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... ... @@ -1,5184 +1,5183 @@ 1 - {{{12 -00:00:13,139 --> 00:00:17,669 1 +1 2 +00:00:13,139 ~-~-> 00:00:17,669 3 3 ICT: MacBooks This is going to be a four 4 4 5 5 2 6 -00:00:17,669 --> 00:00:20,129 6 +00:00:17,669 ~-~-> 00:00:20,129 7 7 part series. And right away, let me get 8 8 9 9 3 10 -00:00:20,129 --> 00:00:22,319 10 +00:00:20,129 ~-~-> 00:00:22,319 11 11 your expectations in alignment. This 12 12 13 13 4 14 -00:00:22,319 --> 00:00:25,799 14 +00:00:22,319 ~-~-> 00:00:25,799 15 15 first installment or Part one is 16 16 17 17 5 18 -00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:30,059 18 +00:00:25,859 ~-~-> 00:00:30,059 19 19 basically one of those commuter episodes 20 20 21 21 6 22 -00:00:30,299 --> 00:00:32,819 22 +00:00:30,299 ~-~-> 00:00:32,819 23 23 going back and forth to work. You can 24 24 25 25 7 26 -00:00:32,819 --> 00:00:34,319 26 +00:00:32,819 ~-~-> 00:00:34,319 27 27 listen to it that way because there's 28 28 29 29 8 30 -00:00:34,319 --> 00:00:36,119 30 +00:00:34,319 ~-~-> 00:00:36,119 31 31 not really anything in this one there's 32 32 33 33 9 34 -00:00:36,119 --> 00:00:39,029 34 +00:00:36,119 ~-~-> 00:00:39,029 35 35 going to be graphic intensive, no words, 36 36 37 37 10 38 -00:00:39,029 --> 00:00:41,549 38 +00:00:39,029 ~-~-> 00:00:41,549 39 39 no charts, nothing like that. No market 40 40 41 41 11 42 -00:00:41,549 --> 00:00:43,349 42 +00:00:41,549 ~-~-> 00:00:43,349 43 43 makers secret concepts being revealed on 44 44 45 45 12 46 -00:00:43,349 --> 00:00:45,479 46 +00:00:43,349 ~-~-> 00:00:45,479 47 47 some charts. It's basically a 48 48 49 49 13 50 -00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:46,919 50 +00:00:45,479 ~-~-> 00:00:46,919 51 51 hypothetical conversation with my 52 52 53 53 14 54 -00:00:46,919 --> 00:00:49,979 54 +00:00:46,919 ~-~-> 00:00:49,979 55 55 younger self. I get questions a lot by 56 56 57 57 15 58 -00:00:49,979 --> 00:00:53,009 58 +00:00:49,979 ~-~-> 00:00:53,009 59 59 email. If I could go back in time. You 60 60 61 61 16 62 -00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:56,639 62 +00:00:53,009 ~-~-> 00:00:56,639 63 63 know what I like to do differently and I 64 64 65 65 17 66 -00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:59,369 66 +00:00:56,639 ~-~-> 00:00:59,369 67 67 kind of like twisted that whole idea to 68 68 69 69 18 70 -00:00:59,369 --> 00:01:02,789 70 +00:00:59,369 ~-~-> 00:01:02,789 71 71 come up with the perspective. And if I 72 72 73 73 19 74 -00:01:02,789 --> 00:01:04,979 74 +00:01:02,789 ~-~-> 00:01:04,979 75 75 could go back and tell myself what I 76 76 77 77 20 78 -00:01:04,979 --> 00:01:07,619 78 +00:01:04,979 ~-~-> 00:01:07,619 79 79 know now, and this is basically a 80 80 81 81 21 82 -00:01:07,619 --> 00:01:08,999 82 +00:01:07,619 ~-~-> 00:01:08,999 83 83 hypothetical conversation with my 84 84 85 85 22 86 -00:01:08,999 --> 00:01:09,719 86 +00:01:08,999 ~-~-> 00:01:09,719 87 87 younger self. 88 88 89 89 23 90 -00:01:18,539 --> 00:01:20,279 90 +00:01:18,539 ~-~-> 00:01:20,279 91 91 If I could go back to the start of it 92 92 93 93 24 94 -00:01:20,279 --> 00:01:23,789 94 +00:01:20,279 ~-~-> 00:01:23,789 95 95 all, knowing what I know now, said, 96 96 97 97 25 98 -00:01:23,849 --> 00:01:27,569 98 +00:01:23,849 ~-~-> 00:01:27,569 99 99 Everyone, how many times have you looked 100 100 101 101 26 102 -00:01:27,569 --> 00:01:29,399 102 +00:01:27,569 ~-~-> 00:01:29,399 103 103 at a circumstance in your life not just 104 104 105 105 27 106 -00:01:29,399 --> 00:01:33,359 106 +00:01:29,399 ~-~-> 00:01:33,359 107 107 in trading, but in anything, every facet 108 108 109 109 28 110 -00:01:33,359 --> 00:01:35,069 110 +00:01:33,359 ~-~-> 00:01:35,069 111 111 of your life you wish you could go back 112 112 113 113 29 114 -00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:37,199 114 +00:01:35,069 ~-~-> 00:01:37,199 115 115 knowing what you know now, I used to 116 116 117 117 30 118 -00:01:37,199 --> 00:01:39,149 118 +00:01:37,199 ~-~-> 00:01:39,149 119 119 hear my grandparents say things like 120 120 121 121 31 122 -00:01:39,149 --> 00:01:41,249 122 +00:01:39,149 ~-~-> 00:01:41,249 123 123 that. And I was like, What? I couldn't 124 124 125 125 32 126 -00:01:41,249 --> 00:01:45,449 126 +00:01:41,249 ~-~-> 00:01:45,449 127 127 relate with it and or to it, but being 128 128 129 129 33 130 -00:01:45,449 --> 00:01:49,169 130 +00:01:45,449 ~-~-> 00:01:49,169 131 131 47 about the term 48 years old. There is 132 132 133 133 34 134 -00:01:49,169 --> 00:01:51,719 134 +00:01:49,169 ~-~-> 00:01:51,719 135 135 a laundry list of things. I wish I could 136 136 137 137 35 138 -00:01:51,719 --> 00:01:53,429 138 +00:01:51,719 ~-~-> 00:01:53,429 139 139 go back and change not just in my 140 140 141 141 36 142 -00:01:53,429 --> 00:01:56,339 142 +00:01:53,429 ~-~-> 00:01:56,339 143 143 trading journey, but in all facets of my 144 144 145 145 37 146 -00:01:56,339 --> 00:01:59,399 146 +00:01:56,339 ~-~-> 00:01:59,399 147 147 life. So I shared a bunch of those 148 148 149 149 38 150 -00:01:59,399 --> 00:02:01,049 150 +00:01:59,399 ~-~-> 00:02:01,049 151 151 personal things. Today on my Twitter 152 152 153 153 39 154 -00:02:01,049 --> 00:02:02,849 154 +00:02:01,049 ~-~-> 00:02:02,849 155 155 feed, if you haven't been over there you 156 156 157 157 40 158 -00:02:02,849 --> 00:02:04,589 158 +00:02:02,849 ~-~-> 00:02:04,589 159 159 can take a look at that and see my my 160 160 161 161 41 162 -00:02:04,589 --> 00:02:06,539 162 +00:02:04,589 ~-~-> 00:02:06,539 163 163 open discussion about many of the 164 164 165 165 42 166 -00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:10,109 166 +00:02:08,129 ~-~-> 00:02:10,109 167 167 frailties in my personal life coming up 168 168 169 169 43 170 -00:02:10,109 --> 00:02:13,409 170 +00:02:10,109 ~-~-> 00:02:13,409 171 171 as a younger man into where I am today. 172 172 173 173 44 174 -00:02:17,489 --> 00:02:19,829 174 +00:02:17,489 ~-~-> 00:02:19,829 175 175 I want to talk a little bit about some 176 176 177 177 45 178 -00:02:19,829 --> 00:02:22,169 178 +00:02:19,829 ~-~-> 00:02:22,169 179 179 of the things that I wish I could go 180 180 181 181 46 182 -00:02:22,169 --> 00:02:24,899 182 +00:02:22,169 ~-~-> 00:02:24,899 183 183 back in time and tell my younger self. 184 184 185 185 47 186 -00:02:25,679 --> 00:02:27,449 186 +00:02:25,679 ~-~-> 00:02:27,449 187 187 Now, the way you can use this for 188 188 189 189 48 190 -00:02:27,449 --> 00:02:32,339 190 +00:02:27,449 ~-~-> 00:02:32,339 191 191 yourself is take what I'm saying with a 192 192 193 193 49 194 -00:02:32,339 --> 00:02:36,029 194 +00:02:32,339 ~-~-> 00:02:36,029 195 195 great deal of appreciation because I 196 196 197 197 50 198 -00:02:36,029 --> 00:02:38,429 198 +00:02:36,029 ~-~-> 00:02:38,429 199 199 weathered a lot of storms, financially 200 200 201 201 51 202 -00:02:38,429 --> 00:02:41,099 202 +00:02:38,429 ~-~-> 00:02:41,099 203 203 and personally, to get to what I know 204 204 205 205 52 206 -00:02:41,099 --> 00:02:45,659 206 +00:02:41,099 ~-~-> 00:02:45,659 207 207 now. And you may be a very young person 208 208 209 209 53 210 -00:02:46,079 --> 00:02:49,199 210 +00:02:46,079 ~-~-> 00:02:49,199 211 211 and or an older person just now getting 212 212 213 213 54 214 -00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:52,649 214 +00:02:49,199 ~-~-> 00:02:52,649 215 215 involved in the markets. You're going to 216 216 217 217 55 218 -00:02:52,649 --> 00:02:55,019 218 +00:02:52,649 ~-~-> 00:02:55,019 219 219 have the same growing pains that 220 220 221 221 56 222 -00:02:55,079 --> 00:02:56,879 222 +00:02:55,079 ~-~-> 00:02:56,879 223 223 everyone else has, and some of these 224 224 225 225 57 226 -00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:58,529 226 +00:02:56,879 ~-~-> 00:02:58,529 227 227 things are going to be things you 228 228 229 229 58 230 -00:02:58,529 --> 00:03:00,599 230 +00:02:58,529 ~-~-> 00:03:00,599 231 231 probably read in books heard other 232 232 233 233 59 234 -00:03:00,599 --> 00:03:02,849 234 +00:03:00,599 ~-~-> 00:03:02,849 235 235 people talk about, but I'm going to give 236 236 237 237 60 238 -00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:04,889 238 +00:03:02,849 ~-~-> 00:03:04,889 239 239 you my personal spin on some of them and 240 240 241 241 61 242 -00:03:04,889 --> 00:03:07,769 242 +00:03:04,889 ~-~-> 00:03:07,769 243 243 how it applied to me. So it's kind of 244 244 245 245 62 246 -00:03:07,769 --> 00:03:09,389 246 +00:03:07,769 ~-~-> 00:03:09,389 247 247 like a little bit of a little history 248 248 249 249 63 250 -00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:12,389 250 +00:03:09,389 ~-~-> 00:03:12,389 251 251 book of what I was plagued with in my 252 252 253 253 64 254 -00:03:12,389 --> 00:03:15,419 254 +00:03:12,389 ~-~-> 00:03:15,419 255 255 first six years. The first six years of 256 256 257 257 65 258 -00:03:15,419 --> 00:03:17,789 258 +00:03:15,419 ~-~-> 00:03:17,789 259 259 my trading development, the first six 260 260 261 261 66 262 -00:03:17,789 --> 00:03:20,879 262 +00:03:17,789 ~-~-> 00:03:20,879 263 263 years of my trading, development is 264 264 265 265 67 266 -00:03:21,989 --> 00:03:25,109 266 +00:03:21,989 ~-~-> 00:03:25,109 267 267 plagued with everything you could have 268 268 269 269 68 270 -00:03:25,109 --> 00:03:28,649 270 +00:03:25,109 ~-~-> 00:03:28,649 271 271 possibly done wrong. And I want to kind 272 272 273 273 69 274 -00:03:28,649 --> 00:03:31,229 274 +00:03:28,649 ~-~-> 00:03:31,229 275 275 of like use this discussion to kind of 276 276 277 277 70 278 -00:03:31,229 --> 00:03:32,909 278 +00:03:31,229 ~-~-> 00:03:32,909 279 279 like go through some of the major 280 280 281 281 71 282 -00:03:32,909 --> 00:03:37,139 282 +00:03:32,909 ~-~-> 00:03:37,139 283 283 hurdles that I had. And again, since I 284 284 285 285 72 286 -00:03:37,139 --> 00:03:41,489 286 +00:03:37,139 ~-~-> 00:03:41,489 287 287 have children, adult children now they 288 288 289 289 73 290 -00:03:41,879 --> 00:03:44,399 290 +00:03:41,879 ~-~-> 00:03:44,399 291 291 can hopefully listen to this and mine. 292 292 293 293 74 294 -00:03:44,999 --> 00:03:48,899 294 +00:03:44,999 ~-~-> 00:03:48,899 295 295 The, I guess the experience portion of 296 296 297 297 75 298 -00:03:48,899 --> 00:03:50,759 298 +00:03:48,899 ~-~-> 00:03:50,759 299 299 it, because a lot of the things that 300 300 301 301 76 302 -00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:52,259 302 +00:03:50,759 ~-~-> 00:03:52,259 303 303 I've put on my YouTube channel and I've 304 304 305 305 77 306 -00:03:52,259 --> 00:03:53,159 306 +00:03:52,259 ~-~-> 00:03:53,159 307 307 taught over the years 308 308 309 309 78 310 -00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:55,290 310 +00:03:54,600 ~-~-> 00:03:55,290 311 311 it's 312 312 313 313 79 314 -00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,990 314 +00:03:57,240 ~-~-> 00:04:00,990 315 315 heavily technical There's a lot of 316 316 317 317 80 318 -00:04:00,990 --> 00:04:02,700 318 +00:04:00,990 ~-~-> 00:04:02,700 319 319 things that are going on in the chart. 320 320 321 321 81 322 -00:04:03,150 --> 00:04:04,830 322 +00:04:03,150 ~-~-> 00:04:04,830 323 323 And I am always accused of being long 324 324 325 325 82 326 -00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:08,370 326 +00:04:04,830 ~-~-> 00:04:08,370 327 327 winded. And again, if you're not into 328 328 329 329 83 330 -00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,680 330 +00:04:08,760 ~-~-> 00:04:10,680 331 331 you really understanding what is most 332 332 333 333 84 334 -00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,240 334 +00:04:10,680 ~-~-> 00:04:12,240 335 335 likely going to plague you, if you just 336 336 337 337 85 338 -00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,560 338 +00:04:12,240 ~-~-> 00:04:13,560 339 339 want to go through it yourself and have 340 340 341 341 86 342 -00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,260 342 +00:04:13,560 ~-~-> 00:04:16,260 343 343 all that experience. Have at it, don't 344 344 345 345 87 346 -00:04:16,260 --> 00:04:19,500 346 +00:04:16,260 ~-~-> 00:04:19,500 347 347 even listen to this video. And there's 348 348 349 349 88 350 -00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:20,880 350 +00:04:19,500 ~-~-> 00:04:20,880 351 351 no harm and you're not listening to this 352 352 353 353 89 354 -00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,380 354 +00:04:20,880 ~-~-> 00:04:22,380 355 355 part, you could really just so Kevin's 356 356 357 357 90 358 -00:04:22,380 --> 00:04:24,480 358 +00:04:22,380 ~-~-> 00:04:24,480 359 359 going to wait to part two, but it's 360 360 361 361 91 362 -00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:29,400 362 +00:04:24,480 ~-~-> 00:04:29,400 363 363 meant to be a resource for you to glean 364 364 365 365 92 366 -00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:32,010 366 +00:04:30,150 ~-~-> 00:04:32,010 367 367 experience from without having to go 368 368 369 369 93 370 -00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:34,950 370 +00:04:32,010 ~-~-> 00:04:34,950 371 371 through the suffering portion of it. So 372 372 373 373 94 374 -00:04:35,310 --> 00:04:37,680 374 +00:04:35,310 ~-~-> 00:04:37,680 375 375 if I were to go back in time, and I 376 376 377 377 95 378 -00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,600 378 +00:04:37,680 ~-~-> 00:04:39,600 379 379 could sit at a table and talk to my 380 380 381 381 96 382 -00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,440 382 +00:04:39,600 ~-~-> 00:04:43,440 383 383 younger self, what would I tell him or 384 384 385 385 97 386 -00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:47,460 386 +00:04:43,440 ~-~-> 00:04:47,460 387 387 me? Where to focus? What should I as a 388 388 389 389 98 390 -00:04:47,460 --> 00:04:50,670 390 +00:04:47,460 ~-~-> 00:04:50,670 391 391 younger person, focus on in my 392 392 393 393 99 394 -00:04:50,670 --> 00:04:54,900 394 +00:04:50,670 ~-~-> 00:04:54,900 395 395 development as a trader. First thing, 396 396 397 397 100 398 -00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,060 398 +00:04:55,200 ~-~-> 00:04:57,060 399 399 don't seek the approval from others. 400 400 401 401 101 402 -00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,330 402 +00:04:57,840 ~-~-> 00:05:00,330 403 403 Right away. That's the number one One 404 404 405 405 102 406 -00:05:00,330 --> 00:05:02,490 406 +00:05:00,330 ~-~-> 00:05:02,490 407 407 characteristic of a successful trader. 408 408 409 409 103 410 -00:05:03,270 --> 00:05:05,310 410 +00:05:03,270 ~-~-> 00:05:05,310 411 411 Now, you might not agree with the things 412 412 413 413 104 414 -00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:08,520 414 +00:05:05,310 ~-~-> 00:05:08,520 415 415 I'm going to say in this episode, I'm 416 416 417 417 105 418 -00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,920 418 +00:05:08,520 ~-~-> 00:05:10,920 419 419 just speaking from my own personal walk, 420 420 421 421 106 422 -00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:14,160 422 +00:05:11,310 ~-~-> 00:05:14,160 423 423 and the things that I had to endure. 424 424 425 425 107 426 -00:05:14,490 --> 00:05:17,520 426 +00:05:14,490 ~-~-> 00:05:17,520 427 427 When I first started, the first people 428 428 429 429 108 430 -00:05:17,670 --> 00:05:20,490 430 +00:05:17,670 ~-~-> 00:05:20,490 431 431 that I look to get approval with, with 432 432 433 433 109 434 -00:05:20,490 --> 00:05:25,620 434 +00:05:20,490 ~-~-> 00:05:25,620 435 435 my family. And I love my family, both my 436 436 437 437 110 438 -00:05:25,620 --> 00:05:28,680 438 +00:05:25,620 ~-~-> 00:05:28,680 439 439 immediate and extended family, but none 440 440 441 441 111 442 -00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,230 442 +00:05:28,680 ~-~-> 00:05:31,230 443 443 of them shared in my excitement. They 444 444 445 445 112 446 -00:05:31,230 --> 00:05:33,090 446 +00:05:31,230 ~-~-> 00:05:33,090 447 447 gave me all the reasons why it was a 448 448 449 449 113 450 -00:05:33,090 --> 00:05:35,820 450 +00:05:33,090 ~-~-> 00:05:35,820 451 451 poor decision. It was a bad idea to get 452 452 453 453 114 454 -00:05:35,820 --> 00:05:37,290 454 +00:05:35,820 ~-~-> 00:05:37,290 455 455 involved in it, I'm going to just lose 456 456 457 457 115 458 -00:05:37,290 --> 00:05:40,260 458 +00:05:37,290 ~-~-> 00:05:40,260 459 459 money, and just accept working for the 460 460 461 461 116 462 -00:05:40,260 --> 00:05:42,600 462 +00:05:40,260 ~-~-> 00:05:42,600 463 463 rest of your life and simply not in the 464 464 465 465 117 466 -00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,010 466 +00:05:42,600 ~-~-> 00:05:44,010 467 467 cards for me, I just didn't want to do 468 468 469 469 118 470 -00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:46,380 470 +00:05:44,010 ~-~-> 00:05:46,380 471 471 that. So you don't want to seek approval 472 472 473 473 119 474 -00:05:46,380 --> 00:05:47,460 474 +00:05:46,380 ~-~-> 00:05:47,460 475 475 from your family because they're not 476 476 477 477 120 478 -00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:49,530 478 +00:05:47,460 ~-~-> 00:05:49,530 479 479 going to understand what you're trying 480 480 481 481 121 482 -00:05:49,530 --> 00:05:51,660 482 +00:05:49,530 ~-~-> 00:05:51,660 483 483 to do. They're going to give you all of 484 484 485 485 122 486 -00:05:51,660 --> 00:05:53,880 486 +00:05:51,660 ~-~-> 00:05:53,880 487 487 the heartfelt reasons why they're going 488 488 489 489 123 490 -00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:55,260 490 +00:05:53,880 ~-~-> 00:05:55,260 491 491 to try to protect you from yourself, 492 492 493 493 124 494 -00:05:55,950 --> 00:05:57,300 494 +00:05:55,950 ~-~-> 00:05:57,300 495 495 when they don't really understand what 496 496 497 497 125 498 -00:05:57,300 --> 00:05:59,250 498 +00:05:57,300 ~-~-> 00:05:59,250 499 499 it is that you're trying to do or learn 500 500 501 501 126 502 -00:06:01,470 --> 00:06:03,120 502 +00:06:01,470 ~-~-> 00:06:03,120 503 503 Don't seek the approval of your friends. 504 504 505 505 127 506 -00:06:03,150 --> 00:06:04,950 506 +00:06:03,150 ~-~-> 00:06:04,950 507 507 Number one, your friends are only going 508 508 509 509 128 510 -00:06:04,950 --> 00:06:06,540 510 +00:06:04,950 ~-~-> 00:06:06,540 511 511 to be interested once you start making 512 512 513 513 129 514 -00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:07,980 514 +00:06:06,540 ~-~-> 00:06:07,980 515 515 money. When they start seeing the 516 516 517 517 130 518 -00:06:07,980 --> 00:06:10,380 518 +00:06:07,980 ~-~-> 00:06:10,380 519 519 changes in your life, then and only then 520 520 521 521 131 522 -00:06:10,380 --> 00:06:12,000 522 +00:06:10,380 ~-~-> 00:06:12,000 523 523 will your friends be on board with it. 524 524 525 525 132 526 -00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,030 526 +00:06:12,600 ~-~-> 00:06:15,030 527 527 Your friends, much like your family, 528 528 529 529 133 530 -00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,500 530 +00:06:15,960 ~-~-> 00:06:19,500 531 531 really, don't feel comfortable with you 532 532 533 533 134 534 -00:06:19,530 --> 00:06:20,910 534 +00:06:19,530 ~-~-> 00:06:20,910 535 535 being successful because if you tell 536 536 537 537 135 538 -00:06:20,910 --> 00:06:23,100 538 +00:06:20,910 ~-~-> 00:06:23,100 539 539 them what you're going to do, and you 540 540 541 541 136 542 -00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,200 542 +00:06:23,760 ~-~-> 00:06:25,200 543 543 get to the point where you succeed at 544 544 545 545 137 546 -00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:30,090 546 +00:06:25,200 ~-~-> 00:06:30,090 547 547 it, you act like a mirror for them. And 548 548 549 549 138 550 -00:06:30,090 --> 00:06:32,880 550 +00:06:30,090 ~-~-> 00:06:32,880 551 551 they will always look to you as a 552 552 553 553 139 554 -00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,090 554 +00:06:33,120 ~-~-> 00:06:36,090 555 555 reminder of what they failed to pursue 556 556 557 557 140 558 -00:06:36,090 --> 00:06:39,000 558 +00:06:36,090 ~-~-> 00:06:39,000 559 559 in our own life. So again, don't try to 560 560 561 561 141 562 -00:06:39,930 --> 00:06:42,510 562 +00:06:39,930 ~-~-> 00:06:42,510 563 563 seek the approval of others, Family 564 564 565 565 142 566 -00:06:42,510 --> 00:06:45,300 566 +00:06:42,510 ~-~-> 00:06:45,300 567 567 First, and friends because it doesn't 568 568 569 569 143 570 -00:06:45,300 --> 00:06:49,860 570 +00:06:45,300 ~-~-> 00:06:49,860 571 571 work out. Third, don't go to work until 572 572 573 573 144 574 -00:06:49,860 --> 00:06:51,120 574 +00:06:49,860 ~-~-> 00:06:51,120 575 575 your co workers that you're going to be 576 576 577 577 145 578 -00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,360 578 +00:06:51,120 ~-~-> 00:06:54,360 579 579 quitting your jobs and I made all those 580 580 581 581 146 582 -00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,900 582 +00:06:54,360 ~-~-> 00:06:57,900 583 583 errors, okay, and many, many times I've 584 584 585 585 147 586 -00:06:57,900 --> 00:07:01,410 586 +00:06:57,900 ~-~-> 00:07:01,410 587 587 shared the low income I our heavy 588 588 589 589 148 590 -00:07:01,410 --> 00:07:04,920 590 +00:07:01,410 ~-~-> 00:07:04,920 591 591 workload job that I was doing as a young 592 592 593 593 149 594 -00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,470 594 +00:07:04,920 ~-~-> 00:07:07,470 595 595 man when I was beginning this journey. 