“Everyone wants to win — until they realize how... many losses it takes.” October has been one of the toughest months for me (and likely for some of you), especially when comparing LoD stops based sizing swing traders vs. % stops based sizing position traders. I’ve had 16 straight losses — but each one was small, contained, and the streak was fully within the expected variance range of a 30% win rate. While it can be challenging for some of us, the key to navigating this, both mentally and emotionally, lies in accepting uncertainty through predefined risk management, where every trade has a clearly defined pain threshold. Your dollar-value tolerance should never trigger emotional reactions or push you off your intended plan. By acknowledging that losses are part of the process, we enter each trade with humility — assuming we may be wrong until proven right. The market must prove and continue to prove the validity of our thesis. Start small, and let your risk grow only as your consistency and performance justify it. I always advocate using a fixed % risk relative to your latest net realized equity. Don’t increase risk just because you’ve had a few good trades — risk should only expand when it’s truly earned from realized profitable performance. Avoid the illusion that everyone wins in trading. The real objective is not just to make gains, but to preserve them. True risk management goes far beyond setting stop losses — it means being proactive enough to cut size when the market proves you wrong. In the end, the trader who manages losses best will always outlast the rest. “The best loser is the long-term winner.” - Phantom of the Pitshow more

Most traders think psychology is just “control your emotions.”... It’s deeper than that. Trading psychology is the quality of decisions you make under uncertainty. Can you stay patient when nothing is clear? Can you execute when your setup appears without fear? Can you take a loss without revenge trading? Can you follow your plan when greed tells you to overstay? That is psychology. A bad mindset doesn’t only show in emotions. It shows in: • Overtrading • Moving stop loss • Entering early • Ignoring confirmations • Risking too much • Chasing after losses • Closing winners too soon How to improve your psychology: ▫️Manage your risk When the money at stake is too high for your mind, emotions take over. Risk appropriately and think clearer. ▫️Trade only clear setups Random entries create stress. Clean setups build confidence. ▫️Accept losses before entering Every trade can lose. Once you accept that, losses hurt less and decisions improve. Journal your behavior ▫️Don’t only record profits. Record mistakes, emotions, impatience, greed, fear. Patterns will expose themselves. Detach from daily results ▫️One day means nothing. Consistency is built over many trades, not one session. Build discipline off the chart If you can’t control small habits in life, it becomes harder to control yourself in the market. The market is not only testing your strategy. It is testing your character every single day. GM💜show more

Be this guy when you pull up at the... pump: the ETF series of the Ninepoint Energy Fund trades under the ticker "NNRG." Disclaimer: All returns and fund details are a) based on Series F shares; b) net of fees; c) annualized if period is greater than one year; d) as at 2/28/2026. Where applicable, all figures are annualized and based on monthly returns since inception. Inception date is 4/16/2004. The rate of return is used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and is not intended to reflect future values of the investment fund or returns on investment in the investment fund. In each taxation year, the Fund will distribute to its investors a sufficient amount of the Fund’s net income and net realized capital gains so that the Fund will not pay any income tax. The net income and the net realized capital gains of the Fund will be distributed annually in December. The Fund is generally exposed to the following risks: Active management risk; Concentration risk; Credit risk; Currency risk; Cybersecurity risk; Derivatives risk; Energy risk; Exchange traded funds risk; Foreign investment risk; Inflation risk; Interest rate risk; Liquidity risk; Market risk; Performance fee risk; Regulatory risk; Rule 144A and other exempted securities risk; Securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions risk; Series risk; Short selling risk; Small capitalization natural resource company risk; Specific issuer risk; Tax risk; Absence of an active market for ETF Series risk; Halted trading of ETF Series risk; Trading price of ETF Series risk. Ninepoint Partners LP is the investment manager to a number of funds (collectively, the “Funds”). Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, performance fees (if any), and other expenses all may be associated with investing in the Funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. The indicated rates of return for series F units of the Funds for the period ended 2/28/2026 are based on the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all distributions or dividends and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any securityholder that would have reduced returns. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently, and past performance may not be repeated. This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to purchase securities of the Funds. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Prospective investors who are not a resident in Canada should contact their financial advisor to determine whether securities of the Fund may be lawfully sold in their jurisdiction.show more

