Best Lukas Petersson Podcasts (2025)

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299 · Michael Martin - Intersection of Emotional Intelligence and Tactics 1:35:54

3d ago1:35:54

1:35:54

Michael Martin, raised in a hardworking blue-collar community, embraced the same ethic. An entrepreneur at heart, he hustled from cutting grass when he was 12 to working all types of jobs including golf caddying and waiting at restaurants to starting businesses. Determined to transition into the white-collar working world and being at the right pla…

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Christoph von der Malsburg: LLMs Hitting A Wall and The Brain's Solution 1:23:49

11d ago1:23:49

1:23:49

Is scaling dead? Billions are pouring into scaling LLMs, but what if it is a dead end? In the 14th episode of Audio Tokens, neuroscientist Christoph von der Malsburg shares insights from his decades-long AI journey, having witnessed multiple AI winters. He argues why scaling alone won't solve real-world complexity, and how brain-inspired, schema-dr…

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298 · Christian Mayer - The Power in Fixed-Sized, Non-Compounding Plays 1:07:33

19d ago1:07:33

1:07:33

Christian Mayer, with an institutional trading background, transitioned from equities to forex, focusing on fixed sized mean-reversion strategies with fundamental correlations where structural edge is statistically likely. His initial losses led him to a research and systematic-driven approach, and back testing. He trades with fixed position sizes,…

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Konstantin Pilz: Trends in AI Supercomputers 1:29:54

21d ago1:29:54

1:29:54

9 nuclear reactors to power one computer? That's the reality if current trends continue. Last week, in collaboration with Epoch AI, Konstantin released a paper titled "Trends In AI Supercomputers". In the 12th episode of Audio Tokens, he explains how the compute of these systems doubles every 9 months, why the US dominates with 75% of global capaci…

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Lonis Hamail: The Startup That Makes Their Own Laws 1:20:32

28d ago1:20:32

1:20:32

How would a city run entirely by market forces actually work? Próspera is a privately-run city in Honduras experimenting with replacing government regulation with insurance, treating residents like customers, and offering permanent legal stability. In Audio Tokens episode 11, Lonis Hamaili explains how this all works. We also discuss Próspera's $11…

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Axel Backlund (2): Personally Preparing For AGI 1:17:06

1M ago1:17:06

1:17:06

How should one adjust their life given that AGI is around the corner? Axel and I share what we are personally doing. We also discuss effective altruism, hobbies and the Llama 4 release. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too. https://x.com/axelbacklund

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297 · Cody Yeh - Slow, Medium, and Fast Money Strategies 1:13:35

1M ago1:13:35

1:13:35

A former engineer turned successful options trader, real estate investor and entrepreneur, Cody Yeh shares his incredible journey from the 9-to-5 grind to achieving financial freedom through smart investing and calculated risk-taking. We unpack his options trading strategies, mindset hacks for building wealth, and how he helps others escape the rat…

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Max Rumpf: Bottlenecks for AI agents 1:37:08

2M ago1:37:08

1:37:08

The most common critique of my "AI Founder's Bitter Lesson" (tl;dr: horizontal AI will replace vertical AI) is "What about private data?" Autonomous AI can access private data just like a new employee would—highlighting the importance of effective retrieval systems. Few people know retrieval better than my friend Max Rumpf. Max joins me in the 9th …

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Mark Cummins: Investing for AGI 1:32:08

2M ago1:32:08

1:32:08

If you're among the few who truly believe AGI is coming, how can you profit from this contrarian view? Mark Cummins talks about this on the 8th episode of Audio Tokens. We also discuss robotics, AI verticals, and the future sources of AI training data. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.…

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296 · Dr. Brett Steenbarger - Playing to Your Strengths 1:08:43

2M ago1:08:43

1:08:43

Few people understand the minds of traders like Dr. Brett Steenbarger. As a psychologist who trades actively himself, he brings a rare combination of clinical expertise and practical experience to the world of financial markets. You might know him from his dynamic presentations at SMB Capital, where he breaks down the psychology of trading with rem…

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Esben Kran: Building The Future We Want 1:05:01

2M ago1:05:01

1:05:01

I had a great chat with Esben Kran on Audio Tokens about for-profit AI safety. We also discuss brain-computer interfaces, Apart Research, and the new AI safety startup accelerator Seldon. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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Kristian Rönn: AI Policy and Race Dynamics 1:22:53

2M ago1:22:53

1:22:53

In Audio Tokens episode 6, Kristian Rönn explains the hidden forces that explain our world (and threaten our future). We discuss climate change, his book The Darwinian Trap, AI regulation, and his new company, Lucid Computing. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.…

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Nils von Heijne: Finding Purpose Beyond Profits 1:23:22

3M ago1:23:22

1:23:22

We discuss his ideas for rethinking corporate structures, the spiritual renaissance, and what AI can and can't do. Audio Tokens exists to feed AGI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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Josh Clymer: How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years 1:10:58

3M ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Josh Clymer tells the disturbingly plausible story of how AI might take over in 2 years. Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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295 · Steve Ruffley - Animal Speed, Size, and Being Right at the Right Time 1:13:24

3M ago1:13:24

1:13:24

Steve Ruffley transitioned from a highly competitive trading floor environment to trading professionally as a retail trader. His entrance into trading was unplanned - a mix of ambition, timing, and the right connections. After leaving university early, he took a finance job and then moved to Gibraltar, where he met traders running a new trading flo…

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Superagent: Silicon Valley's Agent Blunder 1:13:11

3M ago1:13:11

1:13:11

We discuss AI agents, co-founder relationships, technology adoption, and much more. Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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Anton Osika: Europe's Fastest Growing AI Startup 49:50

3M ago49:50

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We discuss AI safety, Lovable, Europe vs USA, the emotional rollercoaster of being a founder, and much more! Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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Axel Backlund: AI Founder's Bitter Lesson 48:25

4M ago48:25

48:25

We discuss startups vs big corp, AI application layer, the post-AGI world, and much more! Doing my part to feed the AI with audio tokens. Human listeners are welcome too.

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294 · Ross Haber - Stock Leaders and Timeless Strategies Still Effective Today 1:18:36

4M ago1:18:36

1:18:36

Ross Haber’s trading philosophy is built on growth-focused strategies, heavily influenced by William O'Neil. Combining both technical and fundamental analysis, Ross emphasizes the importance of identifying leaders in strong market sectors and adapting to market cycles. Optimizing the use of relative strength, moving averages, and volume analysis, a…

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293 · Rick Bandazian Jr. - The Art of the Wait: Merger-Arbitrage Killer Moves 1:08:27

5M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Rick Bandazian Jr., a seasoned trader with over 15 years of experience in event-driven and merger-arbitrage strategies, reflects on transitioning from an analyst at JP Morgan and First New York Securities to establishing himself as an independent trader. Rick emphasizes his deep expertise in anticipating market moves based on nuanced corporate acti…

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292 · Laurens Bensdorp - Running 55+ Systematic Trading Strategies Simultaneously 1:01:40

5M ago1:01:40

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Laurens Bensdorp's trading journey began with years of losses as a discretionary trader. Frustrated by inconsistent results and mounting stress, he embarked on a mission to develop systematic trading approaches. His goal was simple but ambitious: create reliable systems that would deliver steady returns while minimizing losses. This transformation …

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291 · Sam Miesse - Small Cap Quant Trader Grows $10K into $3.8M in 3 Years 1:11:47

6M ago1:11:47

1:11:47

Inspired by the impact of predictive analytics on sales at Sam Miesse's tech company, he became interested in applying quantitative analysis to the small cap market. Spending nearly 2 years collecting data and observing how money moved into and out of many small cap stocks convinced him that there were repeating patterns which could be statisticall…

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290 · Mark Ritchie II - Price-Action, Swing Trading Equities from the Long Side 1:00:02

7M ago1:00:02

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Mark Ritchie II shares insights from his trading journey, shaped by disciplined risk management and a strong focus on price action and fundamentals. Growing up with a renowned trader father, Mark’s passion for trading developed later in life through hands-on experience. He prioritizes finding stocks in long-term uptrends, identifying low-risk entri…

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289 · Alfonso Peccatiello (MacroAlf) - Beyond Being Right - A Shift to Framework Thinking 1:08:29

7M ago1:08:29

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Alfonso Peccatiello’s (also known as MacroAlf on X) approach to the financial markets is rooted in macroeconomic insights, identifying market imbalances, and disciplined risk management. Having managed a $20 billion fixed-income portfolio, Alf has seen firsthand how understanding market dynamics and timing can unlock significant value. His strategi…

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288 · Steve B - When Confluences Align, Confidence Follows 1:09:17

8M ago1:09:17

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We caught up with Steve B, a seasoned professional independent trader with 10+ years of experience in the financial markets we got to know closely through the Chat With Traders Community. Steve teamed up with our community cohost and mentor at the time, Patrick Petersson (featured on episode 260) to run the CWT Community Live Trading Room. They mai…

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287 · Robb Reinhold - Consistency Beats Intelligence Every Time 1:10:03

8M ago1:10:03

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We're joined today by Robb Reinhold, the Head Trader at Maverick Trading. Robb shares insights from a captivating trading experiment that's sure to intrigue both novice and experienced traders alike. The Flat Earth Trading Society experiment was a year long experiment testing the power of consistent position management and following a systematic tr…

