The Market Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings

By the time you hit 35+, there are no handsome or ugly men anymore.

You’re either rich or broke.

And in this market, most people stay broke—not because of bad luck, but because they repeat the same mistakes over and over again.

I've been in this game long enough to see the same patterns unfold, not just in charts, but in human behavior. The same emotional cycles that have wiped out traders for decades continue to do so today.

The Brutal Reality of How Most People Trade

I’ve seen people hold a position for seven months, waiting for the big move. But when the market finally starts shaking out weak hands, they panic. They sell right before the breakout—just before the move they spent months anticipating.

I’ve seen people dismiss an asset as a scam at $1, then FOMO into the hype at $10, convinced it will 10x from there. By the time it corrects back to $3, they can’t handle the losses and sell in despair. A few months later, the same asset is back at $20, and they’re back to chasing green candles.

I’ve seen traders make life-changing money, enough to retire early or at least secure financial freedom. But they refuse to take profits, convinced they’ve cracked the code. They believe the market will keep rewarding them indefinitely. Then comes the inevitable crash, and they ride their entire portfolio back down, watching six- and seven-figure accounts evaporate.

And then there’s the worst one—holding through a 90% drawdown, convinced that a rebound is coming. They hold, and hold, and hold… until they finally can’t take the pain anymore. They capitulate, selling at the very bottom. Weeks later, the recovery starts, and they’re left watching from the sidelines.

Different faces, different assets, different market cycles. But the same emotions. The same greed. The same fear. The same poor decisions. And when it’s all over, the same excuses—blaming the market, influencers, institutions, manipulation.

The Market Is a Mirror

Every loss, every missed opportunity, every bad decision is a direct reflection of you.

The market doesn’t care about your plans, your emotions, or how badly you “need” this trade to work. It exists to take money from the impatient and give it to the disciplined. It rewards those who can detach from their emotions, follow a strategy, and execute without hesitation.

Those who win in this game are the ones who recognize their weaknesses and fix them. They develop systems, stick to them, and remove emotion from the equation.

Most people don’t want to hear this because it’s easier to believe that external forces are responsible for their failures. But if you want to break free from the cycle, you have to start with brutal self-honesty.

If You’re Serious About Winning This Game

Trading isn’t about luck. It’s about understanding how the system works and positioning yourself accordingly.

If you’re tired of reacting emotionally, chasing pumps, and getting wiped out in every cycle, then it's time to stop trading like an amateur and start learning how to think like a professional.

Join my 9-5 Traders Community, where we break down market moves, spot liquidity traps before they happen, and approach trading with a professional mindset. No hype. No noise. Just strategy, execution, and results.

The difference between those who make it and those who don’t?

The ones who make it show up and do the work.

Are you ready?

Victor