Counter Traders Anonymous: Why Fighting the Trend Destroys Trading Accounts

Fighting the trend is an addiction… and the trend day is the test that tells you whether you've beaten it.

From the free MicrosTrader Trading Library… 140 lessons mined from 1,042 live ES and MES futures sessions taught since 2018.

Counter-trend trading means fighting the direction the market is already moving. Shorting a strong up-move. Buying a hard down-move. Picking the top because price "looks too high." In ES E-mini futures it feels smart and it pays fast, which is exactly what makes it dangerous. The urge behaves like an addiction… and it wrecks more accounts than any other habit a trader has.

This page is about the psychology of the fight… why the pull to short strength is so strong, how George trained it out of himself, and the hard rules that stop the bleeding before it starts. The mechanics of how to actually place a legitimate counter trade live on a separate page, Touch and Go: Rules for Counter-Trend Trades. This one is about the addiction itself.

“"The number one thing that will kill your account is calling tops. It's got to be the number one thing."”

— George, live session, Apr 16, 2026

ES futures Battle Plan chart from George’s published record

From George’s published record: ES & MES Futures Trade Plan #336 — a 50+-point move, mapped in advance.

Do You or a Loved One Suffer From Counter Trading?

George names the pattern the way a support group names a disease. If you stare at a chart that's ripping higher and the only thought in your head is "where can I short this," you have the symptom. That's a compulsion. Name it out loud before you can fix it.

The tell is simple. You watch a strong move and your eyes go hunting for the reversal. George catches it in his members constantly… "that's where traders really get killed in their trading is they see that move up and they're just like, where can I short this?" (Dec 25, 2025). Same instinct, dressed up as conviction: the old you knocking on your shoulder, whispering that's the top, that's the bottom, get the reversal here. You resist it. That voice has cost you before.

“"Do we need a group called Counter Traders Anonymous? Do you or a loved one know someone who suffers from counter trading?"”

— George, live session, Mar 24, 2025

George has taught this in 40+ recorded sessions… and every claim in the full lesson links to the recording it came from. The full lesson covers far more than fits here.

Read the full lesson free at MicrosTrader.com →

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