This message isn’t for everyone. After all, we know a fraction of leveraged retail traders are successful. But...

Look, you need to stop 🛑 #

You're not good at this, and there is no gentle way to say it.

You suck. Big time.

You tried to make it work #

But you just. keep. losing.

Look at your balance sheet.

You're losing repeatedly, and not just on realized PnL. You're also bleeding into tools, data, subscriptions, "education," and every other paid promise.

...and it’s just not working 🛠️ #

You did it all. You studied the gurus, opened the margin account, and talked yourself into averaging down your way into a full-time obsession.

And then just what did you do? #

You bought more monitors. You upgraded your setup. You optimized your workflow.

Are you any better, or just deeper in?

Ask yourself:

• Are you trading assets or are you trading indicators?
• How much time do you spend fucking with your system?
• Break it down: what is your yearly ROI vs time spent? (Yes, including "research.")
• Did you have any idea that you’d end up here?

And what exactly are you up against? Teams of PhDs, better data, lower latency, and actual risk infrastructure.

You think you're beating that with vibes and a desk rig?

What is the evidence? 🔬 #

You might have a plan, but the data usually tells a different story. Hidden costs and forced liquidation are brutal for leveraged retail traders.

Using three years of data (733 trading days, January 2014 to December 2016), researchers at UCLA found that leverage materially reduced individual investors' returns.

In other words: borrowed money often means less money for you.

Know the full story 📖 #

Highly leveraged traders survive because they can survive the drawdown. Most retail traders cannot.

If you cannot comfortably survive a margin call, don't trade on margin.

If you're constantly wiring money in to "stay in the game," you're not investing. You're stalling reality.

• ...and the only limit order is yourself
• ...and you're ignoring your failures
• ...and you're failing the test

What have you lost? #

If this sounds familiar, that's the point.

We're a small group with experience inside trading services. We built this site because we got tired of watching the same cycle repeat: hype, leverage, fees, denial.

If you've paid for systems, subscribed to indicators, or been blindsided by a margin call, we want your story.