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A Reuters poll dropped this morning saying analysts see the S&P 500 hitting 7500 by the end of 2026. That's a nice headline. But I quit my marketing job in 2019 to trade the charts, not analyst predictions. Last time we saw this kind of blue-sky forecasting was late 2021, right before everything dumped. So forgive me if I focus on the price action ...

I almost made a mistake this week. A big one. Looking at the daily chart for BTC, seeing the chop around $64,000, my finger was hovering over the sell button for some of my altcoin swing positions. The price action looked weak, tired. My morning routine of checking funding rates and open interest showed a market bleeding out slowly. But before I di...

Coinbase launching stock trading is a massive headline, but for prop firm traders like me, it’s a frustrating reminder of the golden handcuffs we wear. I've passed 12 challenges and received over $180K in payouts by learning one thing: the rules of the game are more important than the game itself. And the rules say trading a volatile stock like $CO...

Headlines don't move markets, order flow does. You probably saw the news that FedEx (FDX) is suing the US government for a tariff refund. My phone blew up with alerts. But honestly? I don't care about the legal arguments or the long-term implications. While analysts like Sarah Chen are probably digging through the filings to see how this affects Q4...

The crypto world is buzzing about Hong Kong's RedotPay eyeing a US IPO to raise over $1 billion. The first question I see in trading chats is, "How do we play this?" Wrong question. Completely. After failing over 20 prop firm challenges in my career, I can tell you the right question is, "How do I prevent this headline from making me do something s...

Everyone's losing their minds over NEAR launching a super-app. That's great. But from where I'm sitting, watching my P&L on three different funded accounts, the only 'super-app' I care about is my risk calculator. I've seen more accounts blown up by chasing news than I've seen saved by a game-changing announcement. The announcement of NEAR launchin...

So, the Pentagon is getting its hands on Grok AI. The headlines are screaming. AI coins are getting a little speculative bid. And my first thought this morning? I couldn't care less. This is the kind of news that gets retail traders absolutely wrecked. It's pure, uncut narrative, and it's a dangerous drug. While everyone is chasing the story, I'm w...

The wires were buzzing this morning. Goldman and BofA dropped the data: a record $130 billion has flooded into global equity funds this year, but the US share of that pie is shrinking fast. Four years ago, half of every dollar went to US funds. Now it's one in four. The consensus is clear: sell America, buy the world. And I'm calling it. This is a ...

The crypto world is losing its mind this morning over Trump's World Liberty Financial (WLFI) claiming a 'coordinated attack' on their USD1 stablecoin. Hacked accounts, FUD, big shorts. Sounds dramatic. Everyone's screaming about the next Terra/Luna. But me? I see it as a free masterclass in prop firm risk management. This isn't a crisis for the mar...

Every week, I see retail traders pile into LEAPS (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities) thinking they've found a clever, capital-efficient way to 'buy and hold' a stock. They buy a call option two years out, close their laptop, and hope for the best. This is, to put it bluntly, a lazy and deeply flawed approach. You're not buying a stock. You'r...