Anything can be learned. // Day trader. Recovering chef. Mentor for
@BearBullTraders
+
@PeakCapTrading
// I am not a financial advisor. YOLO at your own risk.
If you're seeing this post, take it as a sign to SET. YOUR. RISK. CONTROLS.
You can be a consistently profitable trader but if you take your risk controls off & forget to put them back on, this is what can happen. Sharing for transparency & "learn from my mistakes" purposes.
The news is out! I’ve officially joined the
#BBTfamily
as the newest moderator! Bringing some extra loud (possibly unfiltered) female energy to the team! 🕺🏻 Stoked to continue my growth in this trading journey with all of you. Thanks for having me,
@BearBullTraders
! ❤️
S&P 500 return for all of 2022: -19.44%
My account after using options for 3 days to trade my normal intraday strategy: 11.5%
I think I've officially converted to the dark side.
Earlier this week, after months of negotiations for what would have possibly ended up being the pinnacle of my past career, I said "No." & walked away. I battled my ego, told it to STFU, & followed my soul. I'm a trader now. I'm here to stay.
@BearBullTraders
you are stuck w/ me.
Today was my biggest day in trading so far, and it's because I put in the work.
A lot of my energy is directed towards the success of others: teaching, reviewing trades, developing lesson plans, creating content, etc. - because I love it.
Yesterday, I had 1.5 hours of downtime
Pulled this out of storage while unpacking. It’s very humbling to be on the
@BearBullTraders
team after looking at these sticky tabs highlighting things like “hot keys” and “I’m short 100 shares of Apple”. I knew literally nothing. Anything can be learned.
#BBTfamily
+101.37% on $AMD today.
+26% on my account this week.
Come join me in the new
@BearBullTraders
Options Chatroom Monday morning @ 9AM ET and we can do it again together next week!
Thank you to everyone who attended tonight’s webinar over at
@BearBullTraders
! No pressure or anything being the first female to do a strategy presentation for the community! 😅 Cheers,
#BBTfamily
! I freakin’ love you guys! Cracked open a limited edition bottle just for y’all!
No trades for me yesterday. Let everyone else catch all the fun shorts.
Saved my 💰 & threw it at $GOOGL today. Worth it! Held the last contract to ~250%.
Spend your $$ when it really counts! Tell FOMO to STFU. Trade when it makes sense to YOU.
Happy long weekend everyone!
One month spent w/ a mentee after coming to me w/ blow up days looking for consistency & a rebuild of confidence. They put in the work, put process over profit, & dialed in their system. THIS is what growth & focus looks like. Minimal risk ($50). We're just gettin' started, baby!
Took a lot of naps this weekend. Laziest weekend of my life. Apparently it paid off because I hit a 20R trade on $NVDA. Maybe I should up my nap game to 2-a-days. God I love sleep.
Trading is not for everyone. It is extremely difficult and it can take a huge toll on your personal life and wellbeing.
Today, I had a mentee who decided to call it quits. This does not mean they failed. If anything, I view it as the opposite.
Success is not solely defined by
I am a short trader. Period. It's my edge. I fight it b/c of an internal voice that says "If you can short, you can long". I'm done fighting it. Accept your edge. Thanks
@BrianLeeTrades
and
@tradervueapp
for reminding me that if you suck at longs, there's no need to take them.
Nothin' like a 15R day to start your week. $TSLA came in hot with 10 of that. Beautiful higher time frame setup on this one paired with solid pivots on the intraday and overall market movement.
Gave my office a glow up! 🕺🏻 Took all damn day! There’s still cable management to deal with but I am VERY happy to have finally moved on from the claustrophobic desk party that I somehow lived in for 2 years. ⬇️ Before & after.
@BearBullTraders
#BBTfamily
There are three reasons you are stressed out while trading:
1. You have no plan
2. Your size is too big
3. You're holding your breath
Make a plan. Scale down. Breathe.
You can make trading whatever you want it to be. Difficult or simple, it’s up to you. The more you try to force things, the more difficult it becomes. Let it be simple. Get picky. Stop burning yourself out trying to trade everything.
.
@NormBBT
said I was trading like a carnivore this morning. But rest assured, I am still vegan. 😉 20R on $LCID with a clean rejection of off the Feb 2021 weekly resistance level. Ooooweee I love me a limit order that gets played like that.
@BearBullTraders
#BBTfamily
Had quite the ride on $FCEL today! Played it up, down, and all around. A messy start and a couple small losses but closing out the day at 13R overall on it. Final trade on this bad boy (see: blue box) was a party. 🥳
Good morning from vacation! Woke up at 10:30AM instead of 4:45AM. Even slept through an earthquake while on the 7th floor of the hotel. Clearly needed some sleep. 😂
This is 36. Another year older but forever young at heart!
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I love birthdays! Every year they remind us not only of how far we’ve come but also of our own mortality.
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They remind us that time is ticking and we must make the most of it. That we must do what we love, love hard,
I call this the Hiccup Sandwich. When your month starts with a hiccup and ends with a hiccup but everything in between is consistent enough that it doesn't really matter. Really big thanks to
@crede_perform
for all the work we've been doing together! November was fun!
I was going through my recent webinar (i.e. like an athlete, re-watch the play & do even better next time) & I noticed this comment. It's wild to think that I never got into trading to teach but yet I ended up here. I am so happy some of you find value in it. ❤️
@BearBullTraders
Coaches have coaches, and meeting one of mine in person was an absolute joy.
@crede_perform
is a gem of a human, and I’m immensely grateful for her and the work she’s done with me.
