Desire To Trade Podcast | Forex Trading Tips & Interviews With Highly Successful Traders

The Consistently Profitable Day Trader In episode 373 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with consistently profitable day trader Andrew Aziz. We discuss his tips on trading psychology and day trading for anymore wanting to make a living trading. Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:51 What has changed for Andrew in the last 2 years 2:26 How to adapt to the current market conditions 6:03 How to adapt to trades working less in this market environment 8:06 Is it better to adjust your style to the market or look for a market that fits your style? 9:21 Why your mindset is important in trading 11:35 How to solve not being able to follow your strategy 12:51 How your personality impacts your trading 14:21 How to develop and improve YOUR OWN trading style 15:55 Why a trading community is important for your development 16:59at does "Treating trading like a business" really mean 18:58 How to decide if trading is worth your time 21:14 How to turn your trading around 2

The 10 Greatest Pieces of Advice For New Traders | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 372 of the Desire To Trade Podcast,  you'll hear a compilation of the top advice traders wish they knew when they started to trade. This video focuses on the 10 best trading tips for beginners. If you're a new trader, apply these 10 pieces of trading advice and you'll be surprised by the results. Don't forget to comment below this video with your favorite advice!! Don't forget to comment below this video with your favorite advice!! 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 Brad Jelinek Steve Ward Ceri Bryans Latoya Smith-Dean Khaled Maziad Mike Bellafiore Rolf Schlotmann Jason Graystone Timestamps 0:15 1. Have a good trading foundation 1:32 2. Know your trader personality 2:43 3. Work on these 5 things 3:33 4. Develop competence ins

Make A Living Trading | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 371 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 video 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. Don't forget to comment below this video with your favorite advice!! 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 Dave Floyd Rolf Schlotmann Raja Zahoor Michael Toma Austin Semeniuk 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 P

"Escaping The 9-5 Job For Trading" | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 370 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

Build A Trading Fund Worth Millions In episode 369 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Juan Colon, the founder of Darwinex. They discuss what it takes to get funded millions to trade and build a $1M+ fund for yourself. Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:35 Who is Juan Colon and the story behind Darwinex 4:12 How Darwinex works for traders and investors 7:13 How to become a Darwinex trader 8:18 Can US traders join Darwinex? 10:01 What's the difference between Darwinex and an Online Prop firm 14:04 Benfits of tradeing for Darwinex vs Prop firms 15:36 How traders can become a top Darwinex provider 18:00 Darwinex account analytics 19:20 Why good incentive systems matter 20:51 Why investors should invest in Darwinex providers 22:06 How to get started with Darwinex 23:05 How to find Juan and learn more about Darwinex 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

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

"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

"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

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/evaluation

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

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

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 be

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 G

"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

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 tra

Professional Trader Secrets Revealed In episode 358 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with full-time professional trader Ali Crooks. He has been trading for close to 20 years and runs a private fund. We discuss how he sees the market, his mindset, and his techniques when it comes to backtesting, live trading, and more! Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:36 Who is Ali Crooks and what does he do? 1:21 What is needed to maintain successful trading for the long term 4:26 How successful traders deal with the realities of trading 6:56 How to stop making the same mistakes as a trader 10:57 How journaling can help you find critical patterns of a trader 12:46 How is Ali Crooks private fund going? 15:20 How managing a fund affected Ali's trading 17:51 Ali's top advice for traders to manage external capital 20:13 How to use algo trading properly 23:30 The reality of algo trading 24:28 What to expect with algo trading 26:54 A quick way to look

Develop The Mindset of a Professional Trader In episode 357 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with full-time professional trader Yvan Byeajee. Yvan is an expert on trading mindset and understanding trading psychology. You'll hear how he went from losing to a consistently profitable trader by working on the mindset he brings to trading. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 1:11 What does Yvan do and how he got into trading 6:30 What it took for Yvan to become a profitable trader 7:55 The difference between Market psychology and trader psychology 14:12 What is emotional-based trading 15:30 How trading re-wires your brain 17:55 How can you improve your trader mindset for success 22:15 Meditation practice for trader improvement [Live Example] 32:10 How a simple practice transforms your trading 38:06 How often should you meditate to get results 40:56 Where to find Yvan Byeajee And much more! What is one thing you are going to implem

How To Get Funded $100k+ For Trading ft.The5ers Prop Firm In episode 356 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Saul Lokier full-time trader and general manager at The5ers prop firm. We discuss how traders can get funded by The5ers and scale up to $3.6M (currently the maximum capital you can get from this prop firm). You'll also learn from Saul's journey as a trader as well as the obstacles he had to overcome. Take The5ers prop firm challenge (5% Discount on your 1st Evaluation) Are you ready for it? Previous interview with The5%ers Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:47 Who is Saul and what he does in The5%ers 1:20 Why did Saul join The5%ers in the 1st place? 2:04 How isThe5%ers different from most other online "prop firms" 3:36 When should you look to become a funded trader 4:39 Saul's experience with other online prop "challenges" 6:16 Why 30-day time limits are bad for traders 7:36 Quick overview of The%5ers options for trader funding 10:33 How The5%

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. Are you ready for it? Previous interview with Scott Welsh Watch the video interview! 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 minds

"Secrets of an Institutional Trader" In episode 354 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Jason Sen, an ex-institutional trader with decades of experience in the Forex and various markets. You'll get to hear Jason's tips & tricks to make a trading career work for you. Living in Phuket, Thailand, he is a big fan of freedom and uses multiple timeframes to pick better trades. Trade Battle with Jason Sen Watch the video interview here Topics Covered In This Episode 0:15 Introduction 0:30 Who is Jason Sen? 1:18 How Jason started trading 2:42 How to best learn trading 4:11 Period of break-even at first 5:23 Mindset of making $1M in a week 5:58 How Jason's trading process evolved over time 8:45 Trading from home vs. on the floor 10:10 How Jason transitioned to higher timeframe trading 11:32 How big banks started using Jason's technical analysis 13:29 The issue with support and resistance areas 14:49 Why Jason uses no indicators 16:33 Jason's trading style 17:11 How to be comfortable with miss