It wasn’t about the trade but it’s about the... confidence and mind set There are a lot of stories behind this account and it make the best of my trades of the year so far. A lot of nonsense happen this month after a long wait for something it came and you crashed it But as a resilience trader you ask for the last $6k that your client has and his response was Greatmann I believe in you and I am funding it now now … Most client lost trust in you because of loss they will call you names and insult you as if they gave birth to you. But you know o have never gotten a client that so much encourage me like Mr Dan He funded the $6k usd yesterday and as at today I made over $62,212 as profit Yes you hear me right 💪 It’s one of my best trade for a very long time in size it’s small compare to other account I am trading but this became the best because I was so careful that I pick losses in some places despite I know it will profit me but I just don’t want to take chances but all I want to say is any thing is posible in forex and so many of this type of account has been crashed by me but this one survived. So don’t because of this think I am a guru no But I am a resilience trading that will keep funding until I got it right like this 😂 🦁 I am the fxLion Your mind go dey Don’t try this as it is very dangerous Why am I sharing this ? Because I want you all to know that we have dofrent type of people in the world and we have different risk appetite and ways of handling losses Mehn I don over loose in this forex oo but we move Be encouraged that one day God will deliver gold into Your hand like this 😂 Another happy part is that I just hit over $50 billion trading volume with Exness therefore, it qualifies me to receive a gift of luxury watch worth $20,000 thanks Exness as I wait for the watch Make I flex it for December lol Forex no easy oo You can retweet to encourage someone but don’t risk more than your blood lolshow more

this formula decides who survives in trading everyone argues... about what to buy. almost nobody argues about how much f* = (bp - q) / b p and q are your win rate and your loss rate. if the edge isn't positive, f* comes out zero. bet nothing. most traders don't have a zero setting b is the payoff. edge divided by odds. strong conviction on a bad payout still gets you a small position f* is a fraction of the account, never a dollar amount. wins scale the next bet up, losses scale it down. you can shrink forever and never actually hit zero now the part that kills people a real, provable, positive edge will still bankrupt you if you size it wrong. the chart below is the same 400 trades run twice. same win rate. same edge. 10% sizing compounds to 110k. 30% sizing ends at 52 dollars it doesn't blow up because it was wrong. it blows up because it was right too big being right is the cheap partshow more

The best Polymarket Quant bot for copy-trading with a... 99.3% win rate. backtested strategy on 72M Polymarket/Kalshi trades to hit +$805K PnL on 27,000 predictions. bot doesn't gamble - it uses math and statistics in its algo to consistently hit 99% win rate. his algo decoded: 1. Mispricing formula based on 72M trades data, traders constantly overpay for cheap contracts (0.1¢–50¢) most of the edge sits in (80¢-99¢) contracts - that's the range where the bot mostly trades • formula: δ = actual win rate - implied probability bot applies this to every trade to find the edge. // 2. Expected value calculation EV tells you whether a bet is worth taking, regardless of the outcome of any single trade. • formula: EV = (P win × Payout) - (P lose × Cost) bot calculates it to understand if the trade is worth the risk. // 3. Kelly Criterion sizing most powerful position sizing formula ever discovered for gambling, trading and prediction markets it tells the algo what % of your portfolio to size into each bet to win long term. • formula: f* = (p * b - q) / b mispricing found → EV calced → kelly sizing → enter profile: start copy trading the bot with as little as $10 using Ares: 2 more formulas behind its algo revealed in the article below ↓show more

The only successful Polymarket trader who doesn’t use bots... or AI. $6M in 6 months. $2.6M in the last week. The best part is that his trades can actually be copy traded with minimal risk, because this isn’t a bot. This trader focuses on sports, since there are a lot of events and this market can genuinely be analyzed, especially if you enter before the crowd. Across 1,314 predictions, he has an excellent win rate. The main secret is entering ahead of the crowd and using large size to move the price. According to his profile: > I’m going to try copying his trades and will share the results in a month. What do you think about this guy?show more

