Good morning. In 2008, during the financial crisis, the U.S. Treasury briefly guaranteed money market funds after one fund “broke the buck.”

It was a rare emergency move that calmed panic and reminded traders that even the safest cash vehicles can wobble when markets seize up.

-Jonathan Kibbler, Shaun A, Jordon Mellor

MARKETS

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Let’s be honest for a second, trading alone every day does something to your head. No one talks about it, but every trader feels it. When you sit in front of the charts for hours with no one beside you, no team, no trading community, no co-workers, no one to check your thinking… your mind starts filling in the blanks.

You start second-guessing setups that were clean.

You hold losers because you’re afraid to be wrong.

You take random trades just to feel something.

Isolation distorts everything, especially your psychology.

Let’s break down why trading alone can do more damage than you think.

When you trade alone, your thoughts go unchecked. One fear becomes a narrative. One loss becomes a “bad day.” One missed entry becomes “I’m slipping.”

Nobody is there to say,
“Relax bro, that wasn’t even a setup,”
or
“That loss was normal, stick to your plan.”

Alone, your mind amplifies noise. And in markets, noise kills performance.

This is the sneakiest one.

When the room is quiet and your day feels empty, taking a trade feels like action, progress, “doing something.” The problem? You’re no longer trading your edge, you’re trading your emotions.

Forced trades come from emotional hunger, not opportunity.

And the worst part?

You don’t notice it happening… because there’s no one to call it out.

Trading solo turns your P&L into your identity.

A green day feels like “I’m enough.”
A red day feels like “I’m failing.”

That emotional swing doesn’t happen as often when traders have a community, a mentor, or even a friend who understands charts. But when you’re alone? Every outcome feels personal. Every mistake feels heavier. And every win feels like luck, not skill.

That’s mental burnout disguised as “grinding.”

Trading alone is part of the journey but doing it silently is where traders break down.

You don’t need a full team. You just need someone to talk markets with, someone to remind you that your bad days are normal, and your good days aren’t accidents.

Your edge isn’t just your system.
Your edge is your environment.

Fix the isolation, and the charts get a whole lot clearer.

-Shaun A

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FOREX

The JPY weakness narrative has been going on for months as the Bank of Japan delayed rate hikes. However over the past week, the strength has started to trickle back in and it’s not because of the risk off sentiment in the market. 

Wage momentum in Japan is heating up, and that’s exactly the trigger the Bank of Japan has been waiting for. Rising wages can cause sticker inflation which can add pressure on the BoJ to start normalising policy.

Also as the Yen weakens the more the Japanese officials are hinting of intervention once again, and when we start hearing rumours of this, it’s time to get a little cautious. 

If the JPY does strengthen then we need to identify where we can target in order to take advantage of it. For instance, can we look to trade it with the GBP weakness. 

The Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates before the end of the year and if the UK budget is going to see tax increases then it could see further cuts in the future. 

If I’m going to trade this move, I need some conditions to come together first.
No guesses. No hope trades. Just structure.

Step 1 — H4 Chart Conditions
I need to see the market form new lows to confirm a change in trend.
If the price keeps making higher lows, the yen story isn’t ready yet.

Step 2 — H1 Trigger Setup
Once I get that shift on H4, I’ll drop to the hourly chart and wait for the 50MA to cross below the 200MA

Then I want to see prices reject those moving averages.

That rejection is what turns a macro idea into a tradable setup.

If these conditions form? I’ll be actively looking for shorts on GBP/JPY.

If they don’t? I stay patient. The yen doesn’t need chasing when it moves, it moves fast.

-Jonathan Kibbler

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Global stock markets began the week positively amid rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, despite internal disagreement among policymakers.(source:reuters)

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