Desire To Trade Podcast | Forex Trading & Interviews with Highly Successful Traders 531: The Truth About Day Trading For A Living - Blake Morrow
In episode 531 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Blake Morrow — a veteran trader and founder of Forex Analytix — who breaks down what it really takes to trade for a living. He shares his 30-year journey from losing $30,000 in six months to managing multi-million dollar accounts and teaching traders worldwide. The conversation dives deep into discipline, risk, confidence, and why the best traders know when to cut a loss and move on.
The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.
Topics Covered In This Episode- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:07 Blake's early years in trading and founding Forex Analytix
- 03:06 How he went from losing $30k to earning $1.5M in three years
- 06:28 The real pressure of trading for a living and how to handle it
- 08:55 Knowing when to adapt your strategy to market conditions
- 10:45 One thing common among the best traders in the world
- 15:01 Can trading discipline be taught — or is it earned through pain?
- 17:17 How Blake defines confidence in a trade and when he adds size
- 23:35 Trading style breakdown — combining technicals with fundamentals
- 25:11 Why simplicity in analysis wins over complexity
- 27:09 Where to find Blake Morrow
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How to find Blake Morrow- x/Twitter: @forexanalytix / @PipCzar
- forexanalytix.com
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