596 596 597 597 150 598 -00:07:08,670 --> 00:07:11,940 598 +00:07:08,670 ~-~-> 00:07:11,940 599 599 And I just don't think that it's a good 600 600 601 601 151 602 -00:07:11,940 --> 00:07:14,160 602 +00:07:11,940 ~-~-> 00:07:14,160 603 603 practice for anyone to go to work and 604 604 605 605 152 606 -00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,390 606 +00:07:14,160 ~-~-> 00:07:15,390 607 607 tell their co workers number one, 608 608 609 609 153 610 -00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,370 610 +00:07:15,960 ~-~-> 00:07:17,370 611 611 they're going to be giving you again, 612 612 613 613 154 614 -00:07:17,490 --> 00:07:20,010 614 +00:07:17,490 ~-~-> 00:07:20,010 615 615 all the worst feedback you're ever gonna 616 616 617 617 155 618 -00:07:20,010 --> 00:07:22,170 618 +00:07:20,010 ~-~-> 00:07:22,170 619 619 hear. Yeah, right, you'll be here with 620 620 621 621 156 622 -00:07:22,170 --> 00:07:24,180 622 +00:07:22,170 ~-~-> 00:07:24,180 623 623 me the rest of your life. You're going 624 624 625 625 157 626 -00:07:24,180 --> 00:07:26,640 626 +00:07:24,180 ~-~-> 00:07:26,640 627 627 to retire from here, all those things, 628 628 629 629 158 630 -00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,540 630 +00:07:26,760 ~-~-> 00:07:30,540 631 631 okay. So when you get this feedback from 632 632 633 633 159 634 -00:07:30,540 --> 00:07:32,640 634 +00:07:30,540 ~-~-> 00:07:32,640 635 635 your co workers, you're going to hate 636 636 637 637 160 638 -00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,440 638 +00:07:32,640 ~-~-> 00:07:34,440 639 639 going to work even more, because you 640 640 641 641 161 642 -00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,270 642 +00:07:34,440 ~-~-> 00:07:36,270 643 643 might have liked going to work it to 644 644 645 645 162 646 -00:07:36,270 --> 00:07:37,350 646 +00:07:36,270 ~-~-> 00:07:37,350 647 647 some degree and hanging out with the 648 648 649 649 163 650 -00:07:37,350 --> 00:07:38,760 650 +00:07:37,350 ~-~-> 00:07:38,760 651 651 people you work with. Talking about 652 652 653 653 164 654 -00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:40,770 654 +00:07:38,760 ~-~-> 00:07:40,770 655 655 sports, talking about movies, talking 656 656 657 657 165 658 -00:07:40,770 --> 00:07:44,910 658 +00:07:40,770 ~-~-> 00:07:44,910 659 659 about the opposite sex. All these things 660 660 661 661 166 662 -00:07:44,910 --> 00:07:49,380 662 +00:07:44,910 ~-~-> 00:07:49,380 663 663 that you had a common, I guess agreement 664 664 665 665 167 666 -00:07:49,380 --> 00:07:52,650 666 +00:07:49,380 ~-~-> 00:07:52,650 667 667 on or an interest in, will start having 668 668 669 669 168 670 -00:07:52,650 --> 00:07:54,390 670 +00:07:52,650 ~-~-> 00:07:54,390 671 671 a great divide, because you're going to 672 672 673 673 169 674 -00:07:54,390 --> 00:07:55,950 674 +00:07:54,390 ~-~-> 00:07:55,950 675 675 look at them as a source of 676 676 677 677 170 678 -00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,730 678 +00:07:57,600 ~-~-> 00:07:59,730 679 679 annoyance and they're just gonna look at 680 680 681 681 171 682 -00:07:59,730 --> 00:08:01,620 682 +00:07:59,730 ~-~-> 00:08:01,620 683 683 you as You're pipe dreaming, and you're 684 684 685 685 172 686 -00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:04,140 686 +00:08:01,620 ~-~-> 00:08:04,140 687 687 not going to get to where you're going, 688 688 689 689 173 690 -00:08:04,140 --> 00:08:05,220 690 +00:08:04,140 ~-~-> 00:08:05,220 691 691 and it's going to be fun for them to 692 692 693 693 174 694 -00:08:05,220 --> 00:08:07,290 694 +00:08:05,220 ~-~-> 00:08:07,290 695 695 watch, you fail. And you don't want to 696 696 697 697 175 698 -00:08:07,290 --> 00:08:08,850 698 +00:08:07,290 ~-~-> 00:08:08,850 699 699 have someone constantly, you know, 700 700 701 701 176 702 -00:08:09,630 --> 00:08:11,640 702 +00:08:09,630 ~-~-> 00:08:11,640 703 703 poking you every day. It looks like 704 704 705 705 177 706 -00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,260 706 +00:08:11,640 ~-~-> 00:08:13,260 707 707 you're still here. I guess I'll see you 708 708 709 709 178 710 -00:08:13,260 --> 00:08:16,200 710 +00:08:13,260 ~-~-> 00:08:16,200 711 711 to work tomorrow. No types of things is 712 712 713 713 179 714 -00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,450 714 +00:08:16,200 ~-~-> 00:08:18,450 715 715 what I had to endure. So don't tell your 716 716 717 717 180 718 -00:08:18,450 --> 00:08:19,530 718 +00:08:18,450 ~-~-> 00:08:19,530 719 719 co workers which you're going to be 720 720 721 721 181 722 -00:08:19,530 --> 00:08:22,200 722 +00:08:19,530 ~-~-> 00:08:22,200 723 723 doing. Don't tell your boss, what you're 724 724 725 725 182 726 -00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,120 726 +00:08:22,200 ~-~-> 00:08:24,120 727 727 gonna be doing. You're going to 728 728 729 729 183 730 -00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,970 730 +00:08:24,120 ~-~-> 00:08:26,970 731 731 basically fire your boss and fire your 732 732 733 733 184 734 -00:08:26,970 --> 00:08:29,130 734 +00:08:26,970 ~-~-> 00:08:29,130 735 735 co workers when the time is right, but 736 736 737 737 185 738 -00:08:29,130 --> 00:08:32,250 738 +00:08:29,130 ~-~-> 00:08:32,250 739 739 you don't want to broadcast it. Because 740 740 741 741 186 742 -00:08:32,250 --> 00:08:35,520 742 +00:08:32,250 ~-~-> 00:08:35,520 743 743 all it's going to do is provide them a 744 744 745 745 187 746 -00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,440 746 +00:08:35,520 ~-~-> 00:08:37,440 747 747 timeline when they think you should be 748 748 749 749 188 750 -00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,960 750 +00:08:37,440 ~-~-> 00:08:39,960 751 751 doing it in teach you the entire time. 752 752 753 753 189 754 -00:08:40,260 --> 00:08:42,300 754 +00:08:40,260 ~-~-> 00:08:42,300 755 755 So your family's gonna constantly give 756 756 757 757 190 758 -00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:44,520 758 +00:08:42,300 ~-~-> 00:08:44,520 759 759 you heartfelt advice of why you 760 760 761 761 191 762 -00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,070 762 +00:08:44,520 ~-~-> 00:08:47,070 763 763 shouldn't do it. Your friends are going 764 764 765 765 192 766 -00:08:47,070 --> 00:08:49,560 766 +00:08:47,070 ~-~-> 00:08:49,560 767 767 to say, I'm not really interested. But 768 768 769 769 193 770 -00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:51,690 770 +00:08:49,560 ~-~-> 00:08:51,690 771 771 if you get successful, I might be 772 772 773 773 194 774 -00:08:51,690 --> 00:08:53,790 774 +00:08:51,690 ~-~-> 00:08:53,790 775 775 interested in then. So what why tell 776 776 777 777 195 778 -00:08:53,790 --> 00:08:55,920 778 +00:08:53,790 ~-~-> 00:08:55,920 779 779 them and coworkers are going to give you 780 780 781 781 196 782 -00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,420 782 +00:08:55,920 ~-~-> 00:08:57,420 783 783 every negative thing because they hate 784 784 785 785 197 786 -00:08:57,420 --> 00:08:59,310 786 +00:08:57,420 ~-~-> 00:08:59,310 787 787 their life. They're at the same place 788 788 789 789 198 790 -00:08:59,310 --> 00:09:01,830 790 +00:08:59,310 ~-~-> 00:09:01,830 791 791 you're at your job. To escape, so why 792 792 793 793 199 794 -00:09:01,830 --> 00:09:06,120 794 +00:09:01,830 ~-~-> 00:09:06,120 795 795 would you want them to pump you up? 796 796 797 797 200 798 -00:09:06,390 --> 00:09:09,780 798 +00:09:06,390 ~-~-> 00:09:09,780 799 799 That's what we do as humans, we want to 800 800 801 801 201 802 -00:09:09,780 --> 00:09:13,800 802 +00:09:09,780 ~-~-> 00:09:13,800 803 803 have our peers say, Yeah, that's a good 804 804 805 805 202 806 -00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,540 806 +00:09:13,800 ~-~-> 00:09:15,540 807 807 idea. But how many times in your life 808 808 809 809 203 810 -00:09:15,540 --> 00:09:17,730 810 +00:09:15,540 ~-~-> 00:09:17,730 811 811 Have you ever had that experience? I can 812 812 813 813 204 814 -00:09:17,730 --> 00:09:21,240 814 +00:09:17,730 ~-~-> 00:09:21,240 815 815 tell you, unless it was my fifth grade 816 816 817 817 205 818 -00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:25,530 818 +00:09:21,240 ~-~-> 00:09:25,530 819 819 teacher, Mr. lorber. Or it was my uncle 820 820 821 821 206 822 -00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:27,630 822 +00:09:25,920 ~-~-> 00:09:27,630 823 823 that talked to me about commodities when 824 824 825 825 207 826 -00:09:27,630 --> 00:09:30,780 826 +00:09:27,630 ~-~-> 00:09:30,780 827 827 I was 16 years old. And taught me about 828 828 829 829 208 830 -00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,440 830 +00:09:32,040 ~-~-> 00:09:34,440 831 831 narrow sideways channels and 123 tops 832 832 833 833 209 834 -00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,390 834 +00:09:34,440 ~-~-> 00:09:36,390 835 835 and bottoms and head and shoulders, and 836 836 837 837 210 838 -00:09:36,390 --> 00:09:39,210 838 +00:09:36,390 ~-~-> 00:09:39,210 839 839 all those bull flags and things. At 16 840 840 841 841 211 842 -00:09:39,210 --> 00:09:40,650 842 +00:09:39,210 ~-~-> 00:09:40,650 843 843 years old, I was looking at it and it 844 844 845 845 212 846 -00:09:40,650 --> 00:09:42,540 846 +00:09:40,650 ~-~-> 00:09:42,540 847 847 was going in one ear and out the other. 848 848 849 849 213 850 -00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,970 850 +00:09:42,840 ~-~-> 00:09:44,970 851 851 Okay, so when you tell all your family, 852 852 853 853 214 854 -00:09:44,970 --> 00:09:47,310 854 +00:09:44,970 ~-~-> 00:09:47,310 855 855 your friends and your co workers, that's 856 856 857 857 215 858 -00:09:47,310 --> 00:09:49,020 858 +00:09:47,310 ~-~-> 00:09:49,020 859 859 what's happening, and they're not going 860 860 861 861 216 862 -00:09:49,020 --> 00:09:50,910 862 +00:09:49,020 ~-~-> 00:09:50,910 863 863 to say, you know what, that's brilliant. 864 864 865 865 217 866 -00:09:51,390 --> 00:09:52,710 866 +00:09:51,390 ~-~-> 00:09:52,710 867 867 I wish I would have thought of that. 868 868 869 869 218 870 -00:09:52,770 --> 00:09:54,330 870 +00:09:52,770 ~-~-> 00:09:54,330 871 871 That's the reality. That's the reaction 872 872 873 873 219 874 -00:09:54,330 --> 00:09:57,240 874 +00:09:54,330 ~-~-> 00:09:57,240 875 875 you're expecting, right? It never works 876 876 877 877 220 878 -00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:59,130 878 +00:09:57,240 ~-~-> 00:09:59,130 879 879 out that way. But yet we all do it as 880 880 881 881 221 882 -00:09:59,130 --> 00:10:01,980 882 +00:09:59,130 ~-~-> 00:10:01,980 883 883 humans. We want to Have that that's a 884 884 885 885 222 886 -00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:04,470 886 +00:10:01,980 ~-~-> 00:10:04,470 887 887 good idea, response and it never comes. 888 888 889 889 223 890 -00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:07,650 890 +00:10:04,740 ~-~-> 00:10:07,650 891 891 So what does it do? It causes deflation. 892 892 893 893 224 894 -00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,990 894 +00:10:07,800 ~-~-> 00:10:09,990 895 895 You don't want to be around these 896 896 897 897 225 898 -00:10:09,990 --> 00:10:11,340 898 +00:10:09,990 ~-~-> 00:10:11,340 899 899 people, because now you're like, I wish 900 900 901 901 226 902 -00:10:11,340 --> 00:10:12,300 902 +00:10:11,340 ~-~-> 00:10:12,300 903 903 I would have ever said anything. But 904 904 905 905 227 906 -00:10:12,300 --> 00:10:13,860 906 +00:10:12,300 ~-~-> 00:10:13,860 907 907 once you put it out there, it's done. 908 908 909 909 228 910 -00:10:15,450 --> 00:10:18,990 910 +00:10:15,450 ~-~-> 00:10:18,990 911 911 And lastly, strangers. As a young man, 912 912 913 913 229 914 -00:10:20,070 --> 00:10:22,950 914 +00:10:20,070 ~-~-> 00:10:22,950 915 915 when I was doing my job would finish 916 916 917 917 230 918 -00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,900 918 +00:10:23,160 ~-~-> 00:10:24,900 919 919 off, you know, filling up the candy 920 920 921 921 231 922 -00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:26,130 922 +00:10:24,900 ~-~-> 00:10:26,130 923 923 machines and the soda machines and 924 924 925 925 232 926 -00:10:26,130 --> 00:10:28,200 926 +00:10:26,130 ~-~-> 00:10:28,200 927 927 coffee machines and such. And I used to 928 928 929 929 233 930 -00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,020 930 +00:10:28,200 ~-~-> 00:10:31,020 931 931 do a vending route, and did a long day, 932 932 933 933 234 934 -00:10:31,020 --> 00:10:35,610 934 +00:10:31,020 ~-~-> 00:10:35,610 935 935 13 hours or so. And during my route, I 936 936 937 937 235 938 -00:10:35,610 --> 00:10:40,680 938 +00:10:35,610 ~-~-> 00:10:40,680 939 939 felt this unreasonable desire to tell 940 940 941 941 236 942 -00:10:40,680 --> 00:10:42,150 942 +00:10:40,680 ~-~-> 00:10:42,150 943 943 other people that I don't even know. 944 944 945 945 237 946 -00:10:43,260 --> 00:10:45,120 946 +00:10:43,260 ~-~-> 00:10:45,120 947 947 Yeah, I'm looking at a market and hope 948 948 949 949 238 950 -00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,500 950 +00:10:45,120 ~-~-> 00:10:46,500 951 951 it goes up and then blah, blah, blah. 952 952 953 953 239 954 -00:10:46,950 --> 00:10:48,990 954 +00:10:46,950 ~-~-> 00:10:48,990 955 955 What? What do you talk to me about that 956 956 957 957 240 958 -00:10:48,990 --> 00:10:52,590 958 +00:10:48,990 ~-~-> 00:10:52,590 959 959 for? So when you tell strangers or if 960 960 961 961 241 962 -00:10:52,590 --> 00:10:55,020 962 +00:10:52,590 ~-~-> 00:10:55,020 963 963 you meet someone in the pub, okay, are 964 964 965 965 242 966 -00:10:55,020 --> 00:10:58,260 966 +00:10:55,020 ~-~-> 00:10:58,260 967 967 you at a club or? Well, right now it's 968 968 969 969 243 970 -00:10:58,260 --> 00:10:59,730 970 +00:10:58,260 ~-~-> 00:10:59,730 971 971 hard to go to those places right now 972 972 973 973 244 974 -00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,320 974 +00:10:59,760 ~-~-> 00:11:01,320 975 975 because Of all the things that's been 976 976 977 977 245 978 -00:11:01,530 --> 00:11:05,040 978 +00:11:01,530 ~-~-> 00:11:05,040 979 979 impacted by the illnesses being spread 980 980 981 981 246 982 -00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:10,410 982 +00:11:05,040 ~-~-> 00:11:10,410 983 983 around the social circles. When you run 984 984 985 985 247 986 -00:11:10,410 --> 00:11:12,960 986 +00:11:10,410 ~-~-> 00:11:12,960 987 987 into people, they'll ask you, Hey, you 988 988 989 989 248 990 -00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,360 990 +00:11:12,960 ~-~-> 00:11:15,360 991 991 know, so what do you do yourself? That's 992 992 993 993 249 994 -00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,000 994 +00:11:15,360 ~-~-> 00:11:18,000 995 995 not the invitation to say, Well, I'm 996 996 997 997 250 998 -00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,770 998 +00:11:18,000 ~-~-> 00:11:19,770 999 999 looking to start trading commodities. 1000 1000 1001 1001 251 1002 -00:11:20,610 --> 00:11:22,470 1002 +00:11:20,610 ~-~-> 00:11:22,470 1003 1003 They're gonna like, What? I'm trading 1004 1004 1005 1005 252 1006 -00:11:22,470 --> 00:11:24,060 1006 +00:11:22,470 ~-~-> 00:11:24,060 1007 1007 the foreign exchange market right away, 1008 1008 1009 1009 253 1010 -00:11:24,060 --> 00:11:25,470 1010 +00:11:24,060 ~-~-> 00:11:25,470 1011 1011 they're gonna be like, what is that? And 1012 1012 1013 1013 254 1014 -00:11:25,470 --> 00:11:27,120 1014 +00:11:25,470 ~-~-> 00:11:27,120 1015 1015 that's what you want them to ask you. 1016 1016 1017 1017 255 1018 -00:11:27,180 --> 00:11:28,260 1018 +00:11:27,180 ~-~-> 00:11:28,260 1019 1019 And then when you start talking about, 1020 1020 1021 1021 256 1022 -00:11:28,290 --> 00:11:29,880 1022 +00:11:28,290 ~-~-> 00:11:29,880 1023 1023 they're like, Oh, yeah, that's like the 1024 1024 1025 1025 257 1026 -00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,180 1026 +00:11:29,880 ~-~-> 00:11:33,180 1027 1027 stock market. You're not interested, or 1028 1028 1029 1029 258 1030 -00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,710 1030 +00:11:33,240 ~-~-> 00:11:34,710 1031 1031 they're interested, and you want to know 1032 1032 1033 1033 259 1034 -00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:36,150 1034 +00:11:34,710 ~-~-> 00:11:36,150 1035 1035 how much money you made, and you can't 1036 1036 1037 1037 260 1038 -00:11:36,150 --> 00:11:37,530 1038 +00:11:36,150 ~-~-> 00:11:37,530 1039 1039 tell them that you've made any money. 1040 1040 1041 1041 261 1042 -00:11:37,560 --> 00:11:40,080 1042 +00:11:37,560 ~-~-> 00:11:40,080 1043 1043 You're just now starting. So really, 1044 1044 1045 1045 262 1046 -00:11:40,170 --> 00:11:41,610 1046 +00:11:40,170 ~-~-> 00:11:41,610 1047 1047 you're a startup and they're not really 1048 1048 1049 1049 263 1050 -00:11:41,610 --> 00:11:43,380 1050 +00:11:41,610 ~-~-> 00:11:43,380 1051 1051 interested in the conversation anymore. 1052 1052 1053 1053 264 1054 -00:11:43,530 --> 00:11:45,000 1054 +00:11:43,530 ~-~-> 00:11:45,000 1055 1055 So you're not going to get that feedback 1056 1056 1057 1057 265 1058 -00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,470 1058 +00:11:45,000 ~-~-> 00:11:46,470 1059 1059 again, what you're looking for, so don't 1060 1060 1061 1061 266 1062 -00:11:46,470 --> 00:11:48,780 1062 +00:11:46,470 ~-~-> 00:11:48,780 1063 1063 seek the approval from others. You have 1064 1064 1065 1065 267 1066 -00:11:48,780 --> 00:11:51,360 1066 +00:11:48,780 ~-~-> 00:11:51,360 1067 1067 to pursue this on your own steam your 1068 1068 1069 1069 268 1070 -00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,360 1070 +00:11:51,360 ~-~-> 00:11:54,360 1071 1071 own energy. And if you had any 1072 1072 1073 1073 269 1074 -00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,810 1074 +00:11:54,600 ~-~-> 00:11:57,810 1075 1075 dependency on an outside source, be at 1076 1076 1077 1077 270 1078 -00:11:57,810 --> 00:11:59,670 1078 +00:11:57,810 ~-~-> 00:11:59,670 1079 1079 any one of these four groups, family, 1080 1080 1081 1081 271 1082 -00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:02,880 1082 +00:11:59,670 ~-~-> 00:12:02,880 1083 1083 friends. coworkers are strangers to give 1084 1084 1085 1085 272 1086 -00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:07,530 1086 +00:12:02,880 ~-~-> 00:12:07,530 1087 1087 you that, nudge, that little bit of a 1088 1088 1089 1089 273 1090 -00:12:09,300 --> 00:12:10,710 1090 +00:12:09,300 ~-~-> 00:12:10,710 1091 1091 pat on the back, that you're doing the 1092 1092 1093 1093 274 1094 -00:12:10,710 --> 00:12:13,260 1094 +00:12:10,710 ~-~-> 00:12:13,260 1095 1095 right thing for yourself, you're going 1096 1096 1097 1097 275 1098 -00:12:13,260 --> 00:12:15,780 1098 +00:12:13,260 ~-~-> 00:12:15,780 1099 1099 to struggle, because in trading, you got 1100 1100 1101 1101 276 1102 -00:12:15,780 --> 00:12:17,220 1102 +00:12:15,780 ~-~-> 00:12:17,220 1103 1103 to be there to make the decisions 1104 1104 1105 1105 277 1106 -00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:19,380 1106 +00:12:17,220 ~-~-> 00:12:19,380 1107 1107 whether anyone agrees with you or not. 1108 1108 1109 1109 278 1110 -00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,260 1110 +00:12:20,040 ~-~-> 00:12:22,260 1111 1111 And when you make money, you reap the 1112 1112 1113 1113 279 1114 -00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:24,330 1114 +00:12:22,260 ~-~-> 00:12:24,330 1115 1115 rewards of that. But when you lose it, 1116 1116 1117 1117 280 1118 -00:12:25,140 --> 00:12:27,600 1118 +00:12:25,140 ~-~-> 00:12:27,600 1119 1119 and you will, you have to be able to 1120 1120 1121 1121 281 1122 -00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,720 1122 +00:12:27,600 ~-~-> 00:12:30,720 1123 1123 endure that and not feel the compulsion 1124 1124 1125 1125 282 1126 -00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,970 1126 +00:12:30,720 ~-~-> 00:12:32,970 1127 1127 to go to someone and say, hey, look, you 1128 1128 1129 1129 283 1130 -00:12:32,970 --> 00:12:34,320 1130 +00:12:32,970 ~-~-> 00:12:34,320 1131 1131 know, I just lost a lot of money. It's 1132 1132 1133 1133 284 1134 -00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,450 1134 +00:12:34,320 ~-~-> 00:12:36,450 1135 1135 the same thing. Don't turn to anyone 1136 1136 1137 1137 285 1138 -00:12:36,450 --> 00:12:38,610 1138 +00:12:36,450 ~-~-> 00:12:38,610 1139 1139 else and say, I made a mistake today 1140 1140 1141 1141 286 1142 -00:12:38,610 --> 00:12:40,740 1142 +00:12:38,610 ~-~-> 00:12:40,740 1143 1143 help me feel better. You have to endure 1144 1144 1145 1145 287 1146 -00:12:40,740 --> 00:12:43,080 1146 +00:12:40,740 ~-~-> 00:12:43,080 1147 1147 that. And if you're going to start your 1148 1148 1149 1149 288 1150 -00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,540 1150 +00:12:43,080 ~-~-> 00:12:45,540 1151 1151 journey with this mindset of seeking 1152 1152 1153 1153 289 1154 -00:12:45,540 --> 00:12:47,730 1154 +00:12:45,540 ~-~-> 00:12:47,730 1155 1155 approval, or support outside of 1156 1156 1157 1157 290 1158 -00:12:47,730 --> 00:12:50,700 1158 +00:12:47,730 ~-~-> 00:12:50,700 1159 1159 yourself, this is gonna be a very hard 1160 1160 1161 1161 291 1162 -00:12:50,700 --> 00:12:52,500 1162 +00:12:50,700 ~-~-> 00:12:52,500 1163 1163 journey for you. So you have to prepare 1164 1164 1165 1165 292 1166 -00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:55,110 1166 +00:12:52,500 ~-~-> 00:12:55,110 1167 1167 yourself to seek your own approval 1168 1168 1169 1169 293 1170 -00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:56,970 1170 +00:12:55,440 ~-~-> 00:12:56,970 1171 1171 by your own study and your own 1172 1172 1173 1173 294 1174 -00:12:56,970 --> 00:12:59,400 1174 +00:12:56,970 ~-~-> 00:12:59,400 1175 1175 development. reward yourself when you do 1176 1176 1177 1177 295 1178 -00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,470 1178 +00:12:59,400 ~-~-> 00:13:01,470 1179 1179 it. Right. And when Do it wrong, give 1180 1180 1181 1181 296 1182 -00:13:01,470 --> 00:13:03,330 1182 +00:13:01,470 ~-~-> 00:13:03,330 1183 1183 yourself permission to be wrong and 1184 1184 1185 1185 297 1186 -00:13:03,330 --> 00:13:10,410 1186 +00:13:03,330 ~-~-> 00:13:10,410 1187 1187 allow yourself to grow. Next, learn risk 1188 1188 1189 1189 298 1190 -00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,230 1190 +00:13:10,440 ~-~-> 00:13:13,230 1191 1191 management well, and make that your 1192 1192 1193 1193 299 1194 -00:13:13,230 --> 00:13:15,960 1194 +00:13:13,230 ~-~-> 00:13:15,960 1195 1195 initial, very first thing that you want 1196 1196 1197 1197 300 1198 -00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,540 1198 +00:13:15,960 ~-~-> 00:13:18,540 1199 1199 to master. So you're controlling your 1200 1200 1201 1201 301 1202 -00:13:18,540 --> 00:13:20,580 1202 +00:13:18,540 ~-~-> 00:13:20,580 1203 1203 impulses to stop telling everybody your 1204 1204 1205 1205 302 1206 -00:13:20,580 --> 00:13:22,560 1206 +00:13:20,580 ~-~-> 00:13:22,560 1207 1207 business, okay? It's your business, it's 1208 1208 1209 1209 303 1210 -00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:24,720 1210 +00:13:22,560 ~-~-> 00:13:24,720 1211 1211 not their business, stop giving your 1212 1212 1213 1213 304 1214 -00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,600 1214 +00:13:24,720 ~-~-> 00:13:27,600 1215 1215 business to someone else. Next in line, 1216 1216 1217 1217 305 1218 -00:13:27,690 --> 00:13:29,910 1218 +00:13:27,690 ~-~-> 00:13:29,910 1219 1219 it's the risk. You have to understand 1220 1220 1221 1221 306 1222 -00:13:29,910 --> 00:13:31,830 1222 +00:13:29,910 ~-~-> 00:13:31,830 1223 1223 what you're getting involved in. If 1224 1224 1225 1225 307 1226 -00:13:31,830 --> 00:13:33,210 1226 +00:13:31,830 ~-~-> 00:13:33,210 1227 1227 you're gonna be trading with live funds, 1228 1228 1229 1229 308 1230 -00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,940 1230 +00:13:33,480 ~-~-> 00:13:35,940 1231 1231 you are losing money. That's a 100% 1232 1232 1233 1233 309 1234 -00:13:35,940 --> 00:13:38,670 1234 +00:13:35,940 ~-~-> 00:13:38,670 1235 1235 guarantee. You are losing money. There 1236 1236 1237 1237 310 1238 -00:13:38,670 --> 00:13:42,060 1238 +00:13:38,670 ~-~-> 00:13:42,060 1239 1239 is never ever going to be a trader that 1240 1240 1241 1241 311 1242 -00:13:42,060 --> 00:13:45,570 1242 +00:13:42,060 ~-~-> 00:13:45,570 1243 1243 starts and never has a loss. My very 1244 1244 1245 1245 312 1246 -00:13:45,570 --> 00:13:47,880 1246 +00:13:45,570 ~-~-> 00:13:47,880 1247 1247 first trade was a loss. I lost 50% of my 1248 1248 1249 1249 313 1250 -00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:52,380 1250 +00:13:47,880 ~-~-> 00:13:52,380 1251 1251 account overnight. And orange juice 1252 1252 1253 1253 314 1254 -00:13:52,470 --> 00:13:55,560 1254 +00:13:52,470 ~-~-> 00:13:55,560 1255 1255 option. I had no idea what I was doing. 1256 1256 1257 1257 315 1258 -00:13:55,860 --> 00:13:58,950 1258 +00:13:55,860 ~-~-> 00:13:58,950 1259 1259 I was baptized, thrown into water and 1260 1260 1261 1261 316 1262 -00:13:58,950 --> 00:14:01,440 1262 +00:13:58,950 ~-~-> 00:14:01,440 1263 1263 drowned. gate was just that short and 1264 1264 1265 1265 317 1266 -00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,960 1266 +00:14:01,440 ~-~-> 00:14:03,960 1267 1267 sweet. And I closed the account asked 1268 1268 1269 1269 318 1270 -00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,390 1270 +00:14:03,960 ~-~-> 00:14:06,390 1271 1271 for the remainder of my account. And 1272 1272 1273 1273 319 1274 -00:14:06,570 --> 00:14:08,700 1274 +00:14:06,570 ~-~-> 00:14:08,700 1275 1275 that was the end of my Fox investments. 1276 1276 1277 1277 320 1278 -00:14:10,590 --> 00:14:12,390 1278 +00:14:10,590 ~-~-> 00:14:12,390 1279 1279 Career that was the brokerage firm I 1280 1280 1281 1281 321 1282 -00:14:12,390 --> 00:14:16,260 1282 +00:14:12,390 ~-~-> 00:14:16,260 1283 1283 used at the time. And I had to go and 1284 1284 1285 1285 322 1286 -00:14:16,260 --> 00:14:18,870 1286 +00:14:16,260 ~-~-> 00:14:18,870 1287 1287 discover how to actually look at charts 1288 1288 1289 1289 323 1290 -00:14:18,870 --> 00:14:20,340 1290 +00:14:18,870 ~-~-> 00:14:20,340 1291 1291 and learn a little bit more about the 1292 1292 1293 1293 324 1294 -00:14:20,340 --> 00:14:22,140 1294 +00:14:20,340 ~-~-> 00:14:22,140 1295 1295 risks. So I didn't understand risks. 