Why I Ask My Mom About My Trading Charts
Most traders think more analysis equals better trades. More indicators, more models, more screen time. I used to think that too. Then I started asking my mom what she saw on my charts. Changed everything. Here's what happened: I'm staring at this Bitcoin chart, running through all my usual analysis. Support levels, resistance zones, technical models – the whole nine yards. I'm seeing buying opportunities everywhere because that's what I'm trained to look for. So I call over my mom. "Don't worry about what you're looking at," I tell her. "You don't need to know anything about trading. Just tell me – what do you see in this picture?" She takes one look and says: "This looks like something that went up really nice and steady, then all of a sudden had a fast and scary drop." That's it. No technical jargon. No analysis paralysis. Just pure, unfiltered perspective. And