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Good Morning. Iceland jailed their bankers after the 2008 financial crisis. While most countries bailed out the big players, Iceland went rogue, they let their banks collapse and actually sent top executives to prison.

Not only did the country recover, it became a case study in accountability over bailouts.

-Jordon Mellor, Jonathan Kibbler, Patrick Lewis

MARKETS

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TRADER INSIGHTS

Are You Trading or Just Following Rituals?

I used to believe my green hoodie was lucky. If I traded without it, bad things would happen. I wish I was joking. It’s wild how fast a random habit turns into a rule I couldn’t break.

Most traders have a “thing.” Maybe it’s a song before entries. Maybe it’s skipping trades on Friday the 13th. These moves feel safe. But they’re not helping. They’re just rituals. And they quietly drain your results.

Let’s rip off some band aids, together:

The “Lucky Indicator” Myth: It worked once, so now it’s gospel. That’s not trading. That’s just chasing a feeling.
Avoiding “Unlucky” Days: Some people skip trades because it’s Mercury retrograde. Others think Mondays are cursed. Data says otherwise. The market doesn’t care about the calendar.
Desk Rituals: If you need the same coffee or playlist to trade, your routine is running you. Not the other way around.
Color Fears: Skipping red shirts or red backgrounds? That’s not risk management. It’s superstition in disguise.
Writing Off Pairs as “Cursed”: Lost on AUD/JPY twice? It’s not haunted. You just made mistakes.

I’ve done all of these. I wasted months blaming everything but my plan. It’s embarrassing. But facing it changed my trading.

Charts don’t read your mind. The market doesn’t care about your socks. The only edge is in your process. Strip out the rituals. Keep the rules clean.

Read my full article here.

-Shaun A

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MARKET ANALYSIS

Why Is Bitcoin Going Parabolic?

I’ll be real, my phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since Bitcoin ripped past $106,000 this weekend. Every group chat is pure mayhem. Feels like 2021, but with bigger numbers and even wilder swings.

To me, this isn’t just another hype cycle. JPMorgan, of all banks, is now calling for Bitcoin to eat gold’s lunch for the rest of 2025. That’s the same crew that used to clown on crypto. Wall Street’s no longer fighting the tape, they’re buying dips like the rest of us.

DC actually woke up. The “Genius Act” is about to hit the Senate floor, and even Trump’s crew is hyping stablecoin rules. For once, the U.S. isn’t just watching from the sidelines. The regulatory fog is clearing, and that’s drawing big money off the bench. You can almost see the FOMO in TradFi’s eyes.

I’ll admit, I got caught short when Trump’s trade war talk nuked BTC to $75k. Ugly drawdown. But the bounce back over $100k isn’t just volatility, that’s conviction. Feels like Bitcoin’s grown up.

Look at the flows: Gold’s bleeding, BTC’s stacking. The chart says it all, this is what a rotation looks like.

If you’re still waiting for “the right setup,” just know that big funds aren’t. They’re front-running regulation and buying size. You can either fade it or ride it. I know where my money is.

Keep your stops tight. This is not a drill.

-Patrick Lewis

WATCH

Riddle but video style

GAMES

Guess The Asset

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I’m liquid, legal, and traded worldwide.
When rates go up, I often slide.
Backed by nations, moved by debt,
Ignore me, and you’ll regret the bet.
👉 What asset am I?

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