"Aaron, I have periods where I'm consistently making money and then I have one big blowout where i give it all back"

The most common message I get. The duality of man, and the eternal struggle of virtue and vice in trading.

Here are the hard truths, and what must be done. I'll start by saying, I've been here. Not just in trading, in addiction.

I'm 15 years sober now, but I had two years sober TWICE before and relapsed in terrible fashion, nearly leading to me ending it all before breaking through.

I know the pain, and here is the path I took.

"Aaron, I have profitable runs for days/weeks and give it all back and more in one day and I don't know why"

I get this a lot.

Let's look at what's happening and try to correct it.
👇 We know the market can be an emotional minefield, so we must be a minesweeper. We gotta sniff out these "give it all back" sessions in advance.

Let's start with some parallels in everyday life for clues.

When challenged in an argument or intense discussion do you feel..👇

Do you struggle with discipline and holding to the boundaries you set for your behavior?

✍️Try this:

Make it bigger than you, and tie it to something deeply fulfilling and MEANINGFUL.

What's the real reason you're trying to succeed in trading?
👇 Is it to:

1⃣ spend more time with family
2⃣ independence from the 9-5
3⃣ prove something to yourself/others
4⃣ be a role model to your children
5⃣ to help others in need
6⃣ put your children through college

Tie it to more than money and zoom out from the hidden world of trading

$ES looks to me like a 100 point range of fuckery.

A strong move with acceptance above 4535 or below 4435 and I’ll believe the move. $ES chart - 3 day composite on the right - wouldn't surprise me to chop everyone to death in that LVN so I be careful initiating trades between 4485-4489.50

Trade the Plan 🧵 1/x

Not knowing what you’re looking at is frustrating, but knowing what you’re looking at and NOT being able to execute is utterly demoralizing!

Sound familiar:

You analyzed the market top to bottom…
You created a plan…
You have an ideal trade… 2/x

The market is doing exactly what you anticipated…

Your A+ trade is lining up…

You start to question your thesis when it’s a few ticks away and cancel the order…

It bounces where you thought it would…

You wait…

I received several DM's to get access to my post on @Michigandolf awesome blog for traders.

Here's a New Year gift, it's too long to thread - so I'll post screenshots...

"How To Dupe Yourself Into Creating Better Trading Habits"
👇👇 👇👇

Woke up thinking about the time I traveled deep into the mountains in the Northern Philippines to get tattooed by the last remaining (102 year old) Mambabatok tribe member Apo Whang Od. They use a thorn from a local bush strapped to a piece of bamboo and tap away, the ink is charcoal.

New Year note and offer - Most know the Mind Unbound - Master the Trading Mindset course

But, I have ANOTHER incredible course I spent 6 months creating to help people get "unstuck" from the lockdowns and find their life's mission called Life Unbound.

courses.aaronrentfrew.com/courses/life-u… I primarily use it for coaching client's but I want to open it up to everyone today at a deep discount for the first week of the year.

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Burn this into your psyche - without sunlight, there is no growth.

This holds true with life on earth & your trading issues.

Exposure of flaws through honesty and open-minded discussion with people you can trust is vital.

1/x

https://twitter.com/livingrightco/status/1463350538007945220

I'm not saying blast on Twitter every panic sell, fomo, paper hand, revenge trade - and, hope for honest feedback.

I'm saying find a small community of folks striving to get better in a positive environment. You can also hire a coach, but that's not always necessary.

2/x

"WTF is wrong with me, Aaron; I can't stop making the same mistakes?"

I get no shortage of these messages like this. It's not the exception but the norm for most traders.

One way to think about change 👇👇👇
1/x I like to think about the snap decision-making process a bit like the Grand Canyon.

Think of a thought that leads to action like a river. We have neural pathways in the mind which exist to assist us.

Think of these as the walls of the canyon.

2/x

1/x 🧠 Master the Trading Mindset 🧠

A beginner's thread on building a structure for the development of an agile and disciplined mind & body.

It's not every answer, it's a road map 🗺️ 2/x - All great changes require 3 key ingredients

1⃣Honesty - you must be willing to examine yourself

2⃣Attentional Control - you must be focused on key factors that increase performance

3⃣Open-Mindedness - you must be flexible in your beliefs, especially strongly held

$NQ - I think I'll keep posting the NQ plan for a few more days, it's been fun to share and I hope some have found it helpful ✌️

Best of luck tonight/tomorrow
$QQQ #NQ_F $NDX "Below the spike low and 16366, I would look for shorts down to 16330, 16293. Buyers should defend 16277.75-16260."

@Reveretrading Thanks PR, hope you hit 'em straight yesterday. 🏌️‍♂️Looking like we tested and (so far held) the two ETH highs around 73 from last week. @Reveretrading Seeing some big selling around 3290 (shocked face)