I'm a CTA and my returns are way better than yours because I don't allow emotions or my political affiliation to sway my trades or macro view of the future. I've been correct more than the highest rated currency analyst in the world (some maroon from AU whom I excoriated after his article on his low brow prediction the dollar would fall in 6 months from the time of his writing; which had many many followers chanting death to USA) because I don't fall in love with politicians or pundits. There are people I trust and there are people I respect but no one trades my money but me.

If you need a daily dose of common sense give your grandparents a call and get over your ego! They're smarter than you. Don't fret it's just physiology. The brain's frontal lobe does not stop developing throughout life. Decisions are made better with age. I still make very poor decisions on a micro scale but I have risk management to control my losses.