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 […]
Coffee-Thoughts Series
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 […]
Coffee Thoughts – The Problem is You, Not the System
I’ve lost count of how many systems I’ve tested. Breakouts, pullbacks, trend following, mean reversion. You name it. Every time something didn’t work, I blamed the system.“This doesn’t suit the pair I trade.”“It’s not made for Asian session.”“Maybe I need a different indicator.” Sound familiar? Eventually, I ran out of systems to blame — and […]
Coffee Thoughts – Trading Alone Doesn’t Mean Trading in Isolation
I trade alone. I’ve always preferred it that way. Just me, the chart, and my rules. But here’s the thing I had to learn the hard way — trading alone doesn’t mean isolating yourself from the world. In the early years, I went full monk mode. No forums. No chats. Just grind and suffer in […]
