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

"From Zero To Prop Firm Trader" (Trader Success Story) In episode 278 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Prop Firm Trader Samuel Plesnik. He is one of our Desire To Trade Academy members who have been able to go from a struggling trader to working for a prop firm in the past year. Throughout this interview, Samuel shares how he was able to get profitable in Forex trading and experience his 1st profitable trading year. >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Who is Samuel Plesnik and how he started trading 2:42 What was the learning curve for Samuel 4:21 How Samuel discovered Desire To Trade 5:44 What was one of the 1st things Samuel Learned at Desire To Trade that changed his trading 8:04 What lessons lead Samuel to have his 1st profitable trading year 12:29 How Samuel felt after having his 1st profitable year 14:38 What Samuel did to improve his trading after his 1st profitable year 15:53 How Samuel fits trading into his lifestyle 21:10 What is one key realization,

Tactics Traders Use To Stay Profitable & Consistent | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 277 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you'll be hearing a compilation of advice from highly successful traders. Surrounding yourself with the right thoughts & people is crucial! My goal was to create a series that can act as the proper motivation for Forex traders to achieve their massive goals! Whether you're aspiring to achieve a Forex success story for yourself or trade-in any other market, this video will provide you the trading motivation you need! Sit back and relax...and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel, don't hesitate to do so! Forex Trader Motivation playlist >> Watch the video recording! Complete interviews used for this Forex Trader Motivation video Ceri Bryans John Kurisko Brad Jelinek Brent Penfold Steve Ward What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRADE For

Trader Success Story & Unknown Market Wizards In episode 276 of the Desire To Trade Podcast,  I talk once again with Market Wizards author Jack Schwager. We go into a trader success story of some of the great traders he interviewed over the years and more recently with his new Unknown Market Wizards book. >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:00 Intro 0:49 What keeps Jack Schwager writing more Market Wizards Interviews 1:28 How Jack makes the interviews flow so nicely in his books 3:16 What made Jack want to write about unknown traders instead of big bank traders 4:53 How Jack found the traders for his book 8:00 The 1 trader that surprised Jack the most 10:04 What Jack has found traders that are hyper-successful have in common 12:12 Jack's advice for traders looking to get funded 13:47 The truth about having connections as a trader 15:00 How Jack managed to get his first interviews for the original Market Wizards book 16:39 Can a trader be successful completely by themselves?

"From Zero To $600k Trading Forex" In episode 275 of the Desire To Trade Podcast,  I sit down with Desire To Trade Academy student Gerald Tsu who went from a beginner in Forex trading to now managing $600k in capital. My goal with this student trader success story is to highlight what Gerald had to do to get to where he is today. >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Who is Gerals and how he got into trading 2:41 How Gerald started to manage capital and building his fund 4:07 How Gerald exceeded his expectations in attracting capital 6:52 What Mindest challenges Geral faced when trading external capital 8:55 How does Geral Trade 10:24 What is Geral daily trading routine 11:50 How Journaling has helped Gerald improve his results 12:40 How Gerald keeps his skills top-notch 13:52 Gerald's advice for every aspiring trader 14:59 Is Trading Gerald's main income? 15:38 Where to find Gerald And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Le

Master Your Forex Trading Psychology (You'll Wish You Knew This Earlier) In episode 274 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne interviews full-time trader George Papasov. We discuss Forex trading psychology and the art of mastering your trading mindset for success. In the recent years, George has placed a lot more emphasis on trader psychology in his day trading style. If you want to master your Forex trading psychology, watch this entire trader interview! >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:00 Start 0:16 Who is George Papazov and what he does 2:06 An introduction to trading psychology [MUST WATCH] 6:44 How can you truly believe that success if possible 12:08 How long did George took to figure out the importance of working on his mindset 13:34 The real reasons why you should trade 15:44 Why money is never enough 16:20 Which is George's Papazov trading style and strategy 18:16 Why George has expanded his trading to multiple markets 20:10 How to get started with Order Flow Tradin

6-Figure Income Trading Forex Advice | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 273 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you'll be hearing a compilation of advice from highly successful traders. Surrounding yourself with the right thoughts & people is crucial! My goal was to create a series that can act as the proper motivation for Forex traders to achieve their massive goals! Whether you're aspiring to achieve a Forex success story for yourself or trade-in any other market, this video will provide you the trading motivation you need! Sit back and relax...and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel, don't hesitate to do so! Forex Trader Motivation playlist >> Watch the video recording! Complete interviews used for this Forex Trader Motivation video Brad Jelinek Steve Patterson Al Brooks Linda Raschke Jerremy Newsome Ray Barros Raghee Horner What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources Desir

Why Professional Traders Make Money & You Don't (It's Not What You Think!) + Q&A In episode 272 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne explains why professional traders make money and you're not. He dives into 4 characteristics of professional Forex traders and what makes them different. The trading strategy you use doesn't matter for a professional trader. If you put the right things in place, you're likely to become a profitable Forex trader much faster and have the ability to scale up your trading like a pro. >> Watch the video recording! Topics covered in this podcast You Don't Have To Trade Like The Banks Understand When You're Wrong Don't Listen To Predictions “Markets are never wrong – opinions often are” Only Trade When You Have A Clear Edge Oops... Technical Issue Q&A session What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free gro

