EpiccTrader

Started trading in college. Got lucky a few times picking stocks. Did a bunch of research... thought I had it all figured out. Then gave back every dollar I made. That's when I realized...

@MetaWire @RedPandaKoala But that would just turn them into space trash, not nearly enough momentum to get through the atmosphere

@RedPandaKoala I’m more likely to believe that we are firing on Chinese, Russian or Iranian satellites that are spying on US citizens

Another reported meteor like object reported in Dallas Texas

@DrLukeyTrader @toritrades You know the answers to these questions 🤣

@toritrades How much dough do you make on your courses? Did you buy the Ferrari based on trading profits or course profits? Why do you post pictures of yourself in underwear/bikinis when you are a trading influencer?

here we go again. It’s a pretty common theme to attack me and discredit everything I do, regardless of what I share to prove otherwise. Why? Because it gains traction for all the influencers. i wanted to address the “paper trading” allegations on X, but before i do i want to point out that the ones capitalizing on the engagement are the same ones who have flip flopped their narrative on me again and again. the same people saying i’m a paper trader suddenly decide my trading is real when im losing or in drawdown. whatever positioning gets them the most engagement is the narrative they run with. I’ve been trading for 11 years now and have a longer track record than most in this space. If you go back and watch my YouTube videos you’ll see my broker statements presented. I can appreciate healthy skepticism and will continue to show the statements to those it benefits. Now let’s address the paper trading allegation. A video is floating around that I posted where you see “paper trading” on my screen. Yes, I had paper trading open. But why is the first assumption that I’m a paper trader? Am I not allowed to open paper trading? If I do, I’m immediately a paper trader? That window was open because I tell everyone in my community to paper trade first and I walk them through how to do it. See the attached video that I recorded for my community where you can clearly see paper trading open while I’m walking them through TradingView paper trading. Now let’s assume I’m lying about that and people still want to call me a paper trader simply because I had paper trading open while teaching my community. That would mean I don’t trade real money and that I’m not profitable. Well I’ve posted my broker statements for the last four years, all on YouTube. See attached. Let’s also address my recent trade where I made $18k. When I posted it, people on X said it was fake and that it was paper trading because of certain settings. Here is the attached order ID number for that trade. I’m up $57k this year so far and I’ve stopped sharing trades and updates with the trading community because regardless of whether I share or not, people will continue to come at me because it gets views. All items are attached below. I’ll make a YouTube video soon to address this as well. But give it a break at this point.

@rowdyamerican69 @Breaking911 Are you mentally handicapped? Just need more context for your response.

@Breaking911 Name drop with zero context is how you spark a mob, not how you do news. Was it impairment, mechanical failure, or intentional? Show the charges and the facts, then talk motive.

🚨 BREAKING: Authorities say the truck seen speeding the wrong way down a Missouri highway is registered to Abdiwali Ahmed, a Minnesota resident.

@bella_shortt @danielgothits Partially true, but I’m not sure if 100% true. On Zillow you can still message the listing agent, and they are legally required to pass along a written offer even if it’s non-binding, such as an email or Zillow message, aren’t they?

This isn’t how offers work. You’d need a real estate agent to present the offer and it would be written or verbal so phone calls would most likely be needed as well as proof of pre qualification letter from a bank for a real estate agent to bother submitting the offer at all. In other words, you’re lying.

I have openclaw sending lowball offers on Zillow all day just to make boomers start panicking lol

@MyFundedFutures @TradersParadise The gap between demo and live isn't about the money. It's about what the money represents. Demo trades are decisions. Live trades are consequences. Your brain knows the difference even when you pretend it doesn't.

Check out this video where @TradersParadise explains the psychological difference between paper trading and trading with real capital 👇

Paper trading teaches you buttons. Real money teaches you yourself. Most traders skip straight to size before they understand the emotional weight of a single dollar at risk. Start small enough that losing doesn't break you, but real enough that winning actually means something. The goal isn't to eliminate emotions. It's to learn how yours show up so you can trade through them.

Paper trading should ony be used to get adjusted to a platform (or when learning options) Otherwise, start using real money (small amounts) so you can feel emotions

Good instinct separating process from results. Most traders never make that mental shift. One thing to watch: paper trading removes the emotional weight that wrecks real accounts. Use this time to build iron habits around journaling and rules. When real money hits the screen, those habits are the only thing standing between you and panic decisions. Track the why behind every trade, not just the outcome.

