Traders aren’t like normal people.
They used to be normal … But after months of studying, grinding, and wandering through the battlefield of the market, trade after trade, they eventually change.
There’s a hardened emotional maturity that grows around them.
Like an armor.
I see it on all of my millionaire students.
And on guys like Jack Kellogg, who now has $24.8 million in trading profits, the armor is thick.
I notice it instantly, so I can imagine the change is drastic for the people closest to them. Like they’re friends and family.
Traders stop chasing comfort. They stop reacting emotionally. They stop clinging to things that don’t serve their goals.
That’s why non-traders don’t understand us, and don’t have the same success.
They say traders are “cold.” But that’s not true.
We’re just decisive.
When the market’s open, emotions get you killed. Hesitation costs money. Too much attachment will destroy accounts.
And our mindset bleeds into the rest of our lives. Into our relationships, how we think about love and loyalty.
You might have heard, Jack Kellogg just got engaged …
This seems like a good time to revisit one of my oldest lessons.
Why I Say Traders Should Never Marry
I helped share Jack’s engagement announcement on January 3.
Look at the post below:
AHHHHHHHHHHH @Jackaroo_Trades AND @Mari_trades ARE ENGAGED!!!! 2 OF MY TOP STUDENTS TURNED LEGENDARY TRADERS! THEY MET AT MY ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND NOW THEY’RE GONNA GET MARRIED!!!!
EVERYONE CONGRATULATE THE HAPPY COUPLE, AHHHHHHHHHHHH I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY FOR THEM!!… pic.twitter.com/4II458ls3l
— Timothy Sykes (@timothysykes) January 4, 2026
I’m beyond happy for Jack and Mari.
Mari is also one of my millionaire students. She and Jack met at my annual conference a few years ago and started dating.
Now they’re tying the knot!
I feel like … A proud uncle maybe? I don’t know. 😆
In any case, I’m so proud of both of them and I’m ecstatic to see them both so happy.
I’m 100% confident in this marriage.
But not all marriages are created equal.
Earlier in my career, I opened a hedge fund and I married a bad apple …
Cygnus eTransaction Group, Inc. ($CYGT) was her name. She was an e-ticketing stock.
It was a new technology at the time. And I was right about the tech, but I was wrong about the stock. That position essentially blew up my entire fund.
I lost money. A lot of my friends and family lost money. All because I married a stock in the market.
And I’ll never do it again.
Just the other day, on January 14, I traded a stock that looked perfect. But when the price showed weakness, I got out for a profit before the chart tanked on me.
Don’t marry these stocks.
Instead, trade the best setups for gains and get out.
My Anti-Marriage Trade Strategy
On January 14, Autozi Internet Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: $AZI) announced it regained Nasdaq compliance.
The stock spiked 51% during premarket hours. And with a float of only 983k shares, this stock could have spiked much higher.
I bought shares as it moved toward a regular-hours breakout and a potential retest of the premarket highs.
But the price action started to look weak. So I sold my position for a 2% profit right before the price tanked.
You can see my position on the AZI chart below. Every candle represents one trading minute:
I got out before the chart failed. And I was in a perfect position if it exploded higher.
This was a perfect trade.
AZI is still on my watchlist. I can always get back in. But I’m not going to wait around and hold onto losses to see whether or not that happens.
My trading process allows me to take advantage of the best setups every day without risking a life sentence of losses.
My trade on AZI is a small glimpse of what’s possible with this strategy. Imagine what it looks like when the stock surges instead of craps out …
Oh wait, you don’t have to imagine.
Look at High Roller Technologies Inc. (AMEX: ROLR) from the same day.
It spiked 850%* after announcing a partnership with Crypto.com. I traded the breakout for a 17% profit:
Apply it on the next hottest runner.
Cheers
*Past performance does not indicate future results
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