✈ Friday Flight Log

ICYMI: Trade Travel Chill Highlights of the Week

After a heavy news week, I’m happy to report that we’ve successfully weathered the turbulence and Annii has switched off the seatbelt sign. So feel free to stretch your legs, grab a refreshing beverage, and settle in for our weekly recap!

💸 TRADE

👩‍✈️ From the Flight Deck

Captain’s Log ✍

Annii’s been our eyes in the sky this turbulent week:

• She advised caution due to geopolitical tensions, potential “sell the news” reactions post-Bitcoin convention, and complex market dynamics.
• She gave us a first-of-the-month analysis of Bitcoin’s potential trajectory for August, charting from the monthly chart, down to the nitty-gritty of the 1-hour timeframe.
• And she warned that opening trades on FOMC news day, in any direction, will basically guarantee they will hit SL’s with volatility. Sure enough, the MM rewarded us with a rollercoaster ride.

I do think it is macro bullish. It is a good sign that the bull market is not over at this point in time. But does that mean that August is going to be the month that we break out to all time highs? Not necessarily.

– Annii

Annii and the Market Makers 🤘

No, it’s not the name of her new band (although…🤭)
This week we were treated to a new entry in Annii’s blog, where she spilled the tea on her experiences meeting with VCs and MMs in Paris. Read it here, and then join this interesting follow-up conversation between Annii and the community.

Annii’s Tweet

⚡ Inflight News

Ultimate Trade Challenge 🥊

Last week, Annii floated the idea of a skill-based trading challenge to help us increase confidence, improve skills, and reduce FOMO. True to form, just one week later, the TTC Ultimate Trade Challenge is officially LIVE! Annii has already posted a Staggered Entry Challenge, which resulted in a gorgeous 5:1 long during Thursday’s US session.

With no set end-date, you can jump in and participate whenever you’re ready. Watch this video to get started!

July Altcoin Report 💎

The new Altcoin Report is out, featuring 14 crypto projects across six narratives: Layer 1, Layer 2, Real World Assets, AI, Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, and Marketing Finance. Annii has also chosen two 🃏 wildcard projects for their potential upside in the current bull cycle. Capital Club members can delve into all the juicy details here.

Trading Tools Upgrade 🔨

The TTC trade journal is being revamped, just in time for the Ultimate Trading Challenge! Share your ideas for improvement in this thread. There’s also been some sneaky teasers from the Cabin Crew about the next suite of upgrades to the TTC Trading View indicator (delta on the chart? news events on the chart?? 🤫) and I have zero doubt that it will make us even more laz- … I mean, effective traders. 😜

PS, no I don’t have an ETA.

– Casper

Annii’s Instagram Post

🚀 Cabin Crew Recaps

Method Deep Dives 🤿

I strongly believe that the Community Hangouts are the best way to reinforce and expand our understanding of the method. Each session is packed with incredible value and essential viewing IMO. This week:

• Cajun tackled the challenge of converting theory into practical trading skills, building confidence and trust in the model, and identifying high-quality trade entries.
• Cody shared how he documents chart patterns as a reference guide for future trades, how to identify an SVC, and explored mid-week reversals and why Thursdays are so great for trading.

All the hangouts are available in the Live Session Recordings section of the website.

There is way too much to remember if you are trading every strategy at once. People get discouraged when they see people scalping, using ribbon strategy, trading the weekly, trading the daily. You can’t do that. You have to give yourself the time to get really good at one thing. 

– CajunSpice

SilverWolf Alpha 🐺

Our resident alpha hunter SilverWolf continues to sniff out promising opportunities and share his altcoin coin picks and technical analysis. This week he shared his perspectives on current price action for  $BTC, $AAVE and $BADGER, and also fundamental overviews of:

• Ondo ($ONDO)
• MANTRA ($OM)
• Stacks ($STX) – available publicly on the TTC website 
• Polygon ($MATIC)

Capital Club members can access all SilverWolf’s altcoin summaries in the silverwolfbtc-updates channel, and also submit TA requests in the coin-suggestions channel. And if all that wasn’t enough, Mr Wolf also challenged us to switch up our perspective on trading losses in his new blog, The Benefit of Losing, available on the TTC website.

