So today I finally got around to testing that Steve Grass dude’s Twitter strategy everyone’s been hyping about. Honestly, I was pretty skeptical at first – how could sharing trading plans publicly actually work? But seeing so many people swear by it, I figured what the heck, let’s try it step-by-step.
Starting Point – My Messy Spreadsheet Era
For years I’d been jotting down trading ideas in this ugly Google Sheet only I could understand. Scribbled notes everywhere, random arrows pointing at nothing – pure chaos. My “trading journal” was basically chicken scratch meets hieroglyphics. Figured if I wanted to do this Steve Grass method properly, I needed to overhaul my whole system from scratch.
Building The Framework
First thing Monday morning I cracked open a brand new notebook and wrote three big fat questions at the top:
1. What’s rattling around in my head right now?
2. Why does this idea even matter?
3. How would a 5-year-old understand this?
Felt dumb talking to myself like this at 6AM but whatever. Started dumping every half-baked thought about oil prices just pouring out of my brain:
- Weird inventory numbers from last week
- That Saudi news tweet that made zero sense
- How grandma’s gas station complaints might actually mean something
Took this messy brain dump and tried squeezing it into Steve’s “1-2-3 Punch” format everyone raves about:
- Set Up: Doodles of crude oil charts with arrows everywhere
- Trigger: Circled that $79.50 level like it owed me money
- Target: Drew a happy face at $82 (my wishful thinking spot)
The Cringe-Worthy Sharing Part
Here’s where it got uncomfortable. Took a photo of my notebook page looking like a ransom note written by a toddler. Fingerprints on the lens, coffee stains included – authentic right? Wrote the dumbest simple caption: “Thinking oil might pop if it holds here. Watching $79.50 like a hawk.”
Almost deleted it immediately. Felt like standing naked in Times Square. But remembering Steve’s whole “vulnerability attracts real people” schtick, I hit post. Refresh refresh refresh – crickets for hours. Then suddenly:
- Random trader dude asks about my inventory numbers source
- Some lady shares her local gas station prices proving grandma right
- Guy with 100K followers says he’s watching the same level
Mind blown. This actually worked? Kept doing it daily:
- Tuesday: Messy EURUSD scribbles
- Wednesday: Napkin sketch of Tesla support lines
- Thursday: Voice memo about corn futures playing over breakfast
What Actually Happened
After two weeks of this circus, three weird things happened:
- Accountability Ninjas: People started DMing “yo did you take that oil trade?” when price hit my level. Couldn’t bail on my own ideas!
- Unexpected Feedback Loop: That inventory numbers comment made me re-check data – saved me from a bad trade.
- Actual Humans: Met this wheat farmer who explained crop cycles better than any analyst report.
Biggest surprise? My own trades got better. Writing ideas for public eyes forced me to structure the chaos in my head. Still feels weird showing my messy process, but seeing others respond with their real-world examples? That’s the magic Steve never mentions – turns strangers into your personal research team.
