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Sep 11
11m 45s

The 3 Phases of a Trader: Learning, Earn...

Traders Mastermind
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Sponsored by Pepperstone

Most traders move through three phases: learning, earning and scaling. The trouble starts when we confuse which phase we’re actually in…

In this episode, I look at why experienced traders sometimes need to go back into learning mode, when it’s time to take the pressure off, and how we know when we’re ready to start scaling again through size, better holds, and cleaner execution.

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