1296 1296 1297 1297 325 1298 -00:14:22,170 --> 00:14:24,720 1298 +00:14:22,170 ~-~-> 00:14:24,720 1299 1299 When I got into trading. I thought that 1300 1300 1301 1301 326 1302 -00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,030 1302 +00:14:25,440 ~-~-> 00:14:27,030 1303 1303 it should work right away because I saw 1304 1304 1305 1305 327 1306 -00:14:27,030 --> 00:14:29,130 1306 +00:14:27,030 ~-~-> 00:14:29,130 1307 1307 the book. The book said it does this. So 1308 1308 1309 1309 328 1310 -00:14:29,130 --> 00:14:30,750 1310 +00:14:29,130 ~-~-> 00:14:30,750 1311 1311 therefore, when I looked at the chart, 1312 1312 1313 1313 329 1314 -00:14:31,260 --> 00:14:32,460 1314 +00:14:31,260 ~-~-> 00:14:32,460 1315 1315 aren't you should have performed the 1316 1316 1317 1317 330 1318 -00:14:32,460 --> 00:14:34,260 1318 +00:14:32,460 ~-~-> 00:14:34,260 1319 1319 same way. Because that's what this guy 1320 1320 1321 1321 331 1322 -00:14:34,260 --> 00:14:35,790 1322 +00:14:34,260 ~-~-> 00:14:35,790 1323 1323 said in the book. You know, this guy 1324 1324 1325 1325 332 1326 -00:14:35,790 --> 00:14:41,310 1326 +00:14:35,790 ~-~-> 00:14:41,310 1327 1327 told me in at least three pages that the 1328 1328 1329 1329 333 1330 -00:14:41,340 --> 00:14:43,050 1330 +00:14:41,340 ~-~-> 00:14:43,050 1331 1331 market when it does this wiggle and 1332 1332 1333 1333 334 1334 -00:14:43,050 --> 00:14:45,690 1334 +00:14:43,050 ~-~-> 00:14:45,690 1335 1335 waggle, then I should expect it to move 1336 1336 1337 1337 335 1338 -00:14:46,410 --> 00:14:49,800 1338 +00:14:46,410 ~-~-> 00:14:49,800 1339 1339 this particular way. And where does he 1340 1340 1341 1341 336 1342 -00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,490 1342 +00:14:49,800 ~-~-> 00:14:53,490 1343 1343 get off? telling me this? And then it 1344 1344 1345 1345 337 1346 -00:14:53,490 --> 00:14:56,610 1346 +00:14:53,490 ~-~-> 00:14:56,610 1347 1347 not being true. You see where the 1348 1348 1349 1349 338 1350 -00:14:56,610 --> 00:14:59,250 1350 +00:14:56,610 ~-~-> 00:14:59,250 1351 1351 disconnection is? That was how I looked 1352 1352 1353 1353 339 1354 -00:14:59,250 --> 00:15:01,170 1354 +00:14:59,250 ~-~-> 00:15:01,170 1355 1355 at it. Because I didn't want to take the 1356 1356 1357 1357 340 1358 -00:15:01,170 --> 00:15:05,820 1358 +00:15:01,170 ~-~-> 00:15:05,820 1359 1359 responsibility of the risks. And I 1360 1360 1361 1361 341 1362 -00:15:05,820 --> 00:15:07,770 1362 +00:15:05,820 ~-~-> 00:15:07,770 1363 1363 figured, well, I'm an option. What's the 1364 1364 1365 1365 342 1366 -00:15:07,770 --> 00:15:11,040 1366 +00:15:07,770 ~-~-> 00:15:11,040 1367 1367 worst that could happen? All of my money 1368 1368 1369 1369 343 1370 -00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,780 1370 +00:15:11,040 ~-~-> 00:15:12,780 1371 1371 could have been gone. That's the worst. 1372 1372 1373 1373 344 1374 -00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:16,230 1374 +00:15:13,230 ~-~-> 00:15:16,230 1375 1375 And in one day overnight while I was 1376 1376 1377 1377 345 1378 -00:15:16,230 --> 00:15:17,850 1378 +00:15:16,230 ~-~-> 00:15:17,850 1379 1379 sleeping, woke up expecting to see I'm 1380 1380 1381 1381 346 1382 -00:15:17,850 --> 00:15:18,780 1382 +00:15:17,850 ~-~-> 00:15:18,780 1383 1383 going to be in I'm gonna be in the 1384 1384 1385 1385 347 1386 -00:15:18,780 --> 00:15:22,320 1386 +00:15:18,780 ~-~-> 00:15:22,320 1387 1387 profits. Yeah, I wasn't expecting that 1388 1388 1389 1389 348 1390 -00:15:22,470 --> 00:15:26,100 1390 +00:15:22,470 ~-~-> 00:15:26,100 1391 1391 down. 50% Welcome to trading Michael. 1392 1392 1393 1393 349 1394 -00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:29,130 1394 +00:15:26,490 ~-~-> 00:15:29,130 1395 1395 And it was a shock. And I just 1396 1396 1397 1397 350 1398 -00:15:29,130 --> 00:15:31,470 1398 +00:15:29,130 ~-~-> 00:15:31,470 1399 1399 completely collapsed, said give me my 1400 1400 1401 1401 351 1402 -00:15:31,470 --> 00:15:33,750 1402 +00:15:31,470 ~-~-> 00:15:33,750 1403 1403 money. I'm worn out. And that money 1404 1404 1405 1405 352 1406 -00:15:33,750 --> 00:15:35,610 1406 +00:15:33,750 ~-~-> 00:15:35,610 1407 1407 couldn't get back to me fast enough. And 1408 1408 1409 1409 353 1410 -00:15:35,610 --> 00:15:38,340 1410 +00:15:35,610 ~-~-> 00:15:38,340 1411 1411 back then they sent it in a cheque and 1412 1412 1413 1413 354 1414 -00:15:38,340 --> 00:15:39,900 1414 +00:15:38,340 ~-~-> 00:15:39,900 1415 1415 he had to wait for the cheque to come in 1416 1416 1417 1417 355 1418 -00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:43,110 1418 +00:15:39,900 ~-~-> 00:15:43,110 1419 1419 the mail. It was just, it was awful. So 1420 1420 1421 1421 356 1422 -00:15:43,290 --> 00:15:44,880 1422 +00:15:43,290 ~-~-> 00:15:44,880 1423 1423 the first thing you want to be focusing 1424 1424 1425 1425 357 1426 -00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,700 1426 +00:15:44,880 ~-~-> 00:15:47,700 1427 1427 on is managing risk and understanding 1428 1428 1429 1429 358 1430 -00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:50,610 1430 +00:15:47,700 ~-~-> 00:15:50,610 1431 1431 the underlying risks that's available to 1432 1432 1433 1433 359 1434 -00:15:50,610 --> 00:15:55,410 1434 +00:15:50,610 ~-~-> 00:15:55,410 1435 1435 you if you trade. You want to appreciate 1436 1436 1437 1437 360 1438 -00:15:55,620 --> 00:15:58,890 1438 +00:15:55,620 ~-~-> 00:15:58,890 1439 1439 the percent over the dollar gain or loss 1440 1440 1441 1441 361 1442 -00:15:59,490 --> 00:16:02,250 1442 +00:15:59,490 ~-~-> 00:16:02,250 1443 1443 when I first started, I was interested 1444 1444 1445 1445 362 1446 -00:16:02,250 --> 00:16:04,590 1446 +00:16:02,250 ~-~-> 00:16:04,590 1447 1447 in making a specific dollar amount. I 1448 1448 1449 1449 363 1450 -00:16:04,590 --> 00:16:06,390 1450 +00:16:04,590 ~-~-> 00:16:06,390 1451 1451 didn't understand compound interest, I 1452 1452 1453 1453 364 1454 -00:16:06,390 --> 00:16:09,450 1454 +00:16:06,390 ~-~-> 00:16:09,450 1455 1455 didn't understand the Kelly criterion, 1456 1456 1457 1457 365 1458 -00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,930 1458 +00:16:10,200 ~-~-> 00:16:12,930 1459 1459 optimal F, none of the advanced money 1460 1460 1461 1461 366 1462 -00:16:12,930 --> 00:16:14,850 1462 +00:16:12,930 ~-~-> 00:16:14,850 1463 1463 management theories that I adhere to 1464 1464 1465 1465 367 1466 -00:16:14,850 --> 00:16:18,900 1466 +00:16:14,850 ~-~-> 00:16:18,900 1467 1467 now. And I just looked for dollars, you 1468 1468 1469 1469 368 1470 -00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:21,300 1470 +00:16:18,900 ~-~-> 00:16:21,300 1471 1471 know, if I can make 500 bucks on this 1472 1472 1473 1473 369 1474 -00:16:21,300 --> 00:16:23,790 1474 +00:16:21,300 ~-~-> 00:16:23,790 1475 1475 move, that's what I want to make. And my 1476 1476 1477 1477 370 1478 -00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:26,250 1478 +00:16:23,790 ~-~-> 00:16:26,250 1479 1479 stop loss was what was the maximum I 1480 1480 1481 1481 371 1482 -00:16:26,250 --> 00:16:28,980 1482 +00:16:26,250 ~-~-> 00:16:28,980 1483 1483 could take? And that's exactly what I 1484 1484 1485 1485 372 1486 -00:16:28,980 --> 00:16:30,960 1486 +00:16:28,980 ~-~-> 00:16:30,960 1487 1487 was doing. Because I was afraid I was 1488 1488 1489 1489 373 1490 -00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,180 1490 +00:16:30,960 ~-~-> 00:16:33,180 1491 1491 gonna get stopped out. So I had this 1492 1492 1493 1493 374 1494 -00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,940 1494 +00:16:33,360 ~-~-> 00:16:35,940 1495 1495 unrealistic stop loss that was just 1496 1496 1497 1497 375 1498 -00:16:35,970 --> 00:16:39,510 1498 +00:16:35,970 ~-~-> 00:16:39,510 1499 1499 unbelievably wide. Or I didn't have one. 1500 1500 1501 1501 376 1502 -00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,940 1502 +00:16:39,960 ~-~-> 00:16:41,940 1503 1503 I was using a mental stop, which will 1504 1504 1505 1505 377 1506 -00:16:41,940 --> 00:16:43,260 1506 +00:16:41,940 ~-~-> 00:16:43,260 1507 1507 drive you mental if you're driving in a 1508 1508 1509 1509 378 1510 -00:16:43,260 --> 00:16:45,360 1510 +00:16:43,260 ~-~-> 00:16:45,360 1511 1511 truck 13 hours a day getting out. 1512 1512 1513 1513 379 1514 -00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:50,310 1514 +00:16:45,960 ~-~-> 00:16:50,310 1515 1515 Loading cans, soda, and junk food and 1516 1516 1517 1517 380 1518 -00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:51,600 1518 +00:16:50,310 ~-~-> 00:16:51,600 1519 1519 candy machines and going around and 1520 1520 1521 1521 381 1522 -00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:53,640 1522 +00:16:51,600 ~-~-> 00:16:53,640 1523 1523 fixing machines that aren't right. And 1524 1524 1525 1525 382 1526 -00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:54,930 1526 +00:16:53,640 ~-~-> 00:16:54,930 1527 1527 you're constantly wondering what the 1528 1528 1529 1529 383 1530 -00:16:54,930 --> 00:16:56,100 1530 +00:16:54,930 ~-~-> 00:16:56,100 1531 1531 markets doing and you don't have a 1532 1532 1533 1533 384 1534 -00:16:56,100 --> 00:16:56,670 1534 +00:16:56,100 ~-~-> 00:16:56,670 1535 1535 stoploss 1536 1536 1537 1537 385 1538 -00:16:58,140 --> 00:17:00,150 1538 +00:16:58,140 ~-~-> 00:17:00,150 1539 1539 Yeah, it's already bad enough that You 1540 1540 1541 1541 386 1542 -00:17:00,150 --> 00:17:01,530 1542 +00:17:00,150 ~-~-> 00:17:01,530 1543 1543 got to time the market and pick the 1544 1544 1545 1545 387 1546 -00:17:01,530 --> 00:17:03,480 1546 +00:17:01,530 ~-~-> 00:17:03,480 1547 1547 right direction. But now you got to add 1548 1548 1549 1549 388 1550 -00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,300 1550 +00:17:03,480 ~-~-> 00:17:06,300 1551 1551 to it that you're doing it blind, with 1552 1552 1553 1553 389 1554 -00:17:06,300 --> 00:17:09,030 1554 +00:17:06,300 ~-~-> 00:17:09,030 1555 1555 no stop loss and anything can happen. 1556 1556 1557 1557 390 1558 -00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,160 1558 +00:17:09,570 ~-~-> 00:17:11,160 1559 1559 And that's what I was doing. I mean, 1560 1560 1561 1561 391 1562 -00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,500 1562 +00:17:11,160 ~-~-> 00:17:13,500 1563 1563 literally, I was like a cowboy out there 1564 1564 1565 1565 392 1566 -00:17:13,530 --> 00:17:17,790 1566 +00:17:13,530 ~-~-> 00:17:17,790 1567 1567 riding bulls with no experience 1568 1568 1569 1569 393 1570 -00:17:17,790 --> 00:17:20,310 1570 +00:17:17,790 ~-~-> 00:17:20,310 1571 1571 whatsoever. And if I was thrown off, it 1572 1572 1573 1573 394 1574 -00:17:20,310 --> 00:17:21,780 1574 +00:17:20,310 ~-~-> 00:17:21,780 1575 1575 was always going to be the worst case, 1576 1576 1577 1577 395 1578 -00:17:22,230 --> 00:17:24,030 1578 +00:17:22,230 ~-~-> 00:17:24,030 1579 1579 it was really going to be bad. Every 1580 1580 1581 1581 396 1582 -00:17:24,030 --> 00:17:25,260 1582 +00:17:24,030 ~-~-> 00:17:25,260 1583 1583 single time I took a loss, it was going 1584 1584 1585 1585 397 1586 -00:17:25,260 --> 00:17:27,510 1586 +00:17:25,260 ~-~-> 00:17:27,510 1587 1587 to be bad. Either I got crushed, and I 1588 1588 1589 1589 398 1590 -00:17:27,510 --> 00:17:28,560 1590 +00:17:27,510 ~-~-> 00:17:28,560 1591 1591 got out because I couldn't handle the 1592 1592 1593 1593 399 1594 -00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,050 1594 +00:17:28,560 ~-~-> 00:17:31,050 1595 1595 pain anymore. Or if I had to stop, it 1596 1596 1597 1597 400 1598 -00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,760 1598 +00:17:31,050 ~-~-> 00:17:32,760 1599 1599 was running against me, taking me out 1600 1600 1601 1601 401 1602 -00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,800 1602 +00:17:32,760 ~-~-> 00:17:34,800 1603 1603 and it was going to be the maximum risk 1604 1604 1605 1605 402 1606 -00:17:34,950 --> 00:17:38,550 1606 +00:17:34,950 ~-~-> 00:17:38,550 1607 1607 that I could absorb in that trade. So 1608 1608 1609 1609 403 1610 -00:17:38,550 --> 00:17:40,860 1610 +00:17:38,550 ~-~-> 00:17:40,860 1611 1611 you want to appreciate the percentage of 1612 1612 1613 1613 404 1614 -00:17:40,890 --> 00:17:43,530 1614 +00:17:40,890 ~-~-> 00:17:43,530 1615 1615 what you are taking on as risk also with 1616 1616 1617 1617 405 1618 -00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:46,140 1618 +00:17:43,530 ~-~-> 00:17:46,140 1619 1619 your gains. So don't be impressed with a 1620 1620 1621 1621 406 1622 -00:17:46,140 --> 00:17:49,200 1622 +00:17:46,140 ~-~-> 00:17:49,200 1623 1623 specific dollar amount. Or don't look at 1624 1624 1625 1625 407 1626 -00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,030 1626 +00:17:49,200 ~-~-> 00:17:51,030 1627 1627 a specific dollar amount as well. It 1628 1628 1629 1629 408 1630 -00:17:51,030 --> 00:17:52,590 1630 +00:17:51,030 ~-~-> 00:17:52,590 1631 1631 doesn't hurt that bad because it's only 1632 1632 1633 1633 409 1634 -00:17:52,770 --> 00:17:56,580 1634 +00:17:52,770 ~-~-> 00:17:56,580 1635 1635 300 bucks. But if your account is 3000 1636 1636 1637 1637 410 1638 -00:17:56,580 --> 00:18:00,750 1638 +00:17:56,580 ~-~-> 00:18:00,750 1639 1639 that's 10%. That's correct. trouble. You 1640 1640 1641 1641 411 1642 -00:18:00,750 --> 00:18:01,920 1642 +00:18:00,750 ~-~-> 00:18:01,920 1643 1643 don't want to do that because you can't 1644 1644 1645 1645 412 1646 -00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,210 1646 +00:18:01,920 ~-~-> 00:18:03,210 1647 1647 do too many of those and not see your 1648 1648 1649 1649 413 1650 -00:18:03,210 --> 00:18:06,300 1650 +00:18:03,210 ~-~-> 00:18:06,300 1651 1651 account be lower to a level where it's a 1652 1652 1653 1653 414 1654 -00:18:06,300 --> 00:18:08,280 1654 +00:18:06,300 ~-~-> 00:18:08,280 1655 1655 little bit difficult to come back from 1656 1656 1657 1657 415 1658 -00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,890 1658 +00:18:08,280 ~-~-> 00:18:10,890 1659 1659 that as a new trader. So appreciate the 1660 1660 1661 1661 416 1662 -00:18:10,890 --> 00:18:13,950 1662 +00:18:10,890 ~-~-> 00:18:13,950 1663 1663 percentage over dollar gain or loss. 1664 1664 1665 1665 417 1666 -00:18:16,650 --> 00:18:19,680 1666 +00:18:16,650 ~-~-> 00:18:19,680 1667 1667 Learn to limit trade frequency. I felt 1668 1668 1669 1669 418 1670 -00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,260 1670 +00:18:19,680 ~-~-> 00:18:22,260 1671 1671 that since the markets were opening up 1672 1672 1673 1673 419 1674 -00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:25,620 1674 +00:18:22,290 ~-~-> 00:18:25,620 1675 1675 tomorrow, I had to be in there. So I was 1676 1676 1677 1677 420 1678 -00:18:25,620 --> 00:18:29,220 1678 +00:18:25,620 ~-~-> 00:18:29,220 1679 1679 over trading. And if I got a profit, and 1680 1680 1681 1681 421 1682 -00:18:29,220 --> 00:18:32,190 1682 +00:18:29,220 ~-~-> 00:18:32,190 1683 1683 I was able to get out in intraday I 1684 1684 1685 1685 422 1686 -00:18:32,190 --> 00:18:35,100 1686 +00:18:32,190 ~-~-> 00:18:35,100 1687 1687 would like Well, that was fun. I want to 1688 1688 1689 1689 423 1690 -00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:37,200 1690 +00:18:35,100 ~-~-> 00:18:37,200 1691 1691 go on there and do it again. When there 1692 1692 1693 1693 424 1694 -00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,730 1694 +00:18:37,200 ~-~-> 00:18:38,730 1695 1695 was 20 minutes left in the trading 1696 1696 1697 1697 425 1698 -00:18:38,730 --> 00:18:40,290 1698 +00:18:38,730 ~-~-> 00:18:40,290 1699 1699 session, because I was trading 1700 1700 1701 1701 426 1702 -00:18:40,290 --> 00:18:43,470 1702 +00:18:40,290 ~-~-> 00:18:43,470 1703 1703 commodities. They had pit hours where 1704 1704 1705 1705 427 1706 -00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:44,970 1706 +00:18:43,500 ~-~-> 00:18:44,970 1707 1707 they would open at this time and close 1708 1708 1709 1709 428 1710 -00:18:44,970 --> 00:18:47,400 1710 +00:18:44,970 ~-~-> 00:18:47,400 1711 1711 it this time. And I figured well, it's 1712 1712 1713 1713 429 1714 -00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,890 1714 +00:18:47,400 ~-~-> 00:18:49,890 1715 1715 still open. Anything could happen. And 1716 1716 1717 1717 430 1718 -00:18:49,890 --> 00:18:51,660 1718 +00:18:49,890 ~-~-> 00:18:51,660 1719 1719 if I'm right, I mean I can make some 1720 1720 1721 1721 431 1722 -00:18:51,660 --> 00:18:54,060 1722 +00:18:51,660 ~-~-> 00:18:54,060 1723 1723 more money before it closes. I had no 1724 1724 1725 1725 432 1726 -00:18:54,060 --> 00:18:56,610 1726 +00:18:54,060 ~-~-> 00:18:56,610 1727 1727 idea what I was doing folks, zero idea. 1728 1728 1729 1729 433 1730 -00:18:57,030 --> 00:18:59,100 1730 +00:18:57,030 ~-~-> 00:18:59,100 1731 1731 I was looking at these if these charts 1732 1732 1733 1733 434 1734 -00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:04,740 1734 +00:18:59,100 ~-~-> 00:19:04,740 1735 1735 and They were speaking to me. And it was 1736 1736 1737 1737 435 1738 -00:19:05,220 --> 00:19:07,350 1738 +00:19:05,220 ~-~-> 00:19:07,350 1739 1739 all the wrong things. He was telling me 1740 1740 1741 1741 436 1742 -00:19:08,070 --> 00:19:10,590 1742 +00:19:08,070 ~-~-> 00:19:10,590 1743 1743 gamble. And that's what I was doing. I 1744 1744 1745 1745 437 1746 -00:19:10,590 --> 00:19:12,360 1746 +00:19:10,590 ~-~-> 00:19:12,360 1747 1747 had money in the account, there was our 1748 1748 1749 1749 438 1750 -00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,160 1750 +00:19:12,360 ~-~-> 00:19:14,160 1751 1751 still left in the trading or 20 minutes 1752 1752 1753 1753 439 1754 -00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,330 1754 +00:19:14,160 ~-~-> 00:19:15,330 1755 1755 in this case as an example, 1756 1756 1757 1757 440 1758 -00:19:15,330 --> 00:19:17,700 1758 +00:19:15,330 ~-~-> 00:19:17,700 1759 1759 hypothetically, and I was going in here, 1760 1760 1761 1761 441 1762 -00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:19,740 1762 +00:19:18,150 ~-~-> 00:19:19,740 1763 1763 and if I could get more money before the 1764 1764 1765 1765 442 1766 -00:19:19,740 --> 00:19:21,480 1766 +00:19:19,740 ~-~-> 00:19:21,480 1767 1767 close, so I was doing and that's what 1768 1768 1769 1769 443 1770 -00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,910 1770 +00:19:21,480 ~-~-> 00:19:23,910 1771 1771 hurt me. Because I didn't understand the 1772 1772 1773 1773 444 1774 -00:19:23,910 --> 00:19:26,640 1774 +00:19:23,910 ~-~-> 00:19:26,640 1775 1775 risk. When you're getting close to the 1776 1776 1777 1777 445 1778 -00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,800 1778 +00:19:26,640 ~-~-> 00:19:28,800 1779 1779 end of the session, the end of the 1780 1780 1781 1781 446 1782 -00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,380 1782 +00:19:28,800 ~-~-> 00:19:31,380 1783 1783 trading day or the end of the week, you 1784 1784 1785 1785 447 1786 -00:19:31,380 --> 00:19:33,810 1786 +00:19:31,380 ~-~-> 00:19:33,810 1787 1787 have to know that there's a large degree 1788 1788 1789 1789 448 1790 -00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,680 1790 +00:19:33,840 ~-~-> 00:19:37,680 1791 1791 of risk in the fact that you're probably 1792 1792 1793 1793 449 1794 -00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,680 1794 +00:19:37,680 ~-~-> 00:19:40,680 1795 1795 not going to see any really major move 1796 1796 1797 1797 450 1798 -00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:41,670 1798 +00:19:40,680 ~-~-> 00:19:41,670 1799 1799 at that point because it's already 1800 1800 1801 1801 451 1802 -00:19:41,670 --> 00:19:44,100 1802 +00:19:41,670 ~-~-> 00:19:44,100 1803 1803 behind you. And you want to limit the 1804 1804 1805 1805 452 1806 -00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:45,810 1806 +00:19:44,100 ~-~-> 00:19:45,810 1807 1807 number of trades you take, because the 1808 1808 1809 1809 453 1810 -00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:47,610 1810 +00:19:45,810 ~-~-> 00:19:47,610 1811 1811 more frequency you have in your trades, 1812 1812 1813 1813 454 1814 -00:19:48,150 --> 00:19:49,620 1814 +00:19:48,150 ~-~-> 00:19:49,620 1815 1815 the more likely you're going to lose. 1816 1816 1817 1817 455 1818 -00:19:49,950 --> 00:19:52,140 1818 +00:19:49,950 ~-~-> 00:19:52,140 1819 1819 And if you have a lot of trades, you're 1820 1820 1821 1821 456 1822 -00:19:52,140 --> 00:19:53,970 1822 +00:19:52,140 ~-~-> 00:19:53,970 1823 1823 going to have a lot more losses and 1824 1824 1825 1825 457 1826 -00:19:53,970 --> 00:19:57,750 1826 +00:19:53,970 ~-~-> 00:19:57,750 1827 1827 losses mount up and you don't want that 1828 1828 1829 1829 458 1830 -00:19:57,750 --> 00:19:59,670 1830 +00:19:57,750 ~-~-> 00:19:59,670 1831 1831 to occur, especially as a developing 1832 1832 1833 1833 459 1834 -00:19:59,730 --> 00:20:00,870 1834 +00:19:59,730 ~-~-> 00:20:00,870 1835 1835 trader. You really don't want that to 1836 1836 1837 1837 460 1838 -00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,470 1838 +00:20:01,320 ~-~-> 00:20:04,470 1839 1839 occur at any time really. But you have 1840 1840 1841 1841 461 1842 -00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:06,630 1842 +00:20:04,470 ~-~-> 00:20:06,630 1843 1843 to learn to limit your trade frequency. 1844 1844 1845 1845 462 1846 -00:20:09,030 --> 00:20:11,790 1846 +00:20:09,030 ~-~-> 00:20:11,790 1847 1847 Avoid short term trading, turning it 1848 1848 1849 1849 463 1850 -00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:15,420 1850 +00:20:11,790 ~-~-> 00:20:15,420 1851 1851 into long term trading. When I first 1852 1852 1853 1853 464 1854 -00:20:15,420 --> 00:20:18,840 1854 +00:20:15,420 ~-~-> 00:20:18,840 1855 1855 started, I had no idea what style of 1856 1856 1857 1857 465 1858 -00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,850 1858 +00:20:18,840 ~-~-> 00:20:20,850 1859 1859 trading that I was going to really focus 1860 1860 1861 1861 466 1862 -00:20:20,850 --> 00:20:24,660 1862 +00:20:20,850 ~-~-> 00:20:24,660 1863 1863 on on I was being told I wanted to be a 1864 1864 1865 1865 467 1866 -00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:26,520 1866 +00:20:24,660 ~-~-> 00:20:26,520 1867 1867 position trader, you get on the daily 1868 1868 1869 1869 468 1870 -00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,410 1870 +00:20:26,520 ~-~-> 00:20:28,410 1871 1871 chart, catch a 123, hold it for three, 1872 1872 1873 1873 469 1874 -00:20:28,410 --> 00:20:31,530 1874 +00:20:28,410 ~-~-> 00:20:31,530 1875 1875 four or five, six months. And I couldn't 1876 1876 1877 1877 470 1878 -00:20:31,530 --> 00:20:34,470 1878 +00:20:31,530 ~-~-> 00:20:34,470 1879 1879 do it. I just couldn't do it. And when I 1880 1880 1881 1881 471 1882 -00:20:34,470 --> 00:20:35,970 1882 +00:20:34,470 ~-~-> 00:20:35,970 1883 1883 started trading with short term 1884 1884 1885 1885 472 1886 -00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:39,270 1886 +00:20:36,300 ~-~-> 00:20:39,270 1887 1887 strategies and such, when I was in 1888 1888 1889 1889 473 1890 -00:20:39,270 --> 00:20:41,100 1890 +00:20:39,270 ~-~-> 00:20:41,100 1891 1891 winners that started to move a lot for 1892 1892 1893 1893 474 1894 -00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:45,330 1894 +00:20:41,100 ~-~-> 00:20:45,330 1895 1895 me. If you trade of any length of time, 1896 1896 1897 1897 475 1898 -00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:46,860 1898 +00:20:45,600 ~-~-> 00:20:46,860 1899 1899 eventually you're going to get lucky 1900 1900 1901 1901 476 1902 -00:20:46,860 --> 00:20:48,720 1902 +00:20:46,860 ~-~-> 00:20:48,720 1903 1903 with something. And when it starts 1904 1904 1905 1905 477 1906 -00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,240 1906 +00:20:48,720 ~-~-> 00:20:51,240 1907 1907 moving in your favor really explosively. 1908 1908 1909 1909 478 1910 -00:20:52,230 --> 00:20:54,570 1910 +00:20:52,230 ~-~-> 00:20:54,570 1911 1911 Something happens inside of our brain. 1912 1912 1913 1913 479 1914 -00:20:54,690 --> 00:20:56,850 1914 +00:20:54,690 ~-~-> 00:20:56,850 1915 1915 It's like okay, this was only going to 1916 1916 1917 1917 480 1918 -00:20:56,850 --> 00:20:59,280 1918 +00:20:56,850 ~-~-> 00:20:59,280 1919 1919 be a trade for a couple hours, and maybe 1920 1920 1921 1921 481 1922 -00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,630 1922 +00:20:59,280 ~-~-> 00:21:03,630 1923 1923 make You know, five or six handles in 1924 1924 1925 1925 482 1926 -00:21:03,630 --> 00:21:08,370 1926 +00:21:03,630 ~-~-> 00:21:08,370 1927 1927 the SMP or 100 pips in the Forex, okay, 1928 1928 1929 1929 483 1930 -00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,640 1930 +00:21:08,400 ~-~-> 00:21:11,640 1931 1931 or a $2 and 50 cent move in the stock 1932 1932 1933 1933 484 1934 -00:21:11,820 --> 00:21:13,860 1934 +00:21:11,820 ~-~-> 00:21:13,860 1935 1935 that you're trading. But now because 1936 1936 1937 1937 485 1938 -00:21:13,860 --> 00:21:16,260 1938 +00:21:13,860 ~-~-> 00:21:16,260 1939 1939 it's exploded, you're like, well, this 1940 1940 1941 1941 486 1942 -00:21:16,260 --> 00:21:20,670 1942 +00:21:16,260 ~-~-> 00:21:20,670 1943 1943 is now a six month trade. And you end up 1944 1944 1945 1945 487 1946 -00:21:20,670 --> 00:21:23,730 1946 +00:21:20,670 ~-~-> 00:21:23,730 1947 1947 holding on to a winner turn loser. And 1948 1948 1949 1949 488 1950 -00:21:23,730 --> 00:21:26,640 1950 +00:21:23,730 ~-~-> 00:21:26,640 1951 1951 you changed your strategy from it was 1952 1952 1953 1953 489 1954 -00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,560 1954 +00:21:26,640 ~-~-> 00:21:28,560 1955 1955 gonna be a short term trade to now a 1956 1956 1957 1957 490 1958 -00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,900 1958 +00:21:28,560 ~-~-> 00:21:30,900 1959 1959 long term trade in that short term gain 1960 1960 1961 1961 491 1962 -00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:35,310 1962 +00:21:30,900 ~-~-> 00:21:35,310 1963 1963 turns into a now an immediate loss. It's 1964 1964 1965 1965 492 1966 -00:21:35,310 --> 00:21:38,490 1966 +00:21:35,310 ~-~-> 00:21:38,490 1967 1967 debilitating. stick to what you were 1968 1968 1969 1969 493 1970 -00:21:38,490 --> 00:21:40,320 1970 +00:21:38,490 ~-~-> 00:21:40,320 1971 1971 trying to do. When it gets to your 1972 1972 1973 1973 494 1974 -00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:44,370 1974 +00:21:40,320 ~-~-> 00:21:44,370 1975 1975 objectives. scale out and get your 1976 1976 1977 1977 495 1978 -00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,650 1978 +00:21:44,370 ~-~-> 00:21:46,650 1979 1979 target and move to the sidelines. Don't 1980 1980 1981 1981 496 1982 -00:21:46,830 --> 00:21:49,440 1982 +00:21:46,830 ~-~-> 00:21:49,440 1983 1983 change strategies while you're in a 1984 1984 1985 1985 497 1986 -00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,720 1986 +00:21:49,440 ~-~-> 00:21:51,720 1987 1987 trade that never ever, ever is a good 1988 1988 1989 1989 498 1990 -00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:52,020 1990 +00:21:51,720 ~-~-> 00:21:52,020 1991 1991 thing. 