Break Cycles of Trading Losses (Psychology) | Forex Trader Motivation In episode 271 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you'll be hearing a compilation of advice from highly successful traders. Surrounding yourself with the right thoughts & people is crucial! My goal was to create a series that can act as the proper motivation for Forex traders to achieve their massive goals! Whether you're aspiring to achieve a Forex success story for yourself or trade-in any other market, this video will provide you the trading motivation you need! Sit back and relax...and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel, don't hesitate to do so! Forex Trader Motivation playlist >> Watch the video recording! Complete interviews used for this Forex Trader Motivation video Raghee Horner Richard Jackson Jack Schwager John Jost Rande Howell Khaled Maziad What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRA

Losing A Fortune & Making It Back With Trading In episode 270 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Scott Andrews. This trader has an amazing story of struggles followed by great success. Scott first made his fortune in tech prior to the Dot-Com bubble in the 2000s. He then saw his net worth go down with the market crash, which is what led him to trading. Although he was lucky in his first year, Scott saw his account very quickly and needed to develop the right skills in order to continue his journey toward becoming a successful fund manager. More about Scott Andrews Scott Andrews is Co-founder and CEO of InvestiQuant, Inc. and oversees all company operations. In 2008, Mr. Andrews founded Master The Gap, Inc. where he gained recognition helping self-directed investors use intraday trading techniques to navigate the 2008-2009 financial crisis and take advantage of its extraordinary volatility. In 2010 he and his fellow co-founder, David Skowron, began assembling trading systems to create more ac

A Motivational Forex Trader Success Story In episode 269 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I talk with Ceri Bryans, a woman who recently turned herself into a full-time Forex trader. >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:00 Start 0:16 Introduction 1:01 Who is Ceri Bryans and what is her background 1:55 How her business background helped Ceri develop as a profitable trader 2:35 How Ceri got into trading and how long it took her to be profitable 4:24 What was the hardest part for Ceri as a developing trader 5:12 How Ceri greatly improved her discipline in trading 7:05 How Ceri found her trading style 9:08 The importance of integrating freedom into your trading 11:10 The 1 thing that Ceri loves about trading 12:38 How Cari discovers and backtests the strategies she trades 14:14 Why Cari loves backtesting so much 17:10 What is Cari's daily routine for trading 19:03 How Cari tracks her trades for improvement 22:30 The importance of doing what works best for you 23:38 How Cari managed the

Best Advice On Trading Discipline from a Poker Player In episode 268 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Tommy Angelo, a world-leading poker player & coach. He was the ideal person to discuss trading discipline & building a profitable trader mindset. World-class coach and author Tommy Angelo is considered a modern master of poker's mental game. Called "the seminal poker text of the 21st century" by The London Times, Angelo's Elements of Poker has revolutionized how serious players approach the game. Tommy has been a professional poker player since 1990. He has coached hundreds of players and written five books.   >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Interview Intro 1:00 Who is Tommy Angelo and what he does 3:18 How Tommy got into poker as a career 4:03 The importance of having the drive & passion in poker and trading 6:18 The No. 1 thing poker players get wrong 7:30 Why consistency is one of the most important aspects in poker and trading 8:50 Bad decisions

CityTradersImperium - Funded Account Trading For Ambitious Traders In episode 267 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Daniel Martin, founder of City Traders Imperium to discuss his career as a trader and what is behind the prop firm he created. Get Funded by City Traders Imperium >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Intro 00:55 Who is Daniel Martin and the story behind City Traders Imperium 5:17 The importance of making a strategy work for you 6:58 What motivated Daniel to build his own prop firm 9:24 What took Daniel from losing to a profitable trader 10:40 What makes CTI different from other online prop firms 11:56 What it takes to get funded by CTI 17:48 What other factors does CTI offer that differentiates them from other online prop firms 18:58 What type of support does CTI offer to their funded traders 20:24 How the prop firms fee structures show you what they really care about 22:44 Common traits of failing traders and how to turn them around 25:45 What is D

TradingView: What's Going On Behind The Scene In episode 266 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I talk with Pierce Crosby who is Trading View General Manager. Pierce shares with us what goes behind creating and maintaining a large scale charting and trading platform and they are working on. We also talk about the importance of platforms such as TradingView for traders and the new integrations that TradingView is working with brokers. Try TradingView for free >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 1:13 Who is Pierce Crosby and what he does at TradingView 2:08 Why is TradingViewso valuable to traders 4:05 The story of how TradingViewcame to be 6:41 What are the top feature requests for TradingView 9:04 Why users like the social part of TradingView so much 11:00 What TradingView is doing to get brokers to offer TradingView to their clients 12:48 The difficulties of adding more broker integrations to TradingView 15:36 What is the future for PineScript and algorithmic trading in TradingView

