Learning Notes – Trading & Scalping: Why Scalping Is Mentally Harder Than It Looks
Scalping may look simple from the outside, but the real challenge lies in emotional discipline and consistent decision-making under pressure.
March 2026
hello@theslowedit.org Learning Notes – Trading & Scalping: The Day I Did Nothing
A trading session where no trades were taken, and why choosing to do nothing in the markets can sometimes be…
Learning Notes – Trading & Scalping: When Not Trading Is the Right Trade
Learning to accept that not trading can sometimes be the best decision. A reflection on patience, discipline and resisting the…
The Travel Edit: Bali
The Art of Doing Nothing We didn’t go to Bali to see the sights. We went to disappear. Before the…
Learning Notes – Trading & Scalping: When I Broke My Own Rule
A reflection on breaking one of my own trading rules, stopping after two losses, and what it revealed about expectations,…
Inspired by My Son’s Wrestling: Why I Started Training Grip Strength
Watching my son train in wrestling made me curious about something I had rarely thought about before - grip strength.…
Learning Notes – Trading & Scalping: Thinking in Points vs Thinking in Money
A short reflection on how increasing position size changed my mindset while learning scalping, and why thinking in dollars instead…