1992 1992 1993 1993 499 1994 -00:21:54,270 --> 00:21:56,640 1994 +00:21:54,270 ~-~-> 00:21:56,640 1995 1995 And be content with enough. If you had a 1996 1996 1997 1997 500 1998 -00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,730 1998 +00:21:56,640 ~-~-> 00:21:59,730 1999 1999 profitable week and it's Thursday, close 2000 2000 2001 2001 501 2002 -00:21:59,730 --> 00:22:01,320 2002 +00:21:59,730 ~-~-> 00:22:01,320 2003 2003 up shop Who says you have to trade on 2004 2004 2005 2005 502 2006 -00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,230 2006 +00:22:01,320 ~-~-> 00:22:04,230 2007 2007 Friday? What happens if you have a good 2008 2008 2009 2009 503 2010 -00:22:04,650 --> 00:22:07,020 2010 +00:22:04,650 ~-~-> 00:22:07,020 2011 2011 Monday and Tuesday, and it's way beyond 2012 2012 2013 2013 504 2014 -00:22:07,020 --> 00:22:10,950 2014 +00:22:07,020 ~-~-> 00:22:10,950 2015 2015 your normal return you return? Why would 2016 2016 2017 2017 505 2018 -00:22:10,950 --> 00:22:13,470 2018 +00:22:10,950 ~-~-> 00:22:13,470 2019 2019 you want to press your luck? The chances 2020 2020 2021 2021 506 2022 -00:22:13,470 --> 00:22:14,430 2022 +00:22:13,470 ~-~-> 00:22:14,430 2023 2023 are, you're going to give some of that 2024 2024 2025 2025 507 2026 -00:22:14,430 --> 00:22:17,340 2026 +00:22:14,430 ~-~-> 00:22:17,340 2027 2027 back, if not all of it. And when I was 2028 2028 2029 2029 508 2030 -00:22:17,340 --> 00:22:19,560 2030 +00:22:17,340 ~-~-> 00:22:19,560 2031 2031 younger, I did that a lot in my first 2032 2032 2033 2033 509 2034 -00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,710 2034 +00:22:19,560 ~-~-> 00:22:22,710 2035 2035 six years. But I didn't care. It didn't 2036 2036 2037 2037 510 2038 -00:22:22,710 --> 00:22:24,390 2038 +00:22:22,710 ~-~-> 00:22:24,390 2039 2039 bother me, and didn't have any 2040 2040 2041 2041 511 2042 -00:22:24,390 --> 00:22:27,000 2042 +00:22:24,390 ~-~-> 00:22:27,000 2043 2043 appreciation for the risk. Because I 2044 2044 2045 2045 512 2046 -00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,090 2046 +00:22:27,000 ~-~-> 00:22:30,090 2047 2047 figured, well, I'm going to be right 2048 2048 2049 2049 513 2050 -00:22:30,090 --> 00:22:32,340 2050 +00:22:30,090 ~-~-> 00:22:32,340 2051 2051 eventually, in every trade, I was 2052 2052 2053 2053 514 2054 -00:22:32,340 --> 00:22:34,290 2054 +00:22:32,340 ~-~-> 00:22:34,290 2055 2055 swinging for the fences. And I wanted to 2056 2056 2057 2057 515 2058 -00:22:34,290 --> 00:22:36,450 2058 +00:22:34,290 ~-~-> 00:22:36,450 2059 2059 make lots and lots of money. But the 2060 2060 2061 2061 516 2062 -00:22:36,450 --> 00:22:38,160 2062 +00:22:36,450 ~-~-> 00:22:38,160 2063 2063 problem with that is, because I was 2064 2064 2065 2065 517 2066 -00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,570 2066 +00:22:38,160 ~-~-> 00:22:39,570 2067 2067 taking on so much risk. When I had a 2068 2068 2069 2069 518 2070 -00:22:39,570 --> 00:22:41,250 2070 +00:22:39,570 ~-~-> 00:22:41,250 2071 2071 little bit of profit, I would close 2072 2072 2073 2073 519 2074 -00:22:41,250 --> 00:22:42,420 2074 +00:22:41,250 ~-~-> 00:22:42,420 2075 2075 because I just couldn't handle it 2076 2076 2077 2077 520 2078 -00:22:42,420 --> 00:22:44,730 2078 +00:22:42,420 ~-~-> 00:22:44,730 2079 2079 anymore. It was wearing me down like, 2080 2080 2081 2081 521 2082 -00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,950 2082 +00:22:45,240 ~-~-> 00:22:46,950 2083 2083 I'm expecting to make $1,000 in this 2084 2084 2085 2085 522 2086 -00:22:46,950 --> 00:22:50,580 2086 +00:22:46,950 ~-~-> 00:22:50,580 2087 2087 trade. Alright, I'm up to 50 I'm just I 2088 2088 2089 2089 523 2090 -00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:53,520 2090 +00:22:50,580 ~-~-> 00:22:53,520 2091 2091 just gotta get out, I'm fatigued. That's 2092 2092 2093 2093 524 2094 -00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:54,690 2094 +00:22:53,520 ~-~-> 00:22:54,690 2095 2095 what the market will do to you. If you 2096 2096 2097 2097 525 2098 -00:22:54,690 --> 00:22:58,470 2098 +00:22:54,690 ~-~-> 00:22:58,470 2099 2099 have no appreciation for the risk. Don't 2100 2100 2101 2101 526 2102 -00:22:59,490 --> 00:23:03,270 2102 +00:22:59,490 ~-~-> 00:23:03,270 2103 2103 undermine You're trading by not tackling 2104 2104 2105 2105 527 2106 -00:23:03,360 --> 00:23:06,030 2106 +00:23:03,360 ~-~-> 00:23:06,030 2107 2107 the first lesson in risk management, you 2108 2108 2109 2109 528 2110 -00:23:06,030 --> 00:23:08,400 2110 +00:23:06,030 ~-~-> 00:23:08,400 2111 2111 have to understand it, and how you 2112 2112 2113 2113 529 2114 -00:23:08,910 --> 00:23:11,820 2114 +00:23:08,910 ~-~-> 00:23:11,820 2115 2115 personally engage with the marketplace 2116 2116 2117 2117 530 2118 -00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:18,180 2118 +00:23:12,000 ~-~-> 00:23:18,180 2119 2119 and how you are, I guess, adversely 2120 2120 2121 2121 531 2122 -00:23:19,110 --> 00:23:21,480 2122 +00:23:19,110 ~-~-> 00:23:21,480 2123 2123 affected, I guess that's the train of 2124 2124 2125 2125 532 2126 -00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,040 2126 +00:23:21,480 ~-~-> 00:23:23,040 2127 2127 thought. I'm trying to communicate here 2128 2128 2129 2129 533 2130 -00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,860 2130 +00:23:23,040 ~-~-> 00:23:25,860 2131 2131 because unless you feel the pain of 2132 2132 2133 2133 534 2134 -00:23:25,860 --> 00:23:27,750 2134 +00:23:25,860 ~-~-> 00:23:27,750 2135 2135 being in a market that's not moving in 2136 2136 2137 2137 535 2138 -00:23:27,750 --> 00:23:30,180 2138 +00:23:27,750 ~-~-> 00:23:30,180 2139 2139 your favor, or screaming against you, 2140 2140 2141 2141 536 2142 -00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:32,850 2142 +00:23:31,110 ~-~-> 00:23:32,850 2143 2143 you're not going to fully appreciate 2144 2144 2145 2145 537 2146 -00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,900 2146 +00:23:33,840 ~-~-> 00:23:36,900 2147 2147 what I'm saying here. And as a younger 2148 2148 2149 2149 538 2150 -00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:41,370 2150 +00:23:36,900 ~-~-> 00:23:41,370 2151 2151 man, I saw lots of equity swings that 2152 2152 2153 2153 539 2154 -00:23:41,370 --> 00:23:43,350 2154 +00:23:41,370 ~-~-> 00:23:43,350 2155 2155 would make anyone else nauseous. And I 2156 2156 2157 2157 540 2158 -00:23:43,350 --> 00:23:45,390 2158 +00:23:43,350 ~-~-> 00:23:45,390 2159 2159 just, I didn't care. I had no 2160 2160 2161 2161 541 2162 -00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:47,160 2162 +00:23:45,390 ~-~-> 00:23:47,160 2163 2163 appreciation. I had no respect for the 2164 2164 2165 2165 542 2166 -00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,130 2166 +00:23:47,160 ~-~-> 00:23:50,130 2167 2167 marketplace because I figured I'm going 2168 2168 2169 2169 543 2170 -00:23:50,130 --> 00:23:52,980 2170 +00:23:50,130 ~-~-> 00:23:52,980 2171 2171 to get it right eventually. And I went 2172 2172 2173 2173 544 2174 -00:23:52,980 --> 00:23:55,620 2174 +00:23:52,980 ~-~-> 00:23:55,620 2175 2175 through many accounts, not one or two, 2176 2176 2177 2177 545 2178 -00:23:55,650 --> 00:23:59,010 2178 +00:23:55,650 ~-~-> 00:23:59,010 2179 2179 many like 14 individual trading 2180 2180 2181 2181 546 2182 -00:23:59,010 --> 00:24:02,220 2182 +00:23:59,010 ~-~-> 00:24:02,220 2183 2183 accounts. I would save up money, save up 2184 2184 2185 2185 547 2186 -00:24:02,220 --> 00:24:04,170 2186 +00:24:02,220 ~-~-> 00:24:04,170 2187 2187 money. My first account was with a 2188 2188 2189 2189 548 2190 -00:24:04,170 --> 00:24:06,960 2190 +00:24:04,170 ~-~-> 00:24:06,960 2191 2191 credit card. And then the second account 2192 2192 2193 2193 549 2194 -00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,720 2194 +00:24:06,960 ~-~-> 00:24:09,720 2195 2195 was with another credit card 20 $600 on 2196 2196 2197 2197 550 2198 -00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,570 2198 +00:24:09,720 ~-~-> 00:24:12,570 2199 2199 a nation's bank, credit card visa. And 2200 2200 2201 2201 551 2202 -00:24:12,570 --> 00:24:14,610 2202 +00:24:12,570 ~-~-> 00:24:14,610 2203 2203 you pay a lot of a lot of percentage in 2204 2204 2205 2205 552 2206 -00:24:14,610 --> 00:24:16,710 2206 +00:24:14,610 ~-~-> 00:24:16,710 2207 2207 terms of interest when you borrow cash. 2208 2208 2209 2209 553 2210 -00:24:17,490 --> 00:24:19,950 2210 +00:24:17,490 ~-~-> 00:24:19,950 2211 2211 And I just was doing everything wrong, 2212 2212 2213 2213 554 2214 -00:24:20,130 --> 00:24:23,430 2214 +00:24:20,130 ~-~-> 00:24:23,430 2215 2215 everything wrong, but I was not going to 2216 2216 2217 2217 555 2218 -00:24:23,430 --> 00:24:28,590 2218 +00:24:23,430 ~-~-> 00:24:28,590 2219 2219 be deterred. Moving on, you want to 2220 2220 2221 2221 556 2222 -00:24:28,590 --> 00:24:31,140 2222 +00:24:28,590 ~-~-> 00:24:31,140 2223 2223 prevent life imbalances, and this is one 2224 2224 2225 2225 557 2226 -00:24:31,140 --> 00:24:32,820 2226 +00:24:31,140 ~-~-> 00:24:32,820 2227 2227 of the things that I failed miserably 2228 2228 2229 2229 558 2230 -00:24:32,820 --> 00:24:37,290 2230 +00:24:32,820 ~-~-> 00:24:37,290 2231 2231 at. Have a pretty large family of five 2232 2232 2233 2233 559 2234 -00:24:37,290 --> 00:24:39,420 2234 +00:24:37,290 ~-~-> 00:24:39,420 2235 2235 children. One that was brought into my 2236 2236 2237 2237 560 2238 -00:24:39,420 --> 00:24:40,950 2238 +00:24:39,420 ~-~-> 00:24:40,950 2239 2239 marriage, I brought one into my 2240 2240 2241 2241 561 2242 -00:24:40,950 --> 00:24:42,930 2242 +00:24:40,950 ~-~-> 00:24:42,930 2243 2243 marriage, and I had three children with 2244 2244 2245 2245 562 2246 -00:24:42,930 --> 00:24:47,310 2246 +00:24:42,930 ~-~-> 00:24:47,310 2247 2247 three sons with my present wife. I 2248 2248 2249 2249 563 2250 -00:24:47,700 --> 00:24:49,350 2250 +00:24:47,700 ~-~-> 00:24:49,350 2251 2251 didn't spend a lot of time with my kids. 2252 2252 2253 2253 564 2254 -00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,210 2254 +00:24:49,560 ~-~-> 00:24:51,210 2255 2255 When I was younger, I was consumed with 2256 2256 2257 2257 565 2258 -00:24:51,210 --> 00:24:52,680 2258 +00:24:51,210 ~-~-> 00:24:52,680 2259 2259 the marketplace. I was consumed with 2260 2260 2261 2261 566 2262 -00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,600 2262 +00:24:52,680 ~-~-> 00:24:54,600 2263 2263 making money. I was consumed with 2264 2264 2265 2265 567 2266 -00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:57,600 2266 +00:24:54,660 ~-~-> 00:24:57,600 2267 2267 building businesses, consumed with real 2268 2268 2269 2269 568 2270 -00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:02,370 2270 +00:24:57,600 ~-~-> 00:25:02,370 2271 2271 estate, buying franchises. Just always 2272 2272 2273 2273 569 2274 -00:25:02,370 --> 00:25:04,350 2274 +00:25:02,370 ~-~-> 00:25:04,350 2275 2275 Money, money, money, money, money, and 2276 2276 2277 2277 570 2278 -00:25:04,380 --> 00:25:07,230 2278 +00:25:04,380 ~-~-> 00:25:07,230 2279 2279 most of my children's sporting events, I 2280 2280 2281 2281 571 2282 -00:25:07,230 --> 00:25:15,930 2282 +00:25:07,230 ~-~-> 00:25:15,930 2283 2283 missed them. And it was very hard to see 2284 2284 2285 2285 572 2286 -00:25:15,930 --> 00:25:17,730 2286 +00:25:15,930 ~-~-> 00:25:17,730 2287 2287 how much time I missed when I look back. 2288 2288 2289 2289 573 2290 -00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,340 2290 +00:25:17,880 ~-~-> 00:25:20,340 2291 2291 And now look at my children as adults. 2292 2292 2293 2293 574 2294 -00:25:20,730 --> 00:25:24,360 2294 +00:25:20,730 ~-~-> 00:25:24,360 2295 2295 Not all of them I have a 15 year old and 2296 2296 2297 2297 575 2298 -00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:27,240 2298 +00:25:24,360 ~-~-> 00:25:27,240 2299 2299 a shouldn't be 13 year old. It's still 2300 2300 2301 2301 576 2302 -00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,820 2302 +00:25:27,240 ~-~-> 00:25:29,820 2303 2303 living with me, but my older children, I 2304 2304 2305 2305 577 2306 -00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:32,880 2306 +00:25:29,820 ~-~-> 00:25:32,880 2307 2307 don't have a lot of memories. Because I 2308 2308 2309 2309 578 2310 -00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,540 2310 +00:25:32,880 ~-~-> 00:25:36,540 2311 2311 allowed the market to steal that. And I 2312 2312 2313 2313 579 2314 -00:25:36,540 --> 00:25:38,850 2314 +00:25:36,540 ~-~-> 00:25:38,850 2315 2315 chased it more, the faster it ran away 2316 2316 2317 2317 580 2318 -00:25:38,850 --> 00:25:40,950 2318 +00:25:38,850 ~-~-> 00:25:40,950 2319 2319 from me, the more I would pursue it, 2320 2320 2321 2321 581 2322 -00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,830 2322 +00:25:41,280 ~-~-> 00:25:43,830 2323 2323 because I was telling myself that I'm 2324 2324 2325 2325 582 2326 -00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:46,530 2326 +00:25:43,830 ~-~-> 00:25:46,530 2327 2327 doing all of this for them. And that 2328 2328 2329 2329 583 2330 -00:25:46,530 --> 00:25:51,360 2330 +00:25:46,530 ~-~-> 00:25:51,360 2331 2331 wasn't true. I was doing it for me. me 2332 2332 2333 2333 584 2334 -00:25:52,170 --> 00:25:55,140 2334 +00:25:52,170 ~-~-> 00:25:55,140 2335 2335 because I hated my job. I hated where I 2336 2336 2337 2337 585 2338 -00:25:55,140 --> 00:25:58,830 2338 +00:25:55,140 ~-~-> 00:25:58,830 2339 2339 was in life and I wanted more and I 2340 2340 2341 2341 586 2342 -00:25:58,950 --> 00:26:02,130 2342 +00:25:58,950 ~-~-> 00:26:02,130 2343 2343 wasn't sad. Despite where I was, and 2344 2344 2345 2345 587 2346 -00:26:02,130 --> 00:26:05,790 2346 +00:26:02,130 ~-~-> 00:26:05,790 2347 2347 every adversity brought on a new sense 2348 2348 2349 2349 588 2350 -00:26:05,820 --> 00:26:09,360 2350 +00:26:05,820 ~-~-> 00:26:09,360 2351 2351 of urgency that I gotta get this changed 2352 2352 2353 2353 589 2354 -00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:13,500 2354 +00:26:09,360 ~-~-> 00:26:13,500 2355 2355 right now. And days would pass in turn 2356 2356 2357 2357 590 2358 -00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:17,970 2358 +00:26:13,500 ~-~-> 00:26:17,970 2359 2359 two weeks, two months, two years. And I 2360 2360 2361 2361 591 2362 -00:26:17,970 --> 00:26:21,570 2362 +00:26:17,970 ~-~-> 00:26:21,570 2363 2363 missed so much time with my wife. I 2364 2364 2365 2365 592 2366 -00:26:21,570 --> 00:26:23,280 2366 +00:26:21,570 ~-~-> 00:26:23,280 2367 2367 missed so much time with my children. 2368 2368 2369 2369 593 2370 -00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,010 2370 +00:26:24,000 ~-~-> 00:26:26,010 2371 2371 And the greatest lesson I can tell you 2372 2372 2373 2373 594 2374 -00:26:26,010 --> 00:26:27,390 2374 +00:26:26,010 ~-~-> 00:26:27,390 2375 2375 right now, if you're new, especially if 2376 2376 2377 2377 595 2378 -00:26:27,390 --> 00:26:29,490 2378 +00:26:27,390 ~-~-> 00:26:29,490 2379 2379 you're a young man or a woman, and 2380 2380 2381 2381 596 2382 -00:26:29,490 --> 00:26:31,020 2382 +00:26:29,490 ~-~-> 00:26:31,020 2383 2383 you're getting ready to get into this, 2384 2384 2385 2385 597 2386 -00:26:32,250 --> 00:26:36,120 2386 +00:26:32,250 ~-~-> 00:26:36,120 2387 2387 these markets are vampires. They will 2388 2388 2389 2389 598 2390 -00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:39,600 2390 +00:26:36,120 ~-~-> 00:26:39,600 2391 2391 suck every drop in the marrow in your 2392 2392 2393 2393 599 2394 -00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,290 2394 +00:26:39,600 ~-~-> 00:26:43,290 2395 2395 bones if you give it to them. It does 2396 2396 2397 2397 600 2398 -00:26:43,290 --> 00:26:45,300 2398 +00:26:43,290 ~-~-> 00:26:45,300 2399 2399 not matter how much money you think you 2400 2400 2401 2401 601 2402 -00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:47,520 2402 +00:26:45,300 ~-~-> 00:26:47,520 2403 2403 can make or eventually make, because I'm 2404 2404 2405 2405 602 2406 -00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:48,870 2406 +00:26:47,520 ~-~-> 00:26:48,870 2407 2407 gonna tell you something. I've made a 2408 2408 2409 2409 603 2410 -00:26:48,870 --> 00:26:53,310 2410 +00:26:48,870 ~-~-> 00:26:53,310 2411 2411 lot of money. Millions of real dollars, 2412 2412 2413 2413 604 2414 -00:26:53,550 --> 00:26:54,570 2414 +00:26:53,550 ~-~-> 00:26:54,570 2415 2415 millions. 2416 2416 2417 2417 605 2418 -00:26:55,980 --> 00:26:58,470 2418 +00:26:55,980 ~-~-> 00:26:58,470 2419 2419 And I would give it all back. If I could 2420 2420 2421 2421 606 2422 -00:26:58,470 --> 00:27:00,810 2422 +00:26:58,470 ~-~-> 00:27:00,810 2423 2423 go back in time and be To spend the time 2424 2424 2425 2425 607 2426 -00:27:00,810 --> 00:27:02,940 2426 +00:27:00,810 ~-~-> 00:27:02,940 2427 2427 with my kids and my wife that I missed. 2428 2428 2429 2429 608 2430 -00:27:08,849 --> 00:27:12,419 2430 +00:27:08,849 ~-~-> 00:27:12,419 2431 2431 I created a prison cell for myself with 2432 2432 2433 2433 609 2434 -00:27:12,419 --> 00:27:14,999 2434 +00:27:12,419 ~-~-> 00:27:14,999 2435 2435 these markets that I willfully put 2436 2436 2437 2437 610 2438 -00:27:14,999 --> 00:27:17,999 2438 +00:27:14,999 ~-~-> 00:27:17,999 2439 2439 myself into every single day. And it 2440 2440 2441 2441 611 2442 -00:27:17,999 --> 00:27:20,639 2442 +00:27:17,999 ~-~-> 00:27:20,639 2443 2443 wasn't enough to be in the daytime, 2444 2444 2445 2445 612 2446 -00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:23,189 2446 +00:27:21,239 ~-~-> 00:27:23,189 2447 2447 worrying that all day long at work Was I 2448 2448 2449 2449 613 2450 -00:27:23,189 --> 00:27:26,519 2450 +00:27:23,189 ~-~-> 00:27:26,519 2451 2451 being a good employee No. Many times I 2452 2452 2453 2453 614 2454 -00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:29,369 2454 +00:27:26,519 ~-~-> 00:27:29,369 2455 2455 half assed my job, because I had to get 2456 2456 2457 2457 615 2458 -00:27:29,369 --> 00:27:31,559 2458 +00:27:29,369 ~-~-> 00:27:31,559 2459 2459 back to the truck where my quote trek 2460 2460 2461 2461 616 2462 -00:27:31,559 --> 00:27:33,149 2462 +00:27:31,559 ~-~-> 00:27:33,149 2463 2463 was, which was my little quote machine, 2464 2464 2465 2465 617 2466 -00:27:33,959 --> 00:27:35,879 2466 +00:27:33,959 ~-~-> 00:27:35,879 2467 2467 telling me what the soybean market was 2468 2468 2469 2469 618 2470 -00:27:35,879 --> 00:27:39,269 2470 +00:27:35,879 ~-~-> 00:27:39,269 2471 2471 doing, or what live cattle was doing, or 2472 2472 2473 2473 619 2474 -00:27:39,299 --> 00:27:41,969 2474 +00:27:39,299 ~-~-> 00:27:41,969 2475 2475 what the bond market was doing. I was 2476 2476 2477 2477 620 2478 -00:27:41,969 --> 00:27:43,739 2478 +00:27:41,969 ~-~-> 00:27:43,739 2479 2479 more concerned about that. And most of 2480 2480 2481 2481 621 2482 -00:27:43,739 --> 00:27:46,559 2482 +00:27:43,739 ~-~-> 00:27:46,559 2483 2483 the time I was losing money. So I wasn't 2484 2484 2485 2485 622 2486 -00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:49,919 2486 +00:27:46,559 ~-~-> 00:27:49,919 2487 2487 a good employee at the time. And when I 2488 2488 2489 2489 623 2490 -00:27:49,919 --> 00:27:53,279 2490 +00:27:49,919 ~-~-> 00:27:53,279 2491 2491 got home in the evening time, what was I 2492 2492 2493 2493 624 2494 -00:27:53,279 --> 00:27:59,009 2494 +00:27:53,279 ~-~-> 00:27:59,009 2495 2495 concerned about? family know I was 2496 2496 2497 2497 625 2498 -00:27:59,009 --> 00:28:03,179 2498 +00:27:59,009 ~-~-> 00:28:03,179 2499 2499 concerned about The market. I was 2500 2500 2501 2501 626 2502 -00:28:03,179 --> 00:28:07,379 2502 +00:28:03,179 ~-~-> 00:28:07,379 2503 2503 wanting to know, what can I do to make 2504 2504 2505 2505 627 2506 -00:28:07,379 --> 00:28:10,739 2506 +00:28:07,379 ~-~-> 00:28:10,739 2507 2507 more money. And my family will be there 2508 2508 2509 2509 628 2510 -00:28:10,739 --> 00:28:16,919 2510 +00:28:10,739 ~-~-> 00:28:16,919 2511 2511 when I'm done. And that's a lie. It's a 2512 2512 2513 2513 629 2514 -00:28:16,919 --> 00:28:20,609 2514 +00:28:16,919 ~-~-> 00:28:20,609 2515 2515 lie. You're going to give up your life 2516 2516 2517 2517 630 2518 -00:28:21,419 --> 00:28:24,599 2518 +00:28:21,419 ~-~-> 00:28:24,599 2519 2519 if you don't pay attention to it. So how 2520 2520 2521 2521 631 2522 -00:28:24,599 --> 00:28:26,879 2522 +00:28:24,599 ~-~-> 00:28:26,879 2523 2523 do you avoid it? You have to manage your 2524 2524 2525 2525 632 2526 -00:28:26,879 --> 00:28:30,059 2526 +00:28:26,879 ~-~-> 00:28:30,059 2527 2527 family time and schedule it. This is the 2528 2528 2529 2529 633 2530 -00:28:30,059 --> 00:28:32,489 2530 +00:28:30,059 ~-~-> 00:28:32,489 2531 2531 time for your family. No markets, no 2532 2532 2533 2533 634 2534 -00:28:32,489 --> 00:28:36,029 2534 +00:28:32,489 ~-~-> 00:28:36,029 2535 2535 charts, no TV time looking at reports 2536 2536 2537 2537 635 2538 -00:28:36,029 --> 00:28:37,409 2538 +00:28:36,029 ~-~-> 00:28:37,409 2539 2539 and news events that would drive the 2540 2540 2541 2541 636 2542 -00:28:37,409 --> 00:28:40,289 2542 +00:28:37,409 ~-~-> 00:28:40,289 2543 2543 marketplace. No newspapers, no articles 2544 2544 2545 2545 637 2546 -00:28:40,289 --> 00:28:43,349 2546 +00:28:40,289 ~-~-> 00:28:43,349 2547 2547 and magazines, no internet, no Twitter, 2548 2548 2549 2549 638 2550 -00:28:43,649 --> 00:28:46,439 2550 +00:28:43,649 ~-~-> 00:28:46,439 2551 2551 none of that stuff. You manage your 2552 2552 2553 2553 639 2554 -00:28:46,469 --> 00:28:49,049 2554 +00:28:46,469 ~-~-> 00:28:49,049 2555 2555 family time and you schedule it. And 2556 2556 2557 2557 640 2558 -00:28:49,049 --> 00:28:52,319 2558 +00:28:49,049 ~-~-> 00:28:52,319 2559 2559 then once you have gave your family your 2560 2560 2561 2561 641 2562 -00:28:52,319 --> 00:28:57,539 2562 +00:28:52,319 ~-~-> 00:28:57,539 2563 2563 time, an ample amount of it. Then you 2564 2564 2565 2565 642 2566 -00:28:57,539 --> 00:28:59,009 2566 +00:28:57,539 ~-~-> 00:28:59,009 2567 2567 have to return back to the marketplace. 