I Woke Up Down $20,000 w/ Aaron Luce

Aaron Luce returns to give an unfiltered look at what it actually takes to trade gold full-time — including the night his personal account swung -$20,000 overnight and the mental battle it took to get out of it.

Aaron walks through his journey from two years of consistent losses and “get rich quick” gambling to treating trading as an actual career, and the mindset shift that came with it. He shares why spending less time on the charts has made him a better, more consistent trader, how he manages FOMO after missing a big move, and why he no longer chases every candle.

The conversation also covers his current approach to trading gold — using daily bias to set direction, hourly candle closures to time entries, and simple price action and liquidity concepts instead of complicated systems. Aaron shares his live year-to-date stats (~$334K, 71% win rate, ~3R average) and explains why he deliberately doesn’t focus on win rate or fixed risk-reward. He also opens up about how discipline off the charts — routine, jiu jitsu, sleep, and detachment — directly shows up in his trading performance.