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Aug 2022
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363: The Counter-Trend Market Wizard - J...

Etienne Crete
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The Counter-Trend Market Wizard

In episode 363 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Market Wizards Jason Shapiro who makes a living trading for the past few decades. He was featured in the recent Unknown Market Wizards book by Jack Schwager. You’ll love this story of Jason’s counter-trend trading style!

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In This Episode, You'll Learn...
  • 0:00 Its not always a bull market
  • 0:15 Introduction
  • 0:47 How is Jason Shapiro and what he does
  • 2:01 What was Jason's start in trading
  • 3:27 Why making money when you start trading can be bad
  • 4:43 How Jason became profitable in trading
  • 6:06 How was his transition from HSK to US stocks
  • 7:52 The biggest mistake of new traders
  • 9:23 Jason's motivation to succeed
  • 12:07 Why you need to do your own thing
  • 13:02 Why Jason almost retires from trading
  • 14:42 How to get back into the markets
  • 15:32 Jason's semi-systematic strategy
  • 17:25 What is Jason's trading style
  • 19:11 What timeframes does he trade?
  • 20:20 How much time do you need to trade
  • 26:08 Why Jason looks at the markets all the time
  • 28:08 "There is always something" that can add risk to your trading
  • 29:03 How was it like being in a "Market Wizards" book
  • 32:30 What do YOU need to focus on to make it in trading
  • 35:03 Why strategies are overrated
  • 36:41 Are common trading tools useless?
  • 38:20 How Jason takes profits
  • 39:28 Where to find Jason Shapiro
  • And much more!

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