2568 2568 2569 2569 643 2570 -00:29:01,019 --> 00:29:05,099 2570 +00:29:01,019 ~-~-> 00:29:05,099 2571 2571 Do you want to keep a study and trade 2572 2572 2573 2573 644 2574 -00:29:05,099 --> 00:29:09,689 2574 +00:29:05,099 ~-~-> 00:29:09,689 2575 2575 schedule? That means, what time of day? 2576 2576 2577 2577 645 2578 -00:29:09,719 --> 00:29:11,069 2578 +00:29:09,719 ~-~-> 00:29:11,069 2579 2579 Are you gonna be looking at the market 2580 2580 2581 2581 646 2582 -00:29:11,399 --> 00:29:14,219 2582 +00:29:11,399 ~-~-> 00:29:14,219 2583 2583 trade. And there are specific times of 2584 2584 2585 2585 647 2586 -00:29:14,219 --> 00:29:17,339 2586 +00:29:14,219 ~-~-> 00:29:17,339 2587 2587 the day, days of the week, months of the 2588 2588 2589 2589 648 2590 -00:29:17,339 --> 00:29:19,079 2590 +00:29:17,339 ~-~-> 00:29:19,079 2591 2591 year that you want to be focusing on 2592 2592 2593 2593 649 2594 -00:29:19,079 --> 00:29:20,489 2594 +00:29:19,079 ~-~-> 00:29:20,489 2595 2595 trading. And there are other times when 2596 2596 2597 2597 650 2598 -00:29:20,489 --> 00:29:21,809 2598 +00:29:20,489 ~-~-> 00:29:21,809 2599 2599 you don't want to be doing that. And you 2600 2600 2601 2601 651 2602 -00:29:21,809 --> 00:29:23,849 2602 +00:29:21,809 ~-~-> 00:29:23,849 2603 2603 want to be focusing on what they are. 2604 2604 2605 2605 652 2606 -00:29:24,569 --> 00:29:26,969 2606 +00:29:24,569 ~-~-> 00:29:26,969 2607 2607 And when are you going to study how much 2608 2608 2609 2609 653 2610 -00:29:26,969 --> 00:29:28,439 2610 +00:29:26,969 ~-~-> 00:29:28,439 2611 2611 time each day are you going to unlock 2612 2612 2613 2613 654 2614 -00:29:28,499 --> 00:29:31,469 2614 +00:29:28,499 ~-~-> 00:29:31,469 2615 2615 for studying? Because if you don't have 2616 2616 2617 2617 655 2618 -00:29:31,469 --> 00:29:33,449 2618 +00:29:31,469 ~-~-> 00:29:33,449 2619 2619 that, you're just going to go in there 2620 2620 2621 2621 656 2622 -00:29:33,449 --> 00:29:35,699 2622 +00:29:33,449 ~-~-> 00:29:35,699 2623 2623 and say, well, it's basically like 2624 2624 2625 2625 657 2626 -00:29:35,699 --> 00:29:38,039 2626 +00:29:35,699 ~-~-> 00:29:38,039 2627 2627 Netflix. I'm going to sit down, binge 2628 2628 2629 2629 658 2630 -00:29:38,039 --> 00:29:40,319 2630 +00:29:38,039 ~-~-> 00:29:40,319 2631 2631 watch and see what happens. Well, if you 2632 2632 2633 2633 659 2634 -00:29:40,319 --> 00:29:41,999 2634 +00:29:40,319 ~-~-> 00:29:41,999 2635 2635 look at a chart long enough, it's going 2636 2636 2637 2637 660 2638 -00:29:41,999 --> 00:29:43,919 2638 +00:29:41,999 ~-~-> 00:29:43,919 2639 2639 to start telling you, you know, if you 2640 2640 2641 2641 661 2642 -00:29:43,919 --> 00:29:45,779 2642 +00:29:43,919 ~-~-> 00:29:45,779 2643 2643 put some money into me, I might give you 2644 2644 2645 2645 662 2646 -00:29:45,779 --> 00:29:49,829 2646 +00:29:45,779 ~-~-> 00:29:49,829 2647 2647 some more back and you're going to 2648 2648 2649 2649 663 2650 -00:29:49,829 --> 00:29:53,729 2650 +00:29:49,829 ~-~-> 00:29:53,729 2651 2651 gamble. How long will a gambler sit in 2652 2652 2653 2653 664 2654 -00:29:53,729 --> 00:29:55,529 2654 +00:29:53,729 ~-~-> 00:29:55,529 2655 2655 front of a slot machine with a pocketful 2656 2656 2657 2657 665 2658 -00:29:55,529 --> 00:29:57,809 2658 +00:29:55,529 ~-~-> 00:29:57,809 2659 2659 of quarters before they put all the 2660 2660 2661 2661 666 2662 -00:29:57,809 --> 00:30:00,809 2662 +00:29:57,809 ~-~-> 00:30:00,809 2663 2663 quarters in there. As fast as they get 2664 2664 2665 2665 667 2666 -00:30:00,809 --> 00:30:03,239 2666 +00:30:00,809 ~-~-> 00:30:03,239 2667 2667 the next one. And that's what these 2668 2668 2669 2669 668 2670 -00:30:03,239 --> 00:30:06,179 2670 +00:30:03,239 ~-~-> 00:30:06,179 2671 2671 charts are their slot machines. And 2672 2672 2673 2673 669 2674 -00:30:06,179 --> 00:30:07,949 2674 +00:30:06,179 ~-~-> 00:30:07,949 2675 2675 you're great you're being groomed as a 2676 2676 2677 2677 670 2678 -00:30:07,949 --> 00:30:09,779 2678 +00:30:07,949 ~-~-> 00:30:09,779 2679 2679 gambler and all the books and things 2680 2680 2681 2681 671 2682 -00:30:09,779 --> 00:30:11,729 2682 +00:30:09,779 ~-~-> 00:30:11,729 2683 2683 that you learn from other people. And 2684 2684 2685 2685 672 2686 -00:30:11,729 --> 00:30:13,889 2686 +00:30:11,729 ~-~-> 00:30:13,889 2687 2687 it's just an enticement to constantly do 2688 2688 2689 2689 673 2690 -00:30:13,889 --> 00:30:17,549 2690 +00:30:13,889 ~-~-> 00:30:17,549 2691 2691 that feed that beast. So you have to 2692 2692 2693 2693 674 2694 -00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:19,829 2694 +00:30:17,549 ~-~-> 00:30:19,829 2695 2695 keep a study and trade schedule, and 2696 2696 2697 2697 675 2698 -00:30:19,829 --> 00:30:24,479 2698 +00:30:19,829 ~-~-> 00:30:24,479 2699 2699 only operate on that basis. off days are 2700 2700 2701 2701 676 2702 -00:30:24,479 --> 00:30:28,229 2702 +00:30:24,479 ~-~-> 00:30:28,229 2703 2703 off days. On the weekends, I spent more 2704 2704 2705 2705 677 2706 -00:30:28,229 --> 00:30:30,359 2706 +00:30:28,229 ~-~-> 00:30:30,359 2707 2707 time worrying about the marketplace when 2708 2708 2709 2709 678 2710 -00:30:30,359 --> 00:30:31,499 2710 +00:30:30,359 ~-~-> 00:30:31,499 2711 2711 I should have been spending it with my 2712 2712 2713 2713 679 2714 -00:30:31,499 --> 00:30:34,589 2714 +00:30:31,499 ~-~-> 00:30:34,589 2715 2715 family. So you have to absolutely hold 2716 2716 2717 2717 680 2718 -00:30:34,589 --> 00:30:37,679 2718 +00:30:34,589 ~-~-> 00:30:37,679 2719 2719 yourself hard and fast to when you don't 2720 2720 2721 2721 681 2722 -00:30:37,679 --> 00:30:40,049 2722 +00:30:37,679 ~-~-> 00:30:40,049 2723 2723 have any market activity and it's not 2724 2724 2725 2725 682 2726 -00:30:40,049 --> 00:30:42,659 2726 +00:30:40,049 ~-~-> 00:30:42,659 2727 2727 trading or it's a holiday, it may impact 2728 2728 2729 2729 683 2730 -00:30:42,929 --> 00:30:45,959 2730 +00:30:42,929 ~-~-> 00:30:45,959 2731 2731 with lower volume. That's an off day and 2732 2732 2733 2733 684 2734 -00:30:45,959 --> 00:30:47,489 2734 +00:30:45,959 ~-~-> 00:30:47,489 2735 2735 you don't look at the charts you don't 2736 2736 2737 2737 685 2738 -00:30:47,489 --> 00:30:50,579 2738 +00:30:47,489 ~-~-> 00:30:50,579 2739 2739 concern yourself with looking at what 2740 2740 2741 2741 686 2742 -00:30:50,579 --> 00:30:52,319 2742 +00:30:50,579 ~-~-> 00:30:52,319 2743 2743 could have happened. None of that stuff. 2744 2744 2745 2745 687 2746 -00:30:52,859 --> 00:30:54,929 2746 +00:30:52,859 ~-~-> 00:30:54,929 2747 2747 You pour it into your family and that 2748 2748 2749 2749 688 2750 -00:30:54,929 --> 00:30:56,609 2750 +00:30:54,929 ~-~-> 00:30:56,609 2751 2751 will prevent you from having a life 2752 2752 2753 2753 689 2754 -00:30:56,609 --> 00:30:59,879 2754 +00:30:56,609 ~-~-> 00:30:59,879 2755 2755 imbalance and finally want to be patient 2756 2756 2757 2757 690 2758 -00:30:59,879 --> 00:31:05,939 2758 +00:30:59,879 ~-~-> 00:31:05,939 2759 2759 with Development. I was overzealous and 2760 2760 2761 2761 691 2762 -00:31:05,939 --> 00:31:08,759 2762 +00:31:05,939 ~-~-> 00:31:08,759 2763 2763 unrealistic about what I wanted to do 2764 2764 2765 2765 692 2766 -00:31:08,759 --> 00:31:10,529 2766 +00:31:08,759 ~-~-> 00:31:10,529 2767 2767 once I started making money. That's what 2768 2768 2769 2769 693 2770 -00:31:10,739 --> 00:31:12,929 2770 +00:31:10,739 ~-~-> 00:31:12,929 2771 2771 caught fire in me. And I was like, I 2772 2772 2773 2773 694 2774 -00:31:12,929 --> 00:31:15,179 2774 +00:31:12,929 ~-~-> 00:31:15,179 2775 2775 want more, I want more, I want more. And 2776 2776 2777 2777 695 2778 -00:31:15,179 --> 00:31:17,129 2778 +00:31:15,179 ~-~-> 00:31:17,129 2779 2779 when I saw I could take a very small 2780 2780 2781 2781 696 2782 -00:31:17,129 --> 00:31:22,829 2782 +00:31:17,129 ~-~-> 00:31:22,829 2783 2783 Count 1200 1500 dollars to $15,000 in 2784 2784 2785 2785 697 2786 -00:31:22,829 --> 00:31:26,099 2786 +00:31:22,829 ~-~-> 00:31:26,099 2787 2787 less than six weeks, I was like, This is 2788 2788 2789 2789 698 2790 -00:31:26,159 --> 00:31:27,899 2790 +00:31:26,159 ~-~-> 00:31:27,899 2791 2791 exactly what I want to do. Like I want 2792 2792 2793 2793 699 2794 -00:31:27,899 --> 00:31:29,579 2794 +00:31:27,899 ~-~-> 00:31:29,579 2795 2795 to do this, I want to do anything else. 2796 2796 2797 2797 700 2798 -00:31:30,509 --> 00:31:34,259 2798 +00:31:30,509 ~-~-> 00:31:34,259 2799 2799 And you don't have to rush, especially 2800 2800 2801 2801 701 2802 -00:31:34,259 --> 00:31:38,159 2802 +00:31:34,259 ~-~-> 00:31:38,159 2803 2803 if you're younger than 30. Like if 2804 2804 2805 2805 702 2806 -00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:41,159 2806 +00:31:38,159 ~-~-> 00:31:41,159 2807 2807 you're in your 20s you have so much time 2808 2808 2809 2809 703 2810 -00:31:42,209 --> 00:31:43,739 2810 +00:31:42,209 ~-~-> 00:31:43,739 2811 2811 to get yourself where you want to be. 2812 2812 2813 2813 704 2814 -00:31:44,459 --> 00:31:47,789 2814 +00:31:44,459 ~-~-> 00:31:47,789 2815 2815 But you want to take the time to develop 2816 2816 2817 2817 705 2818 -00:31:47,789 --> 00:31:49,919 2818 +00:31:47,789 ~-~-> 00:31:49,919 2819 2819 yourself and learn a lot about yourself 2820 2820 2821 2821 706 2822 -00:31:49,919 --> 00:31:51,899 2822 +00:31:49,919 ~-~-> 00:31:51,899 2823 2823 because if you're not aware of what 2824 2824 2825 2825 707 2826 -00:31:51,899 --> 00:31:53,459 2826 +00:31:51,899 ~-~-> 00:31:53,459 2827 2827 you're going to likely do to yourself to 2828 2828 2829 2829 708 2830 -00:31:53,459 --> 00:31:57,269 2830 +00:31:53,459 ~-~-> 00:31:57,269 2831 2831 throw yourself off the rails. It doesn't 2832 2832 2833 2833 709 2834 -00:31:57,269 --> 00:31:59,729 2834 +00:31:57,269 ~-~-> 00:31:59,729 2835 2835 matter what you're going to learn or 2836 2836 2837 2837 710 2838 -00:31:59,729 --> 00:32:00,899 2838 +00:31:59,729 ~-~-> 00:32:00,899 2839 2839 what you're Gonna do or how much money 2840 2840 2841 2841 711 2842 -00:32:00,899 --> 00:32:01,289 2842 +00:32:00,899 ~-~-> 00:32:01,289 2843 2843 you start 2844 2844 2845 2845 712 2846 -00:32:01,290 --> 00:32:03,090 2846 +00:32:01,290 ~-~-> 00:32:03,090 2847 2847 with, or how much time you put into it, 2848 2848 2849 2849 713 2850 -00:32:03,810 --> 00:32:06,270 2850 +00:32:03,810 ~-~-> 00:32:06,270 2851 2851 it just means that you're going to rush 2852 2852 2853 2853 714 2854 -00:32:06,270 --> 00:32:09,060 2854 +00:32:06,270 ~-~-> 00:32:09,060 2855 2855 to destruction. So you have to give 2856 2856 2857 2857 715 2858 -00:32:09,060 --> 00:32:11,670 2858 +00:32:09,060 ~-~-> 00:32:11,670 2859 2859 yourself a realistic timeline. When I 2860 2860 2861 2861 716 2862 -00:32:11,670 --> 00:32:13,680 2862 +00:32:11,670 ~-~-> 00:32:13,680 2863 2863 first started, my plan was I wanted to 2864 2864 2865 2865 717 2866 -00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:15,750 2866 +00:32:13,680 ~-~-> 00:32:15,750 2867 2867 retire at 40. I want to make $1,000 a 2868 2868 2869 2869 718 2870 -00:32:15,750 --> 00:32:18,150 2870 +00:32:15,750 ~-~-> 00:32:18,150 2871 2871 month and retire at 40. That was my 2872 2872 2873 2873 719 2874 -00:32:18,150 --> 00:32:21,600 2874 +00:32:18,150 ~-~-> 00:32:21,600 2875 2875 plan. And I quickly learned that that 2876 2876 2877 2877 720 2878 -00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,170 2878 +00:32:21,600 ~-~-> 00:32:25,170 2879 2879 was a really low objective. What was 2880 2880 2881 2881 721 2882 -00:32:25,170 --> 00:32:28,890 2882 +00:32:25,170 ~-~-> 00:32:28,890 2883 2883 possible was a lot more than that. But I 2884 2884 2885 2885 722 2886 -00:32:28,890 --> 00:32:31,080 2886 +00:32:28,890 ~-~-> 00:32:31,080 2887 2887 wasn't prepared to see that type of 2888 2888 2889 2889 723 2890 -00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,330 2890 +00:32:31,080 ~-~-> 00:32:33,330 2891 2891 equity increase. When I started making a 2892 2892 2893 2893 724 2894 -00:32:33,330 --> 00:32:39,090 2894 +00:32:33,330 ~-~-> 00:32:39,090 2895 2895 lot of money. It's like a drug it makes 2896 2896 2897 2897 725 2898 -00:32:39,090 --> 00:32:40,800 2898 +00:32:39,090 ~-~-> 00:32:40,800 2899 2899 you want to do more and more and you 2900 2900 2901 2901 726 2902 -00:32:40,950 --> 00:32:43,320 2902 +00:32:40,950 ~-~-> 00:32:43,320 2903 2903 throw that in with he didn't care about 2904 2904 2905 2905 727 2906 -00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,590 2906 +00:32:43,320 ~-~-> 00:32:46,590 2907 2907 risk because I didn't it hurt me and I 2908 2908 2909 2909 728 2910 -00:32:46,590 --> 00:32:49,140 2910 +00:32:46,590 ~-~-> 00:32:49,140 2911 2911 would see these huge gains and then huge 2912 2912 2913 2913 729 2914 -00:32:49,140 --> 00:32:52,170 2914 +00:32:49,140 ~-~-> 00:32:52,170 2915 2915 draw downs. So while I'd have really big 2916 2916 2917 2917 730 2918 -00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:54,330 2918 +00:32:52,170 ~-~-> 00:32:54,330 2919 2919 run up, and I'd have a roller coaster 2920 2920 2921 2921 731 2922 -00:32:54,330 --> 00:32:58,020 2922 +00:32:54,330 ~-~-> 00:32:58,020 2923 2923 drop, and it would just put me back in 2924 2924 2925 2925 732 2926 -00:32:58,020 --> 00:33:00,690 2926 +00:32:58,020 ~-~-> 00:33:00,690 2927 2927 that I gotta go back in Spend more time 2928 2928 2929 2929 733 2930 -00:33:00,690 --> 00:33:03,120 2930 +00:33:00,690 ~-~-> 00:33:03,120 2931 2931 on the charts and who was suffering my 2932 2932 2933 2933 734 2934 -00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,310 2934 +00:33:03,120 ~-~-> 00:33:05,310 2935 2935 family. My children didn't get to see 2936 2936 2937 2937 735 2938 -00:33:05,310 --> 00:33:07,050 2938 +00:33:05,310 ~-~-> 00:33:07,050 2939 2939 their family or their father that much. 2940 2940 2941 2941 736 2942 -00:33:07,470 --> 00:33:10,380 2942 +00:33:07,470 ~-~-> 00:33:10,380 2943 2943 My wife didn't get to see me as much as 2944 2944 2945 2945 737 2946 -00:33:10,380 --> 00:33:13,530 2946 +00:33:10,380 ~-~-> 00:33:13,530 2947 2947 her husband. And I missed out on a lot. 2948 2948 2949 2949 738 2950 -00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:19,080 2950 +00:33:14,520 ~-~-> 00:33:19,080 2951 2951 And seeing a couple photographs is not 2952 2952 2953 2953 739 2954 -00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,760 2954 +00:33:19,080 ~-~-> 00:33:20,760 2955 2955 the same as being there to cheer your 2956 2956 2957 2957 740 2958 -00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:22,680 2958 +00:33:20,760 ~-~-> 00:33:22,680 2959 2959 kid on. When he's up here and he hits 2960 2960 2961 2961 741 2962 -00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:27,420 2962 +00:33:22,680 ~-~-> 00:33:27,420 2963 2963 his first home run. I missed that. When 2964 2964 2965 2965 742 2966 -00:33:27,420 --> 00:33:30,150 2966 +00:33:27,420 ~-~-> 00:33:30,150 2967 2967 his basketball team wins, and he made 2968 2968 2969 2969 743 2970 -00:33:30,150 --> 00:33:33,510 2970 +00:33:30,150 ~-~-> 00:33:33,510 2971 2971 that shot, great for the last bell. I 2972 2972 2973 2973 744 2974 -00:33:33,510 --> 00:33:38,760 2974 +00:33:33,510 ~-~-> 00:33:38,760 2975 2975 missed that. But hey, I made money on 2976 2976 2977 2977 745 2978 -00:33:38,790 --> 00:33:42,720 2978 +00:33:38,790 ~-~-> 00:33:42,720 2979 2979 lean hogs. It doesn't measure up. 2980 2980 2981 2981 746 2982 -00:33:48,510 --> 00:33:50,790 2982 +00:33:48,510 ~-~-> 00:33:50,790 2983 2983 Stop buying retail logic and tools. You 2984 2984 2985 2985 747 2986 -00:33:50,790 --> 00:33:53,130 2986 +00:33:50,790 ~-~-> 00:33:53,130 2987 2987 just don't want to be filling your head 2988 2988 2989 2989 748 2990 -00:33:53,130 --> 00:33:56,970 2990 +00:33:53,130 ~-~-> 00:33:56,970 2991 2991 up with all of this poor thinking, okay, 2992 2992 2993 2993 749 2994 -00:33:56,970 --> 00:33:58,200 2994 +00:33:56,970 ~-~-> 00:33:58,200 2995 2995 because that's exactly what it is. 2996 2996 2997 2997 750 2998 -00:33:58,770 --> 00:34:01,110 2998 +00:33:58,770 ~-~-> 00:34:01,110 2999 2999 Everything you learn in retailed books 3000 3000 3001 3001 751 3002 -00:34:01,110 --> 00:34:03,240 3002 +00:34:01,110 ~-~-> 00:34:03,240 3003 3003 and courses is diametrically opposed to 3004 3004 3005 3005 752 3006 -00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,660 3006 +00:34:03,240 ~-~-> 00:34:06,660 3007 3007 how the actual markets work. So stop 3008 3008 3009 3009 753 3010 -00:34:06,660 --> 00:34:08,730 3010 +00:34:06,660 ~-~-> 00:34:08,730 3011 3011 wasting money on books. And I've 3012 3012 3013 3013 754 3014 -00:34:08,730 --> 00:34:11,550 3014 +00:34:08,730 ~-~-> 00:34:11,550 3015 3015 purchased either by electronic format or 3016 3016 3017 3017 755 3018 -00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,110 3018 +00:34:12,000 ~-~-> 00:34:16,110 3019 3019 actual hardcopy books. I have over 2000 3020 3020 3021 3021 756 3022 -00:34:16,110 --> 00:34:18,570 3022 +00:34:16,110 ~-~-> 00:34:18,570 3023 3023 of them, and I won't buy another book 3024 3024 3025 3025 757 3026 -00:34:18,570 --> 00:34:20,280 3026 +00:34:18,570 ~-~-> 00:34:20,280 3027 3027 ever again. And I wish I would have 3028 3028 3029 3029 758 3030 -00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,950 3030 +00:34:20,280 ~-~-> 00:34:22,950 3031 3031 stopped. The second year that I started 3032 3032 3033 3033 759 3034 -00:34:22,950 --> 00:34:24,390 3034 +00:34:22,950 ~-~-> 00:34:24,390 3035 3035 buying them I had in my mind, I was 3036 3036 3037 3037 760 3038 -00:34:24,390 --> 00:34:27,120 3038 +00:34:24,390 ~-~-> 00:34:27,120 3039 3039 gonna buy as many books as I could, 3040 3040 3041 3041 761 3042 -00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:28,410 3042 +00:34:27,120 ~-~-> 00:34:28,410 3043 3043 because somebody out there, it's gonna 3044 3044 3045 3045 762 3046 -00:34:28,410 --> 00:34:30,120 3046 +00:34:28,410 ~-~-> 00:34:30,120 3047 3047 have the secret. And I'm gonna tell you 3048 3048 3049 3049 763 3050 -00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,190 3050 +00:34:30,120 ~-~-> 00:34:32,190 3051 3051 after reading over 2000 books, none of 3052 3052 3053 3053 764 3054 -00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:34,170 3054 +00:34:32,190 ~-~-> 00:34:34,170 3055 3055 them did. And there are some real 3056 3056 3057 3057 765 3058 -00:34:34,170 --> 00:34:36,030 3058 +00:34:34,170 ~-~-> 00:34:36,030 3059 3059 classics in there. And the ones that I 3060 3060 3061 3061 766 3062 -00:34:36,030 --> 00:34:38,760 3062 +00:34:36,030 ~-~-> 00:34:38,760 3063 3063 do, like I've mentioned before, and I 3064 3064 3065 3065 767 3066 -00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,530 3066 +00:34:38,760 ~-~-> 00:34:40,530 3067 3067 know some of you are new and you want to 3068 3068 3069 3069 768 3070 -00:34:40,530 --> 00:34:43,950 3070 +00:34:40,530 ~-~-> 00:34:43,950 3071 3071 know what they are. For money 3072 3072 3073 3073 769 3074 -00:34:43,950 --> 00:34:45,660 3074 +00:34:43,950 ~-~-> 00:34:45,660 3075 3075 management, I like everything from Ralph 3076 3076 3077 3077 770 3078 -00:34:45,660 --> 00:34:49,110 3078 +00:34:45,660 ~-~-> 00:34:49,110 3079 3079 Vince and Ryan Jones. They do a lot of 3080 3080 3081 3081 771 3082 -00:34:49,230 --> 00:34:51,900 3082 +00:34:49,230 ~-~-> 00:34:51,900 3083 3083 optimal F and Kelly criterion. It's a 3084 3084 3085 3085 772 3086 -00:34:51,900 --> 00:34:53,100 3086 +00:34:51,900 ~-~-> 00:34:53,100 3087 3087 little bit advanced. I'm not saying that 3088 3088 3089 3089 773 3090 -00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:54,390 3090 +00:34:53,100 ~-~-> 00:34:54,390 3091 3091 everyone that first starts trading 3092 3092 3093 3093 774 3094 -00:34:54,390 --> 00:34:57,510 3094 +00:34:54,390 ~-~-> 00:34:57,510 3095 3095 should mess with that because it's meant 3096 3096 3097 3097 775 3098 -00:34:57,510 --> 00:34:59,910 3098 +00:34:57,510 ~-~-> 00:34:59,910 3099 3099 to run your account up pretty quick and 3100 3100 3101 3101 776 3102 -00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,140 3102 +00:35:00,000 ~-~-> 00:35:01,140 3103 3103 You're not gonna be prepared for that. 3104 3104 3105 3105 777 3106 -00:35:01,290 --> 00:35:03,600 3106 +00:35:01,290 ~-~-> 00:35:03,600 3107 3107 And I wasn't either. That's why I 3108 3108 3109 3109 778 3110 -00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,120 3110 +00:35:03,600 ~-~-> 00:35:06,120 3111 3111 couldn't make it work right away. So I 3112 3112 3113 3113 779 3114 -00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,010 3114 +00:35:06,120 ~-~-> 00:35:08,010 3115 3115 did learn a lot about myself and then 3116 3116 3117 3117 780 3118 -00:35:08,610 --> 00:35:12,090 3118 +00:35:08,610 ~-~-> 00:35:12,090 3119 3119 tune it for me. How many million dollar 3120 3120 3121 3121 781 3122 -00:35:12,090 --> 00:35:14,100 3122 +00:35:12,090 ~-~-> 00:35:14,100 3123 3123 strain commodities last year? It's a 3124 3124 3125 3125 782 3126 -00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:16,290 3126 +00:35:14,100 ~-~-> 00:35:16,290 3127 3127 1970s book from Larry Williams. That 3128 3128 3129 3129 783 3130 -00:35:16,290 --> 00:35:19,170 3130 +00:35:16,290 ~-~-> 00:35:19,170 3131 3131 book still is relevant today. Not every 3132 3132 3133 3133 784 3134 -00:35:19,170 --> 00:35:22,170 3134 +00:35:19,170 ~-~-> 00:35:22,170 3135 3135 little thing in there is but majority of 3136 3136 3137 3137 785 3138 -00:35:22,170 --> 00:35:25,140 3138 +00:35:22,170 ~-~-> 00:35:25,140 3139 3139 that book is. That was the real first 3140 3140 3141 3141 786 3142 -00:35:25,140 --> 00:35:28,230 3142 +00:35:25,140 ~-~-> 00:35:28,230 3143 3143 inspiration for me to see how smart 3144 3144 3145 3145 787 3146 -00:35:28,230 --> 00:35:30,150 3146 +00:35:28,230 ~-~-> 00:35:30,150 3147 3147 money operates in the marketplace. And 3148 3148 3149 3149 788 3150 -00:35:30,150 --> 00:35:31,830 3150 +00:35:30,150 ~-~-> 00:35:31,830 3151 3151 then that was my pursuit press my life. 3152 3152 3153 3153 789 3154 -00:35:31,860 --> 00:35:35,010 3154 +00:35:31,860 ~-~-> 00:35:35,010 3155 3155 I was going to crack these markets. So 3156 3156 3157 3157 790 3158 -00:35:35,670 --> 00:35:38,460 3158 +00:35:35,670 ~-~-> 00:35:38,460 3159 3159 that trading for a living buyouts and 3160 3160 3161 3161 791 3162 -00:35:38,460 --> 00:35:41,610 3162 +00:35:38,460 ~-~-> 00:35:41,610 3163 3163 their elder market wizards wanting to 3164 3164 3165 3165 792 3166 -00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:47,010 3166 +00:35:42,000 ~-~-> 00:35:47,010 3167 3167 just inspiration and street smarts by 3168 3168 3169 3169 793 3170 -00:35:47,070 --> 00:35:50,220 3170 +00:35:47,070 ~-~-> 00:35:50,220 3171 3171 Linda raschke and Larry conners. That's 3172 3172 3173 3173 794 3174 -00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,790 3174 +00:35:51,000 ~-~-> 00:35:53,790 3175 3175 it. Now if you want to know what to do 3176 3176 3177 3177 795 3178 -00:35:53,790 --> 00:35:57,300 3178 +00:35:53,790 ~-~-> 00:35:57,300 3179 3179 the opposite of john Murphy's technical 3180 3180 3181 3181 796 3182 -00:35:57,300 --> 00:35:59,100 3182 +00:35:57,300 ~-~-> 00:35:59,100 3183 3183 analysis of financial markets book, 3184 3184 3185 3185 797 3186 -00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:02,370 3186 +00:35:59,100 ~-~-> 00:36:02,370 3187 3187 that's the retail Traders Bible. I 3188 3188 3189 3189 798 3190 -00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:03,960 3190 +00:36:02,370 ~-~-> 00:36:03,960 3191 3191 always recommend that one simply because 3192 3192 3193 3193 799 3194 -00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,030 3194 +00:36:03,960 ~-~-> 00:36:06,030 3195 3195 you want to learn how to do the opposite 3196 3196 3197 3197 800 3198 -00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:07,380 3198 +00:36:06,030 ~-~-> 00:36:07,380 3199 3199 of everything is being taught that book. 3200 3200 3201 3201 801 3202 -00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,570 3202 +00:36:07,920 ~-~-> 00:36:09,570 3203 3203 And if you do that, you're going to 3204 3204 3205 3205 802 3206 -00:36:09,570 --> 00:36:11,340 3206 +00:36:09,570 ~-~-> 00:36:11,340 3207 3207 quickly see how charts are really, 3208 3208 3209 3209 803 3210 -00:36:11,340 --> 00:36:14,820 3210 +00:36:11,340 ~-~-> 00:36:14,820 3211 3211 really fun to watch then, because it's 3212 3212 3213 3213 804 3214 -00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:19,560 3214 +00:36:15,630 ~-~-> 00:36:19,560 3215 3215 such a high degree of percentage of 3216 3216 3217 3217 805 3218 -00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:22,440 3218 +00:36:19,560 ~-~-> 00:36:22,440 3219 3219 failure failing, that it's more likely 3220 3220 3221 3221 806 3222 -00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,180 3222 +00:36:22,440 ~-~-> 00:36:24,180 3223 3223 if you just fade those moves, you'll 3224 3224 3225 3225 807 3226 -00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:26,370 3226 +00:36:24,180 ~-~-> 00:36:26,370 3227 3227 probably see the chart, work in your 3228 3228 3229 3229 808 3230 -00:36:26,370 --> 00:36:31,980 3230 +00:36:26,370 ~-~-> 00:36:31,980 3231 3231 favor. Avoid looking for hot hand gurus. 