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Most traders already lost 2026
And it's only January 1st. Here's why.

January 1st.
Fresh start. Clean slate. New goals.
Most traders are making resolutions right now.
"This year I'll be disciplined."
"This year I'll stick to my plan."
"This year will be different."
It won't be.
Not because they lack discipline.
Because they're still trading with a 2023 framework in a 2026 market.
The market doesn't care about your goals.
It only cares if you're prepared for what it's actually doing.
0DTE went from 5% of SPX volume to over 60% in the last few years.
That's not a trend. That's a structural shift.
Gamma positioning creates resistance at strikes your charts don't even show.
Support levels that held for weeks get obliterated in 40 minutes.
If you're still doing multi-day analysis in a same-day market, you're already behind.
Here's the truth:
2025 separated the prepared from the pretenders.
2026 will finish the job.
I'm opening a 4-week mastermind starting January 15th.
Not for people who need motivation.
For people who need a framework.
The market already moved on.
To your success,
Don Kaufman