Dan first found me in 2013 whereas searching YouTube. On the time, he was centered on enjoying poker. It wasn’t till 2016 that he circled again to me and began buying and selling with a $30,000 account — and proceeded to lose for the following a number of months. It led him to make an excessive however game-changing transfer: he dropped out of faculty to grow to be a full-time paper dealer.
After eight months of paper buying and selling, he began once more with a $10,000 money account. He performed poker on the facet to earn extra buying and selling cash. His time practising paid off — right here’s how his journey performed out…
Quote
“Beginning huge doesn’t work. It’s essential begin small with the main focus being on studying relatively than making revenue. Expertise results in larger and higher future alternatives.”
Background
My pupil Dan began buying and selling with $30,000 so he might be over the PDT. However issues rapidly spiraled uncontrolled, and he misplaced $12K in about three months. Fortunately, he took it as a wake-up name to spend money on his training. Right here’s how he went from bleeding his account to $1.9 million in buying and selling earnings…
Timeline
2013
First discovers me on YouTube.
2016
Units up his first $30K buying and selling account and rapidly loses $12K. Continues to lose till March 2017.
March 2017 to October 2017
Paper trades full-time.
October 2017
Begins buying and selling once more with a $10K account.
2018
Begins to hit his stride and has a number of memorable trades, together with a $607 revenue on Onconova Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTX). It’s nonetheless his Twitter banner due to what it represents (small positions with nice threat/reward and locking in earnings).
April 2021
Passes $1 million in buying and selling earnings.
September 2021 to March 2022
Goes from exponential earnings to break-even buying and selling in a turbulent market.
April 2022
As market momentum surges, so do his earnings. At present up over $1.9 million in buying and selling earnings.
Technique
Dan likes to go lengthy on bullish buildings that he finds predictable. Usually, he appears for shares which have a historical past of being explosive. He tries to time his entries with what he has decided is his finest threat/reward.
However even with a clear-cut technique, he understands the significance of adapting. He flows with whichever sector is working finest, and he’s always making changes to his technique as wanted.
Stats
- At present over $1.9 million in buying and selling earnings
- Common 2.84% % acquire per commerce
- Common $1011 acquire per commerce
- Handed $1 million in April 2021
- At present up over $1.9 million
Buying and selling Superpowers
- Utilizing the ‘poker mindset’ to commerce smarter
- Paper buying and selling his solution to smarter reside buying and selling
- Devoting 12,500 hours into his profession to date
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Take Your Training Additional!
How does Dan’s story encourage you? Do you perceive why he scaled again and have become a full-time paper dealer for months? Let me know within the feedback!