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EPISODE 2 — The First Candle

By Ethan Walker

The next morning, Grace called before I even got out of bed.

“I hope you slept well,” she said, her voice soft and playful. “And I hope you didn’t dream about charts instead of me.”

I laughed. “Charts can’t replace you in my heart, babe. Not even close.”

She made a dramatic gasp. “Wow. Look at you being romantic before breakfast.”

“Wait until later,” I teased. “Are you still coming?”

“Of course. But… do you even work from home, or do traders like you have secret headquarters somewhere?”

I grinned. “Let’s meet at my older brother Gabriel’s office. There’s a room he doesn’t use. Quiet, private, and it has a smart screen. That’s where I study.”

“So you also have an office?” she said, pretending to be impressed.

“Hey, greatness needs space,” I replied.

We met there twenty minutes later. Gabriel hadn’t arrived yet, but a few employees were already typing away in their cubicles. Grace and I slipped into the unused room. It smelled a bit like dust and old printer ink, so we cleaned it together—her wiping the desk while I set up my laptop and connected to the smart screen.

At 9:00 AM sharp, I opened my live Binance account for the first time.

Grace stood behind me, arms folded, watching the chart flicker with new candles.

“Ethereum?” she asked.

“Yeah,” I said. “ETH is trending clean this morning. Strong structure. Clear direction.”

She stared at the chart, eyebrows slightly lifted. “Do you really understand all of this?”

I smiled. “Of course. Look—price is here. I’ll enter here. Target here. Stop loss here.”

I pointed across the glowing smart screen, tracing the levels with my finger. Grace leaned closer, following every movement.

“And… how much do you invest?” she asked quietly. “How much profit do you make?”

That question hit different.

Not because I didn’t know the answer.

But because, for the first time…

I realized she wasn’t just curious.

She was counting on me.

Her eyes weren’t on the chart anymore.

They were on me.

My throat tightened.

This wasn’t a backtest.

This wasn’t a demo.

This was real money.

Real expectations.

Real pressure.

I took a breath, my cursor hovering over the entry button.

“Let me show you,” I said.

And with Grace watching closely, I placed the first live trade of my life.

⭐ Episode 3 drops tomorrow.

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Don’t miss the rise…

and the fall.