Notes from the desk.
Trading process, platform notes, and honest lessons. Real process, no hype.
Don't Buy Your First Futures Trading Computer Until You Read This
Laptop or desktop, Windows or Mac, how much RAM, and where beginners waste money. A component-by-component buying guide from someone who bought the wrong specs the first time.
Read the postHow I'd Start Futures Trading Over Again From Zero (My Exact Plan)
One market, two charts, three skills, and zero income expectations. The exact plan I'd follow starting futures trading from zero today with a job, two kids, and limited screen time.
Read the postThe 5 Best Trading Psychology Books for Futures Traders (And What Each One Actually Fixes)
Four books for your head, one for your charts. What each one actually fixes, the order to read them in, and how to know which one you need first based on the mistake you keep repeating.
Read the postThe Antifragile Trader: How to Build an Account That Gets Stronger From Losses
Fragile accounts break, robust accounts survive, antifragile accounts improve because of the bad week. The three tiers of account fragility and ten rules you can apply this week to move up one.
Read the postThe 90 Day Plan for Becoming a Consistent Futures Trader
Three 30 day blocks, one job per block, no new indicator and no new strategy. Narrow the trade, build the environment, then review your own trades on purpose.
Read the postThe Psychology of Futures Trading: The Flaws That Wreck Good Traders
Two traders run the same setup with the same stop. One grinds out a career, one is done in six weeks, and nothing in the strategy explains it. Eleven flaws, grouped by the pillar they damage.
Read the postMy Futures Trading Setup from Beginner to Advanced
You do not need sixteen curved monitors and a custom desk to trade well. Here is exactly what my setup looked like at every stage, what mattered, and what was a waste.
Read the postA Trading Lesson From the ER
Six hours in the emergency room with my seven year old taught me something about the real cost of pretending you are fine to trade when you are not.
Read the postNinjaTrader Review: An Honest Look at the Platform I Trade On
Zero dollars to open an account, free Level 1 futures data with a funded account, and commissions as low as nine cents per side on micros. Here is the full honest breakdown.
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Score My TradingI Lost $5,000 in 14 Days: The Trading Mistake That Cost Me Big
Revenge trading nearly wiped out my account, and it happened so fast I did not realize what was happening until it was too late. Here is how it starts and how to catch it.
Read the postThe #1 Chart Reading Mistake Futures Traders Make (And How to Fix It)
Most traders do not blow up their accounts because they are reckless. They blow up because they are confident, way too confident, way too early.
Read the postThe exact checks I run before every trade
One page. Free. The process I go through before pulling the trigger.
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