THE DARKEST TRUTH ABOUT TWIN FLAMES NO ONE WANTS... TO ADMIT There is a truth buried so deep in the collective soul that most who walk this path refuse to speak it — until the fire leaves them no choice. The twin flame is not your missing half. It is not the romantic savior sent to complete you or the destined lover who will finally make you whole. It is your own shadow wearing the face of another. A sacred, ruthless mirror designed to trigger every abandoned wound, every illusion of unworthiness, every fragment of self you exiled into darkness. The magnetic pull you feel is not love for “them.” It is your soul’s desperate cry to reclaim what you rejected within. Here is the darkest admission few will say out loud: many twin flame unions are never meant to happen in the physical. The separation is not punishment — it is the medicine. The runner and chaser are the ego’s final performance before surrender. True union does not occur when two bodies finally meet. It occurs when the soul stops looking outward and turns to face the darkness it projected onto the “twin.” When the kundalini rises through the ruins of every illusion… when the serpent consumes the need to be completed by another… only then does the flame reveal its secret: It was never about them. It was always about remembering the God within you. Stop chasing. Start dissolving. The Beloved was never missing. It was waiting in the mirror of your own soul all along. ✨🙌🏽💫show more

Hills I will die on as someone who has... coached high school football for over 29 years: 1. If you are not PASSIONATE about blessing, serving, and empowering those you are blessed to coach, this profession is not for you. 2. As much as we need to know our trade, getting to know (and to love), our players is far more important. 3. This is an INTENSE game, and it’ll never be “just a game”, but it IS a game. Remember that when you’re with your team, and more importantly, remember that when you’re with your family. 4. Just as we teach our athletes to “leave things better than they found them”, we need to leave our athletes better than they were when they first entered into our program. Never let a day pass without pouring into each and every individual. 5. Life is complicated enough, let’s not complicate the game in such a way that we take the joy of it away from others. In other words… Keep it simple. 6. Our words carry little (or NO), value, if we don’t practice what we preach. WE as coaches should be learning and growing each and every day, just as we expect our athletes to. 7. As much as we all want to win those championship rings for our athletes, make sure you don’t lose your wedding ring in the process. 8. The athlete that may be “difficult to reach/teach” (the one who may get on your last nerve more than you could ever imagine), is someone’s EVERYTHING. Get to know them as human beings, find out what motivates them, and do everything you can to help them to thrive. 9. Be where your feet are. Don’t fall into the trap of chasing logos and thinking that a higher division, a bigger school, or going from HS to college, or even college to the pros, is going to be more rewarding or fulfilling. 10. The legacy you leave as a coach will never be determined by your wins and losses, but by the lives you were able to change for the better!show more

CHINESE AI DEV CONNECTED CLAUDE TO POLYMARKET AND TURNED... $177 INTO $15,800 WITH ONE BET ON 5-MINUTE MARKETS Past week: +$95,000. +$13,500/day! > 54 trades made >+$3,000 > max loss: -$2,986 Total PnL: +$115,000. Profile : Copy trade him: Best trades: > $177 -> $15,809 > $409 -> $13,136 > $114 -> $11,437 5.35% of trades generated over $3,000 in profit! Max loss is always smaller than any of these big wins. He uses the Kelly Criterion to size positions optimally. 50% win rate, but profits are ~3x larger than losses -> growth. The key is positive Expected Value (EV). 1009 trades and +$115,000 PnL - the stats speak for themselves. With a $1,000 deposit, each copied trade averages +$11.4. The more trades you copy, the closer your result gets to the average (law of large numbers): > 50 trades = ~91% chance to be profitable > 100 trades = ~96% > 300+ trades = ~99% Pure math. Losses are capped, while gains consistently outweigh them. Even with a 50% win rate, you can have positive EV. I described this in detail in the article. Save it If you need a full step by step guide on how to write your own bot, just: 1.follow me 2.repost this post 3. comment “GUIDE” And I will send you the full strategy for writing your own botshow more

