When I was learning how to trade, I was part of a big trading Discord.
There was a guy in the Discord everyone respected.
First to post charts.
First to mark levels.
First to explain why price should move.
If someone asked a question, he had the answer.
Honestly, if you judged trading ability by analysis alone, he was the best trader in the room.
But here’s the part no one knew:
He never made money.
I found out after talking to him privately.
While everyone assumed he was funded, he was still blowing challenges.
Same pattern every time.
Perfect analysis → no entry.
Missed move → late chase.
Late chase → emotional stop.
Or even worse:
Perfect setup → smaller size “just in case.”
Mediocre setup → full risk because it “felt good.”
On the chart, he was surgical.
In execution, he hesitated.
He wanted certainty before clicking buy or sell.
And certainty doesn’t exist in trading.
The market doesn’t pay you for being right.
It pays you for acting under uncertainty with controlled risk.
Eventually he admitted it:
“I’m scared to be wrong.”
That fear kept him safe emotionally - but broke him financially.
Some of the “worst” traders I know make money.
Some of the smartest never do.
Because trading isn’t about who understands the market best.
It’s about who can execute a simple idea the same way over and over again.
