Follow the Leaders: Why You Should Buy the Dip in the Right Places

Forget the Noise, Focus on Price—And Why China Is the Most Contrarian Trade of 2025

I was on my way to NYC today to speak at the Portfolio Accelerator event, ready to drop some trading psychology gems. And as always, I’ll circle back and share everything with you guys.

But today’s market action? Wow. It got me thinking.

First off, the overreaction from traders online is hysterical. I saw four different posts blaming their losing trades on the market, as if the market has some personal vendetta against them. Newsflash: The market doesn’t give a f*** about you. It’s not out to get you. It doesn’t know you exist.

The market just moves—up, down, sideways. It’s unpredictable. And that’s why I always love this quote:

"The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary." — Alexander Elder

Your job isn’t to predict every move; it’s to stick to your system. Identify your best setups, size them right, and let the probabilities play out. If you’re taking A+ setups with positive expectancy, you’ll make money over time.

So yeah, today’s move caught a lot of traders off guard. If you were sized properly, the loss shouldn’t have been significant. But here’s the thing: beneath the surface, major rotations are happening, and this is a buyable dip.

I know I sound crazy, but remember August?

Everyone said the bull market was dead. I said, “Buy the dip,” and guess what? That was the bottom.

Now, here’s what I’m seeing today: