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Profitable Algo Trading & Risk Management In episode 368 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Martyn Tinsley. He is a full-time algo trader funded by Darwinex. Martyn shares some great lessons on risk management for algo trading and how to build a good algorithmic trading portfolio. Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:35 How Martyn Tinsley began his trading journey 3:12 Why the transition from Software Development to trading 4:26 How Martyn transitioned from hobby trading to full-time trading 4:56 What was the turning point for Martyn 6:40 How to approach algo trading 8:21 How to adapt a strategy to changing market conditions 9:25 How to build the right algo portfolio 17:56 What factors show market correlation? 23:09 How the efficiency frontier works for active trading (Screen Share) 26:54 What type of strategies do Martyn trades 29:34 How many strategies are enough for diversification 31:56 The daily work of an algo trader 34:07 How Martyn became one of the first funded traders in Darwinex 37:31 How much track record do you require to become a Darwinex trader 39:41 How trading large funds affects your mindset 43:04 Where to find Martyn And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Darwinex Institutional-Grade Risk Management Techniques (Youtube Playlist) 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes Where to find Martyn Tinsley! Website What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

"How To REALLY Trade Like The Banks" In episode 367 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with ex-institutional trader Jason to discuss how to trade like the banks. You'll learn how Jason became a successful trader with technical analysis and how he used to sell his analysis to big banks & institutions. Watch the video interview here Topics Covered In This Episode 0:15 Introduction 1:08 What is Jason doing now 2:02 Jason's motivation to take the FTMO challenge 3:37 How can you use the tools banks use to trade 5:53 What other factors do Banks use to trade 6:46 How can you use technical analysis to make trading decisions 9:00 How Jason breaks his process down for day trading 10:03 How can you have the same analysis and different trading results 11:00 Why do people lose money with profitable systems? 12:37 How to handle trading drawdowns 14:20 Factors that help you reduce drawdowns 15:22 What to focus on when learning to trade 16:52 How to manage your trade based on your stage or trading 17:51 How to increase your confidence 19:10 Good analysis vs bad analysis in trading 22:10 How to improve your analysis quality 25:07 How greed stops your progress 25:42 How to pick your stop in the markets 27:09 How to set take profit targets 27:39 What is the best trading style 31:53 Why Jason's levels don't change too often during the day 33:12 How automation can improve the results 36:13 Where to find Jason Sen and much more What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes How To Find Jason Sen? Website Youtube What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

"Escaping The 9-5 Job For Trading" | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 366 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you'll be hearing a compilation of the top pieces of advice traders wish they knew when they started to trade. This episode focuses on trading mistakes no trader should make. You'll be empowered to bring your trading on the right track and learn which trading mistakes to avoid. Sit back and relax...and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel, don't hesitate to do so! Forex Trader Motivation playlist >> Watch the video recording! Complete interviews used for this Forex Trader Motivation video John Kurisko Jason Shapiro Gary Langley Ali Crooks Boris Schlossberg What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: Pepperstone (use our link to get a special bonus) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes

Consistently Profitable Day Trader Tips & Tricks In episode 365 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with full-time day trader Austin Silver from @ASFX . They discuss some of the best tips & tricks to become consistently profitable in day trading in the Forex market and beyond! You'll learn a ton and find out how Austin manages trading on only 2hrs a day. Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:33 Austin's trading journey 3:19 Why Austin had to create his own strategy 5:34 Next steps after creating your strategy 7:30 How to know when Mindset is the problem and not Strategy 10:18 How to get out of the failure cycles 15:13 How Austin journals for success 17:48 How to filter your trading instruments 19:37 How a trading day looks like for Austin 23:51 How a small R:R can make you successful 28:28 Why Austin decided to get funding from a prop firm 33:13 How to handle the risk with a prop firm 36:35 How to stop failing prop firm challenges/evaluations 40:10 How Austin does his backtesting 42:04 How to find Austin Silver And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes Where to find Aatu Kokkila ! Website Twitter What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

The $8M Professional Trader In episode 364 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview professional trader Aatu Kokkila who got funded more than $8 million by Darwinex in managed capital. He shares his story as a fund manager and pro trader. Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:39 How Aatu started in trading 2:48 What factor made Aatu change his way of trading 3:56 How he discovered his trading style 5:20 How Aatu got several million USD of funding via Darwinex 7:06 The mindset of managing millions in trading 9:41 Why you should stay true to your style 10:43 How Aatu journals and develops his skill as a trader 11:24 How Aatu trades news for huge profits 12:51 Trade strategy showcase (screen share) 17:21 How Aatu exits his trades 19:58 Why you need to see the whole context when trading news 21:21 How Aatu gets his information and context for news trading 22:35 Why it's essential to have a good team 24:06 What is required to build a hedge fund 25:55 How you can get started in the path of building your fund 30:39 Where to find Aatu 31:03 What is next for Aatu and Finbou And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Darwinex 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes Where to find Aatu Kokkila ! Website What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

