Trading Is Gambling—Be Delusional (With a Plan)

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Hey Mate,

Let’s just be honest for a second:

Every trade is a gamble.

You’re risking money on an uncertain outcome.
Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying (or hasn’t traded long enough).

In the short term?

It’s random.
It’s messy.
It’s emotional.

But in the long term?

It becomes predictable.
If—and only if—you have two things:

• A plan that works

• The confidence to execute it over and over again (even after a loss)

Because let me tell you…

You don’t build an edge from any single trade.
You build it over 100+ trades.

It’s why most traders fail. They jump from strategy to strategy, doubting themselves after a few losses.
But pros?
They lose and keep going—because they trust their system.

That’s what I help my private students build:

You’re not trying to win today.
You’re building a system that makes money over time.

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Final Thoughts

Trading is gambling.
But with the right system and psychology—you can tilt the odds in your favor.

If you need help building a strategy that works and the mindset to stick with it…

That’s exactly what I teach inside my course — check it out here.
It’s helped hundreds of traders stop jumping between shiny objects and finally become consistent.

Until next time,
Atif

P.S.
Do you agree that short-term trading is mostly luck?
What’s your plan right now—and how confident are you in following it?