KT@ktran55
Didn’t want to post this, but here it goes.
Think I’m going call it here.
Taking a serious break from trading and social media…
I love trading, and I have a passion for it.
However, these past few months, trading has been less enjoyable and actually stressful.
I’m a pretty chill guy, and I don’t get stressed, but am definitely stressed out from trading recently.
It’s affecting me mentally and emotionally.
It’s getting to the point where trading dictate my mood for the day, and my family sees it. They don’t deserve to see me in a crap mode, because I traded like crap.
I’ve been trading options for 4-5 years, and futures for 1.5 years.
For the first time in those five years, last year was profitable and I was so ecstatic about it. Imagine being unprofitable, and then turning profitable. Best feeling yet.
But, I think it’s time for a break to do some damage control, and to reset myself.
Never really took a break at all cause I was hungry all the time.
But now I’m probably going take a few weeks, or even months, or hell maybe longer whenever I’m ready.
My ultimate goal for trading was to financial provide for my family and actually spend more time with my family, but blowing accounts recently has not really done really financial good for me.
I guess that’s the reality of trading in a drought right?
Shit, I don’t want to even post this post to be honest.
It’s embarrassing to say the least. But I’m being honest and vulnerable to ya’ll.
It’s just the other side of trading reality that no one really talks about.
Never proclaimed to be a trading guru, or anything like that.
Just simply a random guy, trying bring some extra bread on the side.
Anyways…
Writing this made me tear up a little bit, cause I know I have it in me, but it’s not clicking.
So therefore, I will take a much needed break.
Going just grind it out with nursing, and pay off some of these expenses I’ve occurred.
I guess the good thing about taking a break is less time I’m on my phone watching charts. And more time spending with my toddler and newborn.
Sorry for the vent, but maybe I’ll look back at this post in a year or maybe years and see how far I’ve come.
Anyways, love yall, and hope you guys kills it.
This is not forever, just temporary.
Peace out.
