Growing a small trading account involves navigating wild swings, and today’s SPY trading session was a testament to resilience with a 32% gain that erased earlier losses. Despite facing multiple setbacks, I stayed determined and turned the day around, offering a valuable lesson in perseverance. My goal with this post is to offer transparency on how to scale a small account, using my session as an example, and share actionable tips for small-account traders. Economic News: U.S. CPI Update Today, the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2025 rose by 2.4% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month, both slightly below expectations of 2.5% and 0.2%, respectively, indicating a cooler inflation trend. Core CPI, excluding food and energy, increased by 2.8% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month, under the forecasted 2.9% and 0.3%, suggesting reduced inflationary pressure that may have influenced SPY’s volatile price action. Today’s SPY Trading Session: A Rollercoaster with a Redemptio...
You’re glued to your charts, desperate for a setup to pull your small account out of the red. Another loss. Another dream deferred. You’re not failing because the market’s cruel. You’re failing because your mind’s trapped in scarcity—a low-agency prison that’s strangling your trades. You’re a day trader, hungry for consistency, aching to scale up, ready but stuck just shy of the breakthrough. Abundance is your birthright, the key to mastering your setups and owning your day trading dream. Let’s tear into the metaphysics of scarcity and abundance to flip your P&L. This isn’t hope. This is a path forward. What’s Metaphysics, and Why It’s Your Trading Foundation Metaphysics is the study of reality's essence, what exists, how it connects, and why it matters. It’s the wiring of your trading world. Your thoughts, emotions, and focus aren’t noise—they’re the code driving your market results. Thinking metaphysically means seeing trades as energy, your mindset as cause, and your ...
