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Fear, embarrassment & failure all weigh an ounce. But regret will weigh on you forever like 1000 tonnes. Would you give up on a chance at real freedom if you knew you were 100 failures away from getting it right? Failure is just data - learn from it & overcome the errors.

You have built an entire identity around being someone who could succeed if they tried. That identity is a warm blanket. Real action is a cold shower. When you finally attempt something, you risk losing the story that has comforted you for years. What if you try and discover you are average? What if you try and find no special talent? This is not fear of failure. This is fear of ordinariness. So you stay in the planning phase forever. You buy the notebook. You watch the tutorial. You tell friends your idea. Anxiety spikes whenever someone asks for a deadline. You are not protecting your future. You are protecting a fantasy that has already expired.

Many will ignore this post. They will keep chasing dopamine. The next shiny 90% winrate setup. But I know some people are going through this. I have and sometimes I still do. But being aware and changing little by little will compound over time. You will make it.♥️

⚠️ Bojan Highs/Lows Represent lower TF Wyckoff Models. Model 1 Bojan: Summarizes the two deviations of the lower timeframe Wyckoff M1 (Image 1) Model 2 Bojan: Similar structure, but the third wick does not deviate beyond the second, comparable to a Wyckoff M2. (Image 2) High Probability Bojans: 1.Ranging environment: If we ignore the wicks, candle bodies aren't in a trend. (see #2) 2. The second candle’s close is approximately at the same level as the first candle’s close, showing that the deviation's intent was to only hunt stops. Similarily, the third candle's close should be close to the second candle's. 3.Ideally, the lows aren't deviated (swept) by the following candles' lows, which could be beneficial for a stronger reversal. (Unswept highs for bullish Bojans) => RTZ You can find them very often within Key Liquidity. There are many variations, and they don’t necessarily need to form in textbook-perfect conditions if your level is high probability. Entry with Bojans is at the third candle close. SL at the Swing Low/SH of the third candle. Example: 1W candle close above Key Liquidity + aligns with candle close of Model 2 Bojan.

When we're winning, we have to be able to ground ourselves back to the baseline, and when we're losing, we have to be able to lift ourselves up to the baseline. I heard about this concept from Pat Bailouni (YouTube mental health coach) a few months ago, and I've often been thinking about it, trying to implement it in real life. Making a few % on a trading account isn't hard, but not losing -10% after it is hard. Losing a few % on a trading account isn't hard, but not losing -10% after it is hard. Winning? Calm down — it's a job, not an occasion. Come back to the baseline, to the equilibrium, otherwise you're an amateur and a gambler. Losing? Calm down — it's a job, not an occasion. Come back to the baseline, to the equilibrium, otherwise you're an amateur and a gambler.

@CTD444 GOAT shit wtf

🚨FREE, OPEN-SOURCE BREAKER BLOCKS🚨 I am proud to announce the release of multi-timeframe breaker block indicator for the community. This is, and will stay, completely free + open source.💻 LINKS👇: LTF - tradingview.com/script/D76cXPD… MTF -tradingview.com/script/0ZLFXWj… HTF-tradingview.com/script/7hl4JJM… - Live and Historical blocks under one roof - All standard timeframes - Possible to use in TV replay** - Customisable differentiation for 1x, 2x, 3x + blocks - Toggle labels - Customisable lookback Currently offers: 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h, 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, W , 2W I have put a great deal of effort into creating this, which I originally intended for personal use. It is not perfect, there are known bugs and pine-script limitations however as it is open source I invite you to share any solutions you may find to the errors you incur. ⭐️If you find some value from this, show some love with a repost or comment so it can reach more people. --- Known issues: **In replay only functions when time frames selected are = or < timeframe the chart is viewed in ( pine-script constraint ) **On HTFs can encounter runtime errors in replay. Toggling labels will refresh script and fix this. Mitigation % selector for 2x+ blocks can be hit and miss. ⚠️If you encounter any other issues, first open and close trading view. If it persists feel free to drop me a DM and I will take a look!

Wyckoff Distribution Schematic. An explanation of the distribution. The area where the MMs sells quietly. The Wyckoff traders knows that it’s a trap. Explanation for Wyckoff accumulation schematic go check my brother’s @wyckoff_paradox post.

Negative fibs. When expansion meets its limits.

