Fear Is Loud. Opportunity Is Quiet.
- Justin Maxwell
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
I know you’re worried.
You’re seeing red on your screen.
You’re hearing words like tariffs, sell-off, recession, slowdown.
And I get it—your first instinct is to play defense.
To pull back.
To freeze.
To wait for some “all-clear” signal that never actually comes.
But here’s what I’ve learned after trading through nearly 30 years of cycles:
Fear always feels real in the moment.
It never looks like a good time to buy.
And yet—those are the times that quietly set the stage for long-term growth.
I’m not saying “go all in.”
I’m not saying “ignore risk.”
I’m saying this:
Don’t let fear take over your financial life.
Because fear feels safe...
But it keeps you stuck.
It tells you stories about “protecting what you have” while quietly stealing your chance to build what you actually want.
This is the part most people miss:
Every drop in the market is someone else’s entry point.
You can either be scared of the storm...

Or you can learn to build in the rain.
Here’s what we’re doing at Good Kids Trading right now:
Selling premium in high-IV names like $SBUX and $NVDA.
Setting up risk defined math based trades
Building pyramid-style entries into long-term positions.
Staying patient.
Staying active.
Staying calm.
Because we’re not gamblers.
We’re builders.
And builders don’t wait for perfect conditions...
They lay the next brick anyway.
You’re going to look back on this season one day.
And the only question will be:
Did I let fear run the show... or did I keep moving forward anyway?
You don’t need to be aggressive.
You just need to take one small step.
Even a tiny position.
Fear only wins if you sit still.
Let’s move.
Let’s build.
Let’s think like $Maxwell.
C'ya next week right here, much sooner in our discord
Happy trading Good Kids,
-$Maxwell
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