Dad of 2 | Trading futures and fighting my own worst habits | Sharing the real journey: setbacks, lessons & small wins | God & family keep me going.

Odessa, TX, United States
Joined October 2025
NY open was pure garbage today!😐 Chop, fake breaks. Burned accounts left and right. If you survived it without revenge trading, respect. If you didn’t… you’re not alone. How did your open go?
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The constant battle in trading: Greed vs. Discipline 🧠📉 ​I keep letting great trades round trip back to BE just because I want to squeeze every last dollar out of the move. ​Days like this with my kids put things back in perspective, consistency beats home runs every time. ​To the experienced traders out there: What rule helped you stop giving back open profits? I'm all ears 👇👂
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The market really knows how to test your patience!😅 Let it run? Reverses on you. Secure early? Flies to the moon. The frustration is real. Trading psychology in a nutshell. Any advice or rules you use to handle this without driving yourself crazy?
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Fly $NQ fly! 🚀📈 – at Odessa, TX
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Turns out greed didn't pay this time! 😅 Held too long expecting another leg down, and barely walked away in the green. Protecting profits really is a skill. – at Odessa, TX
Beautiful drop on $ETH destroying the PWL and PDL. 📉💥 ​PnL running green on @MyFundedPerps Do we secure the profits or let greed take the wheel and let this short run? 🤔
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Beautiful drop on $ETH destroying the PWL and PDL. 📉💥 ​PnL running green on @MyFundedPerps Do we secure the profits or let greed take the wheel and let this short run? 🤔 – at Odessa, TX
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Was up $1,698 on a 10k Elite @MyFundedPerps funded account. I could've stopped right there. Closed the platform. Taken the win. Asked for a payout. Instead I thought: "if I'm this good today, why stop?" So I kept going. Ended the day at -$242!🤡 The hard part isn’t getting to the number. It’s being okay leaving it there. If you’ve ever turned a clean day into a red one by chasing a little more, you know exactly how this feels.
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Got the free 25k eval code from @capital_jn on @VestExchange yesterday. Redeemed it. Lost it the same day. There was a family situation early that morning. I was already running on the hype of the account and I forced trades when it wasn’t the right time or place. I knew better. I did it anyway. I appreciate the opportunity. I didn’t treat it the way it deserved.
Appreciate you even offering it @capital_jn . Not every firm (or person behind one) would hand a stranger a free 25k account just to see what happens. That kind of move says something about @VestExchange. This is the kind of opportunity that can actually change a life if it’s handled right. I’ve blown enough of them to know the size doesn’t fix the person. I’d still want to share the whole process either way. If you’re still down to send it, I’m here!🙏
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Appreciate you even offering it @capital_jn . Not every firm (or person behind one) would hand a stranger a free 25k account just to see what happens. That kind of move says something about @VestExchange. This is the kind of opportunity that can actually change a life if it’s handled right. I’ve blown enough of them to know the size doesn’t fix the person. I’d still want to share the whole process either way. If you’re still down to send it, I’m here!🙏
Dude this is insane DM me for a free code I want to see what you can do with 25k
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Yes! $10 @VestExchange account to about $3k peak. That’s roughly a 30,000% ROI on the fee. Even just the $1,200 out is 12,000% back. I’m not going to pretend this was pure skill. A lot of it was luck and a few clean days in a row. Yesterday I almost gave a chunk back because I wouldn’t accept I was wrong. Account still has room, but that session was on me. So here’s the proof. It’s real. It’s possible. And it can disappear the same way it showed up.
Can u show some proof? Its not impossible on the contray its quiet doable if and only if 1st two traders are banger that gives u solid cushion on that 500$ a/c.
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I turned a $10 @VestExchange account into about $3,000. Pulled $1,200 already but yesterday I lost almost $1k in one session because I wouldn’t admit I was wrong. I kept hoping. I watched the drawdown get thinner and thinner and I still didn’t stop. If you’ve ever had a green account and still found a way to punish yourself with it, you already know what this feels like. The account it’s still alive, so I still get to decide what I do next. – at Odessa, TX
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Been off the timeline for a bit! Wife’s surgery, the drive, the hospital, the kids. Just got back home. So what did I miss? Who’s been eating? Who got cooked? How’s the market been treating y’all
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Home. Almost 2,000 miles in the car. Wife’s recovering. Boys are back in their rooms. That part already feels like a win.🙏 – at Odessa, TX
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Today felt different. Not because I printed a monster day. I didn’t. I traded 1 - 2 micros most of the time. Maxed was 4.Didn’t force. Didn’t stack size. Didn’t fight the trend just to be right. I went red at points and I didn’t feel that tightness in my chest. Price wasn’t going my way and I still let it work or I got out. No revenge click. I forgot what that version of me felt like. August and September I was trying to get paid on every candle. Today I just traded. If you’ve been in the hole: this is the feeling worth chasing. If you’re already stacking: protect it. Don’t give this feeling back for one more trade. How’d your Monday actually feel? not the P&L, the chair.
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Monday! Wife’s recovering. Boys are with us. I’m back at the chart with fewer accounts and fewer excuses. If you’re stacking payouts right now: go get it. That’s what this is supposed to look like. If you’re in the hole like I’ve been: you’re not broken. Don’t revenge trade the week in the first hour. Protect what’s left. Good luck out there. Let’s make this one count.🙏
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