@_MaxO22_ living the dream breh

Imagine being cut off from the world for three days, only receiving the information you choose to receive, only spending time with the people you truly want to spend time with. Having beautiful places like this all to yourself. Welcome to my life.

Next year's misinformation will be overwhelming if you let it in. Disconnect from every "For you" feed on your social platforms. You don't need personalized content. You need clarity to recognize manipulation, resist emotional traps, and stay rational when narratives are engineered to provoke fear, outrage, or blind compliance. If you won't do it for yourself, do it for the people who depend on you. The "matrix" will intensify. Only those who deliberately step back will see straight.

Just execute the trade and let it play out, so many traders overthink good entries and start to over-analyze everything in order to comfort themselves in cutting the trade early. Just let it play out. If the trade is to inevitably lose, then you have to accept that loss. Otherwise just quit because you’ll never see a profitable career in the markets. Many absolutely kill any slight advantage they have with entries because they are so touchy in their positions. Trailing stop loss too much and cutting early out of fear because they don’t want to lose. Next thing you know, they get stopped out breakeven or cut early before the market takes off in favor of the trade position’s direction. Just let the stop loss do its job.

⚠️ How to Filter Out Weak Order Blocks In the past, I compared OB/BB to a Time Price Opportunity chart. If we know that price spent six months within a very small range, we can approximate where most of the liquidity is located. Image 1: However, with an OB where the wicks are disproportionately larger than the order block itself, using only the candle body might distort that. The wicks show the wide range in which price spent those six months. If we choose the candle body as a key liquidity level, the chance that the volume is actually in the wicks increases. Image 2: On the other hand, if we go down to the 5 month timeframe, we might see an order block with almost no wicks. When there are very small wicks, we can be more confident that most liquidity is concentrated within the body of the candle. In that case, we know that price spent roughly five months within that narrow range. Observing how price reacted, the 5 month block seemed to work better. In MTC, we might describe this as price taking all the liquidity hidden in the wicks. That’s also why order blocks tend to work better when they align with the POC — because that alignment might correct for any distortions caused by wick extremes. When refining order blocks, we also check multiple timeframes to find overlapping levels that confirm that price spent the most time within a specific range, which increases the probability of it being a key market maker zone. It’s just a theory I’m still working on, but I wanted to share my current thoughts. What do you think of this theory? I haven’t done enough backtesting yet, but from a logical standpoint, it seems to make sense. Of course, candle closes themselves also show institutional bias, and MT also says that volume is located within the body. However, he then also refines the wicks into bodies, choosing the areas where most of them overlap.

What is your relationship with money? Your relationship with money, will largely determine your success in trading and in any form of business. Success in the money game is far more emotional and psychological than many want to admit. The beliefs you hold about it influence how you take risk, how you handle drawdowns, how you size positions, and how you react under pressure. Far too few people question the narratives they carry about themselves. Yet those narratives quietly shape every major outcome in life. Take an honest look at your own background and ask yourself: · What kind of money environment did I grow up in? · Was money scarce or abundant? · Was debt normalised? · Was overspending common? · Was there any form of monetary intelligence or financial education present? These early experiences shape your subconscious behaviour far more than most people realise. If left unexamined, they quietly run the show, often sabotaging your actions, decisions, and patterns of thought. If you felt money was scarce as a child, you will most likely see the world through that lens. But money is not scarce: It is infinite, created out of nothing, with billions floating around every single day. You just need to find a way to put yourself into that flow. Awareness is the first step. You cannot change a pattern you refuse to see. Installing your own programs is the next step. Create your own narratives instead of becoming a victim of the ones shaped by people and past experiences. Become aware and conscious of your thoughts and behaviours. Thoughts are just thoughts. Your mind should serve you, not the other way around. An untrained mind is like a dog without boundaries, or like someone constantly talking nonsense next to you, draining your focus and clarity. A trained mind, on the other hand, is able to choose which thoughts to believe and which actions to take. It creates distance between impulse and decision, allowing you to move with intention instead of reaction. It understands that the narratives you tell yourself are just stories, and that those stories are not fixed, they shift and evolve over time. Learn to create your own story. Become conscious. Wake up.

The start of edge development 👇

“Do more hard things everyday” is a great mantra but it should be less about ice baths and more about making that decision you’ve been putting off for three months.

