2025 Reflections on Trading

What drove me to drinking 🫣 and how I climbed out of the pit...

December 29, 2025

Hey Folks, Jeff Bishop here.

Every year it’s good as a trader to look back and diagnose what worked and didn’t work in trading.  

For me, it was (overall) my most disciplined year ever - though it took a few months to get there. 

I started the year on a total TEAR.  I was hoping to lock in $10,000 a month in profits every month and I just about hit that goal for the YEAR in January alone.

I continued rocking-and-rolling through February 📈📈📈.

But then came March and April. TARIFF WARS.

I got caught with EXTREME volatility on both sides.  I tried to make back my losses quickly by trading 0DTE positions in the QQQs, which only compounded my losses… and quickly 📉

I gave everything back and MORE… negative at this point for the year 📉📉📉.

This is April.

The Market rebounded SHARPLY at the end of April and May 📈 but I didn’t rebound so quickly. I was still a bit gun-shy and licking my wounds.

However, I began to get back to the basics and focus on my bread and butter → those hourly crossover strategies I talk about all the time in my Bullseye sessions. 

(This is where the discipline kicked in.)

I also started using covered calls and long-call spreads which enabled me to capitalize on option selling while still enabling my trades to have excellent upside potential. 

(Also something I talked about nearly every week in my Bullseye sessions!)

It’s been a steady climb from May to the end of the year. I managed to recover all my losses and more – locking in one of my most successful trading years ever.  

If I stay consistent and disciplined, I’m confident 2026 will be my best year ever.  

As far as teaching goes, I plan to continue my Bullseye sessions (next LIVE one will be MONDAY, January 12th at 11AM EST) in Market Master’s.

So put it on your calendar and TUNE IN!

This trading room is FREE for all and open 24/7 for live teaching and trading from a number of other traders, as well as an A+ chat room at your fingertips.

Yes… for FREE!

Bookmark this room, pass the link on to your friends, etc. and meet the crew inside Market Master’s.

To YOUR success, 

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