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 […]
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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 – 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 […]
What I Thought Was Discipline Was Actually Fear
I’ve been trading pretty tightly lately. Rules set. Checklist followed. Pre-market done.No chasing. No overtrading. Just clean execution. Or so I thought. That kind of structure usually helps me stay sharp. But last week, something felt off. I’d mark up a level, see price line up perfectly… and still hesitate.No entry. No trade. Just a […]
Trading is About Location. Always Has Been
I’ve been deep in the trenches lately. Refining setups, rewriting plans, backtesting like a maniac (manually with Tradingview’s market replay— no fancy automation), setting up accounts, even negotiating commissions. It’s been intense. A bit draining, to be honest. But stepping back gave me space to revisit old trading journals, flip through a few good books, […]
