303 · Chris Vermeulen - From Tick to Trend, Day Trading to Wave Riding

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Jul 23, 2025

In this conversation, Chris Vermeulen, a seasoned position trader with over two decades of experience, shares his transformative journey from a captivated youth to an expert strategist. He delves into his evolution from day trading to a more calculated approach, emphasizing the significance of patience and understanding market cycles. Chris highlights the role of Fibonacci in trading, the emotional challenges faced during tumultuous periods like the 2008 financial crisis, and offers insights on interpreting market trends through asset flows. His calm, disciplined methodology challenges traditional trading practices.

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ANECDOTE

Early Trading Spark & Fascination

Chris Vermeulen was hooked on markets after seeing day traders making huge money on CNBC in college dorms.
At 16, his dad gave him a futures trading booklet that sparked his early interest despite unfamiliarity.

ANECDOTE

Tech Bubble Account Blowup

Vermeulen lost his first trading account during the tech bubble by buying strong companies without understanding a falling market.
He then focused heavily on education, taking many courses to master both technical and fundamental strategies.

INSIGHT

Markets Follow Vibrational Cycles

The stock market is governed by waves and cycles similar to natural vibrations and frequencies.
Understanding investor sentiment as vibration enables predicting waves in asset price movements.

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What happens when a teenager growing up without TV in rural Canada stumbles across CNBC in a college dorm and sees people making $100,000 in a day? For Chris Vermeulen, that moment changed everything—and kicked off a 25-year journey of trading triumphs, painful losses, and profound strategy shifts.

In this episode, you'll meet a trader who’s lived through the tech bubble, the 2008 financial crisis, and everything in between. Chris doesn’t chase headlines or hype—he follows price, momentum, and something most traders overlook entirely: vibration and cycles.

From blowing up accounts to walking away from day trading altogether, Chris now rides the market’s waves with a calm, calculated edge—making just 5 to 12 trades a year, knowing exactly when to sit still and wait for the right wave. His approach might challenge what you believe about risk, emotion, and even diversification.

About Chris Vermeulen:

Chris is a seasoned position trader with over two decades of experience navigating market cycles—from the tech bubble to the 2008 financial crisis and beyond. He’s the author of Technical Trading Mastery and the newly released Asset Revesting, where he introduces a disciplined, momentum-based strategy for managing risk and maximizing returns. He also founded The Technical Traders.

Rejecting traditional buy-and-hold thinking but also having moved away from day trading, Chris believes that true portfolio growth comes from owning assets in confirmed uptrends and rotating out of those losing strength. His approach emphasizes technical analysis, price action, and timing over diversification, aiming to protect capital while achieving above-average returns.

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● How to reach Chris – Visit The Technical Traders Website: https://thetechnicaltraders.com/

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