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Jul 2022
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358: "Professional Trader Secrets Revea...

Etienne Crete
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Professional Trader Secrets Revealed

In episode 358 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with full-time professional trader Ali Crooks. He has been trading for close to 20 years and runs a private fund. We discuss how he sees the market, his mindset, and his techniques when it comes to backtesting, live trading, and more!

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In This Episode, You'll Learn...
  • 0:15 Introduction
  • 0:36 Who is Ali Crooks and what does he do?
  • 1:21 What is needed to maintain successful trading for the long term
  • 4:26 How successful traders deal with the realities of trading
  • 6:56 How to stop making the same mistakes as a trader
  • 10:57 How journaling can help you find critical patterns of a trader
  • 12:46 How is Ali Crooks private fund going?
  • 15:20 How managing a fund affected Ali's trading
  • 17:51 Ali's top advice for traders to manage external capital
  • 20:13 How to use algo trading properly
  • 23:30 The reality of algo trading
  • 24:28 What to expect with algo trading
  • 26:54 A quick way to look at backtest results vs reality
  • 29:03 Setting up expectations between backtesting and live trading
  • 30:31 When should you drop a strategy if it's not working
  • 34:04 Ali's advice for traders afraid of trading live
  • 37:17 Common mistakes of traders
  • 37:25 The importance of expectations in trading
  • 43:57 How to explain drawdowns to investors
  • 46:08 Where to find Ali Crooks
  • And much more!

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