I read long ago in Stephen Davis's biography of The Doors singer Jim Morrison. When Morrison was heckled at a show he sometimes paused the show and would say to the heckler, "Hey, man. Yeah, you. Have you taken a good sh*t lately?" The insinuation was that the heckler was being ornery because he or she was backed up. Apparently Morrison's question never failed to stop a heckler. I think I am going to start using the same approach when I am heckled despite best efforts to reach a reasonable conclusion to skepticism. Perhaps some of you who are heckled want to do the same hence sharing.

There are certain market regimes where the distance in skill between elite and standard is so blatantly obvious that it genuinely puts the trading journey ahead of you in the correct context.

@WillCouch107 Good reflections, Will. Day by day, drip by drip. Keep up the good work. 🙏

First photo is reality, second photo is a realistic outcome of how I should’ve handled the situation in the moment. - ie fully out on those last covers. (I left about a 1/4 or more on well past avg at that point, then rehit) The 16.70s hold, (key from pm/ ah, higher lows there, should’ve been the complete alarm bell to if anything size way way down and be dogmatically unwilling to risk giveback of anything at all. This is also ignoring the fact I noticed real time the daily was already pretty sold off from open relative to its atr, so if it was gonna be a big pull day it needed to be extremely heavy to do so. Not to mention on those last covers/ last higher low, the tape couldn’t have been more obvious as the whole thing lit up with aggressive buying on the offer, nothing but bright green prints for long durations. I already did half the battle- the covers there at all tell you I was aware of the situation recognizing real time the tape/ momo was shifting. However like @CorleoneOffer mentioned to me yesterday “you need to chase the process not the profits”. I would’ve said that as general rule, I am process focused, but reality here suggest differently. “Your actions are not aligning with your words” I was more than likely very attached to the “idea” of the potential outcome of catching a further flush with size. Which = only partially sizing down instead of admitting this trade is no longer showing the signals in my favor, might as well ejecto seato cuz and lock in full. Paying yourself the max for being “right” on the first part. THAT is a process based decision not a subconscious profit based decision to make more. This is a great illustration of how a setup is only half the equation and you personally are the other half. The market rewards your character development not your wants and desires or technical abilities.

@klynfzl @thelaptoplegend

@thelaptoplegend where are you watching them at? I see a youtube video

4 consecutive days now with no trades... People love to complain about slow markets but I LOVE the opportunity to reset my nervous system after metals and put in the deep work to review and be better prepared for next A+ opps. Today I spent about 6 hours rewatching tape from some of the highest EV days in the past few years, and I hope I'll have more time to continue doing that this month. As I've previously mentioned, I record my screen all day every day with OBS (free software) and upload it as a private YouTube video so I can rewatch it on any device from anywhere. Going back through and watching price action live, seeing how I executed, feeling the emotions again, and imagining myself putting more size on in the right spots, etc. All helps me execute better next time. Sharing this in case you guys feel bored recently and think there's nothing to do.

@MikeBellafiore @FreedomMaxi_BTC That's Eric Thomas

@FreedomMaxi_BTC Man that guy is good. And I don't just mean the passion and delivery, but also what he is teaching and the culture he is instilling. Who is that coach?

One for the Bella books @MikeBellafiore

@TraderAren @dax50 Beauty. Standing on the shoulders of giants at its finest display. 🤌

@dax50 Absolutely blown away! Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity @dax50 🙏I really appreciate it and can’t wait to be part of T4AC. See you there!

🚨 T4AC 2026 Package Giveaway Winner Announcement🚨 3 traders made it onto the shortlist - thank you for all the entries - and in the end I let the randomizer do its thing because I just couldn't decide on whom to pick. 🙈🙈🙈 Congratulations to @TraderAren - you are the lucky winner and get the chance to be a part of an incredible experience! Looking forward to see you there! All the best to all entrants on their trading journey! @Traders4ACause #t4ac26

All good. In cases like this, where the trade opportunity was not fully maximized, it is important to objectively grade [your own] performance to pinpoint what needs adjusting. That way, you don't end up throwing it all away or pulling levers that don't need to be pulled (i.e., be able to clearly delineate between what went well vs the opportunity for improvement). In this case, the original idea/thesis of the trade was pre-market clearout, with covers into 620-630s. That thesis, that trade, etc --> was executed just fine. The opportunity for improvement is how do I catch the rest of it next time? So I go back and review with that specific lens.

I am pretty sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. 💀💀💀 $SNDK

@MoistMango12 Nice work, bud. Finally a trade that your timezone favors :)

Silver cherry pick alert. Just too pretty not to share

$SNDK -- Premarket clearout and fail. I used $META price action from yesterday as a blueprint, given similar catalyst (er). Cover targets into afterhours consolidation from last night. s/o to @InvestorsLive for the reminder in the @IUTraders

@BrianLeeTrades @TheTradeBuster @breakingthemark Nevermind. Found it. "yesterday" from Feb 22 2024 post. 🤌

@BrianLeeTrades @TheTradeBuster @breakingthemark Thanks Brian. What's the # of the episode on the podcast channel? The link is broken/doesn't exist.

Arithmetic Returns vs Geometric Returns, my friend @TheTradeBuster did a fantastic podcast episode yesterday leveraging @breakingthemark's blog post... both are linked here: x.com/TheTradeBuster… You never hear these terms used colloquially in our community but it's actually quite important when you emphasize the very building blocks of trading profitability such as thinking in terms of R, avg win/loss and win rate etc. My opinion is that people always think of the outcome of a W with geometric returns but never think about the fact that when you size more/compound your account you can still LOSE bigly as well. Fact: You are always susceptible to losing at all times no matter how big your capital base grows. Obsession with compounding and geometric returns can lead to ruin... I recall the absolute DISGUST people had when I offered my advice to wire out of accounts when winning in a systematic manner... not trying to just take money out for the sake of it but rather to buffer the inevitable decline/cycle/draw. I will beat that horse to death because it's one of the only reasons I am here today, I learned the hard way and you absolutely do not need to if you take trading seriously... of course no pain, no gain, it's human nature.