3232 3232 3233 3233 809 3234 -00:36:32,220 --> 00:36:34,620 3234 +00:36:32,220 ~-~-> 00:36:34,620 3235 3235 I did this a lot on America Online. I 3236 3236 3237 3237 810 3238 -00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:37,620 3238 +00:36:34,620 ~-~-> 00:36:37,620 3239 3239 chased everybody. If they had a service, 3240 3240 3241 3241 811 3242 -00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:39,720 3242 +00:36:38,100 ~-~-> 00:36:39,720 3243 3243 I was trying it out, at least for a 3244 3244 3245 3245 812 3246 -00:36:39,780 --> 00:36:41,010 3246 +00:36:39,780 ~-~-> 00:36:41,010 3247 3247 while back then they would do it by the 3248 3248 3249 3249 813 3250 -00:36:41,010 --> 00:36:43,920 3250 +00:36:41,010 ~-~-> 00:36:43,920 3251 3251 week. Now everything's by month, and 3252 3252 3253 3253 814 3254 -00:36:44,700 --> 00:36:47,040 3254 +00:36:44,700 ~-~-> 00:36:47,040 3255 3255 everything was at the time, a 3256 3256 3257 3257 815 3258 -00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,800 3258 +00:36:47,040 ~-~-> 00:36:49,800 3259 3259 newsletter, or a phone number that you 3260 3260 3261 3261 816 3262 -00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,380 3262 +00:36:49,800 ~-~-> 00:36:52,380 3263 3263 had to call and pay a couple dollars a 3264 3264 3265 3265 817 3266 -00:36:52,380 --> 00:36:54,030 3266 +00:36:52,380 ~-~-> 00:36:54,030 3267 3267 minute or whatever. And he would tell 3268 3268 3269 3269 818 3270 -00:36:54,030 --> 00:36:56,370 3270 +00:36:54,030 ~-~-> 00:36:56,370 3271 3271 you what they were trading, and I never 3272 3272 3273 3273 819 3274 -00:36:56,370 --> 00:36:59,100 3274 +00:36:56,370 ~-~-> 00:36:59,100 3275 3275 made money with that stuff. Even Larry 3276 3276 3277 3277 820 3278 -00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:00,540 3278 +00:36:59,100 ~-~-> 00:37:00,540 3279 3279 Williams, not to beat disrespectful 3280 3280 3281 3281 821 3282 -00:37:00,540 --> 00:37:03,750 3282 +00:37:00,540 ~-~-> 00:37:03,750 3283 3283 towards him. But I, at one time was 3284 3284 3285 3285 822 3286 -00:37:04,230 --> 00:37:07,140 3286 +00:37:04,230 ~-~-> 00:37:07,140 3287 3287 paying for his hotline. And you would 3288 3288 3289 3289 823 3290 -00:37:07,140 --> 00:37:08,820 3290 +00:37:07,140 ~-~-> 00:37:08,820 3291 3291 just call him up and he would have a 3292 3292 3293 3293 824 3294 -00:37:08,820 --> 00:37:12,330 3294 +00:37:08,820 ~-~-> 00:37:12,330 3295 3295 recording. And it was basically what he 3296 3296 3297 3297 825 3298 -00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:14,190 3298 +00:37:12,330 ~-~-> 00:37:14,190 3299 3299 was going to do with the bond market and 3300 3300 3301 3301 826 3302 -00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:16,620 3302 +00:37:14,280 ~-~-> 00:37:16,620 3303 3303 what the SMP market and I did those 3304 3304 3305 3305 827 3306 -00:37:16,620 --> 00:37:19,800 3306 +00:37:16,620 ~-~-> 00:37:19,800 3307 3307 trades, and I lost money. Again, I'm not 3308 3308 3309 3309 828 3310 -00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:20,880 3310 +00:37:19,800 ~-~-> 00:37:20,880 3311 3311 saying that he's not a profitable 3312 3312 3313 3313 829 3314 -00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:22,830 3314 +00:37:20,880 ~-~-> 00:37:22,830 3315 3315 trader. I'm not saying he's not a good 3316 3316 3317 3317 830 3318 -00:37:22,830 --> 00:37:24,540 3318 +00:37:22,830 ~-~-> 00:37:24,540 3319 3319 trader. I'm not saying he's not a good 3320 3320 3321 3321 831 3322 -00:37:24,540 --> 00:37:26,760 3322 +00:37:24,540 ~-~-> 00:37:26,760 3323 3323 teacher. I'm just saying, my personal 3324 3324 3325 3325 832 3326 -00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:29,100 3326 +00:37:26,760 ~-~-> 00:37:29,100 3327 3327 experience doing that. I lost money on 3328 3328 3329 3329 833 3330 -00:37:29,100 --> 00:37:32,280 3330 +00:37:29,100 ~-~-> 00:37:32,280 3331 3331 every single trade. So avoid looking for 3332 3332 3333 3333 834 3334 -00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:33,600 3334 +00:37:32,280 ~-~-> 00:37:33,600 3335 3335 hockey and gurus This is the reason why 3336 3336 3337 3337 835 3338 -00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,580 3338 +00:37:33,600 ~-~-> 00:37:35,580 3339 3339 I don't hold people's hands. I don't say 3340 3340 3341 3341 836 3342 -00:37:35,610 --> 00:37:37,530 3342 +00:37:35,610 ~-~-> 00:37:37,530 3343 3343 is that we're going to do buy here, sell 3344 3344 3345 3345 837 3346 -00:37:37,530 --> 00:37:40,230 3346 +00:37:37,530 ~-~-> 00:37:40,230 3347 3347 here, stop. Don't do that. Because all 3348 3348 3349 3349 838 3350 -00:37:40,230 --> 00:37:42,240 3350 +00:37:40,230 ~-~-> 00:37:42,240 3351 3351 that does is create codependence and you 3352 3352 3353 3353 839 3354 -00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:43,500 3354 +00:37:42,240 ~-~-> 00:37:43,500 3355 3355 don't want to be a codependent trader, 3356 3356 3357 3357 840 3358 -00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:44,670 3358 +00:37:43,500 ~-~-> 00:37:44,670 3359 3359 you want to be an independent thinking 3360 3360 3361 3361 841 3362 -00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:45,090 3362 +00:37:44,670 ~-~-> 00:37:45,090 3363 3363 trader. 3364 3364 3365 3365 842 3366 -00:37:47,550 --> 00:37:50,010 3366 +00:37:47,550 ~-~-> 00:37:50,010 3367 3367 become your own signal generator. The 3368 3368 3369 3369 843 3370 -00:37:50,010 --> 00:37:52,950 3370 +00:37:50,010 ~-~-> 00:37:52,950 3371 3371 big thing is always as a new trader, you 3372 3372 3373 3373 844 3374 -00:37:52,950 --> 00:37:54,870 3374 +00:37:52,950 ~-~-> 00:37:54,870 3375 3375 want to find someone that's good. You 3376 3376 3377 3377 845 3378 -00:37:54,870 --> 00:37:56,250 3378 +00:37:54,870 ~-~-> 00:37:56,250 3379 3379 don't want to find a mentor. You want to 3380 3380 3381 3381 846 3382 -00:37:56,250 --> 00:37:57,570 3382 +00:37:56,250 ~-~-> 00:37:57,570 3383 3383 find someone that's going to tell you 3384 3384 3385 3385 847 3386 -00:37:57,570 --> 00:37:59,160 3386 +00:37:57,570 ~-~-> 00:37:59,160 3387 3387 what they're doing and making money so 3388 3388 3389 3389 848 3390 -00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,460 3390 +00:37:59,160 ~-~-> 00:38:02,460 3391 3391 you can copy them. And I fell victim to 3392 3392 3393 3393 849 3394 -00:38:02,460 --> 00:38:07,200 3394 +00:38:02,460 ~-~-> 00:38:07,200 3395 3395 that, too. I didn't want to trust my own 3396 3396 3397 3397 850 3398 -00:38:07,350 --> 00:38:10,620 3398 +00:38:07,350 ~-~-> 00:38:10,620 3399 3399 analysis, I got lazy and thinking, well, 3400 3400 3401 3401 851 3402 -00:38:10,710 --> 00:38:11,700 3402 +00:38:10,710 ~-~-> 00:38:11,700 3403 3403 I really just want to make a lot of 3404 3404 3405 3405 852 3406 -00:38:11,700 --> 00:38:13,410 3406 +00:38:11,700 ~-~-> 00:38:13,410 3407 3407 money. So if I can find someone really 3408 3408 3409 3409 853 3410 -00:38:13,410 --> 00:38:15,810 3410 +00:38:13,410 ~-~-> 00:38:15,810 3411 3411 good, I'll just copy them. And 3412 3412 3413 3413 854 3414 -00:38:16,380 --> 00:38:17,610 3414 +00:38:16,380 ~-~-> 00:38:17,610 3415 3415 everything they do, I'm going to take 3416 3416 3417 3417 855 3418 -00:38:17,610 --> 00:38:19,470 3418 +00:38:17,610 ~-~-> 00:38:19,470 3419 3419 the trades, since they're successful. 3420 3420 3421 3421 856 3422 -00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:21,210 3422 +00:38:19,920 ~-~-> 00:38:21,210 3423 3423 Even if I take a couple of losses here 3424 3424 3425 3425 857 3426 -00:38:21,210 --> 00:38:22,890 3426 +00:38:21,210 ~-~-> 00:38:22,890 3427 3427 and there, I'm just going to stick with 3428 3428 3429 3429 858 3430 -00:38:22,890 --> 00:38:24,870 3430 +00:38:22,890 ~-~-> 00:38:24,870 3431 3431 it. So what am I really saying there? 3432 3432 3433 3433 859 3434 -00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:28,290 3434 +00:38:25,470 ~-~-> 00:38:28,290 3435 3435 I'm saying that I'm going to use them as 3436 3436 3437 3437 860 3438 -00:38:28,290 --> 00:38:32,130 3438 +00:38:28,290 ~-~-> 00:38:32,130 3439 3439 my system. And I'm accepting losses. I 3440 3440 3441 3441 861 3442 -00:38:32,130 --> 00:38:33,840 3442 +00:38:32,130 ~-~-> 00:38:33,840 3443 3443 know they're probably going to come, but 3444 3444 3445 3445 862 3446 -00:38:33,870 --> 00:38:35,340 3446 +00:38:33,870 ~-~-> 00:38:35,340 3447 3447 I'm holding out that they're going to 3448 3448 3449 3449 863 3450 -00:38:35,340 --> 00:38:36,930 3450 +00:38:35,340 ~-~-> 00:38:36,930 3451 3451 have more wins and losses. Now, doesn't 3452 3452 3453 3453 864 3454 -00:38:36,930 --> 00:38:39,720 3454 +00:38:36,930 ~-~-> 00:38:39,720 3455 3455 that make sense? If you apply it to your 3456 3456 3457 3457 865 3458 -00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:42,750 3458 +00:38:39,720 ~-~-> 00:38:42,750 3459 3459 own strategy, but when you as a new 3460 3460 3461 3461 866 3462 -00:38:42,750 --> 00:38:44,940 3462 +00:38:42,750 ~-~-> 00:38:44,940 3463 3463 trader start, you don't want to accept 3464 3464 3465 3465 867 3466 -00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,690 3466 +00:38:45,000 ~-~-> 00:38:48,690 3467 3467 losses. That's not acceptable. But when 3468 3468 3469 3469 868 3470 -00:38:48,690 --> 00:38:51,690 3470 +00:38:48,690 ~-~-> 00:38:51,690 3471 3471 you justify your spending, when you're 3472 3472 3473 3473 869 3474 -00:38:51,690 --> 00:38:54,660 3474 +00:38:51,690 ~-~-> 00:38:54,660 3475 3475 by other people's signals, it's somehow 3476 3476 3477 3477 870 3478 -00:38:54,690 --> 00:38:57,090 3478 +00:38:54,690 ~-~-> 00:38:57,090 3479 3479 brought into the reasoning part of the 3480 3480 3481 3481 871 3482 -00:38:57,090 --> 00:38:58,980 3482 +00:38:57,090 ~-~-> 00:38:58,980 3483 3483 decision making, that it's something 3484 3484 3485 3485 872 3486 -00:38:58,980 --> 00:39:01,650 3486 +00:38:58,980 ~-~-> 00:39:01,650 3487 3487 that's acceptable. losing trades, it's 3488 3488 3489 3489 873 3490 -00:39:01,650 --> 00:39:03,000 3490 +00:39:01,650 ~-~-> 00:39:03,000 3491 3491 acceptable until you take that first 3492 3492 3493 3493 874 3494 -00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,560 3494 +00:39:03,000 ~-~-> 00:39:04,560 3495 3495 loss, and then you're not subscribing 3496 3496 3497 3497 875 3498 -00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:07,140 3498 +00:39:04,560 ~-~-> 00:39:07,140 3499 3499 anymore. You go back to looking for 3500 3500 3501 3501 876 3502 -00:39:07,140 --> 00:39:11,910 3502 +00:39:07,140 ~-~-> 00:39:11,910 3503 3503 another hot hand guru. Be willing to 3504 3504 3505 3505 877 3506 -00:39:11,910 --> 00:39:15,900 3506 +00:39:11,910 ~-~-> 00:39:15,900 3507 3507 lose and lose a lot early on. It's part 3508 3508 3509 3509 878 3510 -00:39:15,900 --> 00:39:18,120 3510 +00:39:15,900 ~-~-> 00:39:18,120 3511 3511 of it. You don't know what you're doing 3512 3512 3513 3513 879 3514 -00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,600 3514 +00:39:18,120 ~-~-> 00:39:21,600 3515 3515 and no book, no course even me. If I sat 3516 3516 3517 3517 880 3518 -00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:25,080 3518 +00:39:21,600 ~-~-> 00:39:25,080 3519 3519 with you every single day, for a month, 3520 3520 3521 3521 881 3522 -00:39:26,430 --> 00:39:29,670 3522 +00:39:26,430 ~-~-> 00:39:29,670 3523 3523 you would still take losses, you would 3524 3524 3525 3525 882 3526 -00:39:29,670 --> 00:39:33,870 3526 +00:39:29,670 ~-~-> 00:39:33,870 3527 3527 lose. it's unavoidable. But early on 3528 3528 3529 3529 883 3530 -00:39:33,870 --> 00:39:35,940 3530 +00:39:33,870 ~-~-> 00:39:35,940 3531 3531 when you are developing, you're going to 3532 3532 3533 3533 884 3534 -00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:37,770 3534 +00:39:35,940 ~-~-> 00:39:37,770 3535 3535 be wrong a lot. And this is reason why I 3536 3536 3537 3537 885 3538 -00:39:37,770 --> 00:39:39,480 3538 +00:39:37,770 ~-~-> 00:39:39,480 3539 3539 tell people do not trade with my funds 3540 3540 3541 3541 886 3542 -00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:41,100 3542 +00:39:39,540 ~-~-> 00:39:41,100 3543 3543 until you know exactly what you're 3544 3544 3545 3545 887 3546 -00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,800 3546 +00:39:41,100 ~-~-> 00:39:43,800 3547 3547 doing. And you understand yourself. And 3548 3548 3549 3549 888 3550 -00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,360 3550 +00:39:43,800 ~-~-> 00:39:45,360 3551 3551 that may be longer than six months, it 3552 3552 3553 3553 889 3554 -00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,520 3554 +00:39:45,360 ~-~-> 00:39:47,520 3555 3555 may be longer than a year. For some of 3556 3556 3557 3557 890 3558 -00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,370 3558 +00:39:47,520 ~-~-> 00:39:50,370 3559 3559 you it might be 234 years, like a 3560 3560 3561 3561 891 3562 -00:39:50,370 --> 00:39:52,680 3562 +00:39:50,370 ~-~-> 00:39:52,680 3563 3563 college degree. And some of you aren't 3564 3564 3565 3565 892 3566 -00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:55,140 3566 +00:39:52,680 ~-~-> 00:39:55,140 3567 3567 prepared for that. And there's no shame 3568 3568 3569 3569 893 3570 -00:39:55,140 --> 00:39:56,250 3570 +00:39:55,140 ~-~-> 00:39:56,250 3571 3571 in you saying you know what, this ain't 3572 3572 3573 3573 894 3574 -00:39:56,250 --> 00:39:57,960 3574 +00:39:56,250 ~-~-> 00:39:57,960 3575 3575 for me. That's good. That means you're 3576 3576 3577 3577 895 3578 -00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,400 3578 +00:39:57,960 ~-~-> 00:39:59,400 3579 3579 not going to lose money. That means 3580 3580 3581 3581 896 3582 -00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:00,690 3582 +00:39:59,400 ~-~-> 00:40:00,690 3583 3583 you're not going to have In bounces your 3584 3584 3585 3585 897 3586 -00:40:00,690 --> 00:40:02,670 3586 +00:40:00,690 ~-~-> 00:40:02,670 3587 3587 life, it means that you're not going to 3588 3588 3589 3589 898 3590 -00:40:02,670 --> 00:40:05,490 3590 +00:40:02,670 ~-~-> 00:40:05,490 3591 3591 hurt yourself, both financially and 3592 3592 3593 3593 899 3594 -00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:08,970 3594 +00:40:05,490 ~-~-> 00:40:08,970 3595 3595 psychologically. Because I did that. I 3596 3596 3597 3597 900 3598 -00:40:08,970 --> 00:40:11,460 3598 +00:40:08,970 ~-~-> 00:40:11,460 3599 3599 caused physical problems with an eating 3600 3600 3601 3601 901 3602 -00:40:11,460 --> 00:40:14,460 3602 +00:40:11,460 ~-~-> 00:40:14,460 3603 3603 disorder. I developed agoraphobia, which 3604 3604 3605 3605 902 3606 -00:40:14,460 --> 00:40:16,200 3606 +00:40:14,460 ~-~-> 00:40:16,200 3607 3607 was a fear of being around other people. 3608 3608 3609 3609 903 3610 -00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:18,990 3610 +00:40:16,800 ~-~-> 00:40:18,990 3611 3611 Because I didn't want them to find out 3612 3612 3613 3613 904 3614 -00:40:18,990 --> 00:40:25,410 3614 +00:40:18,990 ~-~-> 00:40:25,410 3615 3615 how bad I was losing. And I wish I could 3616 3616 3617 3617 905 3618 -00:40:25,410 --> 00:40:29,880 3618 +00:40:25,410 ~-~-> 00:40:29,880 3619 3619 go back in time and tell myself losing 3620 3620 3621 3621 906 3622 -00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,390 3622 +00:40:29,880 ~-~-> 00:40:33,390 3623 3623 is normal. it's acceptable. It's part of 3624 3624 3625 3625 907 3626 -00:40:33,390 --> 00:40:34,770 3626 +00:40:33,390 ~-~-> 00:40:34,770 3627 3627 the business transactions in this 3628 3628 3629 3629 908 3630 -00:40:34,770 --> 00:40:36,840 3630 +00:40:34,770 ~-~-> 00:40:36,840 3631 3631 industry. You're going to have losses, 3632 3632 3633 3633 909 3634 -00:40:37,230 --> 00:40:40,050 3634 +00:40:37,230 ~-~-> 00:40:40,050 3635 3635 control them. Over time, you're gonna 3636 3636 3637 3637 910 3638 -00:40:40,050 --> 00:40:43,260 3638 +00:40:40,050 ~-~-> 00:40:43,260 3639 3639 make more money than you lose. I didn't 3640 3640 3641 3641 911 3642 -00:40:43,260 --> 00:40:44,850 3642 +00:40:43,260 ~-~-> 00:40:44,850 3643 3643 think that way. When I first started, I 3644 3644 3645 3645 912 3646 -00:40:44,850 --> 00:40:46,770 3646 +00:40:44,850 ~-~-> 00:40:46,770 3647 3647 was trying to avoid losing all together. 3648 3648 3649 3649 913 3650 -00:40:47,250 --> 00:40:49,170 3650 +00:40:47,250 ~-~-> 00:40:49,170 3651 3651 And then every single loss was a 3652 3652 3653 3653 914 3654 -00:40:49,170 --> 00:40:53,070 3654 +00:40:49,170 ~-~-> 00:40:53,070 3655 3655 paramount event like it was huge. It was 3656 3656 3657 3657 915 3658 -00:40:53,070 --> 00:40:56,490 3658 +00:40:53,070 ~-~-> 00:40:56,490 3659 3659 elevated to some grandiose, painful, 3660 3660 3661 3661 916 3662 -00:40:56,640 --> 00:40:58,410 3662 +00:40:56,640 ~-~-> 00:40:58,410 3663 3663 just terrible thing that I had been 3664 3664 3665 3665 917 3666 -00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:02,130 3666 +00:40:58,440 ~-~-> 00:41:02,130 3667 3667 enduring When it's just, I did it wrong. 3668 3668 3669 3669 918 3670 -00:41:03,180 --> 00:41:05,910 3670 +00:41:03,180 ~-~-> 00:41:05,910 3671 3671 Simple. You made a mistake, Michael, and 3672 3672 3673 3673 919 3674 -00:41:05,910 --> 00:41:08,850 3674 +00:41:05,910 ~-~-> 00:41:08,850 3675 3675 you're gonna make lots of them. 27 years 3676 3676 3677 3677 920 3678 -00:41:08,850 --> 00:41:11,070 3678 +00:41:08,850 ~-~-> 00:41:11,070 3679 3679 from now, you're gonna have so many 3680 3680 3681 3681 921 3682 -00:41:11,070 --> 00:41:12,180 3682 +00:41:11,070 ~-~-> 00:41:12,180 3683 3683 losing trades, you're gonna look back 3684 3684 3685 3685 922 3686 -00:41:12,180 --> 00:41:14,640 3686 +00:41:12,180 ~-~-> 00:41:14,640 3687 3687 and say, You know what? It didn't kill 3688 3688 3689 3689 923 3690 -00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:18,210 3690 +00:41:14,640 ~-~-> 00:41:18,210 3691 3691 me. So be willing to lose a lot early on 3692 3692 3693 3693 924 3694 -00:41:18,330 --> 00:41:20,100 3694 +00:41:18,330 ~-~-> 00:41:20,100 3695 3695 in your development. That's why you want 3696 3696 3697 3697 925 3698 -00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:21,360 3698 +00:41:20,100 ~-~-> 00:41:21,360 3699 3699 to do it on paper. That's why you want 3700 3700 3701 3701 926 3702 -00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:23,100 3702 +00:41:21,360 ~-~-> 00:41:23,100 3703 3703 to do it on demo, because you need to 3704 3704 3705 3705 927 3706 -00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:26,370 3706 +00:41:23,100 ~-~-> 00:41:26,370 3707 3707 see what it feels like to be wrong a lot 3708 3708 3709 3709 928 3710 -00:41:26,610 --> 00:41:27,990 3710 +00:41:26,610 ~-~-> 00:41:27,990 3711 3711 and not have the money taken from you. 3712 3712 3713 3713 929 3714 -00:41:28,410 --> 00:41:30,180 3714 +00:41:28,410 ~-~-> 00:41:30,180 3715 3715 And then correct those problems before 3716 3716 3717 3717 930 3718 -00:41:30,180 --> 00:41:36,330 3718 +00:41:30,180 ~-~-> 00:41:36,330 3719 3719 you put real money at work. Stay away 3720 3720 3721 3721 931 3722 -00:41:36,330 --> 00:41:41,460 3722 +00:41:36,330 ~-~-> 00:41:41,460 3723 3723 from social media drains. Well, in this 3724 3724 3725 3725 932 3726 -00:41:41,490 --> 00:41:43,890 3726 +00:41:41,490 ~-~-> 00:41:43,890 3727 3727 age, we have a lot of social media. But 3728 3728 3729 3729 933 3730 -00:41:43,890 --> 00:41:46,290 3730 +00:41:43,890 ~-~-> 00:41:46,290 3731 3731 back when I first started November 3732 3732 3733 3733 934 3734 -00:41:46,290 --> 00:41:50,040 3734 +00:41:46,290 ~-~-> 00:41:50,040 3735 3735 5 1992, social media was just starting 3736 3736 3737 3737 935 3738 -00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,070 3738 +00:41:50,040 ~-~-> 00:41:53,070 3739 3739 up with message boards, or bulletin 3740 3740 3741 3741 936 3742 -00:41:53,070 --> 00:41:54,360 3742 +00:41:53,070 ~-~-> 00:41:54,360 3743 3743 boards they call them so it's kinda like 3744 3744 3745 3745 937 3746 -00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:58,080 3746 +00:41:54,360 ~-~-> 00:41:58,080 3747 3747 Twitter. Yeah, not so much Instagram, 3748 3748 3749 3749 938 3750 -00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,750 3750 +00:41:58,080 ~-~-> 00:42:00,750 3751 3751 but I see like Twitter. He just People 3752 3752 3753 3753 939 3754 -00:42:00,750 --> 00:42:04,800 3754 +00:42:00,750 ~-~-> 00:42:04,800 3755 3755 would just communicate with open emails 3756 3756 3757 3757 940 3758 -00:42:04,830 --> 00:42:06,600 3758 +00:42:04,830 ~-~-> 00:42:06,600 3759 3759 basically is the format was whatever you 3760 3760 3761 3761 941 3762 -00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,700 3762 +00:42:06,600 ~-~-> 00:42:08,700 3763 3763 would look at and see that would be sent 3764 3764 3765 3765 942 3766 -00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:10,800 3766 +00:42:08,700 ~-~-> 00:42:10,800 3767 3767 by way of an email. It would just be a 3768 3768 3769 3769 943 3770 -00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,020 3770 +00:42:10,800 ~-~-> 00:42:13,020 3771 3771 open source where people could see what 3772 3772 3773 3773 944 3774 -00:42:13,020 --> 00:42:15,090 3774 +00:42:13,020 ~-~-> 00:42:15,090 3775 3775 everybody was doing a message board 3776 3776 3777 3777 945 3778 -00:42:15,090 --> 00:42:18,840 3778 +00:42:15,090 ~-~-> 00:42:18,840 3779 3779 basically. And I would get my feelings 3780 3780 3781 3781 946 3782 -00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:20,670 3782 +00:42:18,840 ~-~-> 00:42:20,670 3783 3783 hurt back then. Because someone would 3784 3784 3785 3785 947 3786 -00:42:20,670 --> 00:42:21,900 3786 +00:42:20,670 ~-~-> 00:42:21,900 3787 3787 say, that's a stupid idea what you're 3788 3788 3789 3789 948 3790 -00:42:21,900 --> 00:42:24,060 3790 +00:42:21,900 ~-~-> 00:42:24,060 3791 3791 doing. And then when I was doing it, 3792 3792 3793 3793 949 3794 -00:42:24,060 --> 00:42:25,890 3794 +00:42:24,060 ~-~-> 00:42:25,890 3795 3795 right, everybody was like, Man, you are 3796 3796 3797 3797 950 3798 -00:42:25,890 --> 00:42:28,440 3798 +00:42:25,890 ~-~-> 00:42:28,440 3799 3799 a rock star. I'm taking that trade. And 3800 3800 3801 3801 951 3802 -00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:29,850 3802 +00:42:28,440 ~-~-> 00:42:29,850 3803 3803 I was like, Yeah, no, I'm making money 3804 3804 3805 3805 952 3806 -00:42:29,850 --> 00:42:31,740 3806 +00:42:29,850 ~-~-> 00:42:31,740 3807 3807 now because he or she thinks it's a good 3808 3808 3809 3809 953 3810 -00:42:31,740 --> 00:42:36,120 3810 +00:42:31,740 ~-~-> 00:42:36,120 3811 3811 trade. And it's stupid. It was dumb. I 3812 3812 3813 3813 954 3814 -00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:38,100 3814 +00:42:36,120 ~-~-> 00:42:38,100 3815 3815 let other people back then influence my 3816 3816 3817 3817 955 3818 -00:42:38,100 --> 00:42:41,910 3818 +00:42:38,100 ~-~-> 00:42:41,910 3819 3819 decisions or change the level of 3820 3820 3821 3821 956 3822 -00:42:43,830 --> 00:42:46,410 3822 +00:42:43,830 ~-~-> 00:42:46,410 3823 3823 expectation I had on the trade because 3824 3824 3825 3825 957 3826 -00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:48,120 3826 +00:42:46,440 ~-~-> 00:42:48,120 3827 3827 if they said, Man, it's a good idea. I 3828 3828 3829 3829 958 3830 -00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:52,380 3830 +00:42:48,120 ~-~-> 00:42:52,380 3831 3831 think it's going to go to 1150 when I 3832 3832 3833 3833 959 3834 -00:42:52,380 --> 00:42:55,230 3834 +00:42:52,380 ~-~-> 00:42:55,230 3835 3835 was looking at like, 1080 I'm thinking 3836 3836 3837 3837 960 3838 -00:42:55,230 --> 00:42:56,580 3838 +00:42:55,230 ~-~-> 00:42:56,580 3839 3839 myself, yeah, they're probably right. 3840 3840 3841 3841 961 3842 -00:42:56,970 --> 00:42:58,260 3842 +00:42:56,970 ~-~-> 00:42:58,260 3843 3843 And now I change my trade to what 3844 3844 3845 3845 962 3846 -00:42:58,260 --> 00:43:00,420 3846 +00:42:58,260 ~-~-> 00:43:00,420 3847 3847 they're saying because many I don't want 3848 3848 3849 3849 963 3850 -00:43:00,420 --> 00:43:02,130 3850 +00:43:00,420 ~-~-> 00:43:02,130 3851 3851 them to be right. And we miss out on 3852 3852 3853 3853 964 3854 -00:43:02,130 --> 00:43:04,410 3854 +00:43:02,130 ~-~-> 00:43:04,410 3855 3855 that extra profit. You see what that 3856 3856 3857 3857 965 3858 -00:43:04,410 --> 00:43:08,460 3858 +00:43:04,410 ~-~-> 00:43:08,460 3859 3859 trap just did. It took my trade away 3860 3860 3861 3861 966 3862 -00:43:08,460 --> 00:43:10,110 3862 +00:43:08,460 ~-~-> 00:43:10,110 3863 3863 from me. And now I took their trade. 