World-Class Trading Mindset Expert In episode 265 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview high-performance trading coach and author Steve Ward. Steve Ward specializes in helping people working in trading, investing, and banking to improve their decision making and to achieve and sustain high performance by utilizing the latest science, research, and practice from performance psychology, decision science, neuroscience, behavioral science, physiology, and philosophy. Since 2005 he has provided specialized coaching, training, and consultancy services to investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, commodities trading houses, utility companies, and proprietary trading groups across the globe. He is the author of ‘Bulletproof Trader’, ‘Tradermind’, ‘High-Performance Trading’, and ‘Sports Betting To Win’; co-managed a team of 50 proprietary traders in London, and has traded FX and Stock Indicies. Check out Steve Ward's trading Psychology course starting 15th of October >> Watch the video recording! In This E

Get Funded Trading Forex w/ Audacity Capital In episode 264 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I talk with Karim Yousfi, the founder of the prop firm Audacity Capital.  This firm has got funded traders all around the world. Let's get started!! Get funded by Audacity Capital >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 00:14 Intro 00:53 The story behind Audacity Capital 11:33 What platforms can a trader use to trade with Audacity Capital 12:38 What is the process to become a trader for Audacity Capital 16:34 How Audacity Capital distinguishes between good and bad traders 19:16 How Audacity Capital supports its traders 22:05 How profit splits, payouts and account growth works 26:53 What are the rules in trading Audacity Capital funded accounts 31:47 The importance of profitability and a good character when trading for a prop firm 33:48 Whare to find more about Audacity Capital And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or

"What Successful Traders Have In Common" In episode 263 of the Desire To Trade Podcast,  I sit down for a trader interview with Brad Jelinek, the host of the Trading Life Podcast. Brad has over 20 years of experience in the market and its also host of the Trading Lide Podcast. Over his career, he has tried many different trading styles and strategies and found what really works for him. Let's get started!! >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Podcast & guest intro 00:15 "Trading is hard but sometimes it's easy..." 01:18 Why Brad Jelinek started the "Trading Life Podcast" 03:25 What prompted Brad to get involved in trading 05:33 Which learning curve has Brad experienced in his 20+ years of experience in the markets 06:31 Which was the hardest part in Brad Jelinek's trading journey 08:26 The importance of psychology/mindset coaching for professional traders 09:59 What is Brad's trading style today 11:05 How does a day in Brad's trader life look like 14:02 How Brad made the shift

Daily Routines Of Full-Time Traders In episode 262 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you'll be hearing a compilation of advice from highly successful traders. Whether you're aspiring to achieve a Forex success story for yourself or trade-in any other market, this video will provide you the trading motivation you need! Sit back and relax...and if you're not yet subscribed to the channel, don't hesitate to do so! Forex Trader Motivation playlist >> Watch the video recording! Complete interviews used for this Forex Trader Motivation video Houston Truong Dale Pinkert Hardianto Sunoto Andrew Aziz Yong Chin Hiong Kevin Hunt What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: Pepperstone (get rebates when signing up with our partners) AxiTrader (use our

AI For Trading Forex (What You Can & Can't Do!) In episode 261 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down for a trader interview with algorithmic trader and author Dr. Ernest Chan. Dr. Ernest Chan is an expert in the application of statistical models and software for trading currencies, futures, and stocks. Over his career, he has built and traded numerous quantitative models for investment banks and hedge funds. He Currently manages a commodity pool and individual investor accounts and is the author of Quantitative Trading, a book which covers the basics of quantitative analysis in trading strategies. Let's get started!! >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Who is Dr. Ernest Chan and what has his journey intro AI and trading been 00:28 How traders were using AI 20 years ago for trading and how it has changed over time 06:51 Will AI will replace manual traders? 13:52 What is the process that Dr. Chan use to generate and get his strategies into the market and the difficulties th

"These Principles Can Make Any Trader Successful" In episode 260 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down for a trader interview with full-time systematic trader Brent Penfold. Brent began trading when he joined Bank America as a trainee dealer in December 1983. It didn't take much time for him to become fascinated with the markets. These days, apart from trading over 30 markets across 8 market sectors covering commodities, indices, and currency futures Brent is an advisor to wholesale clients. What's most interesting about his trading style is that he is usually done trading by 9:30 am and has the rest of the day to concentrate on his research. Watch: Previous interview with Brent Penfold Let's get started!! >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... What has happened in Bent's life since his last interview 00:40 What Brent's new book brings to the table to help traders improve 03:10 How Brent managed to make his trading in a way that gives him freedom 06:11 What would Brent recommend

The Secrets To Multiple Timeframe Trading The Forex Marke In episode 259 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down once again with Andrew Mitchem, a Forex swing trader based in New Zealand. We discuss his progress over the recent years as well as his special ways to look at multiple timeframes.  Let's get started!!! >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... What has been going on with Andrew Mitchem since the last interview on 2015 00:57 What are the keys to being able to quit your job and trade full time 02:59 The importance of multiple sources of income 05:48 What should a starting trader focus on 07:16 How did Andrew dealt with getting family on board with his trading and how he recommends traders to go about it 09:05 How to get back out from a bad series of losing trades 12:28 How Andrew discovered his trading style 14:47 How to make Fibonacci trading work 17:16 How Andrew automated his highly discretionary trading style 19:51 The importance of knowing the strategy you are trading