Trading Will Break You — Why Most Quit and How I’m Surviving
Dear trader,
You might be new to this. Or maybe you've been in the game for years. But if you've ever stared at the charts and thought, “Is this ever going to work?” — this letter is for you.
🌧️ The Pain Is Real
Trading doesn’t just test your knowledge. It tests your discipline, emotions, self-worth, and your belief in the future.
I’ve blown accounts. Failed prop firm challenges. Watched price hit my stop loss, only to reverse seconds later. I’ve sat in silence — hungry, tired, doubting everything.
And still… I show up.
🔥 Why Most Traders Quit
- Emotional exhaustion from constant losses
- Strategy hopping with no mastery
- Isolation — no one understands what you’re doing
- External pressure: bills, family, doubt
🧠 How I’m Still Standing
Not because I’m special. Not because I’ve made it. But because I’ve accepted this:
“You don’t win by avoiding pain. You win by learning to take pain without folding.”
- Master one setup: I stopped jumping around. One strategy, one edge.
- Journal everything: Emotions, entries, exits, thoughts — all of it.
- Treat it like a business: Even when trading small, I act like it’s big.
📌 You’re Not Alone
Your story won’t look like theirs — it’s not supposed to.
It’s supposed to look like yours: raw, rough, real — but worth it.
One day, someone will hear what you’ve been through and say: “If they made it through that, maybe I can too.”
— Seun Aderemi, still in the trenches
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