I trade for many years. Long enough to understand: most of what is written about markets does not generate profit.
For a long time, I did the same as everyone else. I read books. I followed the "right" methods. I tried to be consistent, rational, disciplined.
The result was familiar: at best — zero.
It was only later that I realized the problem was not in execution. The problem was in the worldview behind it.
Since my youth, I have been interested in philosophy. I studied it at university and tried to read the major authors who laid the foundation of this field.
However, I did not come to a materialist understanding of reality immediately. My views were finally formed relatively recently.
What matters is that after this, my trading changed. Significantly.
This year the result was about +65%. The number of trades was small — around 25, if the statistics are to be believed.
I approach markets from a materialist position — in the philosophical sense. Not because it's trendy or provocative, but because it works for me.
Reality exists independently of our expectations, narratives, and intentions. Markets are part of this reality.
To make sense of such systems, I use the dialectical method. Not as an ideology, but as a tool: for thinking in terms of contradictions, processes, constraints, and changes — rather than static models.
This is not investment advice. I do not manage large capital and do not claim to be a guru. I solve my own problems and understand the limits of my approach.
Therefore, everything I write here will probably be closer to people working with modest amounts — those who set aside part of their income and want to at least avoid its systematic loss.
The thoughts presented here will develop gradually. Step by step. Some ideas will only make sense later — in connection with others.
This will not be understandable for everyone. Many things that seem "obvious" in matters of markets, success, or learning may turn out to be unnecessary — or simply wrong. This is not a challenge. Just a warning.