Multiple Perspectives – The Art of Trading

How the Art of Trading Facilitated my Growth as a Trader!

I’ve been trading the financial markets for the better part of a decade now. As with most things in my life, I took trading on with a head on approach. The biggest draw to trading for me in the beginning was the individualism and head room for literal unlimited personal expansion and development. I’m a strong believer that the markets can’t actually be mastered on an individual level but with enough experience and practice you can become a very skilled consistent individual. One of the biggest regrets I have about my first few years in trading was grinding away countless hours in my humble home office trying to find my way. This time “alone” wasn’t completely wasted as I acquired screen time and tape reading skills. I’ll highlight my timeline as a trader

As you can see, the first 4 years of my trading was sort of a discovery phase. I work a full-time job (and still do) So in the beginning I lacked dedication, skill, and knowledge. I thought the markets would be something I could master with screen time. 2010 – 2012 I was trading through ERs, non existent risk management etc. 2013 I realized I needed to make a change so I started digging into technical analysis, Candle stick charting etc. As 2014 approached I finally started understanding the importance of timelines, entry and exit strategies and risk management. This was my first profitable year in the market! It took me the good part of 4 years to turn a profit. This is where my dedication to the markets and acquiring trading knowledge started to ramp up.

2015 I focused on my tape reading skills. I was spending almost every spare moment trying to understand the flow of the market. 5minute / 15minute / 30minute / 60minute into Daily time frames. I watched the market like some people watched sports. I was trying to get a feel for the timeframes that best fit my style as a trader. As 2016 rolled around I started to focus on the time frames I could trade best. Using technical price levels, I found success trading small ranges and scalps. This was my AH-HA moment. At this point I was 3 straight years in the green. I started to develop my own style and I was feeling great about being in the markets. I wanted to continue the streak into 2017.

2017 was a great year for my trading. I was following rules, generating profits and this is the first year I actually felt like a “trader”. This is the year I started to realize my stubbornness as a “solo” trader, cooped up in my home office for endless hours each day might be hindering my performance as a trader. 2017 felt almost too easy and I started to realize I might be slightly plateauing in my abilities. I wanted to seek outside help. I needed a mentor!  

                I decided to join Trader Stewies private service at the start of 2018 – The Art of Trading! I was able to incorporate my day to day style with his daily swing trading setups. The biggest advantage in joining this group was, I was no longer spending countless hours trying to find setups to trade. This gave me more time to focus on my craft. Along with joining his private group, I was also introduced to an incredible group of skilled traders. Showcasing their technical analysis skills and techniques gave me that outside perspective I had lacked trying to do this trading thing myself all the years prior. Aside from the great community and daily trade ideas and alerts I was introduced to a plethora of educational content. Trader Stewie has built up a portfolio of blog style trade reviews and charts over the years. Looking back on all of this content I was able to fill the gap in the knowledge I was seeking. What I should have done from the start of my journey was seek out a coach of sorts. I mean, it would have only made sense. All of the worlds top athletes have them. Why not traders too?

What have I gained from The Art of Trading?

• A different perspective than my own that I can mesh with my trading style.
• A Community of highly skilled and enthusiastic traders to communicate with.
• Daily trade ideas, market commentary, and trading alerts.
• Knowledge I wouldn’t have otherwise learned if I was still trying to trade “alone”.
• A large portfolio of previous trades (good and bad) to study and work off of.
• More free time to develop into the trader I want to be.

Here is a sneak peek of one of the educational content videos that was made recently. These educational posts are usually sent via email in a PDF package. With educational market reviews and usually a video to go a long with it.

Video Link – The Cycle of Emotions: Charting Emotions in the Market!

                I hope this blog post is of value of aspiring traders new and old! I think its best to put things into perspective and share where you’ve came from and where you want to go. This was just a small glimpse into my day to day trading and where I came from. The Art of Trading over the last 2 and a half years has really allowed me to come into my own as a trader and I can’t thank Trader Stewie and the community in that group enough. I have to give credit where credit is due!