He Makes A Living Algo Trading in Forex

In episode 355 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Scott Welsh, a full-time algo trader. Scott trades automated trading strategies for a living. You'll learn his best tips on algo trading and how you can start trading algorithms yourself.

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Previous interview with Scott Welsh

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In This Episode, You'll Learn...

0:15 Introduction
0:38 What has changed with Scott's trading since the last interview?
2:30 How much work does algo trading require?
4:38 Why you should re-optimize your algos
6:02 How do you avoid over-optimization
10:54 Should you focus on a few symbols or a lot of symbols?
11:41 Scott's trading review process
13:30 How to find strategies for algo trading
14:46 Why you don't need to learn to code to be an algo trader
16:04 Why trading ideas don't matter
17:55 Example of a forex trading strategy
19:44 Why common indicator logic may not matter
20:23 Why a time-based stop loss works?
23:09 The mindset of an Algo trader
26:40 Why you shouldn't care about your P/L
27:37 Why Scott loves trading contests
30:12 Why Scott sometimes trades with high risk
31:53 Where to find Scott Welsh
And much more!

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Resources Mentioned

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Desire To Trade's Top Resources

DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!)
Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist
One-Page Trading Plan (free template)
Recommended brokers:
- EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker)
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Desire To TRADE Academy

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