Never mind that. The question is: do you share your coffee (and what sort of blend is it)?
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{quote} Never mind that. The question is: do you share your coffee (and what sort of blend is it)?
Might I suggest this one as an introduction into the wonderful world of coffee? (Medium roast blend of beans from Brazil, Guatemala and India---exceptionally smooth with lovely intense notes of dark chocolate and vanilla)
Or if you're already initiated into specialty coffee, I'd breakout the Nespresso machine for this Ethiopian variety (clear distinct fruity and floral notes) from the same Italian brand:
Or if you're feeling particularly frisky, I'd breakout the Turkish coffee machine, with or without cardamom?
{quote} Thank you very much (for this + your other posts). The Turkish one with cardamom looks very interesting. I think I may be able to get that, here.
Not sure if you've tried Turkish coffee before, but it's a different brewing method compared to European coffee. It's unfiltered and quite intense but that one with cardamom is a delight especially in the winter months. You'll need one of these for a traditional brew
I personally bought this beauty for convenience which also works great:
- #29
- Edited Jun 24, 2026 8:44am Jun 23, 2026 10:54pm | Edited Jun 24, 2026 8:44am
- | Joined Jun 2026 | Status: Trader | 2 Posts
Hi everyone,
I hope this is an appropriate place to post this. This is a request for help, but also an honest personal reflection.
I have been involved with the financial markets for almost six years.
I started in 2020 by buying stocks without really understanding much. I bought companies I knew or used myself, things like Coca-Cola, Netflix, Oi, and a few others based on suggestions from friends or some basic fundamental ideas.
Surprisingly, even without knowing much, I still managed to make some money.
But when I discovered real trading, everything changed.
I became fascinated by the idea of studying the market, building a method, trading consistently, and eventually changing my financial reality. During and after the pandemic, there were also many people online showing luxury lifestyles and claiming that trading was the reason.
I believed it.
I believed it because, like many people, I wanted to change my life. I wanted to find a real way to make money, improve my financial situation, and give my family a better life.
Over time, I started to understand a hard truth: in trading, many people do not really want to help you. Many people want to monetize your pain.
They sell courses, they sell hope, they sell the image of a life they may not even live themselves.
That is very heavy for someone starting from zero.
Still, I kept going.
I studied, tested, traded, lost money, changed strategies, came back, started again, and failed again.
For a long time, I thought the problem was me.
I thought it was psychology, lack of discipline, emotions, or that I was not “thinking like a trader.” I thought I only needed to control my mind better.
But after years of testing strategies, I started to realize something that not many people say honestly:
Sometimes the problem is not the trader.
Sometimes the strategy simply has no edge.
In 2024, I discovered the MQL5 market and trading robots. At first, I had some interesting results. I saw my capital grow by around 40%, and that gave me hope.
But then came another hit: I learned that many beautiful backtests can also be misleading.
Perfect curves, smooth growth, amazing tester performance, but once the EA goes live, it may work for a while and then fail. Some sellers disappear, delete accounts, change products, and the buyer is left with the loss.
Once again, I felt fooled.
But that phase also made me more mature.
Today, I am a vibe coder. I build software, tools, and applications with the help of AI. Because of that, I started building my own backtester so I could test strategies in a more serious, deeper, and more realistic way.
That was when things really became clear to me.
Many strategies I had traded before, and once believed could change my life, simply had no edge. No statistical advantage. No reliable growth curve.
That hurt.
It is hard to look back and realize that you spent years trying to fix your mindset, when maybe you were trying to extract results from methods that never had a real chance of working.
Now, almost six years into this journey, I still have not changed my life through trading.
I have passed some prop firm challenges, but I have never managed to make a withdrawal.
I am still here, studying, testing, searching, making mistakes, correcting them, and trying to find a real path.
That is why I am writing this.
I am not here to sell anything.
I am not here to pretend to be an expert.
I am asking for genuine help.
If you are reading this and you have already reached the place I am still trying to reach, I would really like to hear from you.
If you came from the bottom, started from zero, were not rich, did not have spare capital, and did not have a privileged position, but actually managed to build consistency in trading and turn it into a real source of income, I would appreciate any honest guidance.
