Behind the Alpha Mask
How chasing the alpha image keeps traders stuck and what it takes to trade with truth.
Most traders don’t realize they’re not only chasing profits.
They’re chasing an image.
Polished. Powerful. In control — the alpha.
It looks like strength. But it’s a mask.
And behind that mask?
A voice that says: “Don’t show weakness.” “Don’t mess this up.” “Fix it. Now.”
But the longer you play that role, the harder it is to access the clarity, softness, and presence that actually move the needle.
In today’s post:
How the alpha mindset jeopardises your trading.
How the voice in your head was shaped long before you opened a chart.
A new way to shift your self-talk and transform the inner narrative affecting your performance.
Let’s begin where the mask was first put on.