Here are the posts I have written over the years while I was (and I am still) learning to trade. I thought the posts might help some of you.
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
