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🤠 Howdy Munchers! The new year is almost here, and if you’re serious about leveling up your trading game in 2025, you’re in the right place.

No fluff. No gimmicks. Just five hard-hitting tips to help you dominate the markets, get funded, and finally make this the year you crush it.

On today’s menu:

• 5 Trading Tips For 2025 🧵 

• Yesterday’s Stock Selloff: What Traders Need to Know 📉

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5 TRADING TIPS FOR 2025 🧵 

1️⃣ Make Getting Funded Your #1 Goal

Let’s be real: The days of flipping $500 accounts into millions are over.

In 2025, your mission is simple: get funded. Pass a prop firm challenge and trade with serious capital.

Why? 🤔 

• With $100K in funding, you don’t need to take crazy risks to make meaningful gains.

• Every prop firm success story starts with one step—passing that first challenge.

Before you take any trade, ask yourself: Does this move me closer to getting funded? If the answer’s no, skip it. Your focus should be razor-sharp.

2️⃣ Get So Good the Rules Don’t Matter

You’ve probably heard it: “Prop firm challenges are impossible.”

Spoiler alert: They’re not. ❌ 

Most traders just aren’t ready when they take them.

Here’s the secret: 90% of the work happens before you start the challenge.

• Build your edge.

• Build a Stoic mindset.

• Refine your strategy until it’s second nature.

When you’re so good the rules don’t matter, the challenge becomes just another step in your process—not some Herculean task.

3️⃣ Think Like a Casino 🎰

What do the best traders in the world and casinos have in common?

They don’t stress about the next outcome.

Casinos know they’ll lose a few blackjack hands, but they don’t care—because over hundreds of games, their edge always wins.

As a trader, you need to think the same way:

• Focus on the next 100 trades, not the next one.

• Understand that each trade is a probability game, not a guaranteed win.

Build your edge, trust the process, and let the math do the heavy lifting.

4️⃣ Fundamentals First, Technicals Second

If you think a random trendline is moving the market, I’ve got bad news: You’ve been lied to.

The truth? Fundamentals drive the market. 🔑 

• Fundamentals tell you what direction to trade.

• Technicals tell you where to get in and out.

Understanding the macro picture is a game-changer.

It’s what transformed my trading. Now, I can often predict what the market is doing before I even open my charts.

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5️⃣ Block Out the Noise. Go Monk Mode. 🧘

Trading is hard enough without social media making you feel like you’re behind.

Here’s the truth: Most of the traders flexing online aren’t profitable. They’re just good at making you feel like they are.

The result?

You start doubting your process, tweaking things that don’t need fixing, and losing focus.

Here’s my advice: Go monk mode.

• Unfollow the noise.

• Stop comparing yourself to others.

• Trust your process and give yourself time to grow.

Do you think med students perform brain surgery in their first month? Of course not.

Trading’s no different.

The Bottom Line

2025 is your year. Stick to these five tips, and you’ll set yourself up for long-term success:

1. Get funded. Make it your #1 priority.

2. Master your craft. Get so good the rules don’t matter.

3. Think long-term. Focus on the next 100 trades.

4. Study fundamentals. They drive the market.

5. Go monk mode. Block out the noise and trust your process.

Let’s crush it, Munchers. Cheers to a profitable new year.

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Yesterday’s Stock Selloff: What Traders Need to Know 📉

If you checked the markets yesterday, you probably thought, “Did the Grinch just steal year-end gains?”

Stocks tanked across the board in a late-December selloff that had traders scratching their heads. Here’s what went down—and what it means for you.

What Happened in the Markets? 🕵️

1️⃣ Profit-Taking Mania
It’s the end of the year, and investors are cashing out on their winners. Big names like Amazon, Tesla, and Alphabet saw significant drops as traders locked in gains. When the Magnificent 7 stumble, the whole market feels it.

2️⃣ Boeing Drama
Shares of Boeing fell over 3% after a tragic incident involving a Jeju Air 737-800. A reminder that headlines, especially ones like this, can hit specific sectors hard.

3️⃣ Bitcoin Lost Steam
BTC’s momentum took a hit, dropping to the $92,000-$93,000 range after recently peaking at $108,000. When crypto cools, risk sentiment often follows.

4️⃣ Rising Treasury Yields
The 10-year Treasury yield ticked up to 4.57%, giving cautious investors an alternative to stocks. Higher yields = fewer reasons to stay in equities.

5️⃣ Index Meltdown

• Dow Jones: Down 418 points (-0.97%)

• S&P 500: Dropped 1.07%

• Nasdaq: Fell 1.2%

Despite the selloff, let’s not forget the big picture:

• The S&P 500 is up 25.2% this year.

• The Nasdaq is up 31.4%.

In short, this isn’t the apocalypse—it’s a recalibration.

Why This Happens: It’s All About Risk Sentiment 📊

December selloffs are as predictable as holiday sales: they happen every year.

Why?

• Fund Rebalancing: Funds close their books for the year, shifting portfolios to prep for the next. This creates erratic moves as positions are liquidated and rebalanced.

• Profit-Taking: With major yearly gains, traders aren’t leaving money on the table. This especially impacts high-flyers like tech stocks.

The Bottom Line: A Blip, Not a Crash

Yes, the markets sold off, but context matters:

• The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are still crushing it for the year.

• Funds are repositioning, profits are being locked, and volatility is temporary.

For now, we’re watching closely, dipping a toe where it makes sense, and keeping our eyes on BTC, gold, and Microstrategy.

Let’s see what 2025 has in store.

Mr.Pip 📈

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