57% of these patterns end the same way. That's not my opinion. That's Tom Bulkowski's research, the most cited body of work on chart patterns in technical analysis. The pattern is called an ascending channel, and SPY is sitting at the level right now where the trade triggers. The market is at all-time highs. SPY is over $737. And I'm getting ready to short next week. I'm not bearish, I don't think the rally is over, and I'm not calling a top. I'm reading a pattern that has a name, has documented historical performance behind it, and is showing up on the SPY chart right now in textbook form. An ascending channel is one of the most basic and most reliable structures in technical analysis. Two parallel upward-sloping trendlines, with price moving in a steady rhythm between them, where the lower line connects higher lows and acts as support while

Apple is my kryptonite. You know what I mean… The one stock that has been beating up your account for years, the one you keep going back to because you think you finally figured it out. You buy the breakout and it fakes you out, you short the top and it rips through, you wait for it to come back and it doesn't. Mine is Apple, before Apple it was TTD, and every trader has one. Most people respond the same way. They keep doing the same trade and expecting a different result. Same setup, same swing trade, same outcome. The account bleeds and they tell themselves the next one will be different. It won't. But there's a fix. I learned it the hard way and I taught it to my room today. It works on any stock that has consistently beaten you, and it has nothing to do with

The easiest way to lose money in a market like this is to make money first. I know how that sounds. Stay with me. The Dow closed up 600 points today. The S&P printed its first close above 7,300. AMD ripped 17%. If you're long anything that's working, you feel pretty good right now. You should. Here's the thing nobody wants to hear when they're up money. Days like this are exactly when traders give it all back. There's a name for it in behavioral finance, there's data on what it costs you, and the number is uglier than you think. I teach my members one specific rule that solves it. The math is simple enough to do in your head while the position is running. The hard part is doing it. The easiest way to lose money in a market like this is to make money first. I know