The Rewound VHS
In my house, Netflix didn't exist.
VHS was a thing.
And there was a sacred rule:
“If you watched it, you rewind it.”
Not doing it was almost a disrespect.
You'd finish the movie, the credits would roll... and before returning the cassette, you'd have to rewind it. That mechanical sound, constant, like time was rolling back.
Sometimes it felt like a hassle.
You wanted to turn everything off and be done.
But no.
Had to go back to the start.
What's interesting is that rewinding didn't change the story.
The movie was the same.
But it forced you to mentally review what you just saw. The scenes. The character's mistakes. The moment everything changed and no one noticed.
It was a small close.
In trading, almost no one rewinds.
You close the trade and move on to the next one.
You win... and you keep going.
You lose... and you want to recover quickly.
But few take the time to review.
Was the entry point correct?
Was the size coherent?
Was the risk within the plan?
Was the exit disciplined or emotional?
In stocks, it means reviewing thesis and execution.
In options, it means analyzing structure, exposure, timing, and management.
The market doesn't demand rewinding.
But the growth is there.
The trader who doesn't review repeats mistakes.
Those who do improve their patterns.
Rewinding is not a punishment.
It's all about learning.
Many think experience means just trading a lot.
No.
Experience is trading… and then reviewing honestly.
Today ask yourself:
How many of your recent trades have you really rewound?
Because in the markets, like with VHS tapes,
those who don't go back to the beginning...
you always end up watching the same wrong scene.
✨ I wish you a day of conscious review and real progress.
