Our Story
I’ve been a day-trader for years. I knew my setups, I could read momentum, and I called direction frighteningly well. And yet - again and again - one bad session would erase days or even weeks of gains. It wasn’t a strategy problem. It was me.
Like a lot of traders, I had a pattern: “I’m done for the day.” → price twitches → “one last trade.” Lose. Double down. Revenge trade. Tilt. Account damage. Resolve to “never again”… until the next time.
After watching this loop play out more times than I care to admit, I stopped pretending willpower would save me. I didn’t need new indicators. I needed guardrails - something that enforced my own rules when my emotions wouldn’t.
So I built them.
How TradeStop was born
TradeStop started as a very personal project: a small Windows tool that would enforce my session rules even when I was tempted to break them. During the hours I chose, it would cut broker connectivity (not charts), so I could still analyze and learn - but not place impulsive orders. If I truly needed access, there was a manual override: once per day, write a real reason, wait five minutes, and only then it would unlock. That cooling-off period alone saved me countless times.
It worked. Not because it made me “smarter,” but because it removed the opportunity for my worst impulses to hijack a good plan.
What changed for me
- I became calmer. Sessions felt quieter, more deliberate.
- My routine survived bad days. One loss didn’t spiral into three.
- The mental load dropped - I wasn’t fighting myself every minute.
- Most importantly, my results became consistent.
These days I sometimes trade without TradeStop just to “test the muscle.” Some days I’m fine. Other days I’m grateful it’s there. The difference is I don’t have to win an internal battle to protect my equity - TradeStop does the boring, reliable work of enforcing the plan I already chose.
Why I’m sharing it
After seeing how much this changed both my P&L and my stress levels, I decided to turn that personal tool into something any trader can use - simple, transparent, and affordable. TradeStop isn’t about selling a dream. It’s about giving serious traders the same guardrails that finally got me out of the boom-and-bust emotional cycle.
What TradeStop stands for
Discipline over dopamine. We remove the easy path to impulse, not your access to analysis.
Friction beats willpower. A five-minute pause and a written reason can save a day’s work.
Your rules, enforced. You define sessions - TradeStop does the enforcing.
Privacy & safety first. No broker API keys required. We work at the system level (Firewall/DNS/hosts) to block order routes - not your charts.
Control stays with you. One daily manual unblock with delay. Cancel before it activates if you change your mind.
Built for traders like us
Whether you’re a new trader building habits or a veteran who’s sick of “one last trade” wrecking your week, TradeStop was built for the exact problem you’re trying to solve: protecting a good plan from a bad moment.
If any of this feels familiar, give it a try. Set your sessions, breathe a little easier, and let the guardrails do their job - so you can do yours.
Ofek, Founder, TradeStop
(Not financial advice. Trade responsibly.)