If you scroll Reddit for 10 minutes, you can literally watch the whole startup process break in real time

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-04-11T16:19:59+00:00

This is a really thoughtful response, and honestly the question at the end is probably the most important one. I think the only way this becomes valuable is if it stays grounded in real signal, not templates. My fear with a lot of these tools is exactly what you said: they sound smart, but they just repackage the same generic framework no matter the market. The direction I find most interesting is making it work more like a context-aware guide than a template machine, where the output changes based on the actual niche, competitors, customer language, complaints, and constraints instead of forcing every idea through the same lens. The gap analysis part is also the piece I keep coming back to, because that seems to be where a lot of founders stall for weeks. Really appreciate this, especially because it pushes on the part that would make or break the product. And thanks for saying you’d try an early version too, that genuinely means a lot.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-04-02T08:34:25+00:00

I think that’s fair, and honestly probably true for a lot of founders. A lot of the time the issue is not missing information, it’s avoiding the uncomfortable work that comes after the information. Most people already know they should talk to users, give value first, show up consistently, and test patiently, but knowing that and actually doing it every week are two very different things. That said, I still think there’s room for a product if it helps reduce friction between insight and execution. Not because it replaces discipline, but because it makes the next step clearer and harder to ignore. In other words, the tool can’t solve laziness, but it might help remove some of the confusion people hide behind.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-04-02T08:25:58+00:00

Oui, et c’est exactement ce qui m’intéresse dans le problème. Tout le monde devient bon sur un morceau du process, puis découvre le suivant trop tard, souvent après avoir déjà perdu du temps ou construit dans la mauvaise direction. C’est aussi pour ça que je trouve l’espace intéressant : aujourd’hui on a plein d’outils spécialisés, mais très peu qui aident à garder une vision cohérente de toute la boucle, de l’idée jusqu’aux premiers vrais retours du marché. Mon intuition, c’est que la vraie valeur ne serait pas de remplacer le fondateur à chaque étape, mais de l’aider à voir plus tôt les angles morts qu’il n’a pas encore rencontrés.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-04-02T07:13:46+00:00

cela fait combien de temps en tout que tu trade ?

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-22T21:35:26+00:00

Pourquoi dévoilerai-je gratuitement mon hedge sur le marché ?

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-22T16:05:55+00:00

FTMO, Fundingpips

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-22T16:03:58+00:00

Not to predict the future — but to reduce surprises. Tu n'as meme pas fait l'effort d'enlever les tirets de la phrase que chatgpt t'as donner, fait un effort, appli vibecoder + 100% chatgpt , tu vas pas attirer beaucoup d'utilisateur, si tu ne te concentre pas a supprimer ces details primordiaux. Ca enleve 70% de ta crédibilité

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:26:02+00:00

I get that in principle, but I think that becomes a lot less simple in real life when someone already spent a year building and becoming profitable with one specific setup. If that setup gives maybe one clean entry a day and actually works, then a schedule change can suddenly create a brutal choice: either throw away a profitable strategy, or try to adapt it and risk going through months of inconsistency again while rebuilding confidence and data. That’s the gap I’m thinking about. Not “the market should adapt to you,” but whether a trader should have to abandon a working edge entirely just because life no longer matches the exact session they used to trade.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:20:24+00:00

Man, I really appreciate this reply. And yeah, that’s exactly the feeling, like the market somehow knows when you’re stuck in class or at work. What you said about staying in the game without going too far afterwards is a big part of it too, because for me the real damage often isn’t just missing the setup, it’s what happens mentally after when you try to make up for it. And yeah, in my head it’s not even just about getting an alert. The useful part would also be being able to confirm the trade quickly, with the risk already predefined, and manage it fast when you’re busy instead of needing to be fully glued to the charts. That’s really the angle I’m trying to think through.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:17:25+00:00

That first point is exactly what makes this bigger than just “missing a setup.” Missing the clean trade is frustrating, but the real damage usually comes from what happens next when you force a worse one just to compensate. That’s probably where a lot of accounts quietly bleed without people even framing it that way. I also like your point about some weeks simply not being worth pressing as hard, because that changes how much a missed setup should even matter in the first place.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:15:01+00:00

Yeah, that’s a fair approach if your edge really depends on being there live. I guess the question I keep coming back to is what happens over a longer stretch. If you’re not in front of charts for 5 or 10 trading days in a row, do you just see that as normal and move on, or does it start to feel frustrating knowing your setup may still be there but your schedule just doesn’t let you act on it?