To clarify; Huge believer in safety above all else.... (For me personally) - but as a person who is still active, and loves working hard and doing (calculated) stunts, - and someone who has offered safety advice for years I have come to the conclusion that many modern wrestlers (passionate, enthusiastic, willing to do anything - like I was when I was younger so I get it 💯) don’t seem to be OPEN to the idea of slowing down or stopping the pushing of the envelope or raising of the bar. They are full of passion, drive and enthusiasm. I, believing that that is the case …and that said, if you’re going to continue to raise the bar, push the envelope et.- find the safest way possible to do it. Rehearse when need be, walk through the stunt, utilize crash pads (large ones) or whatever mitigates risk. Unless a company mandates safety this will never voluntarily be done by modern wrestlers. My generation was told to “slow down” - we didn’t, we kept pushing. As a result of this, wrestlers needs to be our own best advocate for us and our opponents while expressing our matches / art in the way we like. Be calculated, be safe , consider everything that can go wrong - and how to avoid it or lessen the risk. Proceed if you feel confident and comfortable. Things aren’t “slowing down “ in wrestling or any sport.show more

A friend of mine just recently got his first... gun, a striker fired Glock 19. He is terrified to leave a round chambered. To anyone reading this who has this same fear, I want to alleviate your concerns. I'm going to explain why there is nothing to be afraid of. First and foremost, I fully understand your concern. It's not irrational. And you're not stupid for being nervous about a bullet being aimed at your leg with the striker cocked back under spring tension about an 1/8 of an inch from the primer. I get it. I shared this concern when I was new to carrying. But your fear is due to a lack of understanding of the internal safety features of a modern striker fired handgun. On a properly maintained modern striker fired pistol the striker CANNOT hit the primer on the chambered round without the trigger being pulled. Can't. Not shouldn't. Can't. (If you have any good Sig P320 jokes, this is the proper place to share them) There is a block that the striker will hit and stop if it is released without the trigger being depressed. It works just like a lock and key. There is a channel in the blocker that the striker can pass through if it is in the fire position. It only goes into the fire position if the trigger is pulled which pushes the blocker into the fire position. A spring keeps the blocker firmly in the block position until then. The blocker is a solid piece of steel that won't break. And if your gun is securely in a hard sided Kydex holster nothing can move the trigger unless it is unholstered. Many guns like Glocks have a trigger safety that prevents the trigger from moving due to force of dropping. Your finger has to be on the trigger safety to move it. So the gun cannot fire unless you pull the trigger. And it's easy for you to test this safety feature to see how it works! See the video below. You can try to push the striker forward by moving that piece at the back of the slide forward. That piece is the back of the striker. Push it forward and it will stop. The tip won't come out through the breach. You see it trying to come through but it gets stuck. Now push that little button in. That is the actual blocker. When you push it in you will now be able to move the striker forward through the breach and see how it will strike the primer. You can test this easily every time you disassemble your pistol to verify it is still working. You can break this safety feature by removing the blocker or losing the spring. But if it's there it will work. (You would be the first person in firearms history who has ever lost a spring. Literally the first one. It has never happened before. 😐) But it doesn't come out as part of regular maintenance. You have to disassemble the firing assembly to get it out. That won't happen by accident. And if you do that on purpose you should do this blocker test when you reassemble it to make sure the safety feature is working. My video shows a Glock slide. All Glocks will look like this. Other brands may put the blocker in a different spot or it may be a slightly different shape. But they all (mostly) have the same design. If you test yours as demonstrated and it works like mine does, your gun WILL NOT fire without pulling the trigger. (If you just thought of another P320 joke, this is another good place to toss that out there)show more

Think you’ve got the diagnosis? Think again!! This is... a case where the diagnosis is not as important as the lesson it teaches you. Watch the video and then check back for hidden portion of this post to see what the answer is... And what lesson you should have learned from it ! Avidly enhancing T2 dark lesions in the subependymal region with increased diffusion signal. If I said that description to you—even without seeing the images—you would say lymphoma! Was that your answer? It was mine! And we are both wrong! It turned out to be metastatic melanoma. But the lesson here is that just because you were wrong by pathology, doesn’t mean you were wrong on the imaging If I saw a case like this again, I would still say lymphoma! You won’t be right every time—there will be weird cases. But you are making a bet on the imaging appearance and you should always bet the odds—with the risk that every now and then you might be wrong! So don’t remember from this case that metastases can look like lymphoma—remember that sometimes it’s ok to be wrong as long as you read the case rightshow more

