538: This Scalping Strategy Makes Me A Living (John Kurisko)
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Outro
Etienne and John wrap up, thank listeners, and provide links to John's resources and episode notes.
In episode 538 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with "DayTraderRockstar" John Kurisko, who dives deep into his exact scalping framework—how he reads momentum, identifies trend structure, and times entries using quad rotations and divergences. Here's a practical walkthrough showing the real mechanics behind his 1–5 minute setups, including where traders usually mess up and how he avoids overtrading.
If you've been trying to "feel the pulse of the market," this is as close as you'll get without sitting next to him.
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The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.
Topics Covered In This Episode
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:00:56 Invitation to watch the previous video (link above)
- 00:01:54 John Kurisko's backstory + evolution of his methodology
- 00:03:49 The business plan mindset & why most traders overtrade
- 00:05:58 Timeframes, expectations (1–5 min), and setup frequency
- 00:07:47 Quad rotation explained (all stochastics aligned)
- 00:10:23 Deep dive on stochastics (9-3, 14-3, 44, 60-10)
- 00:13:54 Divergences as momentum shifts
- 00:17:14 The "super signal": quad rotation + divergence
- 00:22:34 Exit strategy: why the 9-3 at 80 is your cash-out signal
- 00:29:09 Bear flags & bull flags using the 60-10 embedded rule
- 00:39:16 Trend continuation setup (the best alternative when no divergence)
- 00:44:06 Real-time examples & walkthrough of ES scalps
- 00:50:20 Managing expectations, consistency & scaling
- 00:56:35 When to get out of a trade
- 00:58:40 Overnight setups & why they're often cleaner
- 01:03:27 Final thoughts and where to find John Kurisko (links below)
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