At one point, I had everything on my chart. EMAs, MACD, RSI, volume, fibs, support zones, resistance zones. It felt smart… until it wasn’t. Too much info just blurred everything. Now? My charts are almost empty. Price, levels, maybe a VWAP. That’s it. Here’s why I stripped it all down — and why I keep […]
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Coffee Thoughts – There’s No “Perfect Setup”
I used to think the perfect setup would solve everything. The kind of trade where the structure’s clean, price action is obvious, confluence lines up across timeframes, and all the signals say “go.” So I waited. And waited. Then watched price take off without me — more times than I care to admit. Here’s the […]
How I Set Up My Charting Workspace for Day Trading
You don’t need a spaceship to trade. Just a clean bench, sharp tools, and a habit of showing up. Over the years, I’ve stripped down my charting workspace the same way a good kitchen gets streamlined: fewer gadgets, more flow. Here’s how I set up my TradingView layout — not because it’s the “right” way, […]
Coffee Thoughts – Don’t Trade to Prove Something
At some point, I stopped trading the market and started trading my ego. I wouldn’t have said that out loud back then. But looking back, it was obvious. I wasn’t trading setups. I was trading to prove I was smart. That I could bounce back. That I was right and the market was wrong. That […]
Brewing Patience – What Espresso Taught Me About Timing My Trades
Some mornings, I get impatient. I grind the beans. Heat the machine. Pull the shot. Too fast. The crema’s thin. The taste is flat. I drink it anyway, but I know I rushed it. Espresso doesn’t like to be rushed. The machine needs time to heat. The pressure needs to build. The extraction needs to […]
Coffee Thoughts – Clean Charts, Clear Mind
Ever walked into a messy kitchen first thing in the morning? Plates everywhere. Spills on the counter. Half a cup of cold coffee from yesterday. That’s how most trading charts look. Overloaded. Cluttered. Confusing. I used to stack indicators like I was building a sandwich — RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, moving averages from five different […]