Advice, direction, mentoring, warnings, hard truths, or anything that could help me shorten this path and avoid continuing to go in circles alone.
I am not looking for a miracle.
I am not looking for easy promises.
I am not looking for someone telling me they can make me rich in a few months.
I am looking for honest guidance from people who have actually gone through the process and made it.
What I want is simple:
I want to transform my reality.
I want to live from something I have studied for years.
I want to provide better for my family.
And one day, I want to look back and say: “I made it.”
If anyone can help me in any way, even with a direction, a conversation, or a truth I need to hear, I would be deeply grateful.
I hope this is an appropriate place to post this. This is a request for help, but also an honest personal reflection.
I have been involved with the financial markets for almost six years.
I started in 2020 by buying stocks without really understanding much. I bought companies I knew or used myself, things like Coca-Cola, Netflix, Oi, and a few others based on suggestions from friends or some basic fundamental ideas.
Surprisingly, even without knowing much, I still managed to make some money.
But when I discovered real trading, everything changed.
I became fascinated by the idea of studying the market, building a method, trading consistently, and eventually changing my financial reality. During and after the pandemic, there were also many people online showing luxury lifestyles and claiming that trading was the reason.
I believed it.
I believed it because, like many people, I wanted to change my life. I wanted to find a real way to make money, improve my financial situation, and give my family a better life.
Over time, I started to understand a hard truth: in trading, many people do not really want to help you. Many people want to monetize your pain.
They sell courses, they sell hope, they sell the image of a life they may not even live themselves.
That is very heavy for someone starting from zero.
Still, I kept going.
I studied, tested, traded, lost money, changed strategies, came back, started again, and failed again.
For a long time, I thought the problem was me.
I thought it was psychology, lack of discipline, emotions, or that I was not “thinking like a trader.” I thought I only needed to control my mind better.
But after years of testing strategies, I started to realize something that not many people say honestly:
Sometimes the problem is not the trader.
Sometimes the strategy simply has no edge.
In 2024, I discovered the MQL5 market and trading robots. At first, I had some interesting results. I saw my capital grow by around 40%, and that gave me hope.
But then came another hit: I learned that many beautiful backtests can also be misleading.
Perfect curves, smooth growth, amazing tester performance, but once the EA goes live, it may work for a while and then fail. Some sellers disappear, delete accounts, change products, and the buyer is left with the loss.
Once again, I felt fooled.
But that phase also made me more mature.
Today, I am a vibe coder. I build software, tools, and applications with the help of AI. Because of that, I started building my own backtester so I could test strategies in a more serious, deeper, and more realistic way.
That was when things really became clear to me.
Many strategies I had traded before, and once believed could change my life, simply had no edge. No statistical advantage. No reliable growth curve.
That hurt.
It is hard to look back and realize that you spent years trying to fix your mindset, when maybe you were trying to extract results from methods that never had a real chance of working.
Now, almost six years into this journey, I still have not changed my life through trading.
I have passed some prop firm challenges, but I have never managed to make a withdrawal.
I am still here, studying, testing, searching, making mistakes, correcting them, and trying to find a real path.
That is why I am writing this.
I am not here to sell anything.
I am not here to pretend to be an expert.
I am asking for genuine help.
If you are reading this and you have already reached the place I am still trying to reach, I would really like to hear from you.
If you came from the bottom, started from zero, were not rich, did not have spare capital, and did not have a privileged position, but actually managed to build consistency in trading and turn it into a real source of income, I would appreciate any honest guidance.
Advice, direction, mentoring, warnings, hard truths, or anything that could help me shorten this path and avoid continuing to go in circles alone.
I am not looking for a miracle.
I am not looking for easy promises.
I am not looking for someone telling me they can make me rich in a few months.
I am looking for honest guidance from people who have actually gone through the process and made it.
What I want is simple:
I want to transform my reality.
I want to live from something I have studied for years.
I want to provide better for my family.
And one day, I want to look back and say: “I made it.”
If anyone can help me in any way, even with a direction, a conversation, or a truth I need to hear, I would be deeply grateful.
- #30
- Jun 26, 10:22pm (16 hr ago) Jun 26, 10:22pm (16 hr ago)
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