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Michael, I have done ok with individual stock selection and buy/hold strategies as I avoid mutual funds the best I can (my company only provides mutual funds in 401k). I have put 50% of my wealth in real estate from 2009-2016 and the results are great. I lost 45% of my wealth in the 2008 draw down of my retirement investments and that is what triggered me to real estate. Now I want to learn how to work both the up and down market to avoid getting crushed in those equity drops. I have never invested market money in anything other than stocks and bonds ( and losing my ass on bitcoin), so I read your Turtle Trader book and I am trying to take time to study and learn more trading skills but I do have a full time job right now until my real estate investments (15 single-family homes) can sustain me for income. I am 50 years old. I am going to learn this trend trading area just like I took the time to learn real estate in 2009, then took action. I am close to retiring corporate america and working remotely on my own projects to sustain my earnings. I don’t want to be a billionaire, just go from $2.7M net income to $6M and then chill. My kids will be fine without me making more than that. I actively trade about $700k but $250k stuck in 401k/403b mutual funds with employers. So my biggest challenge? Learning how to do trading outside what the “experts” have trained all Americans to do.

Scott S.

I can help. A good start.

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Hi Mr. Covel,

Thanks for reaching out! And I truly hope you do read this message!

I am desperate to trade a successful trading strategy on my own. I traded with a Wall Street trader and ended up losing everything. It wasn’t his fault. He made millions. It was my own psychology. He was trading weekly options. I tried the weekly and couldn’t stomach the swings. In hindsight, had I have done monthlies, I would probably be a multi-millionaire. I am seeking revenge. I want to murder the market and not only, as we used to say, “peckerslap” the market, but also make it a profession and become an expert trader. I just purchased two of your books. I will read them. I will eventually purchase your program. I just need to know one thing: if I put my blood, sweat, tears, and heart into this, will it compensate me with my goal of being a self-sufficient successful trader? I look forward to hearing back! Thanks.

Best,

C.

I give the big insights for those who want to be self-sufficient traders. Dive in.

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Michael,

I hope you are well. Big changes on my end, moved to Montana and lovin’ it. This quote came to me and I know you will appreciate the idea … “Because I don’t follow trends, I am able to be a trend following trader!” I am loving the podcast and have listened to over 100 so far and have repeated the Tom Basso a couple times. Keep up the good work!

Regards,
Rob

Thanks!

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Hey,

To answer the question I have two main challenges: increase the chances of the trend I spotted to actually go through (based on breakout or pullbacks, not always working) and the stop-loss position. I always risk only between 0.75 and 1% of the capital and I set the stop loss accordingly, which gives me the position size. But sometimes I wonder if I couldn’t reduce this stop loss to increase my position size and win more on the following trend but then it comes back to 1st challenge: how to increase the chances that the trend will move on. Last but not least, I love your content.

Cheers,

Vincent

I want to see you approach it like this:

• Exact rules for selecting your tracking portfolio.
• Exact rules for entering your trades at the right time.
• Exact rules for exiting your trades with a loss.
• Exact rules for exiting your trades with a profit.
• Exact rules for how much money to bet on each trade.

Read more.

If you approach it with my 5-step method? You solve your issues.

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Hello there,

Just to say Larry Hite is the dog’s ballocks. I’ve heard a couple of your conversations now and I always get a laugh and a better perspective on where I am at with my trading and with life in general. Great stuff

Take it easy for now.

Larry is great. Indeed. Fun chats always.

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The biggest challenge I have faced with my trading is finding a strategy and system that fits me personally and my lifestyle.

What’s your personality and lifestyle?

That’s a bad path.

A better option?

Find out how the best before you did it. A good start here.