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The world can breathe again. It’s finally okay. Bully is here Thank you, Ye 🤝

What is failure? Most of the time, it is imagination or ego talking. The only real failure is missing the lesson that showed up in front of you. If the moment passes and nothing is taken from it, nothing changes, nothing sharpens, nothing gets carried forward… that is failure. But if you see it, if you extract something from it, if you adjust even slightly, then it was never failure. It was refinement.

The Real Risk Isn't The Trade You can manage position size. You can set stops. But you can't manage the risk of trading an account you can't afford to touch. Trade with money that, when gone, won't change your day. Everything else is managed risk.

The Truth About Discipline: Discipline is not about following rules. It is about knowing yourself well enough to design systems that work for who you actually are, not who you wish you were. If you know you will overtrade when bored, do not keep your platform open all day. If you know you will size up after a win, set hard limits before you trade. Discipline is not willpower. It is architecture. Build the environment that makes the right choice the easy choice. Then stop relying on motivation.

Most Traders Are Selfish They do not care about your wins. They do not care about your journey. They care about selling you something or getting you to follow their trade calls. The trading world is full of people who have never made a real profit but will gladly take yours. Be very careful who you trust. Be very careful who you follow. The only person who should be responsible for your trading decisions is you. No one is coming to save you. No one is coming to make you consistent. That responsibility sits entirely on your shoulders.

I see a lot of people talking about “gaming” prop firms Basically buying a ton of accounts, full porting them and getting payouts after spending a ton of money on prop firm challenges Why not just learn how to trade properly? Then you can still make a ton of money with prop firms While also being able to build a personal account and get funded capital that you can manage Short-sighted thinking

Reaching ~$500k–$518k in net prop firm payouts (after fees) in roughly 12 months and with only 12 months of experience is statistically and realistically extreme in the prop trading space, even among the top publicized performers. Statistically speaking, it is close to impossible, but of course not impossible. Cherry on top if they sell a course. Classic get-rich quick bait. Most of what you see on X prop trading space are just sales funnels. If they post profits, it's because they are excited. That should speak for itself.

“Enforce bad habits” If your goal is to never leave the prop industry, sure, over leverage. If your goal is to gear yourself for self-funding, absolutely not. Every single decision you make reinforces a subconscious behavior, a habit, and a belief system. Brain rotting your way through evals is not a long term vision. This is extremely short term thinking in an industry that will continue to gear itself towards harder rulesets & enforced disciplines. Never met a trader who could keep a funded account long term while sharing this mindset. Old habits die hard. This psychology & behavior has been written about for decades. It’s not even a debate. This is bad advice.

Pass evals the fastest possible The ROI on prop firm is too big for your to go low risk on evals

The ego wants action. It wants to feel smart, decisive, involved. The professional says: "Wait until the setup is clear." That single difference changes everything. → Subscribe for more psychology deep dives open.substack.com/pub/theobserve…

Real patience shows up in small decisions: • Setup almost forms but not quite • Price reaches your level but misses the signal • Your mind says "close enough" That's the moment that matters. Patience means respecting your system even when emotions want an exception.🧵

The market will always give another opportunity. Most traders treat every setup like it's the last good trade they'll ever see. They chase. They force. They convince themselves it can't be missed. That's not confidence. That's impulse. Patience is the edge most traders never develop.🧵

The trader who masters this doesn't just become better at trading. They become more patient. More deliberate. More able to sit with discomfort. That's the gift of the struggle. → Subscribe for more open.substack.com/pub/theobserve…

Rule 1: Remove the button. Write trades on paper before entering. Rule 2: Audit your emotional state. Bored? Lonely? Angry? Don't trade. Rule 3: Pre-commit to rules before the market opens. When impulse hits, you're just comparing: does this match my plan?🧵

Most traders try to eliminate impulses. That's impossible. The gap between impulse and action is where your career is won or lost. 3 rules to close that gap: 1. Remove the button 2. Audit your state before trading 3. Pre-commit to your rules 🧵

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Can someone explain to me why there’s always beef between @I_Am_The_ICT traders and other retail traders?! I’m genuinely interested.