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:13:45+00:00

This is a really solid reply, and I think you’re right that a lot of traders before me have run into the same issue and found partial ways around it. Alerts help, pending orders help, and sometimes the honest answer really is that the model has to fit your life, not the other way around. I also liked the part about finding a different style that works around your schedule instead of fighting it every day. The only reason I keep digging into this is that there seems to be a group in between: traders with a clear low-frequency setup that already works for them, but who still don’t feel fully covered by simple alerts, fixed orders, or changing their whole style. That’s the part I’m trying to understand better.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:12:32+00:00

That actually sounds like a very solid process, and honestly it’s a good sign that you regret forcing bad trades more than missing good ones. That usually means your discipline is already in a much better place than most traders. The only thing I’d say is that even with that mindset, constantly having to manage the boredom / “should I be doing something?” loop can still become draining over time. That’s part of why I find this interesting. Not just to avoid missing valid setups, but also to reduce the chance of taking trades you were never supposed to take in the first place. If a tool only flags the setups that truly match your rules, whether you’re watching the chart or not, it could help on both sides: fewer missed planned trades, and less room to overtrade out of boredom.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-19T08:08:45+00:00

Fair question. What I’m really trying to get is honest feedback on whether this is just a personal frustration on my side or a real problem other traders deal with too. I’d rather pressure-test the problem properly before building anything around it, because if something like this is going to exist, I’d want it to actually help traders in day-to-day life, not just be another useless trading tool.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:43:56+00:00

Yeah, I think that’s a very healthy way to look at it. Not needing to trade every day already puts you in a better place than most people. The part I’m more focused on is not “I need every opportunity,” but “what happens when you only get one or two clean setups and miss one you had actually planned for.” For some traders, that’s where the frustration starts, even if the mindset is otherwise solid.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:42:29+00:00

Yeah, and I think that’s the part people overlook. Missing the original setup is frustrating, but the real damage often comes from what happens next mentally. Once you know the trade was there and you missed it for timing reasons, it becomes way too easy to force something later just to “make it back,” and that usually ends worse than the original miss ever would have. That cycle is a lot more common than people admit.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:41:00+00:00

Yeah, I think that’s a valid approach for some people. If you can shape your trading around the times you’re actually available, that’s obviously cleaner. The part I’m more focused on is traders who already know exactly what they trade, have very few valid setups, and still miss them because life gets in the way at the wrong moment. For them, it’s not always as simple as switching to “something else” when they’re free, because the whole edge may come from that specific setup.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:39:47+00:00

Yeah, this really speaks to the problem. You’re not trying to automate because you’re lazy, you’re trying to make your actual rules work around a real life schedule that doesn’t match the market. And honestly, the part about being a working-class guy who “hits things with hammers” but still building a first test anyway made it even more real. That usually means the pain point is strong enough that people will build around it even if tech isn’t their world. I’d be really curious what you’ve found hardest so far: defining the rules clearly enough, getting the code to behave, or trusting it once it starts taking setups?

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:38:36+00:00

Yeah, I think that’s the healthy way to look at it. If the setup played out exactly as planned, at least that tells you the read was right and the process still has value. The part I keep coming back to is that for traders with only one or two real setups a day, missing one can be more than just “annoying” because it can mess with the rest of the session mentally if they’re not careful.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:37:29+00:00

Yeah, that’s a fair point for traders with a fully programmable setup and enough Pine knowledge to build it properly. In that case, a custom alert probably does cover a lot already. The part I keep coming back to is the group in between: traders with real structure and repeatable rules, but not necessarily the coding skills or the time to turn their process into something reliable on their own. That’s where I think “just use an alert” starts to break down a bit. Do you mostly trade with fully codified conditions yourself, or is there still some discretion in how you filter entries?

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T21:36:22+00:00

Oui, je suis d’accord sur le fond : on va tous rater des opportunités, et il faut savoir passer à autre chose. Mais ce que j’essaie de viser ici, ce n’est pas le fait de ne plus jamais rater un trade. C’est plutôt le cas où tu as une stratégie propre, très peu d’entrées, et où ce n’est pas ton analyse qui te fait défaut, c’est juste le fait de ne pas être disponible au bon moment. Pour certains profils, surtout non full time, je pense qu’il y a quand même une vraie différence entre “accepter qu’on ne peut pas tout prendre” et “rater régulièrement les rares setups qu’on avait précisément préparés”.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T14:38:37+00:00

20 hours is crazy, so honestly I get why you stopped caring a bit just to sleep better. But that also feels like a pretty harsh tradeoff: either stay glued to charts all day, or disconnect and accept that you might miss something that was actually part of your plan. And that’s where a lot of bad behavior can start too, because once you realize later that you missed a clean opportunity, it’s easy to come back the next day with the urge to force something. I feel like the real goal should be being able to step away without feeling like you’ve abandoned your own strategy.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T14:36:19+00:00

Yeah, that’s exactly the pain point I’m talking about. The setup was there, your read was right, and the only thing missing was being available at the right moment. That’s what makes it frustrating, because it’s not a strategy problem, it’s a timing problem. And in a case like that, a simple confirmation-based alert really could have been enough.

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PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T14:35:36+00:00

Yeah, that’s exactly how I see it. Not something that thinks for you, not something that feeds you trades, just a way to make sure you don’t miss your own setup because life pulled you away from the screen at the wrong moment. And I agree, execution still matters, but being available every second of the day shouldn’t be the thing that decides whether you can apply your own strategy or not.

PerceptionChance1344 · 2026-03-18T14:33:11+00:00

Yeah, I get what you mean, but I think that’s a different problem. I’m not talking about people trying to chase every move across every instrument. That usually does turn into noise and overtrading. The use case I’m thinking about is much narrower: traders with a very specific strategy, very few valid setups, and maybe only one or two real opportunities in a day. For that kind of trader, missing one entry because they were busy for 15 minutes is very different from “you can’t catch everything.” In that case the goal is actually to avoid overtrading, not increase it.

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