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286 · Jason Shapiro - Overcrowded Trades: What Everyone Else is Not Seeing 1:02:35

9M ago1:02:35

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There’s Contrarian Trading and then there’s Consistent Contrarian Trading. Can you really make money by consistently going against the crowd? Does it take a certain type of personality to be able to trade this way? Jason Shapiro was featured in “Unknown Market Wizards” by Jack Schwager and he returns to Chat With Traders for an update after two yea…

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285 · Greg Magadini - Cashing in Through Exploiting Volatility 1:22:31

10M ago1:22:31

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Greg Magadini began his career as a proprietary trader for DRW Trading and Chopper Trading in Chicago and traded with SMB Capital as well. He later took a bold step, venturing out to trade his own book, bootstrapping crypto volatility with options and turning $50,000 into a staggering $1.3 million in consistent profits over nine years. In addition …

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284 · Sam Daghash - Rising Above a Trader’s Inner Turbulence 1:23:12

10M ago1:23:12

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We often hear that having “Discipline” is the key to trading success. But many of us traders continue to struggle developing discipline and good habits for trading no matter how hard and how long we’ve tried. Could there be a deeper reason for this? As fellow human traders, we are commonly faced with our own programming that we are often unaware of…

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283: Trading Football Dreams for Stock Market Touchdowns 59:27

11M ago59:27

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Michael shares his journey from aspiring NFL athlete to successful day trader. After a sports injury dashed his football dreams, he turned to day trading, teaching himself the ropes and overcoming early financial losses with the encouragement of his entrepreneurial mother. His trading strategy evolved over the years, focusing on short-selling highl…

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282: Tony Greer - Staying Selective and Being Adaptable in the Trading Landscape 1:15:15

12M ago1:15:15

1:15:15

Tony Greer, a Long Island native, ventured into Wall Street trading inspired by his father. With a background in business management from Cornell University, he honed his skills at Sumitomo Bank, UBS, and Goldman Sachs. He and his team meticulously diagrammed every aspect of the markets, from liquidity to potential swings, which allowed him to expl…

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281: Marsten Parker - The Purely Systematic Wizard Trader 1:08:27

12M ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Starting in classical violin and computer programming, Marsten Parker's path took a transformative turn when he ventured into trading. Despite a rocky start, his disciplined, algorithm-driven approach led to consistent returns, earning him recognition in Jack Schwager's book, "Unknown Market Wizards". We get to learn about his transition from discr…

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280: Steve Hanke - Decoding the Drivers of Inflation and Markets 1:16:03

1y ago1:16:03

1:16:03

Trading commodities since 14 years old, Professor Hanke started learning the importance of closely following macro economic factors which impact the prices of currencies, commodities and consumer goods. His evidence-based approach uncovers the deeper forces driving inflation and market fluctuations and challenges prevailing narratives as it relates…

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279: Saad Filali - Front-Running News Flow Trading 1:08:09

1y ago1:08:09

1:08:09

Saad Filali, worked for Goldman Sachs, specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions, then left and became a Trader. Understanding the thinking and trading styles of the many different market players is key to his trading, including those of institutions, sell side brokers, CTA’s, retail, and meme stock traders. Studying how they trade the volatility an…

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278: Ben Greenfield - Elevate Your Mental Game With Better Brain Power 1:09:14

1y ago1:09:14

1:09:14

Unlock the secrets to superior mental sharpness and explore groundbreaking strategies to boost your cognitive function, from nutrition hacks and exercise tips to innovative biohacking techniques. Ben Greenfield, a renowned expert in the health and fitness sphere, reveals his top methods for optimizing brain health. Whether you seek to enhance focus…

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277: Garrett Drinon - Musician Turned Trader Trains Algos to Find Unicorns 1:10:15

1y ago1:10:15

1:10:15

The lure of the markets seduced a successful musician into full time trading at a prop firm. Collaborating with other traders, Garrett Drinon learned the market signals, and other ingredients which go into great setups. Wanting to expand his reach, he uses his programming skills to create new algos which help him and his colleagues find the Unicorn…

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276: Will Gogolak - Contextualization Within a Framework of Conditional Probabilities 1:00:21

1y ago1:00:21

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As a risk officer with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Will Gogolak was setting margin requirements and saw a wide variety of traders’ accounts and what separated the winning traders from the losing ones, before leaving to pursue his own trading and obtaining a PHD in finance and share his knowledge of quantitative analysis and market experience w…

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275: William Lam - The Best Operating System for Elite Performance: Our Minds 1:07:50

1+ y ago1:07:50

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Experiencing the noticeable communication differences between his childhood culture and his new home in the U.S., William Lam was driven to become aware of how his limiting thoughts imprinted from his family drove unhealthy unconscious actions. Learning how to shape his mental thought process played key roles in fulfilling big desires and creating …

