A TRADER'S LIFE

That is a clip from trader Ryan Chandler’s reply to my usual question, How did you get into trading? Not quite the answer I'm accustomed to hearing.

During his recovery from a savage knife attack from a random man with mental health issues, Ryan spent days and weeks poring over charts, teaching himself fx. A year in he took a chance plougihing money from the sale of his house into his trading account and went pro. Through relentless backtesting of his strategies, he was able to design a piece of software to automate his trading. Today he spends much less time poring over charts and more helpong students and looking after his family. 

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If you've listened to a few of these episodes, you'll know I often ask my guest, How did you get into trading? When I asked Ryan Chandler how he got into trading, I was not remotely expecting the story he had to tell. Absolutely shocking.

Suffice to say, he had an extraordinary and very violent birth into the world of trading.
Perhaps the thing that kept him alive as he was lying in the road, leaking pints of blood, also helped guide him through the ups and downs that are typical of everyone’s first year or two in trading.

Today he runs his own outfit called The Golden Suite, and delights in teaching his strategies to others new to the game.  An inspiration to us all!

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Don't Trade with your own Money

I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.  Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.

Surge Trader  get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.

Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd

Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.

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Go-to links

MaxVitality’s Chocolate Merlin drink is a chocolate formula that is packed with highly effective adaptogenic herbs. It can be mixed into your coffee or made into a tasty smoothie. My kids and I have been using MaxVitality products for the past 2 years now and I highly recommend you check out what they have. 

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Michael Taylor is a British trader who  specialises in British stocks, not through any patriotic zeal for his country, rather, because he was drawn to an area of the market that is much less talked about. 

He saw UK stocks as an opportunity to become an authority in a niche. And, as it turns out, he’s done very well at it.  

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For episode 62, I got together with Michael Taylor, a British trader who specialises in British stocks, not through any patriotic zeal for his country, rather, because he was drawn to an area of the market that is much less talked about. He saw UK stocks as an opportunity to become an authority in a niche. And, as it turns out, he’s done very well at it. 

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Go-to links

MaxVitality’s Chocolate Merlin drink is a chocolate formula that is packed with highly effective adaptogenic herbs. It can be mixed into your coffee or made into a tasty smoothie. My kids and I have been using MaxVitality products for the past 2 years now and I highly recommend you check out what they have. 

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There are some traders who will tell you the bearish action in the markets we've been sseeing since November 21 is likely to carry on into 2023 and may even produce a recession. One of those traders is Mark Shawzin, aka The Pattern Trader.

Mark and I got to know each other in 2021. Right from the get go I thought there was something special about the way he trades and the way he teaches others his own way of approaching the markets. I called him on to the show that year and not long after we began writing a book together. More on that soon, I hope. 

One thing I noticed rightaway: Mark has a bias for shorting. For him, it’s kind of personal. He loves to expose inflated stocks. Who better to have on the show right in the middle of a bear market? I thought to myself. Enjoy the conversation.

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Become a funded trader

Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition' with Surge Trader prop firm. Click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd

Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.

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Please follow A Trader's Life on Twitter.

And if you're a trader with some stories you'd like to share and you'd like to be on the how, don't hesitate to reach out: [email protected].

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If you want to give prop trading a go, I highly recommend SurgeTrader.

They get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.

Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd

Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards. 

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There are some traders who will tell you the bearish action in the markets we've been sseeing since November 21 is likely to carry on into 2023 and may even produce a recession. One of those traders is Mark Shawzin, aka The Pattern Trader.

Mark and I got to know each other in 2021. Right from the get go I thought there was something special about the way he trades and the way he teaches others his own way of approaching the markets. I called him on to the show that year and not long after we began writing a book together. More on that soon, I hope. 

One thing I noticed rightaway: Mark has a bias for shorting. For him, it’s kind of personal. He loves to expose inflated stocks. Who better to have on the show right in the middle of a bear market? I thought to myself. 

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Norman Hallet's been trading for decades and he now teaches it to traders of all levels. He has a special interest in the psychological and emotional game that makes up most of what we do when it comes to pressing the buy button or sell button.

This is a longer episode than usual, but I think by the end of it you’ll be asking yourself, how can I tweak my own neural pathways to become a better, more consistent trader. 

Norman's website: The Disciplined Trader

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Norman Hallet's been trading for decades and he now teaches it to traders of all levels. He has a special interest in the psychological and emotional game that makes up most of what we do when it comes to pressing the buy button or sell button.

This is a longer episode than usual, but I think by the end of it you’ll be asking yourself, how can I tweak my own neural pathways to become a better, more consistent trader. 

Norman's website: The Disciplined Trader

Become a funded trader

Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition' with Surge Trader prop firm. Click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd

Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.

Support the show

Please follow A Trader's Life on Twitter.

And if you're a trader with some stories you'd like to share and you'd like to be on the how, don't hesitate to reach out: [email protected].

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My next guest is trader Derrick Oldensmith from the United States.

Derrick has been fascinated by the financial markets since we was a kid. He now manages a large team of traders at prop firm T3 Trading.

As Derrick joined me online today he cheerfully admitted to being heavily down for the day. Of course all sums are relative in the trading game, but the energy with which Derrick throws himself into this conversation is of itself evidence of a very resilient mindset. His combination of humility and conviction struck me as a winning formula for navigating the choppiest of waters.

Go-to links

MaxVitality’s Chocolate Merlin drink is a chocolate formula that is packed with highly effective adaptogenic herbs. It can be mixed into your coffee or made into a tasty smoothie. My kids and I have been using MaxVitality products for the past 2 years now and I highly recommend you check out what they have. 

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This is a clip from my episode with trader Derrick Oldensmith from the United States. 

Derrick has been fascinated by the financial markets since we was a kid. He now manages a large team of traders at prop firm T3 Trading. 

As Derrick joined me online today he cheerfully admitted to being heavily down for the day. Of course all sums are relative in the trading game, but the energy with which Derrick throws himself into this conversation is of itself evidence of a very resilient mindset. His combination of humility and conviction struck me as a winning formula for navigating the choppiest of waters. 

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