Space Faerie's Intergalactic Outpost
Space Faerie's Intergalactic Outpost

Space Faerie's Intergalactic Outpost

Musings, thoughts, and perhaps a little creativity. Waxing philosophical, engaging in mysticism, and mobilized by crypto. All aboard the next timeline!


The Truth About Prop Firms That People Seem to Miss

If you have never ventured into the world of trading with proprietary firms, boy...well, I would say it is like a treat, but is it really? On the face of it prop firms are awesome. Increase your exposure without necessarily increasing your risk. Soun...

spacefaerie 3 minute read 21 Oct 2025 2 comments $0.30

Perpetual Futures Hitting the US Markets + Strangling Regulations

Maybe you saw?  Perpetual Futures are now available in the US as of 21 July 2025... But it is on Coinbase, and pretty much no one cares. Coinbase is currently offering US residents an opportunity to trade perpetual futures, linear USDC contracts. (Th...

spacefaerie 5 minute read 3 Oct 2025 0 comments $0.13

The Opportunity Cost of Not Cutting Losing Trade Positions + Trapping Yourself

Trading Psychology 101 - You Holding on For a Round Trip Makes Market Structure Have you ever got into a position, thought to yourself, "Yeah!  The market is totally going to continue in the direction that I see it going in." **Crystal Ball reading...

spacefaerie 4 minute read 3 Oct 2025 0 comments $0.05

How Are Those Retail Strategies Working for You?

At the risk of sounding like a pretentious prick (it's fine, I admit to being a pretentious prick) - how is that ICT strategy working for you? If you're making money, great.  Stop here and read no further. If you're not making money are you really ok...

spacefaerie 6 minute read 1 Oct 2025 0 comments $0.29

Just a Little Experiment - How Fast Can I Double My Account?

It has been a long while since I took some time to actually write, and do any sort of trading beyond just buy and hold investing.   Years. Way too long by my count. Won't bore you with the details, but let's just say life got a little exciting - whic...

spacefaerie 5 minute read 30 May 2024 0 comments $0.03

How Can You Be a Successful Trader if You Are Emotionally Stupid?

It is a serious question.  A large part of being a successful trader lies within trading psychology, some say about 80% of trading is psychological.  Which is all true - if you are not actively working to master your mindset, you will lose and lose b...

spacefaerie 3 minute read 21 Jan 2022 6 comments $0.45

Knowing When to Get Insight from Others & When to Go it Alone

Hello again!  It has been a good while since I have written anything on here, and now feels like a good time with the BTC market traveling with the S&P 500 (it's going down, if you hadn't noticed).  Coming back with more trading psychology from learn...

spacefaerie 2 minute read 21 Jan 2022 0 comments $0.16

Performance Fields, Mentorships, & Why You're Stuck Where You're At

"In any performance field, mentoring is the path to success..." Unquestionably, trading the markets is a high-performance skill.  You have to learn strategy and proper risk management as part of that strategy.  The performance piece comes down to ma...

spacefaerie 5 minute read 20 May 2021 0 comments $2.75

Signal Groups Are a Waste of Your Money

I feel like the general response to that statement should be, "Duh," but will probably get some rebuttal.  I said what I said, and no - you're not going to change my mind. Here Are the Reasons Why (It's a Short List, Promise): Number One - More Of...

spacefaerie 2 minute read 17 May 2021 4 comments $2.23

Discipline: For When Trading Psychology Lessons Hit You in the Face

To say the markets reacted to Elon Musk tweeting to his own benefit is an understatement.  (He didn't start selling off his BTC, but if you panicked and started dumping, you gave him and the other whales ample opportunity to snatch up your droppings....

spacefaerie 3 minute read 16 May 2021 4 comments $1.74