What I saw in 2008… I’m seeing again right now

Hey, it’s Don Kaufman.

I want to tell you a quick story.

It was late 2008.

Markets were in full-scale panic.
Phones ringing. Screens bleeding red.
People pacing trading floors like funeral homes.

And in the middle of all this, I looked over at a junior trader—kid couldn’t have been more than mid-20s—staring at his screen like he was watching his financial life evaporate tick by tick.

He kept repeating the same sentence under his breath:

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do…”

And something about that moment stuck with me.

Not the chaos.
Not the volatility.
Not the money moving in and out of the market in waves the size of tidal surges.

It was the look of a trader who was never taught how to make decisions when it mattered.

He wasn’t stupid.
He wasn’t lazy.
He wasn’t unmotivated.

He was alone… in a market that does not reward solitude.

That day—watching that kid freeze—I made a decision I didn’t fully understand until years later:

No trader should ever be left alone when markets turn.

Because markets don’t care about your fear.
They don’t care if you’re confused.
They don’t care if you're new, experienced, tired, or overwhelmed.

Markets reward those who know what to look for.
And punish everyone else.

Fast forward to today…

The same setup is happening again.
Not 2008-level meltdown—but the same pattern: volatility compressing → volatility expanding → rotation under the surface → big money positioning before the headlines.

And once again, I’m watching traders hesitate at the exact moment they should be acting.

That’s partly why I opened up our Black Friday TotalTheo offer the way I did.

Because if there was ever a moment to stop trading alone—and step into a room where someone is walking you through this every single day—it's right now.

Black Friday Only: Get a Full Year of TotalTheo for $799… and we give you $799 IN CREDIT back.

It’s the most absurd offer we do all year:

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You get everything—and it costs you net zero.

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Let me be blunt:

In 2008, traders who were alone got crushed.
Traders who had structure and guidance had the best year of their careers.

Today is no different.

The market is whispering the next move.
Most traders can’t hear it.
You can… if you’re in the room.

I can’t go back and help that junior trader from 2008.
But I can help you today.

And this Black Friday offer?
This is me removing every possible barrier in your way.

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Don’t trade alone into the next leg of this market.
History is repeating itself…
and it rewards the prepared.

To your success,
Don Kaufman
Chief Market Strategist, TheoTRADE.

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