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Trader | Coach | Author | I help struggling traders marry their mindset to their tactics using mechanical strategies and emotional intelligence training.
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Apr 28, 2024 9 tweets 2 min read
I made the leap from a 9-5 job to go full-time day trading at the age of 29, and it's been quite a journey since then.

From going from a capped salary to a limitless one!

Here are 6 crucial lessons I've learned along the way:🧵👇 1) Process Over Profits:

Being process-oriented is the key to long-term success in trading. Focus on identifying solid setups and sticking to disciplined trading practices. Profits naturally follow when you prioritize the process.
Dec 2, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
Trading is simple but 99% overcomplicate it.

Here are 7 steps that will explain how.

1/7 Image All the best traders I know have ONE thing in common:

‘’They keep things simple.’’

When you start getting complex that’s when mistakes and overthinking start happening.

Think simpler.

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Aug 3, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
To rapidly improving your trading mindset you need to start journaling!

There is no debating this!

But 99% are doing it all wrong.

To learn the secret to journaling carry on reading👇 When journaling your thoughts and emotions, it's essential to cultivate the habit of asking "Why."

Merely stating your observations may create some awareness, but to truly overcome challenges, delving into the "Why" behind your behaviors is crucial.
May 26, 2023 41 tweets 4 min read
38 sentences that will help you outperform 99% of traders: Focus on the 80/20 rule:

Trading is:

80% Preparation
20% Execution

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May 8, 2023 24 tweets 4 min read
10 Of The Most Common Trading Biases

That You Must Track!

(And Methods To Overcome Them)

1/24 After years of trading and working with clients these are the most common trading biases I see happen time and time again.

To overcome them you must be first aware of them.

So let's break it down the 10 most common...

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Apr 4, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
Trading is all about staying in the zone!

Here Are 5 Steps To Boost Your Confidence In Trading!

1/11 Confidence plays a critical role in trading.

Therefore, your top priority should be to identify and implement strategies that help you maintain confidence levels.

Here are five examples of how to stay confident in trading:

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Mar 28, 2023 12 tweets 2 min read
A Simple Yet Powerful Trick To Overcome Limiting Beliefs!

1/12 Many traders are prevented from achieving their goals by limiting beliefs.

Therefore, it is crucial to develop strategies to overcome these beliefs and adopt new ones.

Today I want to show you one simple yet powerful way to help overcome them.

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Mar 16, 2023 12 tweets 3 min read
How To Know You Have An Edge Or Whether It Still Works?

Use this 1 simple trick!

1/12 Knowing if your edge has stopped working or even know you even have an edge can be explained

Simply by just using a 20-trade sample size.

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Feb 26, 2023 26 tweets 5 min read
Overcome Trading Drawdowns: The Art of Recovery

1/26 Trading can be a rollercoaster of emotions.

One minute, you're on top of the world, and the next, you're facing a tough drawdown that seems impossible to overcome.

If you're a trader, you know the feeling all too well.

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Feb 7, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
How To Trade In The Zone?

A Quick Thread!

1/10 I believe we all operate at different frequencies at times and what frequency you are currently giving out to the world is what you will receive back.

'Like for like''

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Oct 25, 2022 10 tweets 2 min read
The Power Of The Pause...

Use this 1 simple trick will 10x your trading!

1/10 Losing Traders: Impulse → 'Trade' → Repeat

Winning Traders: Impulse → 'Wait'

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Oct 4, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
Traders if you want to perform 10x better than 98% of other traders, read this:

1/11 Successful trading requires you to master the 3 Pillars Of Trading

1. Strategy
2. Risk Management
3. Psychology

Miss one of these and everything will crumble...

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Sep 27, 2022 11 tweets 3 min read
5 Rare habits that will put you further ahead than 99% of traders! 1. Focus on the process:

Aim to increase efficiency and reduce errors instead of obsessing over $$$

You'll make far greater progress.

And don't get me wrong you'll never master it.

But it's in the 'trying' that you'll produce positive results.
Sep 20, 2022 40 tweets 3 min read
38 sentences that will help you outperform 99% of traders: Focus on the 80/20 rule:

Trading is:

80% Preparation
20% Execution

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Sep 13, 2022 26 tweets 8 min read
24 Visuals That Will Change How You Think About Trading:

1. Stop obsessing over 1 trade

When You have 1000's to go 2. You can be losing for years and years
Then boom everything clicks. None
Sep 6, 2022 12 tweets 2 min read
Trading is a game of probabilities.

It's a vital part of the process to understand.

Read on to find out why...

1/12 Always remember:

If you can have a string of losses.

Then you can have a string of wins.

And vice versa.

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Aug 31, 2022 10 tweets 2 min read
Want to 10x your confidence in trading?

Then read this...

1/10 (Confidence comes from a set of rules)

No Plan = Hesitation
Hesitation = Regret
Regret = No Confidence

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Aug 28, 2022 16 tweets 3 min read
Pain teaches you more than pleasure.

Failure teaches you more than success.

Adversity teaches you more than comfort

1/15 You have to face your pain and mistakes head-on.

You need a process and a system to track where your going wrong and create actionable steps to improve.

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Aug 23, 2022 23 tweets 2 min read
Real Tips That Will 10x Your Trading: Discipline is a by-product of a strong 'Why''

If you don't know why you're doing this then you will just half-ass it!

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Aug 9, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
When you have the big 3 down

1. Risk
2. Strategy
3. Psychology

Don’t forget about the 4th: Time Time is the friend of a consistent trader

- Compounding takes time
- Probabilities take time

Don’t try to rush it, you’ll only end up destroying all the hard work.
Aug 2, 2022 15 tweets 2 min read
Avoid these 12 Negative Beliefs About Money.

And you will start making MORE of it! 👇 ''My family has always been poor. ''

Everyone has the power to change their future.

The past doesn’t dictate the present or future.

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