Yiming Li shares their trading journey and struggles, emphasizing perseverance over success. They reflect on significant losses, trading strategies, and the importance of realistic expectations. The podcast covers effective use of stop orders, market awareness, options trading strategies, and market analysis. Yiming Li discusses lessons learned, resilience, and supporting the trading community.
Proper risk management is crucial in preventing significant losses during challenging market conditions.
Learning from past mistakes and adapting risk management strategies are key elements in enhancing trading approach and recovering from losses.
Deep dives
Yiming Li's Trading Journey and Learning Experience
Yiming Li recounts his trading journey, starting with learning about options in 2010 through his first job. He then delves into his transition to actively trading options in 2017 after following platforms like Option Alpha and Tasty Trade. Despite initial losses and two account wipeouts totaling $30,000, Yiming reflects on his struggles with risk management and overleveraging, leading to significant losses during challenging market conditions.
Struggles with Risk and Account Management
Yiming details the challenges he faced with managing risk and the impact on his trading accounts. He admits to the errors in position sizing, using full buying power, and lack of understanding in risk management strategies. His losses during volatile market periods, including the COVID-related crash, highlight the importance of proper risk assessment to prevent account liquidation and significant financial setbacks.
Turning Point and Recovery Efforts
Following significant losses and account blowups, Yiming describes a turning point in his trading approach. He emphasizes learning from past mistakes, such as avoiding rolling positions excessively and not cutting losses promptly. Yiming's efforts to enhance risk management, including using stops more effectively and seeking market awareness through external analysis, indicate a shift towards a more disciplined and informed trading strategy to recover from losses.
Market Awareness and Collaborative Learning
Yiming discusses his focus on developing market awareness and utilizing resources like Discord groups and analytical data on gamma exposure to improve his trading decisions. By leveraging insights from experienced traders and adapting risk management strategies, he aims to enhance his trading approach. Yiming also reflects on the significance of seeking mentorship and engaging with trading communities to gain valuable perspectives and improve trading skills.
Real Talk with Real Traders will feature traders of all experience and success levels from the TastyTrade Options facebook group. I want to show that traders are not just defined by their P/L. Behind every post is a real person, with real emotions, real successes and failures, and a real story to share. Through these segments, I hope to further the sense of community in our group and let each trader know that somewhere out there, a fellow member is going through the same experience. Please enjoy my talk with our very own Yiming Li.
-Visit the TastyTrade Options group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1930565613719977
-Visit my trading page to view strategy mechanics, tradelogs and more at TheTradeBusters.com.
-Follow me on Twitter @TheTradeBuster
**Everything discussed on this podcast is for informational purposes only and not to be construed as financial advice.
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