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      <title><![CDATA[Compound Growth for Traders]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Return sequencing and drawdowns dominate long-run CAGR. Why the arithmetic mean of annual returns overstates actual wealth growth and what to use instead.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Trades Are Not Real-Time Signals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to disclose trades. By the time you see a filing, the position is weeks old and the context has shifted.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to Keep a Trading Journal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Most trading journals die from friction or vanity metrics. The exact fields that let you compute expectancy, R multiples, and mistake cost per setup.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Math of Losing Streaks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Losing streaks are a mathematical certainty at any realistic win rate. The only question is whether your position sizing lets you survive them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why a 50% Loss Needs a 100% Gain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Losses and gains are not symmetric. A 50% drawdown requires a 100% return to recover — the math that makes drawdown depth the professional obsession.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Win Rate Is Overrated]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 35% win rate can be more profitable than a 70% win rate. Expectancy — not how often you win — determines whether a system makes money.]]></description>
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