“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.show more

I’m still here because this was the hardest fan... project we’ve faced in these six months. My patience and leadership were tested like never before to the point that I almost gave up in the middle of the preparation. There were nights I whispered to myself, “This will be my last.” I felt so pressured that sometimes I just wanted to hide and run away. On top of it all, I was carrying my own personal struggles, which made every step heavier. We took risks in almost every decision we made during this project. There were times when all we could say was, “Naniniwala kami sa Cheffies.” From tickets and props to the fan project and the fanzone everything was about risk and trust. Trusting the Cheffies that they would show up. Trusting the sponsors that they were only waiting for us to open our plan. Trusting Dustin and Bianca that they would see and hear our efforts. And above all, trusting each other as admins that no matter what happens, we would not give up on this. But it wasn’t just about risks. It was about sacrifices the sleepless nights, the drained wallets, the heavy emotions, and the constant balancing act between work life and fandom life. It was about choosing to fight even when we were tired, choosing to stay even when walking away seemed easier. Every small victory mattered, and every breakdown taught us something new. Looking back at these six months, I realized it’s not only about the events, the projects, or the milestones. It’s about the people who stood by me when I thought I couldn’t go on. The people I met along the way who turned into a second family. The laughter in between the stress, the comfort in the middle of the tears, and the bonds that were built in both the best and worst days. This is why, even when I wanted to let go so many times, I stayed. Because every hardship was matched with a reminder that I was not alone. Because this fandom has become more than just support for Dustin and Bianca it has become a home where friendships are nurtured, where trust is strengthened, and where love is felt. So this 6th monthsary is not just a celebration of Dustin and Bianca, though they remain the heart and reason for all of this. It is also a celebration of the Cheffies who never stopped believing, of the sponsors who trusted us, of the admins who fought side by side, and of the family we’ve built within Casa Dustbia. To Dustin Yu and Bianca De Vera, thank you for being the inspiration that started all of this. You may never fully know the weight of what we’ve gone through, but because of you, we learned to be braver, stronger, and more united. And to my Casa Dustbia family, thank you for reminding me that even in the hardest of our story, there is always something worth holding on to. Six months have passed, but this is just the beginning. More pages are waiting to be written with laughter, tears, risks, and victories. And as long as we continue to believe, to fight, and to love, we will keep turning those pahina together. Happy 6th monthsary, Dustin, Cheffies, Sponsors and Bianca. Mahal na mahal namin kayo today, tomorrow, and in every chapter that’s yet to come. 🫂💛show more

They say experience is the best teacher — and... in betting, that truth hits hard. I’ve learned through real numbers and real moments: missing a ₦249M opportunity by cashing out ₦1M on two games, losing ₦55M and ₦60M cashout offers to a single cut, and even cashing out ₦12M from a ₦37M ticket. I’ve seen multiple cut-one situations on tickets worth over ₦125M. These lessons shaped my discipline. Anytime there’s a clear risk on any game I post, I don’t hesitate to cash out — no regrets. Betting is not about winning everything. You win some, you lose some, but wisdom keeps you profitable. The goal is not pride, it’s consistency. Never let emotion cost you good money. If there’s risk, protect your profit. In the long run, smart decisions always win. Remember this: the same day we won ₦250M, we were very close to winning ₦750M. We had four tickets of ₦125M each that missed by just one game. That’s how close consistency brings us to bigger victories. So don’t doubt the process. This new ₦200M potential win will come with ease — trust the journey, trust the discipline, and most importantly, stake wisely with me. Growth, patience, and smart moves always lead to greater wins. Let’s push this post to 500 reposts 🚀 Repost and drop your account details in the comments. ⚠️ Note: Only comments without likes will be considered. 💰 ₦10,000 each will be sent to 15 lucky followers. Stay active, stay real, and good luck to everyone! #JustBelieve💯 #PossibilitiesIsAllISeeWithGod💯show more

The recent unprecedented weather event in the UAE and... the operational disruptions it caused at #DXB have been a great challenge for us all, but it has been the most challenging for our guests who’ve had to spend much longer than they expected at our terminals. To bring some comfort to them during this time, our team of ground staff and volunteers has worked tirelessly around the clock to deliver more than 73,000 packs of snacks and water. We understand the frustration and distress that the past few days have caused many travellers, and we thank you all for your patience and understanding as our operations recover. Please know that your welfare is, and will always continue to be, our number one priority.show more