Where accounts actually die. Stops that get moved, losses that get averaged into, and the difference between a plan and a hope. Every post here is about protecting the account before growing it.
Oct 7, 2026
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2 min read
Two numbers, one week, and why I'm not moving my line
Sep 23, 2026
3 min read
No top-tier data on Monday or Tuesday. A target still got hit, a condition still got met, and one position still filled.
Sep 19, 2026
4 min read
They could always sell a loser. They just needed a reason.
Sep 17, 2026
5 minutes. What the Fed's new projections change, and how to split one trade into two.
Sep 9, 2026
5 minutes. Why a long-term buy gets split in two, and where the stop goes instead.
Sep 1, 2026
4 minutes. Every US sector through two gates, and the one that fails on the gate nobody checks.
Aug 31, 2026
5 minutes. The quarter-percent Friday that hid a four-point rotation, and what's moved since.
Aug 30, 2026
Every trade I've closed since, losers included. Plus the number that decides how big a position should be.