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📈 Trader 🧠 Performance Coach 🎙️ Host of @PropFirmTrader Sharing lessons that trading taught me the hard way 👇

Joined November 2021
I made no meaningful progress for the first 6 years of my trading. What did I finally do that started my upward trajectory? This is the ONLY shortcut you need 👇🧵
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Trading Psychology is BS! Or is it?
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What do successful traders do during periods of drawdown?
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Most traders think they're failing because they don't know enough about the markets. In reality, it's because they don't know enough about themselves.
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The barrier to entry to trade is low, but you need money to make money in this game. It helps strategically AND psychologically.
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Success in trading is not about how much money you can make, it's about how much you keep..
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Four funded prop firm traders open up about what the highlight reels leave out. Blown accounts, losing streaks, and why staying consistent can be harder than getting there. Filmed live at @propfirmexpo. @PropFirmTrader panel hosted by @TradingInTheNow. 🎥
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Trading is a 2 step game. Step 1 = make money Step 2 = keep money You have to learn to play both games if you want to win..
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There is no avoiding taking a loss. You just get to decide which pain you want.. Small losses or big losses.
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A lot of you watching this may have what seems like 'The Perfect Strategy' You've learned everything that you need to about risk management and trading psychology, yet, you're still blowing your accounts...  Clearly, knowledge is not the problem That's why in my latest YouTube episode, I go over the 3 exact steps that you can take, that will finally allow you to re-wire your patterns of behaviour 🧠 -  Link's in my bio!
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Signs of growth in trading aren't: - More profitable trades - Securing payouts True signs of growth are: - Recovering from periods of drawdown - Handling situations where everything goes wrong
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Successful traders have spent years creating a mindset that understands two things.. "A winning trade is not a winner if you broke your rules" "A losing trade is not a loser if you follow your rules"
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Ironically, trading will pay the most to those who don't need it. Trading from a carefree state of mind is part of your psychological edge.
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Unprofitable traders seek certainty. Profitable traders accept probability. The difference can be that simple.
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Days like this is what kills traders.. but not for the reason you think..
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I've learned many things from 10+ years in the markets.. One of the biggest lessons? The market will not stop presenting opportunities. FOMO makes no sense. There is always another trade.
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I lost $800 trading Gold today. Here's what I'm doing to make sure I don't crash out..
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If you're focusing on taking challenges based purely on how 'easy' they are to pass, you're focusing on the wrong thing. Getting funded means nothing if you still can't trade consistently.
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The decision you get to make every day: - Buy - Sell - Observe The third is underused and often the best position.
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1:10RR trades look great in screenshots, but don't show you what goes on behind the scenes. Typically, low win rates and longer losing streaks. Not everyone is able to handle that. A strategy can make money on paper but still be completely wrong for you psychologically.
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You don't get to decide whether you make money today. That's up to the market. You get to decide how well you want to manage risk.
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