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Mar 2022
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342: Professional Trader Tips & Strategy...

Etienne Crete
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Professional Trader Tips & Strategy

In episode 342 of the Desire To Trade Podcast,  I sit down with full-time professional trader Dave Floyd. We cover his best trading tips & go through his trading strategy. Join us in learning from these professional trader tips & make sure to post your favorite advice in the comments!

Let's get started!!!

Listen to Dave Floyd's previous interview (2016)

Watch the video interview here

In This Episode, You'll Learn...
  • 0:15 Introduction
  • 0:34 What has changed with David trading since his last interview
  • 2:26 How David calculates his Support and Resistance areas for algo trading
  • 4:40 Why David's trading zones are different
  • 7:03 Showcase of how to use these Support and Resistance zones
  • 10:52 Basic trading strategy using Support and Resistance zones
  • 14:48 How Dave trades markets when there are no zones
  • 16:40 How to know if a zone will hold or break
  • 19:10 When you should stop trading with the trend
  • 20:38 How has the market evolved in the past 5 years
  • 22:56 What is Dave's advice for traders to adapt to the current markets
  • 26:06 How to choose what market to focus your trading on
  • 28:12 Should traders move to different markets
  • 29:52 What is the trader learning curve
  • 30:58 Where to find David Floyd
  • And much more!

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Charts Discussed in the podcast

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