Last week I didn’t trade much.One day I didn’t even look at the charts. Another day, I only watched. And then, on Friday, the market delivered a clean move, the kind of sequence that looks obvious in hindsight. The surprising part? I didn’t feel regret. The pressure to always act Trading has a hidden tension.It’s […]
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Flat, Frustrated, and Still Winning
I finished today flat.No trades. No gains. Just charts and notes. On paper, that sounds like nothing. In practice, it was harder than taking a loss. Because the market moved exactly where I thought it would. I called it right, but didn’t step in. That’s where the frustration creeps in.It feels like you missed it.Like […]
What a Week of Journaling My Trades Taught Me
Trading isn’t just about charts. It’s about showing up, paying attention, and writing down what actually happens. This past week, I journaled every single Tokyo session I traded. The surprising part? The lessons I pulled from journaling were more valuable than the trades themselves. 1. Showing Up Matters More Than Chasing Setups When you sit […]
My Chart Gets Cleaned Before My Teeth Are Brushed
Why I reset my charts daily, not for analysis, but to clear mental noise before the session even begins I clean my charts before I brush my teeth. Not because it’s efficient. Not because I’m a robot with a routine. But because it clears the noise before the market adds its own. A blank chart […]
