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2-time US Investing Champion ’24&’25 ($1M+ Stock Division) | Position & Swing Trader | YouTuber

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When markets crash, the hard part usually isn’t the chart work. It’s keeping your emotions under control. Most traders have a system, a plan, clear rules. But when your P&L swings tens of thousands in a day, all of that gets stress‑tested. Fear, anxiety, regret, anger – these emotions can destroy more than the sell‑off itself. Over the past decade, I’ve traded through multiple crashes, panics, collapses and violent corrections. What I’ve learned is this: Your long‑term results are not decided by how well you predict the market, but by whether you can stay rational when the market is at its messiest. In this post I’m sharing four mindset and strategy shifts I consider most critical. I hope they help you make better decisions the next time the market tanks. 📎What’s the mistake you’re most likely to make in a big sell‑off? 💬Tell me in the comments 🆕 Champion’s trading method — now on IG too. 👉 Follow us: IG@jlawstock2

When markets crash, the hard part usually isn’t the chart work. It’s keeping your emotions under control. Most traders have a system, a plan, clear rules. But when your P&L swings tens of thousands in a day, all of that gets stress‑tested. Fear, anxiety, regret, anger – these emotions can destroy more than the sell‑off itself. Over the past decade, I’ve traded through multiple crashes, panics, collapses and violent corrections. What I’ve learned is this: Your long‑term results are not decided by how well you predict the market, but by whether you can stay rational when the market is at its messiest. In this post I’m sharing four mindset and strategy shifts I consider most critical. I hope they help you make better decisions the next time the market tanks. 📎What’s the mistake you’re most likely to make in a big sell‑off? 💬Tell me in the comments 🆕 Champion’s trading method — now on IG too. 👉 Follow us: IG@jlawstock2

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“Shokunin Spirit” & Trading Last year, while traveling, I saw a Japanese tour bus driver sitting in front of the wheels, carefully polishing them. He was waiting for his passengers and could have easily stayed on the bus to rest or play on his phone. But instead, he chose to clean the bus. At that moment, I understood why Japanese taxis and buses are always spotless and shining. That’s when I truly understood what “shokunin spirit” is all about—the dedication to excellence. I used to encourage people to aim for "financial freedom" or "F.I.R.E." as their goal when learning investing and trading. But in recent years, I’ve realized this approach is completely wrong because it puts the cart before the horse. Investing and trading are not easy. It takes more than just a few years to see results. It’s only those with a craftsman’s mindset—who are willing to constantly learn, refine their skills, and embrace challenges without focusing on immediate rewards—who have the best chance of succeeding. Financial freedom, in reality, is just a byproduct of this mindset. If your motivation is "financial freedom," it’s easy to feel frustrated and give up when progress is slow. But if you approach investing and trading with the craftsman spirit, you’ll see failures as part of the process and face them calmly, focusing on finding solutions instead of quitting. Successful traders (or entrepreneurs) don’t see "financial freedom" as their ultimate goal. Even after achieving it, their work and lifestyle often remain the same. What drives them is the craftsman spirit—the desire to keep excelling in the field they love and to push their boundaries. If you truly love your work and what you do, and you live each day fully, you don’t really need financial freedom. You’ve already found freedom in your mindset.

“Shokunin Spirit” & Trading Last year, while traveling, I saw a Japanese tour bus driver sitting in front of the wheels, carefully polishing them. He was waiting for his passengers and could have easily stayed on the bus to rest or play on his phone. But instead, he chose to clean the bus. At that moment, I understood why Japanese taxis and buses are always spotless and shining. That’s when I truly understood what “shokunin spirit” is all about—the dedication to excellence. I used to encourage people to aim for "financial freedom" or "F.I.R.E." as their goal when learning investing and trading. But in recent years, I’ve realized this approach is completely wrong because it puts the cart before the horse. Investing and trading are not easy. It takes more than just a few years to see results. It’s only those with a craftsman’s mindset—who are willing to constantly learn, refine their skills, and embrace challenges without focusing on immediate rewards—who have the best chance of succeeding. Financial freedom, in reality, is just a byproduct of this mindset. If your motivation is "financial freedom," it’s easy to feel frustrated and give up when progress is slow. But if you approach investing and trading with the craftsman spirit, you’ll see failures as part of the process and face them calmly, focusing on finding solutions instead of quitting. Successful traders (or entrepreneurs) don’t see "financial freedom" as their ultimate goal. Even after achieving it, their work and lifestyle often remain the same. What drives them is the craftsman spirit—the desire to keep excelling in the field they love and to push their boundaries. If you truly love your work and what you do, and you live each day fully, you don’t really need financial freedom. You’ve already found freedom in your mindset.

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How did I handle the recent pullback in U.S. stocks? Did I sell the top? 🙅🏻‍♂️ No. Did I hedge perfectly before the market turned? 🙅🏻‍♂️ No. Did I rush to short the market? 🙅🏻‍♂️ No. In my June 7 JLA Weekly Reports, right after the market had pulled back sharply, I wrote: “This pullback looks more like mean reversion after a strong advance, rather than a confirmed major top, crash, or bear market.” Not because I had a crystal ball 🔮 But because the evidence at the time did not support a broad market breakdown. $QQQ had pulled back hard. Semiconductors and AI hardware names were under pressure. Many extended stocks saw sharp profit-taking. But the bigger picture was still intact. $RSP was not collapsing. Market breadth had not broken down aggressively. The Net High / Low Ratio was still holding up. The QQQ weekly chart still looked like a normal pullback after a strong advance. So my base case was clear: This was more likely a reset than the start of a crash. 🔄 A few days later, the market found a low after a 6-day pullback and repaired most of the damage, moving back close to new highs. But the real lesson is not “I was right.” The real lesson is this: When the market pulls back sharply, you need a framework to separate a normal reset from a true character change. That is also why I did not rush to short the market. Shorting a pullback inside a strong uptrend is extremely difficult. When your focus is on the short side, you can easily miss the bigger opportunity: Preparing for the next group of leaders. Even worse, you may lose your winning positions during the process — and when the market recovers, you are forced to buy them back at higher prices. Most traders never do. Because human nature makes it very difficult to sell low and buy back higher. Your mind says: “I’ll wait for another pullback.” Your ego says: “I don’t want to chase.” And your finger simply cannot press the buy button. That is how traders lose their best positions and miss the next group of leaders. 🎯 In strong markets, sharp pullbacks are not always bearish. Sometimes they are necessary. They shake out weak hands, reset sentiment, and reveal where institutional demand still exists. That is why, after a market reset, I focus on the stocks that repair first. Those are often the names with real relative strength — and the ones most likely to lead the next move higher. This is exactly the process I share inside JLA (JLawStock Academy) : 💡How to read the market in real time. 💡How to define the most likely scenario. 💡How to know what would confirm or invalidate it. 💡How to identify real leadership after a reset. 💡How to spot the opportunity before it becomes obvious. The goal is not to be perfect. The goal is to think clearly when the market becomes noisy. 🧠 That is what separates a real trading process from hindsight commentary. And that is what I want JLA members to learn: Not just what I think about the market — but how to think through the market. If you want to learn more about JLA, visit:

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