From Journalist To Full-Time Trader: How I Did It

In episode 550 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with "The Crypto Trader" Glen Goodman, who went from reporting on financial markets to eventually trading for a living. He opens up about losing money early on despite being a financial reporter, why being right about the market isn't enough, and the one rule that saved his trading career (and will save yours too).

The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:28 Who is Glen Goodman?
• 02:30 Why people think trading is easy
• 05:35 How it began—trading while working as a financial journalist
• 10:25 The shift from stable income to full-time trading
• 11:27 What markets he started with
• 14:37 Walking through his trading style
• 19:38 Price action vs. indicators—what he actually uses
• 24:13 Why he doesn't short crypto (and the math behind it)
• 26:57 The #1 rule most traders ignore
• 30:44 Where to find Glen's book and connect with him (link below)

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How to find Glen Goodman

• glengoodman.com
• Glen on X: x.com/glengoodman
• The Crypto Trader book

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