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Good Morning. Nicolas Cage once bought a $276,000 octopus… to help with his acting.
During a spending spree that also included a haunted mansion, a pyramid-shaped tomb, and two castles, Cage claimed the octopus would help him get into character.
He later had to sell properties to pay off millions in IRS debt.
Moral of the story? Even movie stars need a risk manager.
-Jordon Mellor, Louise Bedford
ANNOUNCEMENT
We changed our event from an Ask Me Anything (you still can) to a more relaxed Traders Hangout. Come grab a drink and network with some traders!
MARKETS
How’s your favorite today?
Wall Street took a breather. Dow slipped 0.29%. Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 barely budged, fractional losses both ways. VIX tumbled nearly 10%, complacency creeping back in. Bitcoin kept grinding higher, up 0.56%. Euro dropped over 1%, while dollar bulls ran wild on the yen. Today, it’s chop city for stocks, but crypto and currency traders had all the action.
TRADER INSIGHTS
This 1 Trading Shift Made Me $10,000
Trading often feels like a guessing game. For years, I obsessed over my strategy, chasing tips, tweaking charts, and switching up my playbook. Wins never seemed to stick and results zigzagged wildly. What finally changed everything wasn't a new strategy, but a new focus: I started looking at my own trading data. That shift put $10,000 in my account in just a few months.
Most traders get stuck searching for a magic formula and I was no different. Hunting for perfect setups and worrying about theories. Profit came only when I took my eyes off “strategy” and dug into what my actual trades told me. -JM
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MINDSET
A Tiny Challenge That Could Transform Your Trading
I’ve got a quick challenge for you today.
Something simple.
Something you can actually do - not just think about.
It’ll only take a few minutes, but it could have a massive impact on your trading results.
Pick one of the exercises below and do it today:
Read through your trading plan. Check if it still lines up with your big-picture goals.
Thank your spouse (or someone close) for giving you the space to learn and grow as a trader.
Pause and really feel gratitude for your trader’s life, the wins, the lessons, the whole ride.
Reward yourself with a small treat next time you stick to your trading plan perfectly, even if it’s a losing trade.
The small things matter.
When the pressure’s on, it’s the micro-habits that either hold you together or pull you apart.
Tiny actions. Big ripple effects.
Which one will you choose today? -LB
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GAMES
Guess The Asset
I’m not a coin, yet part of two,
When I rise, another’s through.
Majors know me, minors too,
Your profit lies in what I do.
What am I?
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ANSWER
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