Live Saturday 31st: Discussing The Warrior
Reflective questions for rereading The Warrior
Dear Practitioners,
Stream of Consciousness returns on Saturday, 31 January at 6pm GMT, with The Warrior—Part I.
This session marks the start of our next season of reading Traders of Our Time together, one chapter at a time.
You’ll also receive a reminder and link again once we go live.
It feels like only yesterday we left off with the previous chapters. Thank you to everyone who joined me along the way.
There is much to cover as we return to The Warrior: the trader himself, the ideas explored, and everything that has unfolded so far this January.
Coincidently his chapter begins with January 2020…
For those who’ve joined before, this continues the rhythm we established last year.
For those newer to Asymmetrist, this is a good place to step in.
Ahead of the stream
In the spirit of the book club, you’re invited to read or reread Chapter 5 (The Warrior) beforehand.
If anything stands out, I strongly encourage you to add your thoughts, marginalia, or questions in advance in the chapter thread below.
This matters more than it might seem.
When reflections arrive ahead of time, I’m able to sit with them, trace patterns across responses, and bring them into the live session with more depth. The stream then becomes a continuation of the conversation, rather than a separate event.
Of course, you’re equally welcome to arrive fresh and take part live.
Chapter discussion thread & reflections:
If you’d like a starting point, here is a set of optional prompts. You do not need to answer everything. One question is more than enough.
You can share your reflections in the comments below, or in the book-club chat thread set aside for this chapter. Chapter 5 Thread Link, once more.
I. Rereading with distance
If you’ve reread this chapter, what do you see now that you didn’t the first time? In particular, how does it read after last year’s markets and the opening of this January?
When you first read The Warrior, what did you think the chapter was trying to show? On rereading, what do you think it is really about?
Does having finished Traders of Our Time change how you read this chapter? Which later traders or ideas quietly reappear once you look back?
Is there a moment, sentence, or scene that carries more weight now than it did before? Why this one, and why now?
II. Markets, timing, and regime
The Warrior is always trading what comes next, not what has already happened. How has your sense of “what comes next” changed since you first read this chapter?
The chapter opens in January 2020. Read it again with this January in mind. What feels familiar? What no longer fits?
The Warrior thrives around moments of narrative change: peaks, breaks, turning points. Do you think markets still offer these moments in the same way?
III. Persona, conviction, and cost
What does that tension in The Warrior’s persona tell you about conviction as a trait?
On rereading, do you see The Warrior as a celebration, a warning, or something left deliberately unresolved?
What gets lost when people try to imitate The Warrior?
What do you think the real risk is for The Warrior: market risk, career risk, or something more personal?
IV. Career stage and misreading the lesson
At your current stage, which part of The Warrior is probably not meant for you? What happens if you ignore that?
The chapter draws a clear line between trading for cash flow and trading for long-term outcomes. Where are you actually operating today?
Have you ever tried to apply a mindset that belonged to a later stage of development too early? What did it cost you?
V. Belief, narrative, and meaning
The Warrior does not out-think you so much as out-believe you. How do you relate to that distinction now?
Memory, story, and conviction are tightly linked throughout the chapter. Do you recognise that link in your own experience?
What role does meaning play in how you trade today? Is it something you consciously allow for, or something you try to keep at arm’s length?
VI. Open reflection
On this reread, what stayed with you that didn’t last time? Even if it’s unfinished, write it down.
These sessions are intentionally exploratory and slow—hence Stream of Consciousness. I’ve placed them outside the trading week, and outside the usual pressure to extract conclusions too quickly.
Some people join every time; others dip in and out as needed. Both are entirely fine.
Let’s kick things off with The Warrior!
Good trading to you all,
Bogdan