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Remember these things: 1. You are worthy and always have been. 2. You measure up and always have. 3. Thought is emotional state dependent. 4. Your thoughts are not you. 5. Beliefs filter perceptions. 6. Self is a construct of the mind you control. 7. Outcome of effort doesn't change the above facts

back in the day scroll was finite.

In a perfect world... Politians would have to wear sponsor patches sized by percentage of donation at all times.

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Ruin a book by adding a word: The Grapes of Wrath Cookbook

10/05/2026: Lunch Money Trade: 10:00 EST news catalyst. When market shows direction take the trade. Tough hold today couple of early entries. Logic in the charts. ~6R Long with 10 delta strike 0DTE (7775C). #trading $spx

Something I've realized using AI in project delivery for tech is I don't get to share knowledge. Throughout my career I've had mentors that helped me understand how to think about problems at scale & how to apply critical thinking in tech. Now I build agents instead of sharing knowledge & sharing.

10/02/2026: Lunch Money Trade: NFP News, wait for the market to show it's hand. Short weakness, the concepts I trade are in Wyckoff's 1930s courses & mindset is based on Rande Howell's work. They're free to explore. I have a WIP blog if there is interest. Charts show logic. ~9.7R #trading $spx

9/28/26 Lunch Money Trade: Short Econ Data: Weakness in lead up to econ data (Dallas Fed at 10:30 EST) Logic in attached charts. Few small losses before this trade you can see one on the trade chart. The goal is risk control at all times. Accept being wrong and move on. ~10R trade. #trading $spx

The theft of IP continues.

9/25/26 LMT: Short for 10:00 Econ Data: Annotations in charts explaining my logic. I did take a long before this short and a small loss tbh. The chart is a bit busy but if you study the analysis you'll see where I saw weakness at 10:00. ~10R trade, hit my 300% TP before I could extend. #trading $SPX

If I had a magic machine that seemed to give answers and I could charge more for the "better" answers of the new magic machine version and it was very hard to know how the magic machine arrived at answers...it wouldn't take much to make the older cheaper magic machine provide "worse" answers.

What do mean the moat is dry and the barbican gate is stuck open?

Maybe, just maybe, leadership is not about celebrity, influence or vast amounts of money. Giving someone power because they have an audience or money could be a bad idea.

LMT(4.5R): had a couple of days of losses due to mindset issues and increasing leverage. Our behavior is the only thing we control. The market offers that feedback in real time. Felt good to work the plan and make a proper trade, using the concepts I've shared here. #trading #options $spx

No trades today: Thought I'd follow up with a longer trend result from the daily options trades I post. I've been challenging myself to grow a tiny trading account. May 15th to now the account has a Rate of Return over 230%. Happy to discuss trading if there is interest. #trading #options $spx

And so it begins, an AI bot is asking me questions about a reply I made to a post about the lack of enforcement by the SEC.

LMT(8.5R): Couple of small down days this week, kept cool & followed the plan. Long at support after NYO. Charts attached for logic and trade entry. TBH had a couple of small false starts before this trade, made back all losses for the week and a bit more. #trading #options $spx #finance

I drive an old car, it works as a car I get from point a to b and haul stuff around, it doesn't collect data, record conversations, monitor my expressions, film me picking my nose while driving or force me to watch commercials.

Small red day, took a shot and closed up shop when it failed. Logged, review underway and no worries. #trading #options $spx

LMT(5R): Long the open, charts w/ logic and trade entry/exit. Still WIP on trailing logic and holding based on charts. Trading is a journey, it takes time to change our mindset and grow into the trader we want to be. It's important to be kind to ourselves along the way. #trading #options $spx

LMT(2.1R): Long NYO, had a few tech issues, made me a bit late for the entry but kept calm and waited for the trade to show up. Exit on volume and price stall. 1d, 1h, 1m and options charts for logic, entry/exits. #trading #options $spx

LMT (5.5R): Short weakness at NYO. Charts for logic & trade. Still WIP on trailing skills. Feels good to review logs, focus on mindset and stick to the plan with nothing to prove. Trading is a probabilities thing not an outcome, long term profitability is always the goal. #trading #options $spx

Keeping it real, broke some rules paid the price, logged everything in real time will review tonight and work on improving my mindset, analysis and execution.

