#neutral zone

Posts tagged under neutral zone:

• Why the Blog Went Silent — The Early Stop That Started December 7

  January 14, 2026

  I was planning to close trading on December 19, 2025. Instead I stopped on December 7. The blog went quiet the same day — except for one forgotten scheduled post that went live on the 19th. This is what happened when the break arrived earlier and deeper than expected.

• The Last Trade of 2025 — Why I Will Close the Year on December 19 and Stay Out Until January

  December 19, 2025

  Every year I choose one final trade and then shut the platform for the rest of December. This is the exact rule, the reason it exists, and what actually happens when the year ends early.

• The One Rule That Survived the Silent Year

  December 06, 2025

  After 366 days of private trading and zero external input, only one rule remained non-negotiable. Everything else was negotiable. This is the rule I will never break again.

• The Annual Journal Burn — Once a Year I Throw Away 90 % of My Old Notes

  December 05, 2025

  Every December I perform the quietest and most powerful ritual of all: I burn or delete almost every trading journal entry from the past year. This is why I do it and how I decide what survives.

• When to Take a Full Month Off — The Exact Signals I Trust and How I Return Clean

  December 03, 2025

  Sometimes the cleanest trade is no trade at all. This is how I know when a full month away is required, and the precise way I come back sharper than before.

• The One-Setup Month — Why I Sometimes Trade Only One Pattern for 30 Days Straight

  December 02, 2025

  When noise creeps back in, I don’t add complexity. I subtract until only one setup remains. This is how a single-pattern month restores clarity, edge, and the Neutral Zone.

• The Drawdown Protocol — How I Trade Through Red Months Without Changing a Thing

  December 01, 2025

  When the account is red and the pressure rises, most traders react. I don’t. This is the exact protocol that lets me stay mechanically neutral through any drawdown.

• The Weekly Close-Out — The 45-Minute Ritual That Protects the Neutral Zone Every Friday

  November 30, 2025

  Every Friday I run a quiet close-out that seals the week without carryover. This 45-minute ritual extracts lessons, kills noise, and leaves me entering the next week clean and neutral.