3864 3864 3865 3865 967 3866 -00:43:10,710 --> 00:43:14,190 3866 +00:43:10,710 ~-~-> 00:43:14,190 3867 3867 who's in control there? It wasn't me. I 3868 3868 3869 3869 968 3870 -00:43:14,190 --> 00:43:18,090 3870 +00:43:14,190 ~-~-> 00:43:18,090 3871 3871 let go on the wheel. don't join trading 3872 3872 3873 3873 969 3874 -00:43:18,090 --> 00:43:21,870 3874 +00:43:18,090 ~-~-> 00:43:21,870 3875 3875 clubs. Okay? That means circles where 3876 3876 3877 3877 970 3878 -00:43:21,870 --> 00:43:25,350 3878 +00:43:21,870 ~-~-> 00:43:25,350 3879 3879 everyone has the hive mentality. Because 3880 3880 3881 3881 971 3882 -00:43:25,350 --> 00:43:27,030 3882 +00:43:25,350 ~-~-> 00:43:27,030 3883 3883 you need to discover who you are as a 3884 3884 3885 3885 972 3886 -00:43:27,030 --> 00:43:32,820 3886 +00:43:27,030 ~-~-> 00:43:32,820 3887 3887 trader, and it's very, I guess, wasteful 3888 3888 3889 3889 973 3890 -00:43:32,850 --> 00:43:35,130 3890 +00:43:32,850 ~-~-> 00:43:35,130 3891 3891 for your time. And it stunts your 3892 3892 3893 3893 974 3894 -00:43:35,130 --> 00:43:38,580 3894 +00:43:35,130 ~-~-> 00:43:38,580 3895 3895 growth. If you start going into a group 3896 3896 3897 3897 975 3898 -00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:40,680 3898 +00:43:38,880 ~-~-> 00:43:40,680 3899 3899 that has Well, this is the only way of 3900 3900 3901 3901 976 3902 -00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:42,420 3902 +00:43:40,680 ~-~-> 00:43:42,420 3903 3903 trading and this is all we do around 3904 3904 3905 3905 977 3906 -00:43:42,420 --> 00:43:44,250 3906 +00:43:42,420 ~-~-> 00:43:44,250 3907 3907 here. Because what you're trying to do 3908 3908 3909 3909 978 3910 -00:43:44,250 --> 00:43:48,450 3910 +00:43:44,250 ~-~-> 00:43:48,450 3911 3911 is be part of that, click, okay. You're 3912 3912 3913 3913 979 3914 -00:43:48,450 --> 00:43:50,370 3914 +00:43:48,450 ~-~-> 00:43:50,370 3915 3915 trying to take on the hive mentality, 3916 3916 3917 3917 980 3918 -00:43:50,820 --> 00:43:53,880 3918 +00:43:50,820 ~-~-> 00:43:53,880 3919 3919 and it may not be suited for you. But if 3920 3920 3921 3921 981 3922 -00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:55,710 3922 +00:43:53,880 ~-~-> 00:43:55,710 3923 3923 you waste more time and unfortunately 3924 3924 3925 3925 982 3926 -00:43:55,710 --> 00:43:59,430 3926 +00:43:55,710 ~-~-> 00:43:59,430 3927 3927 money you don't want to discover that 3928 3928 3929 3929 983 3930 -00:43:59,430 --> 00:44:00,900 3930 +00:43:59,430 ~-~-> 00:44:00,900 3931 3931 you've been wasted Your time and money. 3932 3932 3933 3933 984 3934 -00:44:01,170 --> 00:44:04,260 3934 +00:44:01,170 ~-~-> 00:44:04,260 3935 3935 Okay? So you want to be solo trading is 3936 3936 3937 3937 985 3938 -00:44:04,260 --> 00:44:06,930 3938 +00:44:04,260 ~-~-> 00:44:06,930 3939 3939 a solo sport. It's not a team sport, no 3940 3940 3941 3941 986 3942 -00:44:06,930 --> 00:44:09,930 3942 +00:44:06,930 ~-~-> 00:44:09,930 3943 3943 matter how good your guru or mentor is. 3944 3944 3945 3945 987 3946 -00:44:10,350 --> 00:44:14,070 3946 +00:44:10,350 ~-~-> 00:44:14,070 3947 3947 If you're doing everything they say, you 3948 3948 3949 3949 988 3950 -00:44:14,070 --> 00:44:16,710 3950 +00:44:14,070 ~-~-> 00:44:16,710 3951 3951 aren't in control, you're growing 3952 3952 3953 3953 989 3954 -00:44:16,710 --> 00:44:21,330 3954 +00:44:16,710 ~-~-> 00:44:21,330 3955 3955 codependent. don't subscribe to alerts, 3956 3956 3957 3957 990 3958 -00:44:21,720 --> 00:44:25,380 3958 +00:44:21,720 ~-~-> 00:44:25,380 3959 3959 it gets back to signals. You want to be 3960 3960 3961 3961 991 3962 -00:44:25,830 --> 00:44:28,260 3962 +00:44:25,830 ~-~-> 00:44:28,260 3963 3963 the source or generation of the trade 3964 3964 3965 3965 992 3966 -00:44:28,260 --> 00:44:30,090 3966 +00:44:28,260 ~-~-> 00:44:30,090 3967 3967 ideas. That way when you're wrong, 3968 3968 3969 3969 993 3970 -00:44:30,570 --> 00:44:31,740 3970 +00:44:30,570 ~-~-> 00:44:31,740 3971 3971 you're forced to assume the 3972 3972 3973 3973 994 3974 -00:44:31,740 --> 00:44:33,360 3974 +00:44:31,740 ~-~-> 00:44:33,360 3975 3975 responsibility. You can't say, Well, I 3976 3976 3977 3977 995 3978 -00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:34,440 3978 +00:44:33,360 ~-~-> 00:44:34,440 3979 3979 just listened to that person. They were 3980 3980 3981 3981 996 3982 -00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:37,230 3982 +00:44:34,440 ~-~-> 00:44:37,230 3983 3983 wrong. They suck. Well, what are you 3984 3984 3985 3985 997 3986 -00:44:37,230 --> 00:44:38,730 3986 +00:44:37,230 ~-~-> 00:44:38,730 3987 3987 gonna do about it? Well, I'm gonna find 3988 3988 3989 3989 998 3990 -00:44:38,730 --> 00:44:41,160 3990 +00:44:38,730 ~-~-> 00:44:41,160 3991 3991 somebody else. That's not responsible. 3992 3992 3993 3993 999 3994 -00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:44,910 3994 +00:44:41,700 ~-~-> 00:44:44,910 3995 3995 That's gambling. You're going to another 3996 3996 3997 3997 1000 3998 -00:44:44,910 --> 00:44:48,510 3998 +00:44:44,910 ~-~-> 00:44:48,510 3999 3999 slot machine at another casino. That's 4000 4000 4001 4001 1001 4002 -00:44:48,540 --> 00:44:53,040 4002 +00:44:48,540 ~-~-> 00:44:53,040 4003 4003 all that is. Versus I want to learn how 4004 4004 4005 4005 1002 4006 -00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:57,360 4006 +00:44:53,040 ~-~-> 00:44:57,360 4007 4007 to play cards. and manage my risk. Not 4008 4008 4009 4009 1003 4010 -00:44:57,360 --> 00:44:59,640 4010 +00:44:57,360 ~-~-> 00:44:59,640 4011 4011 bet too big. And just be steady Eddie at 4012 4012 4013 4013 1004 4014 -00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:03,210 4014 +00:44:59,640 ~-~-> 00:45:03,210 4015 4015 the table. You want to be the generating 4016 4016 4017 4017 1005 4018 -00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:05,430 4018 +00:45:03,240 ~-~-> 00:45:05,430 4019 4019 source of the signals? don't subscribe 4020 4020 4021 4021 1006 4022 -00:45:05,430 --> 00:45:06,780 4022 +00:45:05,430 ~-~-> 00:45:06,780 4023 4023 to someone else because you have no idea 4024 4024 4025 4025 1007 4026 -00:45:06,780 --> 00:45:08,490 4026 +00:45:06,780 ~-~-> 00:45:08,490 4027 4027 what got them into the trade. You don't 4028 4028 4029 4029 1008 4030 -00:45:08,490 --> 00:45:11,940 4030 +00:45:08,490 ~-~-> 00:45:11,940 4031 4031 know what influences are being imposed 4032 4032 4033 4033 1009 4034 -00:45:11,940 --> 00:45:14,610 4034 +00:45:11,940 ~-~-> 00:45:14,610 4035 4035 on them. Maybe they had a bad day. Maybe 4036 4036 4037 4037 1010 4038 -00:45:14,610 --> 00:45:17,370 4038 +00:45:14,610 ~-~-> 00:45:17,370 4039 4039 they had just recently had a spat with 4040 4040 4041 4041 1011 4042 -00:45:17,370 --> 00:45:19,620 4042 +00:45:17,370 ~-~-> 00:45:19,620 4043 4043 their spouse. And they feel like they 4044 4044 4045 4045 1012 4046 -00:45:19,620 --> 00:45:22,620 4046 +00:45:19,620 ~-~-> 00:45:22,620 4047 4047 have to feel good, empowered, man. I'm 4048 4048 4049 4049 1013 4050 -00:45:22,620 --> 00:45:23,460 4050 +00:45:22,620 ~-~-> 00:45:23,460 4051 4051 gonna go out there and just tell 4052 4052 4053 4053 1014 4054 -00:45:23,460 --> 00:45:27,840 4054 +00:45:23,460 ~-~-> 00:45:27,840 4055 4055 everybody to buy SMP tomorrow at the 4056 4056 4057 4057 1015 4058 -00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:30,720 4058 +00:45:27,840 ~-~-> 00:45:30,720 4059 4059 open. And if I'm right, I'll feel good. 4060 4060 4061 4061 1016 4062 -00:45:31,170 --> 00:45:32,460 4062 +00:45:31,170 ~-~-> 00:45:32,460 4063 4063 I'll feel better about this whole thing. 4064 4064 4065 4065 1017 4066 -00:45:33,300 --> 00:45:39,090 4066 +00:45:33,300 ~-~-> 00:45:39,090 4067 4067 Because they're human too. Do you want 4068 4068 4069 4069 1018 4070 -00:45:39,090 --> 00:45:40,620 4070 +00:45:39,090 ~-~-> 00:45:40,620 4071 4071 to be subscribing to someone that's like 4072 4072 4073 4073 1019 4074 -00:45:40,620 --> 00:45:43,290 4074 +00:45:40,620 ~-~-> 00:45:43,290 4075 4075 that. You don't know if that's what's 4076 4076 4077 4077 1020 4078 -00:45:43,290 --> 00:45:44,490 4078 +00:45:43,290 ~-~-> 00:45:44,490 4079 4079 going on. They're not going to come out 4080 4080 4081 4081 1021 4082 -00:45:44,490 --> 00:45:46,890 4082 +00:45:44,490 ~-~-> 00:45:46,890 4083 4083 and say, yeah, it's trade worked out. 4084 4084 4085 4085 1022 4086 -00:45:46,890 --> 00:45:48,060 4086 +00:45:46,890 ~-~-> 00:45:48,060 4087 4087 But let me tell you what really was 4088 4088 4089 4089 1023 4090 -00:45:48,060 --> 00:45:51,180 4090 +00:45:48,060 ~-~-> 00:45:51,180 4091 4091 going on. My wife told me I was a bum. I 4092 4092 4093 4093 1024 4094 -00:45:51,180 --> 00:45:52,740 4094 +00:45:51,180 ~-~-> 00:45:52,740 4095 4095 spent too much time on these charts and 4096 4096 4097 4097 1025 4098 -00:45:52,740 --> 00:45:54,030 4098 +00:45:52,740 ~-~-> 00:45:54,030 4099 4099 I didn't spend any time with the kids. 4100 4100 4101 4101 1026 4102 -00:45:54,420 --> 00:45:57,360 4102 +00:45:54,420 ~-~-> 00:45:57,360 4103 4103 And I walk the dog in six months. But I 4104 4104 4105 4105 1027 4106 -00:45:57,360 --> 00:45:59,730 4106 +00:45:57,360 ~-~-> 00:45:59,730 4107 4107 knew if I got this right, I'd feel 4108 4108 4109 4109 1028 4110 -00:45:59,730 --> 00:46:03,210 4110 +00:45:59,730 ~-~-> 00:46:03,210 4111 4111 strong. about myself. That never 4112 4112 4113 4113 1029 4114 -00:46:03,210 --> 00:46:05,040 4114 +00:46:03,210 ~-~-> 00:46:05,040 4115 4115 happens, folks, that never happens. 4116 4116 4117 4117 1030 4118 -00:46:05,190 --> 00:46:06,690 4118 +00:46:05,190 ~-~-> 00:46:06,690 4119 4119 Never subscribed to other people's 4120 4120 4121 4121 1031 4122 -00:46:06,690 --> 00:46:10,230 4122 +00:46:06,690 ~-~-> 00:46:10,230 4123 4123 alerts. Don't count other people's 4124 4124 4125 4125 1032 4126 -00:46:10,230 --> 00:46:12,420 4126 +00:46:10,230 ~-~-> 00:46:12,420 4127 4127 money. That's what's popular right now 4128 4128 4129 4129 1033 4130 -00:46:12,420 --> 00:46:13,680 4130 +00:46:12,420 ~-~-> 00:46:13,680 4131 4131 everyone wants to know how much money 4132 4132 4133 4133 1034 4134 -00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:16,590 4134 +00:46:13,680 ~-~-> 00:46:16,590 4135 4135 someone else has Instagram. What cars do 4136 4136 4137 4137 1035 4138 -00:46:16,590 --> 00:46:18,630 4138 +00:46:16,590 ~-~-> 00:46:18,630 4139 4139 they drive? What houses do they live in? 4140 4140 4141 4141 1036 4142 -00:46:18,660 --> 00:46:20,040 4142 +00:46:18,660 ~-~-> 00:46:20,040 4143 4143 Where are they having their vacation? 4144 4144 4145 4145 1037 4146 -00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:21,780 4146 +00:46:20,040 ~-~-> 00:46:21,780 4147 4147 What do they wear? What kind of shoes 4148 4148 4149 4149 1038 4150 -00:46:21,780 --> 00:46:24,390 4150 +00:46:21,780 ~-~-> 00:46:24,390 4151 4151 they have on? Do they wear socks? What 4152 4152 4153 4153 1039 4154 -00:46:24,390 --> 00:46:26,400 4154 +00:46:24,390 ~-~-> 00:46:26,400 4155 4155 kind of underwear they have? What 4156 4156 4157 4157 1040 4158 -00:46:26,430 --> 00:46:30,300 4158 +00:46:26,430 ~-~-> 00:46:30,300 4159 4159 jewelry do they have? Come on. All that 4160 4160 4161 4161 1041 4162 -00:46:30,300 --> 00:46:34,440 4162 +00:46:30,300 ~-~-> 00:46:34,440 4163 4163 stuff is a waste. It's a waste, to waste 4164 4164 4165 4165 1042 4166 -00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:37,650 4166 +00:46:34,440 ~-~-> 00:46:37,650 4167 4167 your time. It's a waste of money. And 4168 4168 4169 4169 1043 4170 -00:46:37,650 --> 00:46:38,850 4170 +00:46:37,650 ~-~-> 00:46:38,850 4171 4171 you don't need all those things. If 4172 4172 4173 4173 1044 4174 -00:46:38,850 --> 00:46:40,830 4174 +00:46:38,850 ~-~-> 00:46:40,830 4175 4175 you're trading to do that, you're never 4176 4176 4177 4177 1045 4178 -00:46:40,830 --> 00:46:42,720 4178 +00:46:40,830 ~-~-> 00:46:42,720 4179 4179 gonna get there. And I'm gonna repeat 4180 4180 4181 4181 1046 4182 -00:46:42,720 --> 00:46:45,960 4182 +00:46:42,720 ~-~-> 00:46:45,960 4183 4183 that. If you are trading to live like 4184 4184 4185 4185 1047 4186 -00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:48,810 4186 +00:46:45,960 ~-~-> 00:46:48,810 4187 4187 that. You're never going to get there. 4188 4188 4189 4189 1048 4190 -00:46:49,560 --> 00:46:51,900 4190 +00:46:49,560 ~-~-> 00:46:51,900 4191 4191 Because you're looking at money. And 4192 4192 4193 4193 1049 4194 -00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:53,640 4194 +00:46:51,900 ~-~-> 00:46:53,640 4195 4195 you're not looking at the process that's 4196 4196 4197 4197 1050 4198 -00:46:53,640 --> 00:46:56,070 4198 +00:46:53,640 ~-~-> 00:46:56,070 4199 4199 involved, that would eventually lead to 4200 4200 4201 4201 1051 4202 -00:46:56,070 --> 00:46:58,710 4202 +00:46:56,070 ~-~-> 00:46:58,710 4203 4203 profitability. So you're chasing that 4204 4204 4205 4205 1052 4206 -00:46:58,710 --> 00:47:01,290 4206 +00:46:58,710 ~-~-> 00:47:01,290 4207 4207 carrot little piece of candy that's 4208 4208 4209 4209 1053 4210 -00:47:01,290 --> 00:47:03,750 4210 +00:47:01,290 ~-~-> 00:47:03,750 4211 4211 dangled in front of a child, you may be 4212 4212 4213 4213 1054 4214 -00:47:03,750 --> 00:47:05,700 4214 +00:47:03,750 ~-~-> 00:47:05,700 4215 4215 a stranger. But if you dangle that candy 4216 4216 4217 4217 1055 4218 -00:47:05,700 --> 00:47:07,080 4218 +00:47:05,700 ~-~-> 00:47:07,080 4219 4219 in front of a child, what's the child 4220 4220 4221 4221 1056 4222 -00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:10,350 4222 +00:47:07,080 ~-~-> 00:47:10,350 4223 4223 gonna do? Reach out for that candy? And 4224 4224 4225 4225 1057 4226 -00:47:10,350 --> 00:47:12,480 4226 +00:47:10,350 ~-~-> 00:47:12,480 4227 4227 that's what all these people do. They 4228 4228 4229 4229 1058 4230 -00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:16,440 4230 +00:47:12,480 ~-~-> 00:47:16,440 4231 4231 dangle all this lavish toys and 4232 4232 4233 4233 1059 4234 -00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:17,670 4234 +00:47:16,440 ~-~-> 00:47:17,670 4235 4235 lifestyle, materialism. 4236 4236 4237 4237 1060 4238 -00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:21,450 4238 +00:47:18,960 ~-~-> 00:47:21,450 4239 4239 All of that is fluff. I've never done 4240 4240 4241 4241 1061 4242 -00:47:21,450 --> 00:47:23,160 4242 +00:47:21,450 ~-~-> 00:47:23,160 4243 4243 those types of things. And it's 4244 4244 4245 4245 1062 4246 -00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:25,290 4246 +00:47:23,160 ~-~-> 00:47:25,290 4247 4247 important to understand that the reason 4248 4248 4249 4249 1063 4250 -00:47:25,290 --> 00:47:26,640 4250 +00:47:25,290 ~-~-> 00:47:26,640 4251 4251 why I don't do it, it's not because of 4252 4252 4253 4253 1064 4254 -00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:29,220 4254 +00:47:26,640 ~-~-> 00:47:29,220 4255 4255 lack of it. Because I have all those 4256 4256 4257 4257 1065 4258 -00:47:29,220 --> 00:47:31,770 4258 +00:47:29,220 ~-~-> 00:47:31,770 4259 4259 things. But it doesn't do anything to 4260 4260 4261 4261 1066 4262 -00:47:31,770 --> 00:47:34,080 4262 +00:47:31,770 ~-~-> 00:47:34,080 4263 4263 make you a better trader doesn't make 4264 4264 4265 4265 1067 4266 -00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:37,050 4266 +00:47:34,080 ~-~-> 00:47:37,050 4267 4267 you a better student. And it will not in 4268 4268 4269 4269 1068 4270 -00:47:37,050 --> 00:47:39,900 4270 +00:47:37,050 ~-~-> 00:47:39,900 4271 4271 any capacity, motivate you and then that 4272 4272 4273 4273 1069 4274 -00:47:39,900 --> 00:47:41,760 4274 +00:47:39,900 ~-~-> 00:47:41,760 4275 4275 translates into a greater skill set 4276 4276 4277 4277 1070 4278 -00:47:42,030 --> 00:47:44,850 4278 +00:47:42,030 ~-~-> 00:47:44,850 4279 4279 that's derived because you saw that it 4280 4280 4281 4281 1071 4282 -00:47:44,850 --> 00:47:46,770 4282 +00:47:44,850 ~-~-> 00:47:46,770 4283 4283 doesn't work like that. But how many 4284 4284 4285 4285 1072 4286 -00:47:46,770 --> 00:47:49,470 4286 +00:47:46,770 ~-~-> 00:47:49,470 4287 4287 people fall victim to that? Everyone, 4288 4288 4289 4289 1073 4290 -00:47:50,310 --> 00:47:53,700 4290 +00:47:50,310 ~-~-> 00:47:53,700 4291 4291 everyone, the first course I bought from 4292 4292 4293 4293 1074 4294 -00:47:53,700 --> 00:47:55,710 4294 +00:47:53,700 ~-~-> 00:47:55,710 4295 4295 Ken Roberts, that's all he talked about. 4296 4296 4297 4297 1075 4298 -00:47:56,070 --> 00:47:59,070 4298 +00:47:56,070 ~-~-> 00:47:59,070 4299 4299 You want to go on vacations. You want to 4300 4300 4301 4301 1076 4302 -00:47:59,070 --> 00:48:01,260 4302 +00:47:59,070 ~-~-> 00:48:01,260 4303 4303 have enough money to quit. Your job, you 4304 4304 4305 4305 1077 4306 -00:48:01,260 --> 00:48:03,660 4306 +00:48:01,260 ~-~-> 00:48:03,660 4307 4307 want to buy a yacht, you want to live in 4308 4308 4309 4309 1078 4310 -00:48:03,660 --> 00:48:06,900 4310 +00:48:03,660 ~-~-> 00:48:06,900 4311 4311 a mansion. That's what was sold to me. 4312 4312 4313 4313 1079 4314 -00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:09,720 4314 +00:48:07,440 ~-~-> 00:48:09,720 4315 4315 And I bought that course. And in month 4316 4316 4317 4317 1080 4318 -00:48:09,810 --> 00:48:11,340 4318 +00:48:09,810 ~-~-> 00:48:11,340 4319 4319 one trade the very first trait I lost 4320 4320 4321 4321 1081 4322 -00:48:11,340 --> 00:48:15,540 4322 +00:48:11,340 ~-~-> 00:48:15,540 4323 4323 50% of what I put in. Well, I can tell 4324 4324 4325 4325 1082 4326 -00:48:15,540 --> 00:48:19,500 4326 +00:48:15,540 ~-~-> 00:48:19,500 4327 4327 you that was never said in the book that 4328 4328 4329 4329 1083 4330 -00:48:19,500 --> 00:48:21,180 4330 +00:48:19,500 ~-~-> 00:48:21,180 4331 4331 didn't get talked about at all. It just 4332 4332 4333 4333 1084 4334 -00:48:21,180 --> 00:48:22,290 4334 +00:48:21,180 ~-~-> 00:48:22,290 4335 4335 said, well, you can take some losses, 4336 4336 4337 4337 1085 4338 -00:48:22,290 --> 00:48:23,370 4338 +00:48:22,290 ~-~-> 00:48:23,370 4339 4339 but you don't want your losses to be too 4340 4340 4341 4341 1086 4342 -00:48:23,370 --> 00:48:23,700 4342 +00:48:23,370 ~-~-> 00:48:23,700 4343 4343 big. 4344 4344 4345 4345 1087 4346 -00:48:25,380 --> 00:48:25,950 4346 +00:48:25,380 ~-~-> 00:48:25,950 4347 4347 Okay. 4348 4348 4349 4349 1088 4350 -00:48:27,420 --> 00:48:29,910 4350 +00:48:27,420 ~-~-> 00:48:29,910 4351 4351 But what happens if it is because 4352 4352 4353 4353 1089 4354 -00:48:29,940 --> 00:48:32,100 4354 +00:48:29,940 ~-~-> 00:48:32,100 4355 4355 options are a little bit different 4356 4356 4357 4357 1090 4358 -00:48:32,100 --> 00:48:35,670 4358 +00:48:32,100 ~-~-> 00:48:35,670 4359 4359 animal. And I found out the hard way. 4360 4360 4361 4361 1091 4362 -00:48:37,500 --> 00:48:38,970 4362 +00:48:37,500 ~-~-> 00:48:38,970 4363 4363 Don't be enticed by other people's 4364 4364 4365 4365 1092 4366 -00:48:38,970 --> 00:48:40,590 4366 +00:48:38,970 ~-~-> 00:48:40,590 4367 4367 money. Don't count other people's money. 4368 4368 4369 4369 1093 4370 -00:48:40,620 --> 00:48:43,920 4370 +00:48:40,620 ~-~-> 00:48:43,920 4371 4371 Don't ask them what they make, because 4372 4372 4373 4373 1094 4374 -00:48:44,190 --> 00:48:47,310 4374 +00:48:44,190 ~-~-> 00:48:47,310 4375 4375 you can't spend their money. That's why 4376 4376 4377 4377 1095 4378 -00:48:47,310 --> 00:48:48,870 4378 +00:48:47,310 ~-~-> 00:48:48,870 4379 4379 I don't talk about what I'm making. 4380 4380 4381 4381 1096 4382 -00:48:49,350 --> 00:48:50,490 4382 +00:48:49,350 ~-~-> 00:48:50,490 4383 4383 That's why I don't talk about what I 4384 4384 4385 4385 1097 4386 -00:48:50,490 --> 00:48:52,770 4386 +00:48:50,490 ~-~-> 00:48:52,770 4387 4387 have. That's why I don't show you what I 4388 4388 4389 4389 1098 4390 -00:48:52,770 --> 00:48:55,890 4390 +00:48:52,770 ~-~-> 00:48:55,890 4391 4391 own. Because you can't drive my cars. 4392 4392 4393 4393 1099 4394 -00:48:56,220 --> 00:48:57,420 4394 +00:48:56,220 ~-~-> 00:48:57,420 4395 4395 You're not going to spend a night in my 4396 4396 4397 4397 1100 4398 -00:48:57,420 --> 00:48:58,890 4398 +00:48:57,420 ~-~-> 00:48:58,890 4399 4399 house. You're not going to eat dinner. 4400 4400 4401 4401 1101 4402 -00:48:58,890 --> 00:49:01,890 4402 +00:48:58,890 ~-~-> 00:49:01,890 4403 4403 All my dishes. You're not going to be on 4404 4404 4405 4405 1102 4406 -00:49:01,890 --> 00:49:04,770 4406 +00:49:01,890 ~-~-> 00:49:04,770 4407 4407 my vacations. So what difference does it 4408 4408 4409 4409 1103 4410 -00:49:04,770 --> 00:49:07,620 4410 +00:49:04,770 ~-~-> 00:49:07,620 4411 4411 make? It's not going to make me feel 4412 4412 4413 4413 1104 4414 -00:49:07,650 --> 00:49:09,450 4414 +00:49:07,650 ~-~-> 00:49:09,450 4415 4415 better about myself for doing it. In 4416 4416 4417 4417 1105 4418 -00:49:09,450 --> 00:49:11,490 4418 +00:49:09,450 ~-~-> 00:49:11,490 4419 4419 fact, I'll feel like a slimeball like I 4420 4420 4421 4421 1106 4422 -00:49:11,490 --> 00:49:13,170 4422 +00:49:11,490 ~-~-> 00:49:13,170 4423 4423 did when I was younger, because I did 4424 4424 4425 4425 1107 4426 -00:49:13,170 --> 00:49:15,090 4426 +00:49:13,170 ~-~-> 00:49:15,090 4427 4427 that stuff to get people interested in 4428 4428 4429 4429 1108 4430 -00:49:15,090 --> 00:49:20,220 4430 +00:49:15,090 ~-~-> 00:49:20,220 4431 4431 me. And it's not necessary. Don't feel 4432 4432 4433 4433 1109 4434 -00:49:20,220 --> 00:49:22,140 4434 +00:49:20,220 ~-~-> 00:49:22,140 4435 4435 insignificant by contrast, when you see 4436 4436 4437 4437 1110 4438 -00:49:22,140 --> 00:49:24,540 4438 +00:49:22,140 ~-~-> 00:49:24,540 4439 4439 other people succeeding or supposedly 4440 4440 4441 4441 1111 4442 -00:49:24,540 --> 00:49:27,030 4442 +00:49:24,540 ~-~-> 00:49:27,030 4443 4443 succeeding, don't measure yourself 4444 4444 4445 4445 1112 4446 -00:49:27,030 --> 00:49:30,120 4446 +00:49:27,030 ~-~-> 00:49:30,120 4447 4447 against that. Because if you do, what 4448 4448 4449 4449 1113 4450 -00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:33,030 4450 +00:49:30,120 ~-~-> 00:49:33,030 4451 4451 you're saying is I'm only successful if 4452 4452 4453 4453 1114 4454 -00:49:33,030 --> 00:49:37,530 4454 +00:49:33,030 ~-~-> 00:49:37,530 4455 4455 I get to where they're at. I did that. 4456 4456 4457 4457 1115 4458 -00:49:38,310 --> 00:49:40,110 4458 +00:49:38,310 ~-~-> 00:49:40,110 4459 4459 And when I stopped and said, You know 4460 4460 4461 4461 1116 4462 -00:49:40,110 --> 00:49:43,770 4462 +00:49:40,110 ~-~-> 00:49:43,770 4463 4463 what? I'm going to look at a goal. 4464 4464 4465 4465 1117 4466 -00:49:44,010 --> 00:49:46,650 4466 +00:49:44,010 ~-~-> 00:49:46,650 4467 4467 That's above everyone I've seen out 4468 4468 4469 4469 1118 4470 -00:49:46,650 --> 00:49:50,700 4470 +00:49:46,650 ~-~-> 00:49:50,700 4471 4471 there. I didn't, I didn't believe anyone 4472 4472 4473 4473 1119 4474 -00:49:50,700 --> 00:49:51,960 4474 +00:49:50,700 ~-~-> 00:49:51,960 4475 4475 else was more successful than Larry 4476 4476 4477 4477 1120 4478 -00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:54,990 4478 +00:49:51,960 ~-~-> 00:49:54,990 4479 4479 Williams. And he took $10,000 of $1.2 4480 4480 4481 4481 1121 4482 -00:49:54,990 --> 00:49:58,830 4482 +00:49:54,990 ~-~-> 00:49:58,830 4483 4483 million in one year, actually was over 4484 4484 4485 4485 1122 4486 -00:49:58,830 --> 00:50:00,990 4486 +00:49:58,830 ~-~-> 00:50:00,990 4487 4487 $2 million that same year. 1987 but that 4488 4488 4489 4489 1123 4490 -00:50:00,990 --> 00:50:02,700 4490 +00:50:00,990 ~-~-> 00:50:02,700 4491 4491 crash hurt him and had to trade it back 4492 4492 4493 4493 1124 4494 -00:50:02,700 --> 00:50:05,190 4494 +00:50:02,700 ~-~-> 00:50:05,190 4495 4495 and got it to 1.2 before the close of 4496 4496 4497 4497 1125 4498 -00:50:05,190 --> 00:50:07,290 4498 +00:50:05,190 ~-~-> 00:50:07,290 4499 4499 the Robbins World Cup that particularly 4500 4500 4501 4501 1126 4502 -00:50:07,290 --> 00:50:08,880 4502 +00:50:07,290 ~-~-> 00:50:08,880 4503 4503 here, and you can see he still has the 4504 4504 4505 4505 1127 4506 -00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:12,240 4506 +00:50:08,880 ~-~-> 00:50:12,240 4507 4507 highest percentage gain in that contest. 4508 4508 4509 4509 1128 4510 -00:50:13,560 --> 00:50:15,600 4510 +00:50:13,560 ~-~-> 00:50:15,600 4511 4511 So I said I'm gonna make more than that. 4512 4512 4513 4513 1129 4514 -00:50:17,130 --> 00:50:19,980 4514 +00:50:17,130 ~-~-> 00:50:19,980 4515 4515 Because that was that was my measuring 4516 4516 4517 4517 1130 4518 -00:50:19,980 --> 00:50:22,350 4518 +00:50:19,980 ~-~-> 00:50:22,350 4519 4519 stick. And I wanted to do better than 4520 4520 4521 4521 1131 4522 -00:50:22,350 --> 00:50:25,380 4522 +00:50:22,350 ~-~-> 00:50:25,380 4523 4523 that. And I always live my life. With 4524 4524 4525 4525 1132 4526 -00:50:25,410 --> 00:50:27,930 4526 +00:50:25,410 ~-~-> 00:50:27,930 4527 4527 that in mind, I didn't want to say, What 4528 4528 4529 4529 1133 4530 -00:50:27,930 --> 00:50:31,050 4530 +00:50:27,930 ~-~-> 00:50:31,050 4531 4531 am I good is at the time, Jake Bernstein 4532 4532 4533 4533 1134 4534 -00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:35,130 4534 +00:50:33,000 ~-~-> 00:50:35,130 4535 4535 which he got himself in a lot of 4536 4536 4537 4537 1135 4538 -00:50:35,130 --> 00:50:38,790 4538 +00:50:35,130 ~-~-> 00:50:38,790 4539 4539 trouble. And it's questionable of how 4540 4540 4541 4541 1136 4542 -00:50:38,790 --> 00:50:40,350 4542 +00:50:38,790 ~-~-> 00:50:40,350 4543 4543 much money he actually made as a trader. 