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274: Gary Norden - Keeping the Lost Art of Order Flow Trading Alive 1:14:36

1+ y ago1:14:36

1:14:36

A humble beginning as a gopher in the intense trading pits of Japanese warrants was shocking for Gary Norden when he was a teenager. As this volatile market was beginning its meltdown, Gary saw how easily star traders lost immense amounts of money as past overconfidence and sloppy risk control undid their previous gains. This impressed upon Gary th…

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273: James Fishback - THIS TIME It’s Different…or Is It 1:03:45

1+ y ago1:03:45

1:03:45

James is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Azoria Partners, a global macro investment firm. Prior to Azoria, he served as the Head of Macro at Greenlight Capital, a two-billion-dollar hedge fund led by David Einhorn. He is also the founder of Incubate Debate, America’s fastest-growing high school debate league. As a former national hig…

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Chat With Traders End of 2023 Message 3:07

1+ y ago3:07

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272: Erik Smolinski - Marine Corps Discipline Crushes the Markets 1:19:55

1+ y ago1:19:55

1:19:55

Growing up poor and living in violent neighborhoods didn’t stop Erik Smolinski from being motivated and curious. Erik only needed to hear a few words about investing including the power of compounding from his high school instructor to light the passion and determination to take ACTION. The discipline, responsibility, accountability, and patience h…

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271: Tom Basso - The Sweet Balance Between Risk and Reward 1:14:02

1+ y ago1:14:02

1:14:02

Experiencing the brutal bear market of 1973-74 impressed upon Tom the necessity to find ways to hedge risk. This began a multi year long quest to find the right combination of uncorrelated assets, technical indicators and adjust the weightings as needed to provide enough protection to fill in the potholes of equity drawdowns while retaining the bul…

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270: What Keeps You in the Game of Trading? 1:05:34

1+ y ago1:05:34

1:05:34

Every now and then, we like to switch things up and take a break from our usual program. Today, we present a special episode for that purpose. So, what keeps you in the trading game? The voices you hear in the podcast introduction belong to our listeners from all over the world. We share these voices with you because we believe you will be able to …

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269: Rob Hanna - Reducing Anxiety and Drawdowns through Quantifiable Edges 1:18:43

1+ y ago1:18:43

1:18:43

The shock of his first major losing year in 2004 as a discretionary trader, propelled Rob Hanna to find quantifiable statistical advantages that would help mitigate the fluctuations in his equity curves. Knowing the dangers of curve fitting, in trying to find that ‘perfect’ system, Rob zeroed in on simpler approaches that would combine seasonality,…

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268: Bryan Holdford - Is Loss Control All It Takes to Become Consistent? 1:33:10

1+ y ago1:33:10

1:33:10

Paying to take and pass the Series 7 license as a teenager in the 1980’s led Bryan Holdford into the high commission world of stocks and options without mentors or the internet. Starting with investment newspapers Bryan tried many trading ideas without any risk controls. Despite frequent and numerous losses, he was hooked on the game of trading. Ob…

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267: Dan McDermitt - An Edge with Correlations Across Time Frames 1:13:50

1+ y ago1:13:50

1:13:50

Stinging losses with mutual funds in 2008 drove Dan to become an active manager of his portfolio. Enticed by the legalization prospects of marijuana, he dived into learning the fundamentals and technicals of the sector. Learning how these stocks traded relative to each other, he cultivated an awareness of the correlations between these companies. T…

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266: Mark Bennell - Mind Your Business: Be Like An Employee 1:32:12

1+ y ago1:32:12

1:32:12

An engineer at the core, Mark Bennell, a Private Trader who has been trading full-time for 15 years breaks down what it really means to “Treat Trading As a Business” and why this mindset was incredibly important in turning his trading around and why it has kept him in the game for this long. About Mark Bennell Mark Bennell is a Private Trader who h…

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265: Peter Stolcers - Taking a Top-Down Approach to Day Trading 1:14:26

2y ago1:14:26

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Seeing and feeling the intensity and chaos of the trading pits back in the 1980’s, Pete knew immediately that trading was the career he had to have. Starting as a floor runner making $5/hr to later trading full time for a living Pete discovered the importance of finding stocks with relative strength during the bear market of 2002. Pete uses a top d…

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264: Gabriel Bullo - Contest Winner: One Trader's Unwavering Dedication 45:52

2y ago45:52

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Growing up poor in the Philippines, Gabriel sought a way to supplement his income. Dealing with the emotional challenges of giving up his profits in his long-term positions, he switched to trading to have a sense of greater control of the outcome. Starting out using many technical indicators, he later switched to just price action as it gave less f…

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