Michael Burry just bet $1.1 billion against AI giants. Tech stocks tanked. The real contagion risk isn’t AI valuations—it’s that when the Magnificent Seven sneeze, the entire market catches pneumonia. Here’s what we discovered trading through the chaos.

A 125-year-old playbook, a modern crypto exchange, and why your whinging won’t change a bloody thing

FINRA finally decided that requiring $25,000 to day trade was about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Replaced with intraday margin based on real-time position risk.
Awaiting SEC approval – earliest rollout early 2026.
Brokers can still set higher limits, so it’s not a total free-for-all.
Translation: Retail traders finally get through the velvet rope, but the market DJ still plays risk management on repeat.

TLDR – Volume Analysis Integration
The Premium Popper already wins 86.6% of trades. Adding opening-volume filters looked promising but failed in practice. After three development cycles and rigorous statistical tracking, the supposed edge proved to be statistical noise (+1.5% at best).

Key lessons:
– Not every research insight translates into profitable execution.
– Feature creep adds complexity without guaranteed returns.
– Sometimes subtraction beats addition – a leaner, proven system is more powerful.

Verdict: Volume analysis removed. v1.5.7 stays the production standard.

Why I Ignore the News (and Make More Because of It)

For 20+ years, I’ve made a conscious choice: I don’t watch the news in real time. No alerts. No “breaking” panic. No Fed-speak deciphering. The reason? It keeps me sane – and profitable.

In this new post, I break down how willful ignorance became my trading edge – and why it might be the most powerful mindset shift you’ll ever make.

Trader Stress Isn’t a Badge – It’s a Warning
If your blood pressure spikes every time you place a trade, you’re not operating a system – you’re surviving chaos.

This article breaks down why most stress-driven traders are just guessing, and how a rule-based system flips the script.

You’ll learn:

– Why your nervous system sabotages emotional trades

– How the myth of “good stress” keeps traders broke

– What calm, system-led trading actually looks like

– The exact checklist to test if you’re guessing or executing

Spoiler: If you’re sweating bullets – you’re probably not trading (properly).