The Cito Thriven Journal
Free, practical reads on money, training, and follow-through — with the guides to go deeper.
How to Use ATR to Set a Stop Loss
A fixed percentage stop treats a sleepy blue chip and a volatile small cap identically. ATR fixes that — here's the formula,...
Support and Resistance Explained (Properly)
Levels aren't magic numbers — they're where orders cluster. What separates a level worth trading from a line you drew, and how...
How to Backtest a Trading Strategy (Without Fooling Yourself)
A pretty equity curve proves nothing. The biases that manufacture fake backtests, the four numbers worth reading, and what to do before...
Trading Costs Explained: Spread, Slippage, and Fees
"Commission-free" hides three other costs you pay on every trade. What they are, how frequency multiplies them, and how to stop bleeding...
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, and Stop
Every order type trades price certainty against execution certainty. Which to use for entries, which for exits, and the stop-limit trap that...
Trend, Range, or Chop: How to Read Market Regime
Strategies don't break at random — the market changes character. How to tell trend from range from chop, and why it's a...
Trading vs Investing: What's the Difference?
Same market, two completely different games. What separates trading from investing — and why mixing the two rules quietly damages accounts.
A Beginner Mobility Routine to Move and Lift Better
You don't need to become a contortionist. A few focused minutes on the joints that actually limit you does more than an...
What Is a Deload Week and When Do You Need One?
Sometimes the fastest way forward is a step back. What a deload is, the signals that you're due one, and exactly how...
How to Warm Up Before Lifting (In 8 Minutes)
You don't need 40 minutes of stretching. A focused 5–10 minute warm-up makes your first heavy set feel good and lowers injury...
How Much Sleep You Need for Muscle Recovery
Training breaks you down; sleep is where you build back up. The number to aim for, why short sleep sabotages results, and...
The Best Rep Range for Muscle Growth (Hypertrophy)
The old '8–12 for size' rule isn't wrong, just narrow. Growth happens across a much wider rep range — here's what actually...