Patrick Bateman

@metraMDN bitch, where the F is my train?!?!

@TheH0n3stTrader Not true at all.

If you want to succeed as a trader, don't expect more than 5 hours of sleep per night. Expect screens and caffeine.

@L2WTrades Some trading firms have you play poker during evaluations.

a blackjack card counter taught me more about trading than any mentor i ever had he quit counting cards to day trade futures said he makes 3x more money with less risk thought he was full of shit until he showed me his prop firm dashboard on his phone $43K withdrawn last month alone I asked for more proof he pulled up 6 months of payout receipts $247K total from a guy who used to get chased out of Bellagios by pit bosses "counting cards and trading are the same math, everyone just thinks one is genius and the other is gambling" he broke it down: in blackjack, a card counter has roughly a 1-2% edge over the house sounds small until you realize you're playing 200+ hands per hour over thousands of hands that compounds into serious money MIT teams were pulling $300-500K per year in their prime, but the casino can ban you at any time. facial recognition. shared databases between properties your career ends the moment they recognize your face in futures trading, a disciplined trader with one setup has roughly a 40-50% edge per trade when only taking A+ setups, you don't need 200 trades per hour you need 1-3 per day over hundreds of trades per year, that compounds faster than card counting ever could, and nobody can ban you. no pit boss. no facial recognition. no blacklist "but isn't trading riskier than card counting?" "in card counting, one mistake and you're banned for life, in trading, one mistake and you take a 1% loss and try again tomorrow. trading is the most forgiving game with an edge that exists" the math is identical you identify when the odds are in your favor. you size more when they are. you do nothing when they aren't the discipline is the same. the patience is the same. the only difference is nobody can kick you out of the market for being too good his system: he tracks the "count" of the market the same way he tracked cards high count = high probability setup: 1) daily level swept (stops triggered = liquidity available) 2) fair value gap present (imbalance = price has reason to move) 3) volume confirming (institutions are participating) 4) session timing correct (9:30-11:00 AM, not afternoon chop) when all four conditions are met he calls that a "hot deck" he sizes big. low count = stay out 1) no levels swept 2) choppy price action 3) low volume 4) outside the time element when any condition is missing he calls it a "cold deck" doesn't touch it most traders play every hand that's how tourists lose at blackjack you sit at the table for 6 hours playing every deal = you're donating money his stats as a card counter: $180K/year. banned from 11 casinos in 3 states. moved 4 times to avoid being recognized. constant stress about being caught his stats as a futures trader: $510K/year across 20 funded accounts. works from his apartment. 90 minutes of active screen time per day. zero stress about being "caught". nobody even knows he exists the casino can kick you out the market can't same edge. better table. infinitely better table I checked the math after that conversation card counting: 1-2% edge × 200 hands/hour × capped by casino tolerance futures trading: 15-30% edge per A+ setup × 1-3 setups/day × no cap ever he's right it's not even close and he doesn't have to wear a disguise to do it

@TradingInTheNow Half the floor traders I knew showed up hungover, smelling of weed, and or high as fuck on cocaine and did great. Some of the biggest bank’s financial traders were a druggies. Everyone looks the other way if you’re bringing in that money.

Trading isn’t a job. Some jobs let you show up tired, half-ass it, and still get paid regardless of your mood. Trading doesn’t work like that. It’s closer to a performance sport. Your output is directly tied to your state of mind. If your head isn’t clear, your execution won’t be either. The problem is that most people underestimate how much clarity affects their results. They blame the strategy, the market, the entry, the timing etc. People blame anything but the actual truth - their mind wasn’t in the right place when they made the decision. A clouded mind leads to forced trades. Stress leads to impulsive exits. Frustration leads to revenge trading. And all of that bleeds into your P&L. You can’t force your way through trading. You can’t “push through” a bad mental state like you would at a regular job. If your clarity is off, your performance is off. If your performance is off, your results will show it. Prioritise protecting your mind first. Your account will always thank you for it.

@lopezdoriga wsj.com/world/americas…

Les informo que en un operativo del Ejército, matan a El Mencho. En un momento más

@NHLRussell I started watching hockey during black hawks finals. Following year watching reg season I was like wtf this is boring.

Someone in LA is going to try watching hockey after the Olympics, turn on a Kings game, and be like “what the fuck.”

@OliviaNBCLA That’s what she said

I can’t take this anymore.

@unusual_whales Haven’t they been a week away for years now?

Iran is about a week away from having the ability to make industrial-grade bombs, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told Fox News

@HellsBitchen_ This isn’t new. CME lets them rent space next to their servers.

Here's an industry secret. After you frontrun your billionth client, the NYSE lets you build your own tower at the trading venue in Mahwah. Congrats to Jane Street today on joining Citadel and Susquehanna in this exclusive club!

@nexta_tv These look like 25lb bumper plates

Actually, mad impressive. Pete Hegseth is bench pressing 315 pounds during a workout at a military gym The Secretary of Defense has repeatedly publicly criticized "fat" soldiers, generals, and admirals, calling obesity a national security threat. Well, I must admit, Pete Hegseth himself is in excellent physical shape💪🇺🇸

@juasanalghaib Sadly most Americans do.

I find it interesting that yanks are calling him an absolute master of his craft. sure he's very polite, but do you all just treat waiters like pieces of shit in your shoes?

@assface_burner My life as a trader and almost every trader I know started by getting an internship at a trading firm and unlimited capital to trade after a year or 2. Real trade not simulated.

@WestLoopTom I think a lot more. I see lots of idiots bragging bout making a lot of money on simulated trading accounts.

At least half of the people I see on Twitter are financially illiterate. No wonder so many people are broke.

@Gibboanxious Karate kid

what’s the first movie you think of when you see this???

@MoFibz Get a real trading account. This simulation crap is like a bucket shop

Two weeks ago, Topstep reset all 5 of my accounts to zero while I was up $4K each $20K gone overnight over false hedging accusations. I didn’t react emotionally .I stayed calm, took the hit, and came back stronger. Today, I’m up $37K and requesting my payout tonight. All glory to God.

@Nithya_Shrii Yes

Be honest do you think it’s your responsibility to take care of your parents?

@ChrisRGibbs He’s already stolen it.

As a farmer who paid tsriffs on all my supplies since April, where can I apply to get a rebate?

@curiosityonx The most orange, fattest, dumbest, raping alien of course.

If aliens came to Earth, who should be in charge of speaking on behalf of humanity?

@TradersConf You’re not trading though. These are modern day bucket shops. Real prop firms would hire you and split profits with you. That’s how I, and most of my colleagues, got into the business years ago.

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