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What’s Your ROI on Time?

When it comes to trading, return on investment is the metric most people reach for first.How much did you make?How much did you risk?How much was in your account when you started — and where are you three or six months later? That makes perfect sense. But it’s not the only return worth paying attention

Forecast Met: S&P 500 Hits Key Levels And Here’s What I See Next

It’s Tuesday, October 7th — and gold just traded up to $4000 an ounce for the first time ever. That’s way cool!! But after surveying our Tribe back in June, I know that most of you aren’t trading commodities. So instead of spending energy on a detailed technical breakdown of gold, I want to talk

How to Reduce Distractions While You Trade

“No cat videos while you trade.You have the rest of the day for cat videos.” That’s an actual line of my sage wisdom from a recent First 40 Trading Club Q&A call.And it came up in a conversation about reducing distractions while you trade. Now that may sound like a light topic — not as

How I’m Preparing for Earnings Season

It is such a weird Friday for me because today, October 3, 2025, there was no unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. My trading brain feels like there’s a black hole or something. 🙂 This is due to the current government shutdown that’s been in place since Wednesday. And it’s not the first

Improve Your Plan and Strengthen Your Mindset

Traders wanted more support — not just with technical skills, but with mindset too. So we built Elevate, a space that combines both. And it’s delivering real value every session. At the heart of Elevate are two coaching pillars: Hot Seats with Hima and Mindset with Megan. What Happens Inside Hot Seats With Hima Hot

How to Optimize Your Learning Using Group Analysis

Every trader hits a wall sometimes. You’re staring at a chart, unsure if your analysis lines up. Or you’re deep in a lesson, and a question pops up that the course material just can’t answer in real time. That’s exactly why I run Monthly Group Coaching Live:to give you as a trader a live space

How To Get Unstuck While You Build, Test & Adapt A Trading Plan

Building a trading plan can feel overwhelming. You’re not always sure if you’re doing it “right.” That’s why I run Office Hours inside the First 40 Trading Club. They give members a live place to ask questions, get feedback, and move forward with clarity. Here’s some pointers for all traders whether you attend these sessions

How I Bridge Research to Real-Time Execution (on the E-mini S&P 500)

Traders often ask, “Hima, how do you close the gap between trading prep, and actually pressing the button?” That’s exactly what my Futures Trading Lab was built to show. And I’ve got some super helpful tips for you whether you attend these sessions or not, so keep reading! I run Futures Trading Labs on Tuesdays.

From Chapatis to Charts: A Simple Recipe for Practice

My mom recently visited us here in Austin and it was a great time — as I’ve mentioned before, it included a lot of amazing Indian home cooking. My family is from South India, specifically the state of Telangana. And besides rice, one of our staple carbs is chapatis. They’re a flat bread I grew

3 Key Tweaks for Your Options Trading Plan

All right — so in this series I began with Forex, then moved to Futures, then talked about Stocks. Now I’m going to wrap up with some important tweaks to keep in mind if you’re trading options. And the first thing I’ll say is this: not all options are alike. 1. Know the Type of

3 Key Tweaks for Your Stock Trading Plan

We’re more than halfway through my series on tweaks to your trading plan based on asset class! And when it comes to stocks, the menu is wide open. Unlike Forex, where you’re choosing a currency pair (see Monday’s post here)… Or futures, where I recommend focusing on one contract (see Tuesday’s post here)… With stocks you’ve

3 Key Tweaks for Your Futures Trading Plan

As I’ve shared before in this series, a trading plan is a vital tool for anyone. It doesn’t matter if you trade short-term or long-term, or if your focus is Forex, futures, stocks, or options. You need a plan. I already covered some important tweaks for Forex traders. Now let’s talk about Futures, since that’s

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