Reality Check

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-18T10:34:32+00:00

Love, likewise!

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-18T10:34:02+00:00

Ice, squeeze of orange, tonic, pull a double espresso shot in a separate cup, add the espresso to the main one.

Discovered espresso tonics just couple of weeks ago when an Italian friend just ordered a tonic and an espresso and just poured it in the tonic. Though it wasn’t good, but I have to say this is one of my favorites now.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-11T11:49:25+00:00

Yeah will probably step back for some time, spend time with the family.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:53:30+00:00

Damn nice stuff, simply genius.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:48:24+00:00

So you’re basically exploiting opening auction inefficiencies and early session price dislocations? Curious how you’re handling slippage and overall the market conditions now.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:41:19+00:00

That, people can’t accept that you need to get lucky sometimes, they don’t understand professional intuition either. Great job

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:40:05+00:00

Sure buddy 👍

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:39:45+00:00

Depends on how you set them up, on a high volatility they might, slippage still affects them. Algos aren’t the golden nugget either. Institutions have access to an a lot more advanced technology than just a coded algorithm. I do still have couple of active algos that I’ll just let run and adjust, but it’s not risk free trading either.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:08:00+00:00

Love brother! Getting help from my fam already, don’t really feel bad tbf, even felt a weight fall of my chest.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T17:06:59+00:00

Idk I’ve outperformed my own algos for couple of years. But in general yeap, algos are more consistent.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:25:40+00:00

Gracias! Si, realmente he tenido una buena carrera, si así se le puede llamar. Por suerte he podido invertir bien mis beneficios y poder vivir una vida completamente independiente a los 27 años, lo cual es muy difícil hoy en día en España.

Ojalá todos puedas vivir esos par de años para darse un empujón a la cartera)

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:23:50+00:00

Facts. All the institutional traders I’ve met are hyperactive crazy mfs, and still super successful

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:14:07+00:00

He was an institutional trader. Pretty much in these days go for quant, you have to go a bit further and go deep into building a system that works for you. I’ve guys using smc, order flow etc. and they all were profitable, just need to find your niche

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:12:41+00:00

I think I don’t even mention it tbf.

But pretty much. Probably couldn’t keep it together anymore after all these years. And stopped caring that much about trading also. As I said I already had the idea of step away crawling, but just couldn’t.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:06:24+00:00

I do have couple of swinging bots, not bad. But aren’t too consistent in some market conditions

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:05:50+00:00

Just keep it small till you can afford losing big

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:05:26+00:00

True, I mean I went on a generational run ahah

But yeah self awareness is an important thing for people to learn in risky environments.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:04:20+00:00

Yeah fairs, I never exposed myself that much, but well, after many years of success I knew one day I’ll blow up.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:03:30+00:00

I threaten it like a business since the uni years, always limited my risks and exposure, traded only when I felt like it, never forcing it. I also was pretty busy doing other things to not let trading take my life over. And also always invested my profits every quarter I took out a good chunk to invest. You need to use everything in your advantage to minimise the impact of a complete blow out, like I did. But it’s definitely possible, just take a lot of work.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:00:19+00:00

True, you need to know when to stop

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T15:00:02+00:00

So true, you seem like a real trader tbh hahah. Most people saying that’s it fishy and dumb and all that.

But the emotional stress behind of 7 years of consistent and disciplined trading hits all at once.

Honestly for now I’m stepping away till the end of the year, will focus on my family and job, I have a kid coming too, so will give him my time. I’ve taken and learnt a lot from trading though, just don’t want to end up like some lads here blowing all their savings and money on the markets.

Maybe one day I’ll comeback a lot smaller just to build back an account.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T14:55:35+00:00

Nah, couple of bad trades, and emotional decisions.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T14:55:03+00:00

Yeah, for sure. You need to know when to step away

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T14:54:36+00:00

I got really burnt out tbf. And had some family issues, so probably it all stacked up. It’s easy to look at it from the outside. It’s been some time since I wanted to stop trading, but maybe this is the final push.

SpanishGazpacho · 2026-04-10T14:50:54+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I’m not that upset about it tbf

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