Over time I’ve narrowed my trading down to a small repeatable playbook. 🧵: These are the 7 patterns I rely on + (Bonus Execution Pattern at the end) 👇

Volume Spread Analysis First step is looking for liquidity (HOBs etc) but to add powerful confluence to it we must validate it and that can be done using VSA. Let’s talk about some of the behaviors we notice at certain KLs 🟢VSA - AT DEMAND (Support / HTF Demand Zone) • Wide down bar + Very high volume + Closes off the lows + Into demand → Stopping Volume / Absorption → Large buyers absorbing panic sells • Narrow down bar + Very high volume + Mid or upper close + After selloff → Absorption → Supply being absorbed quietly • Narrow spread + Low volume + Small body + At base → No Supply → Sellers exhausted • Wide down bar + Very high volume + Closes on low + Breaks demand → True breakdown → Demand failed • Wide up bar + High volume + Strong close + Leaving zone → Mark-up / SOS (Sign of Strength) → Accumulation confirmed ⸻ What to Look For at Demand 1. Absorption •Narrow body •High volume •Price not moving lower •Long lower wicks •Repeated tests Big players buying everything being dumped. 2. Accumulation Characteristics •Multiple tests into same level •Decreasing downside progress •Volume spikes but no breakdown •Strong rally after shakeout •Springs (false breakdowns) Wyckoff Spring behavior. 3. Weak Demand •Wide down candle •High volume •Close near low •No bounce after That’s real selling, not absorption. ⸻ 🔴 VSA - AT SUPPLY (Resistance / HTF Supply Zone) • Wide up bar + Very high volume + Closes off highs + Into supply → Upthrust / Distribution → Selling into breakout buyers • Narrow up bar + Very high volume + Mid close + After rally → Absorption of buying → Hidden distribution • Narrow spread + Low volume + Small body + Near highs → No Demand → Buyers exhausted • Wide up bar + High volume + Close on high + Clean breakout → Real breakout → Supply absorbed • Wide down bar + High volume + Strong close lower + Leaving zone → Sign of Weakness (SOW) → Distribution confirmed ⸻ ABSORPTION vs REAL BREAK - How to Tell • High volume + Narrow spread → Absorption → Sideways behavior → Accumulation or Distribution • High volume + Wide spread + Follow-through → Initiative move → Trend continuation • High volume + Wide spread + No follow-through → Trap → Reversal likely ⸻ Candle Body Clues Strong Accumulation Clues •Down candle but closes in upper 50% •Long lower wick •Volume spike •Next candle holds level Strong Distribution Clues •Up candle but closes in lower 50% •Long upper wick •Volume spike •Next candle fails to continue ⸻ VSA Signals Cheat List At Demand •Stopping Volume •Test Bar (low volume down candle) •Spring •Shakeout At Supply •Upthrust •No Demand •Buying Climax •Bull Trap ⸻ Quick Mental Framework At cycle lows : •You WANT high volume with reduced downside progress •Multiple springs > one big candle At cycle tops: •You WANT high volume but narrow spreads •Failed breakouts •Volume expanding but price stalling If volume expands AND price expands cleanly → that’s continuation, not reversal. ⸻ Golden Rules •Volume shows effort •Spread shows result When effort ≠ result → Smart money is active

Wyckoff Accumulation. Much more than a schematic.

Trading income rarely improves without an increase in responsibility. That can mean taking ownership of your sleep, your trading rules, committing to learning new tools, or starting to invest in new markets. If you want the trajectory of your trading income to change, the level of responsibility usually has to change with it.

A trader with this in their bio will be unprofitable for years… I see this all the time. Someone calls themselves an "aspiring trader" for four years straight. The word "aspiring" does protective work, it excuses the lack of an actual trading system. It lets you entertain the identity without executing in reality. Social media makes this worse. Type it in your bio… You get the social credit for ambition without the stress of execution You get gratification from ambition rather than achievement. There same people copy trade in discords rather than studying in them. They watch free content on YouTube like a tv show rather than, pause, rewind, back test, take notes, practice in other charts to improve. To aspire, is to admire. To admire, is to look up to. To ‘look up to’, is to be programmed to forever stay below. If you spend more time telling people your goals through your words than you do by your works. If you spend more time sharing your ambitions than your achievements. NGMI. 👁️