Filter Off: Why I’m Starting This Blog (And Why You Probably Need It)

Let’s not waste time. I’m starting this blog because I’m tired of the BS.

I’ve been trading for years. I’ve seen the cycles, the phases, the hype, the breakdowns. And if there’s one truth I’ve learned that most people still refuse to admit—it’s this:

Day trading is flooded with nonsense.

I’m talking about chat rooms full of emotional wrecks crying over trades they shouldn’t have taken in the first place. "I'm mad I didn't hold longer!""I knew it was gonna run!""I got in late, but it looked good!"

Shut it down. Just stop. This isn’t therapy. It’s a profession. And yet people treat it like Vegas with a Discord group chat.

This Is a Privilege. Act Like It.

Some of y’all forgot how damn lucky you are to even be able to trade.

You're sitting in a warm house with Wi-Fi, a broker account, a roof over your head, and the time to stare at charts all day—while people across the world are dodging bullets or praying for drinking water.

And you’re complaining about a $100 loss?

Wake up.

Trading isn’t a right. It's a damn privilege. Start acting like it.

Here’s Why I’m Writing This Blog

Because someone has to say it.

Every week I’m going to write something raw, real, and probably uncomfortable for some of you. I’m not here to hold your hand or pretend this is easy. But I will tell you what works—and more importantly, what doesn’t.

Day trading doesn’t have to be as hard as people make it. But traders get in their own way.

• They want the overnight success.
  

• They think some YouTube guru has the magic setup.
  

• They think their "hunch" is enough to beat the market.
  

Newsflash: Nobody knows anything. Not me. Not you. Not the dude with a Lambo in his Instagram bio.

What we can do is learn how to read volume, study price action, and manage our risk like professionals. That’s how real traders survive. That’s how you grow.

But nah, too many want to skip all that and bet the house on a scalp setup they found 30 seconds ago.

No Gimmicks. No BS. Just What Works.

I don’t sell dreams. I teach strategy. I teach discipline. I teach how to stop getting smoked by your own ego and start taking trades that make sense.

If you want a shortcut to riches, go buy a lottery ticket.

But if you want real talk, weekly gut checks, and the kind of honesty that most of this industry is too scared to give you—stick around.

Because this is just the start.

Final Thought

This blog isn’t for everyone. If you like fluffy optimism and coddling, I’m not your guy.

But if you're ready to strip the noise, grow some trading maturity, and finally start treating this like the business it is—good.

You're exactly who I’m writing for.

Filter off. See you next week.

– Bullish Bob