Merchant Mariner , Seafarer, Ship Captain, Day trader, Options Trader not Financial Advisor.
Plantation, FL
Joined August 2025
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Seatrader retweeted
Here's your answer @MrLucky0510
Yes, you can join our trading community.
But, will you succeed as a trader?
This means will you find consistency after learning the strategy and set-ups?
Scenario 1:
You have no debt, steady income, some savings and you have $1,000 in your broker account.
Then yes, you can join our community.
This is because your mind is stress-free,
you aren't pressured by financial obligations
so when you are trading you are able to cut your losses.
You aren't afraid to lose money.
Every successful trader must be able to lose their money comfortable.
Scenario 2:
You have lots of debt, no income, no savings and you have $1,000 in your broker account left only.
Then no, you shouldn't be joining our community and you shouldn't be trading.
This is because you are stressed out and you are trading for the wrong reasons.
Trading requires focus and a care-free mindset.
You are too pressured by financial obligations
so when you are trading you will not want to lose
money so you won't stop out.
This will become a vicious cycle and hurt you financially and mentally.
If you are trading to make ends meet, put food on the table or to get your money back then its very hard to be successful.
If you are trading to learn a skill, understand the process, enjoy the journey, then you will have a better chance of success.
This is why trading is not easy.
Its very emotional and psychological.
We want to teach a student that is willing to learn
but also is able to manage their risk properly so
that they can hold through the volatility and not
sell early.
This student must be able to cut their losses
without fear and full confidence. $SPY
$SPY Today 750 Call 103%, 754 Call- 83% and 290% profit , is always nice to start the week green I’m done , I shutting down for the day see you tomorrow. Empezamos la semana ganando 3 trades, Thanks Casey @Team2Trading
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Seatrader retweeted
6 stages of a millionaire trader (which one are you?)
Stage 1 – The Gambler
Right now you’re trading outcomes, not structure. Your decisions are emotional, inconsistent, and heavily influenced by P&L. There’s no stable process yet just reactions.
To move to Stage 2 (The Student): commit to one market, one setup, and journal every trade. Your goal is to replace chaos with structure.
Stage 2 – The Student
You’re learning aggressively, but execution is inconsistent. You believe more knowledge will fix the problem it won’t. The issue isn’t information anymore, it’s application.
To move to Stage 3 (The Emotional Trader): stop adding strategies and master one setup. Track execution quality, not profits.
Stage 3 – The Emotional Trader
You know what you should do, but you don’t always do it. Discipline breaks show up under pressure overtrading, cutting winners early, revenge trades. Awareness is high; control is unstable.
To move to Stage 4 (The System Trader): reduce size, enforce hard stop rules, and measure rule adherence percentage. Emotional stability comes before performance.
Stage 4 – The System Trader
You have defined entries, exits, and risk. Losses are planned and structured. Now the challenge is patience and selective execution not taking trades that almost qualify.
To move to Stage 5 (The Consistent Executor): trade less, wait for full confirmation, and eliminate impulse entries. Precision separates you now.
Stage 5 – The Consistent Executor
You trust your system and understand variance. Emotional swings are smaller and you no longer need constant action. The threat now is boredom and over‑optimization.
To move to Stage 6 (The Professional): think in weeks and months, not trades. Focus on capital preservation and long‑term consistency.
Stage 6 – The Professional
You operate on probabilities, not emotion. Risk management is automatic. Trading is process‑driven and stable. Your job now: protect discipline, avoid complacency, and continue refining execution without increasing emotional exposure.
Seatrader retweeted
Nobody tells you this about trading
...but I will.
You can spend years learning how to trade and still never become a consistently profitable trader.
I know because I've been there.
13 years of trading. Multiple blown accounts. Thousands and thousands of trades.
And one of the hardest things I've had to accept is that knowing what to do and actually doing it are two completely different skills.
Think about it.
You know you shouldn't chase. You chase anyway.
You know you should cut your losses. You hold and hope.
You know you should stop after three bad trades. You take a fourth.
You know you should wait for your setup. You convince yourself otherwise.
And when the day is over, you look back at your trades and wonder why you did the very things you promised yourself you wouldn't.
Sound familiar?
Here's something I've learned:
Most traders have an execution problem.
And more knowledge won't necessarily fix it.
You can do all the extra work.
Watch videos. Read books. Take notes. Study charts. Evaluate your trades. Adjust your strategy.
You can do everything you're supposed to do.
But none of those things guarantee you'll follow your own rules when it matters.
That's something you have to learn to do yourself.
Here are a few things I've learned along the way:
Sitting out is perfectly fine.
Honor your stop loss.
Never average down unless it was part of your plan before entering.
You don't need to make money every day.
You do need to protect your capital every day.
The market moves every day. Not every move is meant for you.
And here's perhaps the most important one.
Don't lie to yourself.
You have rules, right?
Then follow them.
Every time you break a rule and justify it, you make it a little easier to break it again.
Do it enough times and it becomes a habit.
And habits are hard to break.
So start rewarding yourself for the things that actually matter.
For making a plan.
For following your rules.
For honoring your stop.
For sitting out when nothing looks right.
For walking away when you've had enough.
Even on days when you lose money.
Because those are the behaviors that build discipline. And discipline is what gives you a chance to survive long enough to become consistently profitable.
I've spent over a decade learning how to trade.
And perhaps the biggest lesson has been this.
You don't become a disciplined trader by making money. You give yourself a better chance of making money consistently by becoming a disciplined trader.
