Tuesday, June 17, 2025
After 10 years as a day trader, I gave up manual trading — not because it didn’t work, but because it was breaking me. Here’s why switching to automation changed everything (and how to think like a real business owner).
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
If you’re a trader, entrepreneur, or side hustler, here’s a hard truth:
Manual trading can destroy the very freedom you’re trying to build.
I’ve been in the forex market for a decade. Ten years of experience, wins, losses, six-figure trades, and long nights. And today, I don’t manually trade at all.
Here’s why.
When I was trading manually, my nervous system was always on edge.
Even when I wasn’t in a trade, I was thinking about setups.
Even when the market was closed, I was mentally preparing for the next entry.
It was like I could never actually “clock out.”
And let’s be honest: If your trading strategy is eating away at your peace of mind, it’s not wealth — it’s a new form of stress.
As my business life grew, so did the demand on my time.
But the more I tried to shift focus — to build new ventures, enjoy real moments with my family, or travel — the more my trading performance suffered.
Manual trading isn’t just about skills.
It requires an obsessive level of focus. And that focus comes at the expense of everything else.
If you're trying to juggle building wealth, launching a business, spending time with loved ones, and managing trades — something’s going to break. For me, it was focus and consistency.
After 5 years of trading by hand, I realized something painful:
I had built myself a new job.
No time off. No true freedom.
If I wasn’t actively in the market, I wasn’t earning.
That’s not passive income. That’s a performance-based income stream wrapped in the illusion of freedom.
And it’s not why I got into entrepreneurship in the first place.
Right before the pandemic hit, I made a decision.
Instead of quitting trading altogether, I partnered with a few trusted friends and invested heavily in building out my system into a full automated trading algorithm.
In simple terms:
I put my brain into a machine.
And over the last 5 years, I’ve been quietly refining that algorithm — optimizing it for consistency, minimizing risk, and maximizing efficiency.
Now?
✅ I wake up to profits without lifting a finger.
✅ I focus on business building and content — not chart watching.
✅ I protect my time and peace while still compounding cash flow in the background.
The algorithm isn’t hype — it’s backed by data.
✅ 5–10% average monthly returns on conservative settings.
✅ 30–50% monthly returns on high-risk settings (which I don’t offer publicly).
✅ 20-year backtest showing near-identical results to live forward testing.
This isn’t a guessing game. It’s a system — and it works..
This post isn’t about trading.
It’s about thinking like a real business owner.
Here’s the mindset shift:
Wealth isn't built through constant grind — it’s built through leverage.
Time is your most valuable asset — protect it.
Systems > Hustle.
Focus builds empires. Distraction destroys them.
If you're a founder or creator trying to juggle too many income streams, manual trading might feel like progress — but automation is where real scale lives.
If you’re done with the emotional rollercoaster of manual trading...
If you’re ready to add a cashflow stream that doesn’t drain your energy…
If you want a trading strategy that acts like a business asset…
👉 Explore the algorithm I built
It’s available now with conservative settings designed for real entrepreneurs — not hype traders.
You don’t need another job.
You need freedom.
Let’s build it.