4544 4544 4545 4545 1137 4546 -00:50:41,460 --> 00:50:46,020 4546 +00:50:41,460 ~-~-> 00:50:46,020 4547 4547 point is I fell victim to that in the 4548 4548 4549 4549 1138 4550 -00:50:46,020 --> 00:50:47,280 4550 +00:50:46,020 ~-~-> 00:50:47,280 4551 4551 beginning and you don't want to do that. 4552 4552 4553 4553 1139 4554 -00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:49,650 4554 +00:50:47,280 ~-~-> 00:50:49,650 4555 4555 Don't measure yourself against someone 4556 4556 4557 4557 1140 4558 -00:50:49,650 --> 00:50:50,970 4558 +00:50:49,650 ~-~-> 00:50:50,970 4559 4559 else. don't measure yourself against me. 4560 4560 4561 4561 1141 4562 -00:50:50,970 --> 00:50:52,290 4562 +00:50:50,970 ~-~-> 00:50:52,290 4563 4563 Don't measure yourself against somebody 4564 4564 4565 4565 1142 4566 -00:50:52,290 --> 00:50:54,000 4566 +00:50:52,290 ~-~-> 00:50:54,000 4567 4567 else you see on social media, Instagram, 4568 4568 4569 4569 1143 4570 -00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:56,340 4570 +00:50:54,000 ~-~-> 00:50:56,340 4571 4571 all that. These people 99% of time are 4572 4572 4573 4573 1144 4574 -00:50:56,340 --> 00:50:58,980 4574 +00:50:56,340 ~-~-> 00:50:58,980 4575 4575 fake. They are driving cars, they don't 4576 4576 4577 4577 1145 4578 -00:50:58,980 --> 00:51:02,550 4578 +00:50:58,980 ~-~-> 00:51:02,550 4579 4579 own They are in homes that they don't 4580 4580 4581 4581 1146 4582 -00:51:03,150 --> 00:51:06,240 4582 +00:51:03,150 ~-~-> 00:51:06,240 4583 4583 sleep in. And the clothes that they 4584 4584 4585 4585 1147 4586 -00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:09,660 4586 +00:51:06,240 ~-~-> 00:51:09,660 4587 4587 have. Many times, they're taking them 4588 4588 4589 4589 1148 4590 -00:51:09,660 --> 00:51:13,260 4590 +00:51:09,660 ~-~-> 00:51:13,260 4591 4591 back the next day. You know, what's the 4592 4592 4593 4593 1149 4594 -00:51:13,260 --> 00:51:15,480 4594 +00:51:13,260 ~-~-> 00:51:15,480 4595 4595 deal and watches are all basically fake. 4596 4596 4597 4597 1150 4598 -00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:17,310 4598 +00:51:15,600 ~-~-> 00:51:17,310 4599 4599 All that stuff is lower to make you 4600 4600 4601 4601 1151 4602 -00:51:17,310 --> 00:51:18,660 4602 +00:51:17,310 ~-~-> 00:51:18,660 4603 4603 think they're successful. If they're 4604 4604 4605 4605 1152 4606 -00:51:18,660 --> 00:51:20,790 4606 +00:51:18,660 ~-~-> 00:51:20,790 4607 4607 successful, they'll prove it by showing 4608 4608 4609 4609 1153 4610 -00:51:20,790 --> 00:51:22,650 4610 +00:51:20,790 ~-~-> 00:51:22,650 4611 4611 you. They know what's going to happen in 4612 4612 4613 4613 1154 4614 -00:51:22,650 --> 00:51:25,140 4614 +00:51:22,650 ~-~-> 00:51:25,140 4615 4615 the marketplace. But strangely enough, 4616 4616 4617 4617 1155 4618 -00:51:26,250 --> 00:51:29,190 4618 +00:51:26,250 ~-~-> 00:51:29,190 4619 4619 that's the thing they don't ever do. And 4620 4620 4621 4621 1156 4622 -00:51:29,190 --> 00:51:31,770 4622 +00:51:29,190 ~-~-> 00:51:31,770 4623 4623 that's what I focus on. I've made a 4624 4624 4625 4625 1157 4626 -00:51:31,770 --> 00:51:35,430 4626 +00:51:31,770 ~-~-> 00:51:35,430 4627 4627 reputation on telling you what I believe 4628 4628 4629 4629 1158 4630 -00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:37,770 4630 +00:51:35,460 ~-~-> 00:51:37,770 4631 4631 is the best in terms of market analysis 4632 4632 4633 4633 1159 4634 -00:51:37,770 --> 00:51:42,270 4634 +00:51:37,770 ~-~-> 00:51:42,270 4635 4635 concepts. In 1996, I penned what 4636 4636 4637 4637 1160 4638 -00:51:42,270 --> 00:51:44,520 4638 +00:51:42,270 ~-~-> 00:51:44,520 4639 4639 everybody else is out there now touting 4640 4640 4641 4641 1161 4642 -00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:47,100 4642 +00:51:44,520 ~-~-> 00:51:47,100 4643 4643 as market maker concepts in one capacity 4644 4644 4645 4645 1162 4646 -00:51:47,100 --> 00:51:49,380 4646 +00:51:47,100 ~-~-> 00:51:49,380 4647 4647 or another. It's a watered down version 4648 4648 4649 4649 1163 4650 -00:51:49,380 --> 00:51:51,630 4650 +00:51:49,380 ~-~-> 00:51:51,630 4651 4651 of what I put in lecture notes in 1996. 4652 4652 4653 4653 1164 4654 -00:51:52,170 --> 00:51:55,350 4654 +00:51:52,170 ~-~-> 00:51:55,350 4655 4655 What I started using in 1995, improves 4656 4656 4657 4657 1165 4658 -00:51:55,350 --> 00:51:58,920 4658 +00:51:55,350 ~-~-> 00:51:58,920 4659 4659 with real money. I started teaching one 4660 4660 4661 4661 1166 4662 -00:51:58,920 --> 00:52:01,530 4662 +00:51:58,920 ~-~-> 00:52:01,530 4663 4663 on one sessions. And they have made 4664 4664 4665 4665 1167 4666 -00:52:01,530 --> 00:52:04,470 4666 +00:52:01,530 ~-~-> 00:52:04,470 4667 4667 their way through the internet over 4668 4668 4669 4669 1168 4670 -00:52:04,470 --> 00:52:06,990 4670 +00:52:04,470 ~-~-> 00:52:06,990 4671 4671 time. And now we see even more of it. 4672 4672 4673 4673 1169 4674 -00:52:06,990 --> 00:52:09,600 4674 +00:52:06,990 ~-~-> 00:52:09,600 4675 4675 People have books about it. They've made 4676 4676 4677 4677 1170 4678 -00:52:09,600 --> 00:52:12,450 4678 +00:52:09,600 ~-~-> 00:52:12,450 4679 4679 courses about it and even included some 4680 4680 4681 4681 1171 4682 -00:52:12,450 --> 00:52:13,860 4682 +00:52:12,450 ~-~-> 00:52:13,860 4683 4683 of the things that actually occurred in 4684 4684 4685 4685 1172 4686 -00:52:13,860 --> 00:52:15,630 4686 +00:52:13,860 ~-~-> 00:52:15,630 4687 4687 my personal life as some of their 4688 4688 4689 4689 1173 4690 -00:52:15,630 --> 00:52:18,270 4690 +00:52:15,630 ~-~-> 00:52:18,270 4691 4691 narratives. And it's all a lie. They 4692 4692 4693 4693 1174 4694 -00:52:18,270 --> 00:52:19,920 4694 +00:52:18,270 ~-~-> 00:52:19,920 4695 4695 didn't have those experiences, but I 4696 4696 4697 4697 1175 4698 -00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:22,350 4698 +00:52:19,920 ~-~-> 00:52:22,350 4699 4699 did. And I'm the only one that can prove 4700 4700 4701 4701 1176 4702 -00:52:22,350 --> 00:52:26,670 4702 +00:52:22,350 ~-~-> 00:52:26,670 4703 4703 that makes this stuff work. Don't feel 4704 4704 4705 4705 1177 4706 -00:52:26,670 --> 00:52:28,500 4706 +00:52:26,670 ~-~-> 00:52:28,500 4707 4707 insignificant by contrast, because 4708 4708 4709 4709 1178 4710 -00:52:28,530 --> 00:52:30,000 4710 +00:52:28,530 ~-~-> 00:52:30,000 4711 4711 majority of the people you see out 4712 4712 4713 4713 1179 4714 -00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:31,740 4714 +00:52:30,000 ~-~-> 00:52:31,740 4715 4715 there, they're fakes. They're frauds, 4716 4716 4717 4717 1180 4718 -00:52:31,740 --> 00:52:33,360 4718 +00:52:31,740 ~-~-> 00:52:33,360 4719 4719 and they aren't what they claim to be. 4720 4720 4721 4721 1181 4722 -00:52:38,910 --> 00:52:40,500 4722 +00:52:38,910 ~-~-> 00:52:40,500 4723 4723 match your style to your personality. 4724 4724 4725 4725 1182 4726 -00:52:41,400 --> 00:52:42,570 4726 +00:52:41,400 ~-~-> 00:52:42,570 4727 4727 This is something I picked up from Larry 4728 4728 4729 4729 1183 4730 -00:52:42,570 --> 00:52:44,430 4730 +00:52:42,570 ~-~-> 00:52:44,430 4731 4731 Williams, who made a lot of sense and I 4732 4732 4733 4733 1184 4734 -00:52:44,430 --> 00:52:46,200 4734 +00:52:44,430 ~-~-> 00:52:46,200 4735 4735 avoided doing it for a long time. I wish 4736 4736 4737 4737 1185 4738 -00:52:46,200 --> 00:52:48,960 4738 +00:52:46,200 ~-~-> 00:52:48,960 4739 4739 I would have done it sooner. But if 4740 4740 4741 4741 1186 4742 -00:52:48,960 --> 00:52:51,300 4742 +00:52:48,960 ~-~-> 00:52:51,300 4743 4743 you're a scalper Okay, you're going to 4744 4744 4745 4745 1187 4746 -00:52:51,300 --> 00:52:52,470 4746 +00:52:51,300 ~-~-> 00:52:52,470 4747 4747 do very well if you make quick 4748 4748 4749 4749 1188 4750 -00:52:52,470 --> 00:52:54,930 4750 +00:52:52,470 ~-~-> 00:52:54,930 4751 4751 decisions. And that's as simple as that. 4752 4752 4753 4753 1189 4754 -00:52:55,170 --> 00:52:56,910 4754 +00:52:55,170 ~-~-> 00:52:56,910 4755 4755 If you hem and haw about trying to make 4756 4756 4757 4757 1190 4758 -00:52:56,910 --> 00:52:58,140 4758 +00:52:56,910 ~-~-> 00:52:58,140 4759 4759 a decision and you're going to be a 4760 4760 4761 4761 1191 4762 -00:52:59,340 --> 00:53:01,590 4762 +00:52:59,340 ~-~-> 00:53:01,590 4763 4763 scalper again. Traitor, it's going to be 4764 4764 4765 4765 1192 4766 -00:53:01,590 --> 00:53:04,890 4766 +00:53:01,590 ~-~-> 00:53:04,890 4767 4767 a problem. And if you short term trade 4768 4768 4769 4769 1193 4770 -00:53:06,720 --> 00:53:07,890 4770 +00:53:06,720 ~-~-> 00:53:07,890 4771 4771 typically you're the type of person that 4772 4772 4773 4773 1194 4774 -00:53:07,890 --> 00:53:10,500 4774 +00:53:07,890 ~-~-> 00:53:10,500 4775 4775 can take a trade and sleep while you're 4776 4776 4777 4777 1195 4778 -00:53:10,500 --> 00:53:13,320 4778 +00:53:10,500 ~-~-> 00:53:13,320 4779 4779 in it. That that is a real good general 4780 4780 4781 4781 1196 4782 -00:53:13,320 --> 00:53:14,880 4782 +00:53:13,320 ~-~-> 00:53:14,880 4783 4783 rule of thumb. If you can sleep while 4784 4784 4785 4785 1197 4786 -00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:16,110 4786 +00:53:14,880 ~-~-> 00:53:16,110 4787 4787 you're in a trade, then you're probably 4788 4788 4789 4789 1198 4790 -00:53:16,110 --> 00:53:18,990 4790 +00:53:16,110 ~-~-> 00:53:18,990 4791 4791 a good short term trader. Don't force 4792 4792 4793 4793 1199 4794 -00:53:18,990 --> 00:53:23,430 4794 +00:53:18,990 ~-~-> 00:53:23,430 4795 4795 yourself into any mold. There's gurus, 4796 4796 4797 4797 1200 4798 -00:53:23,430 --> 00:53:24,750 4798 +00:53:23,430 ~-~-> 00:53:24,750 4799 4799 there's mentors, there's people out 4800 4800 4801 4801 1201 4802 -00:53:24,750 --> 00:53:26,610 4802 +00:53:24,750 ~-~-> 00:53:26,610 4803 4803 there to educate. And unfortunately, 4804 4804 4805 4805 1202 4806 -00:53:26,610 --> 00:53:28,080 4806 +00:53:26,610 ~-~-> 00:53:28,080 4807 4807 they try to take everyone and press them 4808 4808 4809 4809 1203 4810 -00:53:28,080 --> 00:53:30,030 4810 +00:53:28,080 ~-~-> 00:53:30,030 4811 4811 into this mold, this cookie cutter 4812 4812 4813 4813 1204 4814 -00:53:30,030 --> 00:53:32,190 4814 +00:53:30,030 ~-~-> 00:53:32,190 4815 4815 approach and it doesn't work. Avoid 4816 4816 4817 4817 1205 4818 -00:53:32,190 --> 00:53:37,320 4818 +00:53:32,190 ~-~-> 00:53:37,320 4819 4819 doing that. Don't try to copy someone, 4820 4820 4821 4821 1206 4822 -00:53:38,220 --> 00:53:41,910 4822 +00:53:38,220 ~-~-> 00:53:41,910 4823 4823 their style, their image, their forte, 4824 4824 4825 4825 1207 4826 -00:53:42,720 --> 00:53:46,470 4826 +00:53:42,720 ~-~-> 00:53:46,470 4827 4827 their approach their vocabulary. You see 4828 4828 4829 4829 1208 4830 -00:53:46,470 --> 00:53:49,110 4830 +00:53:46,470 ~-~-> 00:53:49,110 4831 4831 where I'm going with this don't just so 4832 4832 4833 4833 1209 4834 -00:53:49,110 --> 00:53:50,640 4834 +00:53:49,110 ~-~-> 00:53:50,640 4835 4835 many people out there on YouTube now 4836 4836 4837 4837 1210 4838 -00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:53,670 4838 +00:53:50,640 ~-~-> 00:53:53,670 4839 4839 sound a lot like ICT. Don't try to copy 4840 4840 4841 4841 1211 4842 -00:53:53,670 --> 00:53:55,770 4842 +00:53:53,670 ~-~-> 00:53:55,770 4843 4843 someone, be original. Make your own 4844 4844 4845 4845 1212 4846 -00:53:55,770 --> 00:54:01,800 4846 +00:53:55,770 ~-~-> 00:54:01,800 4847 4847 unique model. Don't change trading 4848 4848 4849 4849 1213 4850 -00:54:01,800 --> 00:54:07,020 4850 +00:54:01,800 ~-~-> 00:54:07,020 4851 4851 approaches. stick to one approach, one 4852 4852 4853 4853 1214 4854 -00:54:07,050 --> 00:54:11,130 4854 +00:54:07,050 ~-~-> 00:54:11,130 4855 4855 method, master it, and then see how you 4856 4856 4857 4857 1215 4858 -00:54:11,130 --> 00:54:13,140 4858 +00:54:11,130 ~-~-> 00:54:13,140 4859 4859 work with it. That means you're gonna 4860 4860 4861 4861 1216 4862 -00:54:13,140 --> 00:54:14,670 4862 +00:54:13,140 ~-~-> 00:54:14,670 4863 4863 have to spend some time with it. Most 4864 4864 4865 4865 1217 4866 -00:54:14,670 --> 00:54:18,690 4866 +00:54:14,670 ~-~-> 00:54:18,690 4867 4867 people don't want to do that. Avoid 4868 4868 4869 4869 1218 4870 -00:54:18,690 --> 00:54:21,660 4870 +00:54:18,690 ~-~-> 00:54:21,660 4871 4871 system hopping, okay? And the trap is if 4872 4872 4873 4873 1219 4874 -00:54:21,660 --> 00:54:23,640 4874 +00:54:21,660 ~-~-> 00:54:23,640 4875 4875 you take a trade and it loses, okay, 4876 4876 4877 4877 1220 4878 -00:54:23,670 --> 00:54:25,260 4878 +00:54:23,670 ~-~-> 00:54:25,260 4879 4879 that's reasonable. But if you take 4880 4880 4881 4881 1221 4882 -00:54:25,260 --> 00:54:26,460 4882 +00:54:25,260 ~-~-> 00:54:26,460 4883 4883 another train, you lose. That's it. I'm 4884 4884 4885 4885 1222 4886 -00:54:26,460 --> 00:54:28,350 4886 +00:54:26,460 ~-~-> 00:54:28,350 4887 4887 throwing this away. as stupid as this 4888 4888 4889 4889 1223 4890 -00:54:28,350 --> 00:54:30,180 4890 +00:54:28,350 ~-~-> 00:54:30,180 4891 4891 method doesn't work. I did that a lot. 4892 4892 4893 4893 1224 4894 -00:54:30,570 --> 00:54:32,580 4894 +00:54:30,570 ~-~-> 00:54:32,580 4895 4895 And I went through all kinds of trading 4896 4896 4897 4897 1225 4898 -00:54:32,580 --> 00:54:34,110 4898 +00:54:32,580 ~-~-> 00:54:34,110 4899 4899 systems. And that's the reason why I 4900 4900 4901 4901 1226 4902 -00:54:34,110 --> 00:54:35,760 4902 +00:54:34,110 ~-~-> 00:54:35,760 4903 4903 went through all kinds of trading 4904 4904 4905 4905 1227 4906 -00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:37,710 4906 +00:54:35,760 ~-~-> 00:54:37,710 4907 4907 accounts, because I wasn't consistent 4908 4908 4909 4909 1228 4910 -00:54:37,710 --> 00:54:39,840 4910 +00:54:37,710 ~-~-> 00:54:39,840 4911 4911 with anything, except for system 4912 4912 4913 4913 1229 4914 -00:54:39,840 --> 00:54:42,090 4914 +00:54:39,840 ~-~-> 00:54:42,090 4915 4915 hopping. That was my only consistency, 4916 4916 4917 4917 1230 4918 -00:54:42,120 --> 00:54:44,070 4918 +00:54:42,120 ~-~-> 00:54:44,070 4919 4919 the baseline and my consistency was all 4920 4920 4921 4921 1231 4922 -00:54:44,220 --> 00:54:47,160 4922 +00:54:44,220 ~-~-> 00:54:47,160 4923 4923 around me not being consistent with one 4924 4924 4925 4925 1232 4926 -00:54:47,190 --> 00:54:50,160 4926 +00:54:47,190 ~-~-> 00:54:50,160 4927 4927 trading approach. Many traders failed at 4928 4928 4929 4929 1233 4930 -00:54:52,380 --> 00:54:54,600 4930 +00:54:52,380 ~-~-> 00:54:54,600 4931 4931 every model loses. You're gonna have to 4932 4932 4933 4933 1234 4934 -00:54:54,600 --> 00:54:56,190 4934 +00:54:54,600 ~-~-> 00:54:56,190 4935 4935 accept that I mentioned it earlier with 4936 4936 4937 4937 1235 4938 -00:54:56,190 --> 00:54:57,930 4938 +00:54:56,190 ~-~-> 00:54:57,930 4939 4939 risk. You can't avoid it. It's part of 4940 4940 4941 4941 1236 4942 -00:54:57,930 --> 00:55:00,240 4942 +00:54:57,930 ~-~-> 00:55:00,240 4943 4943 the business. Treat it like a new Normal 4944 4944 4945 4945 1237 4946 -00:55:00,240 --> 00:55:01,860 4946 +00:55:00,240 ~-~-> 00:55:01,860 4947 4947 transaction when you go to work, if you 4948 4948 4949 4949 1238 4950 -00:55:01,860 --> 00:55:03,330 4950 +00:55:01,860 ~-~-> 00:55:03,330 4951 4951 get sick, you miss a day's work. That's 4952 4952 4953 4953 1239 4954 -00:55:03,330 --> 00:55:05,880 4954 +00:55:03,330 ~-~-> 00:55:05,880 4955 4955 a loss. Did you lose your job? No. Did 4956 4956 4957 4957 1240 4958 -00:55:05,880 --> 00:55:07,770 4958 +00:55:05,880 ~-~-> 00:55:07,770 4959 4959 you lose your house? No. Did you have a 4960 4960 4961 4961 1241 4962 -00:55:07,770 --> 00:55:09,300 4962 +00:55:07,770 ~-~-> 00:55:09,300 4963 4963 little less money that week? Yeah, 4964 4964 4965 4965 1242 4966 -00:55:09,840 --> 00:55:11,640 4966 +00:55:09,840 ~-~-> 00:55:11,640 4967 4967 that's life. Well, that's how trading 4968 4968 4969 4969 1243 4970 -00:55:11,640 --> 00:55:13,350 4970 +00:55:11,640 ~-~-> 00:55:13,350 4971 4971 works. losses are inevitable, you're 4972 4972 4973 4973 1244 4974 -00:55:13,350 --> 00:55:17,400 4974 +00:55:13,350 ~-~-> 00:55:17,400 4975 4975 going to have them. Find your unique 4976 4976 4977 4977 1245 4978 -00:55:17,400 --> 00:55:20,460 4978 +00:55:17,400 ~-~-> 00:55:20,460 4979 4979 model and grow from it. Don't tweak it 4980 4980 4981 4981 1246 4982 -00:55:20,460 --> 00:55:22,590 4982 +00:55:20,460 ~-~-> 00:55:22,590 4983 4983 too much. Once it's profitable, stick 4984 4984 4985 4985 1247 4986 -00:55:22,590 --> 00:55:25,200 4986 +00:55:22,590 ~-~-> 00:55:25,200 4987 4987 with it. And then what you'll find is by 4988 4988 4989 4989 1248 4990 -00:55:25,230 --> 00:55:27,000 4990 +00:55:25,230 ~-~-> 00:55:27,000 4991 4991 using a more advanced money management 4992 4992 4993 4993 1249 4994 -00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:29,220 4994 +00:55:27,000 ~-~-> 00:55:29,220 4995 4995 approach, if you have a method that 4996 4996 4997 4997 1250 4998 -00:55:29,220 --> 00:55:31,200 4998 +00:55:29,220 ~-~-> 00:55:31,200 4999 4999 gives you a delivered result that's 5000 5000 5001 5001 1251 5002 -00:55:31,200 --> 00:55:33,150 5002 +00:55:31,200 ~-~-> 00:55:33,150 5003 5003 measurable, and it's consistent enough 5004 5004 5005 5005 1252 5006 -00:55:33,180 --> 00:55:34,650 5006 +00:55:33,180 ~-~-> 00:55:34,650 5007 5007 that it does it more times than it 5008 5008 5009 5009 1253 5010 -00:55:34,650 --> 00:55:37,410 5010 +00:55:34,650 ~-~-> 00:55:37,410 5011 5011 doesn't. If you add impeccable risk 5012 5012 5013 5013 1254 5014 -00:55:37,410 --> 00:55:38,850 5014 +00:55:37,410 ~-~-> 00:55:38,850 5015 5015 management and money management to that, 5016 5016 5017 5017 1255 5018 -00:55:39,180 --> 00:55:42,660 5018 +00:55:39,180 ~-~-> 00:55:42,660 5019 5019 you will become wealthy. In this story. 5020 5020 5021 5021 1256 5022 -00:55:42,660 --> 00:55:44,100 5022 +00:55:42,660 ~-~-> 00:55:44,100 5023 5023 There's no ifs, ands or buts. That's the 5024 5024 5025 5025 1257 5026 -00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:45,990 5026 +00:55:44,100 ~-~-> 00:55:45,990 5027 5027 way it is. But you cannot get to that 5028 5028 5029 5029 1258 5030 -00:55:45,990 --> 00:55:47,280 5030 +00:55:45,990 ~-~-> 00:55:47,280 5031 5031 point until you go through all these 5032 5032 5033 5033 1259 5034 -00:55:47,280 --> 00:55:49,380 5034 +00:55:47,280 ~-~-> 00:55:49,380 5035 5035 other steps that are very, very boring, 5036 5036 5037 5037 1260 5038 -00:55:49,410 --> 00:55:50,910 5038 +00:55:49,410 ~-~-> 00:55:50,910 5039 5039 admittedly, but they're all part of the 5040 5040 5041 5041 1261 5042 -00:55:50,910 --> 00:55:56,160 5042 +00:55:50,910 ~-~-> 00:55:56,160 5043 5043 process. settle on one trade set up 5044 5044 5045 5045 1262 5046 -00:55:56,160 --> 00:56:01,530 5046 +00:55:56,160 ~-~-> 00:56:01,530 5047 5047 initially. Determine your asset class. 5048 5048 5049 5049 1263 5050 -00:56:02,310 --> 00:56:04,710 5050 +00:56:02,310 ~-~-> 00:56:04,710 5051 5051 Pick one market asset class as Commodity 5052 5052 5053 5053 1264 5054 -00:56:04,740 --> 00:56:07,410 5054 +00:56:04,740 ~-~-> 00:56:07,410 5055 5055 Index future. It's a forex pair. It's a 5056 5056 5057 5057 1265 5058 -00:56:07,410 --> 00:56:10,890 5058 +00:56:07,410 ~-~-> 00:56:10,890 5059 5059 cryptocurrency. It's a stock, whatever 5060 5060 5061 5061 1266 5062 -00:56:10,890 --> 00:56:13,980 5062 +00:56:10,890 ~-~-> 00:56:13,980 5063 5063 it is, stick to that one asset class. 5064 5064 5065 5065 1267 5066 -00:56:14,160 --> 00:56:16,020 5066 +00:56:14,160 ~-~-> 00:56:16,020 5067 5067 And inside that one asset class, pick 5068 5068 5069 5069 1268 5070 -00:56:16,020 --> 00:56:19,260 5070 +00:56:16,020 ~-~-> 00:56:19,260 5071 5071 one market. Outline when you want to 5072 5072 5073 5073 1269 5074 -00:56:19,260 --> 00:56:21,210 5074 +00:56:19,260 ~-~-> 00:56:21,210 5075 5075 buy, that means what's the criteria that 5076 5076 5077 5077 1270 5078 -00:56:21,210 --> 00:56:22,680 5078 +00:56:21,210 ~-~-> 00:56:22,680 5079 5079 you feel comfortable with when it's a 5080 5080 5081 5081 1271 5082 -00:56:22,680 --> 00:56:24,990 5082 +00:56:22,680 ~-~-> 00:56:24,990 5083 5083 buy, and then outline that and make it 5084 5084 5085 5085 1272 5086 -00:56:24,990 --> 00:56:26,490 5086 +00:56:24,990 ~-~-> 00:56:26,490 5087 5087 as detailed as possible, put it on 5088 5088 5089 5089 1273 5090 -00:56:26,490 --> 00:56:29,520 5090 +00:56:26,490 ~-~-> 00:56:29,520 5091 5091 paper. And the same thing with when you 5092 5092 5093 5093 1274 5094 -00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:31,440 5094 +00:56:29,520 ~-~-> 00:56:31,440 5095 5095 want to go short. What's the 5096 5096 5097 5097 1275 5098 -00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:33,360 5098 +00:56:31,440 ~-~-> 00:56:33,360 5099 5099 characteristics and circumstances that 5100 5100 5101 5101 1276 5102 -00:56:33,360 --> 00:56:36,180 5102 +00:56:33,360 ~-~-> 00:56:36,180 5103 5103 would drive you to believing it's a 5104 5104 5105 5105 1277 5106 -00:56:36,180 --> 00:56:40,650 5106 +00:56:36,180 ~-~-> 00:56:40,650 5107 5107 short and with that you want to build 5108 5108 5109 5109 1278 5110 -00:56:40,650 --> 00:56:43,890 5110 +00:56:40,650 ~-~-> 00:56:43,890 5111 5111 many study journal cases. Notice I said, 5112 5112 5113 5113 1279 5114 -00:56:44,250 --> 00:56:46,110 5114 +00:56:44,250 ~-~-> 00:56:46,110 5115 5115 not live trades with real money. You 5116 5116 5117 5117 1280 5118 -00:56:46,110 --> 00:56:48,240 5118 +00:56:46,110 ~-~-> 00:56:48,240 5119 5119 want to have a study journal that has a 5120 5120 5121 5121 1281 5122 -00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:50,490 5122 +00:56:48,240 ~-~-> 00:56:50,490 5123 5123 plethora of examples of where this 5124 5124 5125 5125 1282 5126 -00:56:50,490 --> 00:56:52,050 5126 +00:56:50,490 ~-~-> 00:56:52,050 5127 5127 worked in the past and when it didn't, 5128 5128 5129 5129 1283 5130 -00:56:52,590 --> 00:56:55,950 5130 +00:56:52,590 ~-~-> 00:56:55,950 5131 5131 and study them and it great links set 5132 5132 5133 5133 1284 5134 -00:56:55,950 --> 00:56:57,360 5134 +00:56:55,950 ~-~-> 00:56:57,360 5135 5135 way you get familiar with what it looks 5136 5136 5137 5137 1285 5138 -00:56:57,360 --> 00:56:59,580 5138 +00:56:57,360 ~-~-> 00:56:59,580 5139 5139 like by recognition and then when you 5140 5140 5141 5141 1286 5142 -00:56:59,580 --> 00:57:01,740 5142 +00:56:59,580 ~-~-> 00:57:01,740 5143 5143 see like price action, you'll recognize 5144 5144 5145 5145 1287 5146 -00:57:01,740 --> 00:57:08,160 5146 +00:57:01,740 ~-~-> 00:57:08,160 5147 5147 it as forms. Now, with all those things, 5148 5148 5149 5149 1288 5150 -00:57:08,490 --> 00:57:10,830 5150 +00:57:08,490 ~-~-> 00:57:10,830 5151 5151 you have something to start with. And 5152 5152 5153 5153 1289 5154 -00:57:10,830 --> 00:57:14,250 5154 +00:57:10,830 ~-~-> 00:57:14,250 5155 5155 now you can plan your beginning. In part 5156 5156 5157 5157 1290 5158 -00:57:14,250 --> 00:57:16,920 5158 +00:57:14,250 ~-~-> 00:57:16,920 5159 5159 two, I promise I won't be so long winded 5160 5160 5161 5161 1291 5162 -00:57:17,070 --> 00:57:18,990 5162 +00:57:17,070 ~-~-> 00:57:18,990 5163 5163 and boring. We're actually gonna give 5164 5164 5165 5165 1292 5166 -00:57:18,990 --> 00:57:21,930 5166 +00:57:18,990 ~-~-> 00:57:21,930 5167 5167 some insights on how you can go into the 5168 5168 5169 5169 1293 5170 -00:57:21,930 --> 00:57:24,480 5170 +00:57:21,930 ~-~-> 00:57:24,480 5171 5171 marketplace and study a very particular 5172 5172 5173 5173 1294 5174 -00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:26,640 5174 +00:57:24,480 ~-~-> 00:57:26,640 5175 5175 thing. And what that is, is the optimal 5176 5176 5177 5177 1295 5178 -00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:28,230 5178 +00:57:26,640 ~-~-> 00:57:28,230 5179 5179 trade entry. And I'll talk to you then 5180 5180 5181 5181 1296 5182 -00:57:28,320 --> 00:57:29,760 5182 +00:57:28,320 ~-~-> 00:57:29,760 5183 5183 wish good luck and good trading. 5184 -}}}