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The stop loss paradox:
You use stops to protect yourself.
But stops have a hidden cost.
Every stop is a guaranteed loss.
You cap your downside.
But you also guarantee many small losses.
Meanwhile your winners need time to develop.
Tight stops kill winners early.
Loose stops let losers destroy you.
Most traders never figure out the balance.
Here's how to fix it:
Step 1: Check how much the asset moves daily.
Step 2: Set your stop outside that range.
Step 3: Reduce position size so the wider stop doesn't kill you.
Example:
Asset moves 1% daily on average (ADR).
Don't use a 0.5% stop.
You'll get chopped by normal noise.
Use a 2% stop.
Cut your size to a quarter.
Same dollar risk.
Way better odds.
Stop losses work.
But only if you size them to the market correctly.
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My Trading Process, Tools, Routine, and Core Beliefs
A 60 pages of experience-based lessons and insights curated from 15 years of my tweets.
1. Glossary – Terms and Expressions I Use
2. Charting – My Approach Using TradingView
3. My Screeners – Workflow of Finviz & Tradingview
4. Process & Routine – Moving Ideas to the Focus List
5. Pre-Market Routine – Situational Awareness
6. Proficient Execution– Trade Design, Stops, % Risk
7. Post-Execution – Trade Management
8. Journaling – Fine-Tuning to Improve YoY % Return
9. Conviction – Internalizing These 6 Graphics
10. Full-Time Trading – What Does It Takes
11. Five Books I Highly Recommend To Everyone
12. Free Productivity Tools & Websites I Rely On
13. How I Delayed My Own Progress by 3 Years
14. Reflections and Experiences for You to Relate To
15. Closing Remarks – A Call to Inspiration
16. FAQ, Paired with Thought-Provoking Questions
17. Subtle Strategies to Attract Institutional Attention
jfsrev.substack.com/my-tradi…
Managed to finish this project early as a Christmas gift🎄for everyone — enjoy!
Grateful for the years of independence, I'll be closing out this brokerage account. I'm thrilled to be embarking on my journey in the realm of fund management with acceptance of a direct closed ended investment from a global macro strategic fund into my one-person LLC. As the main PM with a minority stake going forward, I'll continue to share my weekly diary if time and jurisdiction permits.
For those keen on making their mark in the professional space, show your passion, be thoughtful and honest with your struggle. Leverage your Twitter presence to enhance visibility on LinkedIn as well, and consider joining USIC if you are confident of your skills. You never know whose attention you might catch.
Below are some Twitter posts and threads from the past which I hope could aid you on your trading journey. Ultimately, passion is the main ingredient to grow your proficiency in trading.
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🇺🇸 Stock Market Dashboard 📈 (3rd Dec)
🛢️"Drill Baby Drill"
Oil & Gas EP & drilling showing strength 💪
Solid price structure in $XLE and $XLV
$XLRE and $XLU are both in stage* 4A and 4B respectively with both below the SMA50.
Watchlist 👀
$AAL $DLTR $EQT $EXE $MKSI $RIG $OVV $RRC $HBM $VAL $WCC $RAL $RARE $MUR $CRNX $WFRD
* swing trading stage
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Want to build muscle and get strong but don't know where to start? READ THIS 👉
I'm going to break down what you need to focus on so you don't waste your time on stuff that doesn't matter
To build muscle & get strong you must force it to adapt
✅ You must force adaptation → via progressive overload
✅ But Progressive “Overload” isn’t always just adding weight. (PMID: 36199287)
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Credo's $Crdo results should be helpful tomorrow in the AI space. Excellent results and guidance. Let's see how the conference call goes.
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Energy drinks electrocute the brain?! 😱😱😱
This is just more fear mongering click bait nonsense from social media. This is an example of the typical influencer template that uses 2 truths & a lie
True: glutamate is neurotoxic to brain cells
True: people who drink energy drinks are more prone to anxiety (PMID: 30169675)
False: Energy drinks are neurotoxic & electrocute the brain 😑
First off, glutamate is just an amino acid found in ANY protein source (oh btw your body makes tons of the stuff too) & you get WAY more glutamate in a steak or even any vegan protein source (like 10-1000x more) than you’d ever get in an energy drink
Also you don’t have to worry about glutamate because you have this thing called the blood brain barrier that keeps stuff out that’s bad for the brain including too much glutamate 🤷🏼♂️
As far as the correlation between energy drinks & anxiety & other mental health issues. This could just as easily be a case of reverse causation. People with worse mental health & anxiety are more likely to rely on energy drinks to get through their day 🤷🏼♂️
So yes, moderate your use of energy drinks but telling people they are toxic is a blatant LIE & just serves to further freak people out
Content like this gives people more anxiety than energy drinks ever could 🤷🏼♂️
If you’re tired of the BS in the fitness industry make sure you share & save this post. Only YOU can stop the spread of BS
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Grocery store in downtown San Francisco
2019 revenue: $20MM
2023 revenue: $1.2MM
A 94% drop
