Hello Again, Spirit Animals!
It's important to step back and celebrate the good.
This isn't a victory lap. Far from it. But we need to appreciate when the market gods are smiling on us. If we don't, the inevitable challenging times feel so much harder. That's no way to live.
I've rarely been good at celebrating wins or successful runs. My personality flaw? When things are going well, I act like I expected it to happen—like I'm somehow entitled because I put in the work. Like I'm owed.
Of course, this is flat wrong. The market doesn't owe me anything. But these are the battles I face.
So today, we're doing something a little different for the Options Jam Session.
We're looking back at some of the trades and lessons that have powered my model portfolio to greater than 100% year-to-date gains. Not to chest-pound, but to understand what got us here.
We're going to acknowledge the processes that created these results. Remind ourselves that we're building muscle memory so we can repeat these processes and create our own luck going forward.
Because here's the truth: success in trading isn't about individual wins. It's about developing repeatable processes that consistently put you in position for good things to happen. The GDXJ trade. The MRUS buyout. The discipline to hold winners and cut losers at the right times.
These aren't accidents. They're the result of showing up every day with a plan and trusting that plan even when it's uncomfortable.
Today's session is about sharpening best practices, affirming the value of following your plan, and drawing strength from a community that gets it. Because trading can be isolating, and having people who understand the journey makes all the difference.
Join Spencer and me today at 11am ET. We'll celebrate what's working, learn from what got us here, and build the confidence to keep doing it when the market inevitably tests us again.
Sometimes you need to pause and recognize the good. Today is one of those days.