The Counter-Trend Market Wizard In episode 363 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Market Wizards Jason Shapiro who makes a living trading for the past few decades. He was featured in the recent Unknown Market Wizards book by Jack Schwager. You'll love this story of Jason's counter-trend trading style! Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:00 Its not always a bull market 0:15 Introduction 0:47 How is Jason Shapiro and what he does 2:01 What was Jason's start in trading 3:27 Why making money when you start trading can be bad 4:43 How Jason became profitable in trading 6:06 How was his transition from HSK to US stocks 7:52 The biggest mistake of new traders 9:23 Jason's motivation to succeed 12:07 Why you need to do your own thing 13:02 Why Jason almost retires from trading 14:42 How to get back into the markets 15:32 Jason's semi-systematic strategy 17:25 What is Jason's trading style 19:11 What timeframes does he trade? 20:20 How much time do you need to trade 26:08 Why Jason looks at the markets all the time 28:08 "There is always something" that can add risk to your trading 29:03 How was it like being in a "Market Wizards" book 32:30 What do YOU need to focus on to make it in trading 35:03 Why strategies are overrated 36:41 Are common trading tools useless? 38:20 How Jason takes profits 39:28 Where to find Jason Shapiro And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes Where to find Jason Shapiro! Website Youtube What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

Learn From the Master of Price Action In episode 362 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Al Brooks, the father of price action. You'll learn how Al Brooks looks at price action in any market. If you're aspiring to master price action that in Forex or any other market, Al Brooks is the guy to learn from. Comment below this video with your price action questions and we'll cover them in a new video. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:39 What Al sees changing in the markets in the past 2 months. 6:10 How to make money in the stock markets 13:48 How can Price Action give you a view of the markets 25:30 How to identify when markets are reversing a trend 30:03 Why price action principles apply to all assets 33:10 How to understand markets such as crypto 45:23 How Al views sideways markets 51:39 Where to find Al Brooks And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Learn A Powerful Breakout Strategy In 10 Minutes (Simple & Effective) How To Trade Breakouts In Forex With The RSI 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes Where to find Al Brooks! Brooks Trading Course Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Youtube What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

Funded Day Trader Story ($200k with The5ers) In episode 361 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Gary Langley (aka. the Scruffy Trader) to discuss his funded day trader story. He got funded $200k from The5ers prop firm. Gary shares his process and tips for anyone looking to get funded to trade. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! Gary trades for The5%ers prop firm In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:29 Gary's start in trading 3:16 His learning process 6:46 How was Gary's transition from trading for a company to becoming a retail trader 9:40 How Gary discovered prop trading (with The5%ers) 13:39 What are the keys to get funded by a prop firm 16:40 How to handle the pressure of prop firm evaluations 20:16 What to do when you are in a drawdown 23:17 Gary's trading style 26:07 How to get results in your trading 28:46 How does emotion cost you money 30:58 What "treat trading like a business" really means 35:16 What to do if you want to trade for "freedom" 38:52 Gary's future plans 40:52 Gary's top advice for aspiring funded traders 42:38 Where to find Gary Langley And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Learn A Powerful Breakout Strategy In 10 Minutes (Simple & Effective) How To Trade Breakouts In Forex With The RSI 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes How To Gary Langley? Website Twitter Youtube What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

"Trading a $500k Prop Firm Account" In episode 360 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with a student from Desire To Trade who got funded over $500k to trade. He shares his story of becoming a funded trader after losing over 10 trading accounts. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:25 Who is Telly Diallo? 0:54 How it all started for Telly 3:15 How he blew up his 1st prop account 4:41 How a change of mindset helped telly be a funded trader 5:53 How adequate education helped Telly pass his prop evaluation 7:28 What Telly trades in his funded trader account 9:19 How large amounts of capital affect your trader psychology 11:38 The daily habits that keep Telly funded 12:56 How to manage risk as a funded trader 14:50 Telly's plan for the future 16:20 Telly's top advice for traders struggling to get funded 17:13 What to look for when trading breakouts 18:42 How Telly trades breakouts 20:00 Where to find Telly Diallo 20:56 Telly advice for traders looking to get funded And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Learn A Powerful Breakout Strategy In 10 Minutes (Simple & Effective) How To Trade Breakouts In Forex With The RSI 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes How To Telly Dialo? Website Instagram What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!

The Reality of Full-Time Trading In episode 359 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with full-time trader Rolf Schlotmannfrom Tradeciety.com to discuss what it's really like to build a full-time trading career. You'll learn from his experience on how to become a consistently profitable Forex trader. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:33 Who is Rolf and what he does 1:38 Story Time - How it all started 2:32 How Rolf decided to go full-time trading 4:42 Why his early 20s was the best time to take risks 6:51 What is Rolf's trading style 7:44 How to overcome FOMO in the markets 8:59 Pivot Points: Rolf's favorite indicator 10:06 How to use Pivot Points 11:09 Why objectivity and structure is vital in trading 12:10 How to make Price Action trading more objective 13:42 What more is there to price action trading 16:15 How to filter market conditions 17:28 The importance of accepting losses 19:27 Why the obvious things are harder to trade 21:25 How should you develop YOUR OWN trading style 23:40 Why it's so hard to focus on 1 thing for 3-6 months 25:52 Why Rolf prefers to live in Asia than Europe 27:11 Should you move to Asia or somewhere else to trade? 28:15 How to deal with "The Loneliness of trading" 30:51 How Rolf went from working 16hs a day to 2 hours a day 31:14 How to stay on top of the game over a long time 33:00 How to review your trading performance and statistics 34:31 How to correct mistakes and negative behaviors in trading 35:42 Rolf's top advice for struggling traders 37:50 Why a winning trade is not a good trade 39:00 How to transition from easy markets to hard markets 40:41 How to use FAILURE to improve as a trader 41:51 Why you should always keep a trading journal 42:21 Where to find Rolf And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Trading Journal: Edgewonk 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) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes How To Find Moritz? Tradeciety Edgewonk Facebook Twitter What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!