Desire To Trade Podcast | Forex Trading & Interviews with Highly Successful Traders 331: Professional Forex Trader's Priceless Lessons - Akil Stokes
Professional Forex Trader's Priceless Lessons
In episode 331 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with professional trader Akil Stokes. He has built his Forex trading career for more than a decade and has helped thousands of traders perform at their best in the markets.
Akil is the kind of person who takes a no-bs & realistic approach to professional Forex trading. He is also a big believer in continuous improvement as traders. Watch the interview until the end for some priceless advice from a professional Forex trader.
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In This Episode, You'll Learn...- 0:15 Introduction
- 0:23 Who is Akil Stokes and what he does
- 1:38 What is the biggest difference with Akil since the last interview with Etienne
- 3:00 How does "trading simply" looks like
- 4:33 Does Akil still trade advanced chart patterns
- 5:12 Why it is important to have multiple skills
- 6:20 What type of markets do advanced patterns work best
- 7:09 What Akil thinks of Fundamentals in trading
- 8:15 Why Akil hasn't transitioned to Cryptocurrency trading
- 10:25 Has Forex Trading become obsolete?
- 11:35 How can you know if a market is going to be volatile or not
- 12:17 What are the top mistakes traders make when learning
- 14:06 How does Akil keep his top-notch mindset
- 15:45 How becoming a father affected Akil's trading
- 17:16 What is Akil's routine during the holidays
- 19:29 How can you use "volume" data in Forex trading
- 21:40 Why you need to keep improving your strategies over time
- 23:05 How often does Akil tweak his strategies
- 24:07 How can you shorten your learning curve
- 25:49 Why Backtest and demo are not a waste of time
- 27:40 How to get in contact with Akil
- And much more!
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