You will never be a real trader. You have no instinct, you have no strategy, you have no edge. You are a desperate gambler twisted by greed and delusion into a crude mockery of market success.

All the “praise” you get is insincere and half-hearted. Behind your back, people mock you. Your mentors are disappointed and ashamed of you, your “peers” laugh at your reckless decisions behind closed doors.

Investors are utterly repulsed by you. Thousands of years of market wisdom have allowed professionals to sniff out frauds with incredible efficiency. Even traders who “win” once in a while look suspicious and unreliable to seasoned investors. Your lack of discipline is a dead giveaway. And even if you manage to land a lucky trade, the market will humble you the moment volatility rises and exposes your flawed approach.

You will never find true success. You force out a confident grin every time you open a new position, convincing yourself that this time will be different, but deep inside, the anxiety and fear creep up like a looming crash, waiting to bury you under the unbearable weight of your losses.