Why I Publish My Losing Trades
Transparency isn't a marketing angle — it's the only honest way to teach trading. Here's what publishing every loss for two years taught me.
The problem with highlight reels
Every trading feed is a highlight reel. Screenshots of wins, silence on losses. The result is a generation of traders who think losing means failing.
A real edge is a statistical one: it loses often, by design. My last hundred documented trades include forty-one losers. The account still grew, because the average winner is roughly twice the average loser.
What the journal actually measures
I don't journal to remember trades. I journal to answer three questions:
- Did I take only A-setups?
- Did I execute the plan as written?
- Did I size correctly for the account state?
Outcome isn't on the list. A profitable trade that broke the rules gets a red flag; a losing trade executed perfectly gets a green one.
Why this matters for you
If you're learning from anyone — me included — demand to see the losses. Anyone who won't show them is selling a story, not a skill.