Dec 20, 2021
The Path to Becoming A Full-Time Trader
In episode 328 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Courtney Smith, a full-time trader & coach based in Dubai. This discussion is full of big takeaways and tips to help you at becoming a full-time trader. Watch the video interview
In This Episode, You'll Learn...
- 00:15 Introduction
- 0:31 Why Courtney prefers living in Hotels instead of an apartment
- 1:11 What has changed with Courtney's trading since the last interview
- 1:50 How Courtney trades Cryptocurrencies different from other assets
- 3:15 Deep dive at Courtney trading style and strategy
- 6:00 Why there are almost no books on trading fundamentals
- 6:48 How Courtney became the #1 performing Global Macro Hedge fund manager
- 8:40 How fundamental factors interlink with the markets
- 10:46 Why technical analysis still has a place in the market
- 11:36 What makes successful traders different
- 14:46 Why traders sabotage themselves
- 18:56 How Courtney suggests traders find the correct system for them
- 23:53 Why you should stop backtesting your strategy too much
- 26:51 What are developing traders biggest mistakes
- 29:40 Courtney's top advice for traders that want to start a Hedgefund
- 33:03 Why Courtney stopped trading external funds
- 40:52 Where to find Courtney Smith
- And much more!
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