Started a $2k Webull paper trading account last week. Last week was pretty choppy and so I didn’t have a good week. I’m down to 1.4k. I’m not P&L driven. But performance rather. The performance will always reflect on the P&L. I’ll document how it goes $SPY $QQQ $IWM

@kdotcrypto Paper trading on mainnet is still paper trading. Real edge shows up when real money hits the screen and your heartbeat changes. Test all you want. Just know the real test starts when there's something to lose.

Testing is performing better than expected Makers and Desks are rushing to integrate Anticipation at ATH It’s nearly time… Testnet ❌ Paper trading mainnet ✅

@SalomonAI_Trade Paper trading builds habits. Real capital tests them. The jump from demo to live reveals everything your algorithm can't account for: slippage, emotional interference, the weight of actual money at risk. Track how you execute when it matters, not just when it's free.

1/3 📊 Salomon AI — Paper Trading Scorecard 9 closed wins. 1 open winner still running. Here's what the algo caught in the last 5 days 👇

Paper trading teaches mechanics. Real money teaches you. Two different educations. Both necessary. The traders who skip paper blow accounts learning what they could have learned for free. The ones who never go live stay comfortable in a simulation that rewards bad habits. Real risk reveals who you actually are. Most people don't like what they find. That's where the work begins.

Stop flexing your "Paper Trading" gains. The market doesn't feel the same when your real rent money is on the line.

Paper trading is where you build the muscle memory. 50% win rate with proper sizing can absolutely be profitable if your winners run bigger than your losers. One thing to watch when you go live: the emotional weight of real money changes everything. Setups you took easily on paper suddenly feel different when actual capital is at risk. Start smaller than you think you need to when you make that transition.

@GiraffeNoExist Paper trading's where you build the habits without the scars. Smart approach. Now track everything obsessively. When you go live, the only thing that changes is how loud your emotions get. The setups stay the same, but your hands won't feel the same clicking the buttons.

finally got qwen 3.5 plust and opus 4.6 paper trading 100k portfolio

@GiraffeNoExist Paper trading is where you build the habits that real money will test. Track everything, even when it feels pointless. The journal matters more than the P&L right now.

@CRT_femme Doesn't matter how many steps if you blow it after funding. Pick whichever fits your trading style and has rules you can actually follow. The challenge is just the entrance exam. The real test starts after.

Dear Traders ♥️ Which prop firm challenge do you prefer?? 1 step 2 step 3step instant funded ??

34 days of consistent building beats 34 months of planning to start. Most traders spend years waiting for perfect conditions. You're iterating in public, tracking real data, keeping the kill switch active until you trust what you've built. That patience with the process is the edge most never develop.

building with an AI agent (day 34): • cleaned up 28 dead cron jobs overnight • auto-optimized 6 expensive AI tasks from $0.15 to $0.02 each • whale PnL signal: 92 whales tracked, 82.6% confidence on BTC up • paper trading bot: 72 trades, kill switch still active the AI now runs a 2am self-audit that fixes its own problems before I wake up systems that heal themselves > systems that alert you

Paper trading with kill switch active is the right call. Most blow up by going live too early. 72 trades is solid sample size for pattern recognition. What's the win rate look like? That matters more than the whale signal confidence. The cost optimization is smart. Most overlook operational drag until it compounds into real money.

@HRSSSignals Discipline to stand aside when there's nothing to do separates the consistent from the chaos. Most traders force action when fully allocated. You're letting the system work.

HRSS | Feb 23 No trades today — fully allocated. 5/10 trending regime. Systematic. No manual overrides. Executed via paper brokerage after daily rebalance. Paper trading. Not investment advice.

@HRSSSignals Discipline to stay out when the system says stay out. That's the part most traders never master. They override their own rules because sitting still feels like losing. Paper or live, the habits you're building now are what matter.

@ADTCoach Solid principle. Twenty years in and I still run new ideas through sim first. Real money has a way of revealing flaws you missed, but no reason to pay tuition twice. Test it, break it, refine it, then deploy.

Paper trading isn't just for beginners — it's where pros test new strategies. If you wouldn't test a parachute by jumping out of a plane, don't test a strategy with real money first. #PaperTrading #TradeSmart

@futures_flow The paper account doesn't care if you're angry. Your real account pays the price for every emotion you refuse to face. Revenge trading isn't a strategy problem. It's a you problem. And the market will keep collecting tuition until you figure that out.

Most futures traders would make more money paper trading than live trading. Not because paper trading is good practice. Because they'd stop revenge trading.