When it’s time, the lion attacks with total perfection and great timing. In each step, the lion has sheer discipline.

– SilverWolfBTC

Pro Results 🚀

Casper shared this prime example of a TBD trade, with a lovely 4:1 risk to reward, from entry to taking profit. To learn from her rationale, profit targets, and stop loss strategy, check out the full trade setup here.

This is my favourite trade of the week because we all caught it together.

– Casper

⛅ Weather Report

Macro-Econ 📈

Jarrid dropping analysis like this in real-time is a game-changer when we are in the Discord trying to size up the PA and settle the nerves ahead of news events. As Annii said this week…

 By the way guys, if you’re not catching Jarrid’s lives and blog updates, you’re missing very important information. These are crucial to be paying attention to right now.

– Annii

Check out his latest blog post which unpacks the power struggle between the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve and exploring their impact on markets, and mark your calendars for next week’s live Macro Hangout!

Astro 🔮

Annii reported that short-term astro suggests mixed influences with potential for wild price swings. August brings both favorable and unfavorable aspects, so we could be in for some volatility. Read the latest financial astrology update here.

Community Travel Highlight, Iceland in May

– @Danbow1, Capital Club Member

🌍 TRAVEL

Annii in Paris ✈️

Simply blown away by this education trading community! Literally, outstanding in the Crypto space.

– @Adsa, Capital Club Member

 

😎 CHILL

Managing Overwhelm 💖

Catch up with the latest Chill Chat with Coach Cat for a supportive and insightful discussion on managing overwhelm and prioritising your well-being in trading and life.

Happy Sunday TTC famz, just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Chill Chat session Friday night. It was probably the most interactive I’ve seen everyone in the chat, it was beautiful. For me, I got some clarity around what’s been coming up for me of late and implemented a lot of the strategies discussed straight away.

– @Faith H, TTC OG

Happy Cinnamon Day ✨

Sprinkle some good vibes with us as Coach Cat leads the community in a cinnamon ritual, inviting abundance into our lives. Annii has been doing this for years, and I love the intentionality and positive mindset behind this practice. 

1. A pinch of powdered cinnamon in your left hand. 
2. Walk to your front door, have it open and face into your home (back to door).
3. Read the mantra in the image out loud, or make up your own! 
4. Blow the cinnamon into your home & leave it for 24 hours min.

📺 Inflight Entertainment 

Here are your weekend watches and good reads to keep you from missing the charts too much:

• Test yourself with Annii’s Pop Quiz!
• Guess who the Market Maker is in the photo below (the answer is here! 🤫)
• Listen in on this chill chat with Annii on the Mr M Podcast where they discuss their experiences in crypto and the psychology of trading.
• Recommended by @lucyinthesky, a great video about trading psychology for those of us struggling with this topic.
• The Confessions of a Market Maker podcast, recommended by @mathewv. 
• Recommended by Annii, the Chat With Traders podcast.
• And never be at a loss for something to read with the TTC Blogs:
• Annii spills the tea on her recent Paris Adventures.
• SilverWolf argues the Benefits of Losing Trades.
• Jarrid explores the Tug-of-War Over Monetary Policy

 

I’m not waiting till the end of the cycle to cash out of my altcoins. Slowly, slowly, scaling in, scaling out is the way that you avoid that big sharp drop when it’s all over.

– Annii, on the Mr M Podcast

📆 ON THE HORIZON

Please note, all times are listed in New York time. Access the full calendar here.

🤣 MEME OF THE WEEK

❓ Have feedback or suggestions for this recap? Sick of the heavy-handed aviation metaphors?

Tag me in Discord or send a DM!

– Caitlin