Tom P

Why 99% of Traders Fail (It's NOT Strategy) I've worked with thousands of traders. People don’t lose because they can't read a chart. They lose because they have no structure. No routine before the open. No plan for when the trade goes wrong. No journal to show them what they keep repeating. I wake up at 4:30am every morning and repeat the same 3 habits: 1. Check futures 2. Mark 3-5 levels 3. Build my watchlist Before the bell rings I already know exactly what I'm waiting for. After the close I review everything. Did I follow the plan? Did I execute or did I react? That daily structure is what kept me profitable for 16 straight years. Strategy is easy to learn. Spend more time fixing your structure.

SpaceX IPO closing market cap is 98% likely to be above $1 trillion, per Polymarket:

FUCKING BANGGGGG @shufflecom @PastelAlpha

Holy shit, @unusual_whales just picked up a massive Trump disclosure. Trump just disclosed a ton of trades. A lot of these were reported today, but the actual transaction dates go back to mid March and earlier, when the market was much lower. Some of the bigger names he disclosed buying: $TSLA $MSFT $META $AVGO $AAPL $MA $V $CVX $UNH $AMGN $PANW $TXN $DASH $SBUX $LOW $HD $ON $LITE $ORLY $KMX Most of the visible trades were in the $15,001 to $50,000 range, spread across tech, semis, consumer, healthcare, energy, and financials. You can see all politician portfolios and their trades as they are disclosed to the public here unusualwhales.com/politics

I’ve flown business / first class ONLY for the last 3 years almost exclusively on credit card points - that’s what you guys should be doing too ! 😁 AMEX + Transfer Portals + Seats.Aero & you’re off to Dubai in first class for >200k points

BREAKING: We just gave Claude access to the entire options and stock market. It's the Unusual Whales MCP Server. It plugs directly into any AI assistant and gives it live, structured data on demand. Build a trading bot. Build a finance dashboard. Build whatever you want.

You will always lose money trading. Stop trying to avoid losses. Focus on losing less than you win.

Jane Street pays ~$550K/year for quants who can write ~10 lines of code for funds - this engineer showed the exact code running inside a $20.5B/year trading machine 42-min insight from tier-1 lecture hall bookmark - this is the closest you'll ever get to seeing inside Jane Street's codebase

hyperliquid:native & im out. If it carries on running I’ll be more than happy but booking profits

+10% on the short. +10% on the long. Scaled out and will start scaling out on spot

Trump: "Americans' financial situation: I don't think about anybody."

Warren Buffett: The market is a Church with a casino attached... and the casino has gotten very attractive.

Becoming a trader means becoming antisocial. - Declining invites - Leaving dinners early - Not drinking because you're locked in People think you're boring. But you know you're building something. Never worry about what others think of you.

The evolutionary process is about discovering people's likes and dislikes as well as their strengths and weaknesses; it occurs when people are put into jobs they are likely to succeed at, but in which they have to stretch themselves. Each person's career will evolve based on what we all learn about what the person is like. #principleoftheday

ANTHROPIC ACABA DE LANZAR UNA ESTRUCTURA DE BOT DE TRADING PARA MERCADOS DE PREDICCIÓN 🤯 TASA DE ÉXITO DEL 68.4%. $300–$1,500 POR DÍA.

How to master any skill fast: - stop studying - outline a project - start building it - hit a roadblock - figure out how to overcome it - repeat 4 and 5 for the rest of your life Most people don't get past 1, the rest spiral into complacency after 4.

There are no shortcuts

OPEC output fell to new 36-year low in April on war, per Reuters

I see you grinding right now. Dreaming about the $10k days. The life where money isn't the first thing you think about when you wake up. I've been there. - Started with $6k - $15/hour library job - Friends thought I’m dumb Sacrifice the next few years to this craft. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I promise you that.

Couple years back when CT was nice and healthy you’d post lifestyle stuff to share some progression… nowadays you just get called a larp. 😆 Anyways spot has been doing well, thank you $HYPE $DOGE & $ZEC. Best week regarding sleep & recovery. Diet has fully changed to high protein & clean carbs. Middle East has finally got to 38°+. Amazing views !