September 18, 2026 · 4 min read
I Made $7k On This Trade. It Still Exposed Some Of My Worst Execution.
A green trade with five deviations. Without the log I'd have called it an A+ day, but the profitable-looking rule breaks are the ones that quietly cost me: probably $5k more if I'd trusted my own plan.
The Snake Trader
6 Years In. I Can't Stand Hearing About Another Trade Strategy.
After six years, I stopped collecting strategies and started recording the trader instead of the market: every decision and mental state, timestamped mid-trade, like a flight recorder.
$400 Balance Left, to $25k Max Payouts Across Five XFAs
$400 balance left across five accounts, one bad New York session from blowing it all. Here is exactly how I shrank down, locked out, and rebuilt it into $25k of max payouts.