The Stock Trading Reality Podcast

An open and transparent book. That was certainly the overall theme of this Welcome Back interview. Our guest has not only been on the podcast before, but I've also hung out with him in person on two occasions so I wasn't shocked by his honesty... the guy is a quality individual without question. Stephen (chatroom alias, "PH") shares his continued quest to gain solid consistency in the market as he trades and goes through many situations most people can relate to. He still has things to work on, but he's overall in an uptrend and that is what matters. Higher highs and higher lows. He also revealed a new venture he is undertaking that is designed to help all new traders. Be sure to stay until the end as we talk more about it. Notes: Today we are speaking with Stephen a.k.a. PH. His original podcast is linked in the notes below. Stephen started off mainly investing in companies he was familiar with when he just started. While Stephen went through many different strategies starting out, he had to go through that to find what exactly he is comfortable with and excels at. Now he primarily focuses on trading gaps which has led him to a high win rate and much smaller losers than winners. Stephen has utilized the concept of R, which is initial risk. This ties directly into Risk vs Reward and the big emphasis Stephen makes is the fact that it is dynamic. While he accepts the risk on entry, if he sees a more logical location to move his stop loss and lose less, he always will! If a trade doesn’t meet his determined targets vs risk, he passes on the trade. He has rules that he sticks to every trade but there is a need to have some flexibility. Considering Stephen is an entrepreneur, he launched https://www.stocktradersjourney.com/ to document his journey through education and his trading. He offers reviews of various trading education, trading signals and anything else that pertains to trading the market. He is doing this without any affiliation compensation. We truly enjoy these follow up interviews to really show the progress our community members have made. Learning to trade and trade well is not an overnight process but with hard work and dedication, any one truly can learn how to do it. Quotes: It’s the evolution of the journey and trying to find the strategy that most fits our individual personalities. The R is your risk value. Every single trade I’m willing to risk 1R to make 2 or ideally 3R. I don’t just set it and leave it though. You want to have rules but need to remain flexible. The market isn’t a rigid thing. It’s a living, breathing thing you can’t control. The purpose of this website is to share with people the mistakes I’ve made so they can learn from them. Links: https://claytrader.com/podcast/episode015/ https://www.stocktradersjourney.com/

I’m here to teach! I want everyone to have a firm foundation of even the most basic economic and money principles. With that being said, apparently we need to talk exchange rates. What they are. How they work. Their practical implications. Tucker Carlson recently did a video and his entire argument was based on a very flawed premise. How flawed? The very thing he was arguing for he at the same exact time was defeating. How is this king of logic and accomplishment even possible? Well, if you don’t understand your premise, you’re going to have issues. If you are someone who is not quite sure what an exchange rate is, let’s talk about it. If you are someone who enjoys some comedic irony, you’ll get a laugh out of this.

It’s a confusing time. You look at many of the economic indicators and it seems like the USA is on fire (in a good way!); however, there are some apparent contradictions between economic indicators and public perception. With stock market highs, job surges, and dropping inflation, why does Biden face a 20-point deficit against Trump in economic handling? There is some additional data we need to look into to have a better understanding of what the cause of this confusing disconnect is arising from. Let’s talk some current events while also learning a bit more about economics so you can become the most informed voter possible!

A whole lot of whether or not you will find success as a trader depends on your attitudes and perspective before you begin. If you approach the world of trading from the wrong angle, you are not guaranteed to fail; however, you are putting yourself at a distinct disadvantage. We all value our time and in order to maximize your time efficiency as a trader, you want to enter a situation with the realistic mindset. I had an interaction with someone recently and it really made it glaringly obvious that their mind was in the wrong place. Again, I don’t want to overexaggerate and be dramatic. Minds in the wrong place don’t mean you will for sure fail, but minds in the wrong place need to be corrected... so here we are! Let’s make sure you are not in this place within your trading which sets you up for false expectations and causes you to look in the wrong places.

Can you imagine walking through literal mountains in the pitch dark at the age of 11? That’s what our guest, Hussam (goes by “Sam”), endured as his family left Iraq back in the 1990’s! Sam had to start at ground zero and build from there. Learn the language and culture and then become self sustainable. Sam has done exactly that and demonstrated an immense level of ambition and drive. With that being said, this is where Sam is now struggling as a trader. One of the cruel jokes the market plays on us is having the requirement that you need to be ambitious; however, at the same exact time, you can’t be too ambitious of you’ll have lots of issues. Sam held nothing back and walked us through his struggles and the issues that have been plaguing him. Thanks to his transparency, it opens the doors to many learning lessons for those of you who are beginners and offers up a reminder for all of us traders at all levels. Let’s get to it!