Our connection goes beyond coaching and has flourished into a professional relationship as well
When I first started trading options, the Greeks seemed WAY too complicated for me to wrap my mind around.
Now that I understand how they work, I've put together a simple, short & sweet explanatory video for you.
Hopefully this makes them a little easier to understand as you
It took me over a year in trading to even begin to understand what in gods name I was looking for, what looked good to me, and why. So if it still feels like random insanity to you, just be patient.
Whether you had a good year or a bad year, remember how hard you worked, and how far you’ve come. How lucky are we to live in a world of endless possibilities and abundant knowledge? Cheers to continued growth! May you all reach your goals in 2023.
$TSLA was fun today. One of my favorite setups. After the break of a higher time frame range/level, allow a smaller time frame range to set (like the PM one on $TSLA), and play the highs and lows for entry into the trend.
Steppin’ away from a choppy day while still green for a quick smoothie before my 2PM session in the
@BearBullTraders
chatroom! Protect those profits and get outside, y’all! (But come back at 2PM 🙃)
Missy Elliot trade on $FB today. "Put my thing down flipped it and reversed it...and then held for over 4hrs without any partials." << Work It (The Remix)
.
@BBTPeter
's boy, $AMD, brought me from red to goal today before the close. A reminder that if you're not at max loss, just take a break, come back with fresh eyes, and maybe, just maybe, something will set up for you.
Forgive me father for I have sinned.
Told the room this morning that I've given up directional options positions on $SPY for Q2.
It was just too juicy.
PS. Keep your losers small so you can enjoy the big wins.
Trading w/ proper risk size makes it much easier to respect a stop & tolerate a loss. No sweat.
Trading too heavy & w/ the wrong amount of capital creates emotional turmoil. This is when rules get broken and stops get moved.
Proper risk size = Rules get followed.
I’ve catered parties for 50 ppl while on crutches. I’ve cooked for events with 1500+ ppl. I’ve turned mansions into restaurants and back into mansions over the course of 12hrs. Yet trading is somehow still the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
1R may only be $15 right now but one day it might be $15k.
It's important to remember that base hits matter.
A bootcamper from
@PeakCapTrading
shared at the
@BearBullTraders
summit that this stuck w/ him from one of my classes.
It is now a sticky note on his monitor.
Due to a rough trading day on Tuesday, I exited a perfectly good $TSLA swing position (that was already ITM). Not because the plan said to, but because I emotionally wanted a win after having a loss.
This morning I woke up to what would have been a 10x win and my biggest trade
The rents have been in town for a month. My routine is completely fucked but spending time with them has been absolutely priceless. This is my trading “why”.
After a day of mentorship for
@PeakCapTrading
, followed by mentorship for the
@BearBullTraders
options crew and one-on-one coaching, I wrapped it up with a sunset run. Exactly what I needed.
How do you decompress after a long day of trading or trading related tasks?
Thank you to everyone who joined me for tonight’s
@BearBullTraders
webinar!
I may have been teaching since 6AM this morning and slightly delirious but we did it!
I never judge my trading solely on daily performance. Red, green, purple, blue -I don't care. It all comes down to the end of the month review for me. As long as I'm continuing to improve & my graph looks something like this⬇️that's all that matters.
#consistency
Let's go, April!
Never lose sight of the bigger picture. When bad days strike, zoom out.
My options returns look like chunky peanut butter at times (felt that way too), but overall they are trending ⬆️ (256% in <90 days).
I have bad days too. But this is a mountain & we keep climbing it. 🏔️
We took $META for the breakout during today's
@PeakCapTrading
live trading session. Bullish wedge break on the 60, reclaim of daily range level, intraday R4 pivot, news catalyst. Many factors working in it's favor today for a break!
@BearBullTraders
Yeah sex is great but have you ever seen the joy in a mentee's face as things start to click and their Rs increase week over week? Sex ain't got nothin' on that.
Overtrading and getting yourself into a hot mess will always hurt worse than missing the trade when it makes the move without you. It's better to be on the sidelines with your protected capital than on the sidelines flat ass broke. Let the trade come to you.
Really clean setup today on $NVDA for a break of the recent daily/60min range.
Exited my $280 calls at $285 to run to an appt. and damn she's still goin'!
It's easy to look back & say things like:
"I should have held longer."
"I should have taken that."
However, remember that day trading is about catching a piece of the pie. Not necessarily the whole pie.
Some days you will catch the whole pie. But don't let it cloud the
Been tracking how often I put myself first & how it affects my trading (thanks to my one-on-one work w/
@TradingPsychQ
). After watching my "me first" score slowly dwindle over the past week, I cancelled all of my meetings, went for a trail run, & then cannonballed into the pool.
Got in. Got out. Got in. Got out. Got in. Got out. Then, FINALLY caught the move I was aiming for. A solid reminder in waiting for the market to be your wingman. $AAPL
Two of my mentees had their best trades to date today & I am feeling super pumped for them! This game is hard but when I get excited emails/Zooms about days like this, I'm reminded that anything can be learned... and that giving up a nap here & there to help others is worth it.😉
Mistakes! We all make them. But never fear, I put together a little video on the top 5 mistakes I see traders make and how to avoid them. Check it out! ⬇️
Do your friends and family still wonder why the hell you started
#daytrading
? Next time they ask, just send over this video. I’ll explain it to them for ya!
Why I Quit My Job to DAY TRADE Full Time
Respect your pre-market self. Respect the part of your 🧠that worked hard before shiny new objects appeared. Respect the person who woke up early, put in the work, & built a plan.
Stop deviating from the plan. You're only disrespecting yourself & that creates emotional chaos.