No trades today, FOMC at 14:00 est. & other things going on. It's better to play the cards we want than the cards we are dealt. During days off, I like to step away from the market and take a break to relax and recharge. I'll leave you guys with a picture of one of our adopted cats. #trading $spx

Lunch Money Trade(4.28R): Short at open if weak. Charts show logic and trade, used replay on HTF to show what the bars looked like when I was preparing and trading. Mindset, analyze, plan, execute, log, review & D4D. Acceptance of uncertainty and risk is hard. #trading #optionstrading $spx

LMT(1.9R): Short on weakness after open. I left a lot on the table. This is behavior pattern I'm working to correct. Trading is 95% emotions and mindset. When we risk capital and accept uncertainty emotional regulation is key. We are emotional creatures that rationalize. #trading #options $spx

Lunch Money Trade (0.16R): Plan: short weak rally post 10:00. I didn't like NY open, waves canceling the other out, balanced supply & demand. I currently struggle with a few things in trading. Trailing SL fast is one of them, this is an example. 4.5 was TP. SL hit at 2.6. #trading #options $spx

Lunch Money Trade (3R): Short open after run up and weakness show. Had to be patient, after a few false starts. Waited for 50% of down wave and weakness in volume and price. Charts with annotations & alt text; 1d, 1h, 15m, 1m & option Volume = Effort, Price = Result #trading #optionstrading $spx

Bit of wave analysis from today on ES. Not trading just watching. Chart has annotations. #trading #technicalanalysis

Lunch money trade (4.4R): short old highs, target 50% of the move up. Charts attached 4h, 1h & 1m showing logic and trade. Annotations in chart and alt text. #trading #optionstrading $spx

Lunch Money Trade (1.8R): Short off the open based on weakness and increasing selling volume at (1d) hinge supply line during ETH and pre-market. 1d, 30m, 1m charts showing logic and trade. #trading #optionstrading $spx

Lunch Money Trade (6R): Planned short off the open. 1/2 leverage due to loss on 7/17. Weekend review of logs showed I need to work on impulse control. This is one of the harder parts of trading, waiting for the trade. Charts attached with annotated details. 1D, 1H, 1m #trading #tradingoptions $spx

Took an L today, battling the desire to make back losses. Cut my leverage by 1/2 after 2 L's, stopped at max drawdown I'll take per day. Logged everything in real time for weekend review and adjustments for next week. Losses are part of trading. Hanging w/this little guy rest of the day. #Trading

No day trading today, got an update Tuesday, my machine is almost unusable. Rather than FOMO into stress, focused on the fix. All is good. Taking the rest of the day off. Trading has 3 requirements for success: beliefs, system and platform. If any one of these fails, we experience losses. #trading

Thought I'd do some analysis on #SPCX today to share what I see happening with #SpaceX. Chart attached with annotations. I expect some demand at this level but nothing confirming a regime change at this point.

Here's my current stock port, I use Wyckoff's methods to pick stocks and manage trades. Mostly I trade options and futures on intraday and swing timeframes. Stocks are position trades, entry and exist are based on market structure and comparative analysis. Not Financial Advice #trading #stocks

Lunch Money Trade: L on 1st trade, lower delta, took a W on 2nd. Charts with annotations and trade attached. Losses are part of trading, study them closely with a clear mind. 5%/trade, 2 losses in a row D4D. 2 Days of max loss, cut leverage 1/2, log and review all trades. #Trading #optionstrading

Lunch Money Trade: 1D, 4h, 1h, 5m, 1m charts showing analysis and details for a short trade taken after 10:00 news. Options chart showing trade entry and exit. I try to hit 1:3 RR this trade hit 2.4R. #Trading

Lunch Money Trade: 1D HTF view of structure, 1h details, 1m entry and exit, low time frame scalping on Supply and Demand. Other traders have said #bsky doesn't talk trading, only one way to change that. #Trading

Lunch Money Trade from this morning. Trade and annotation chart #Trading