{"id":2967,"date":"2020-09-01T15:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T22:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2020-09-01T15:09:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T22:09:14","slug":"ep-163-what-makes-trading-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/ep-163-what-makes-trading-click\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 163: What Makes Trading Click: The &#8216;Aha&#8217; Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"backtracks-player\" style=\"max-width: 100%\" data-bt-embed=\"https:\/\/player.backtracks.fm\/st\/steadytrade-com\/m\/ep-163-what-makes-trading-click-the-aha-moment\" data-bt-theme=\"dark\" data-bt-show-description=\"false\" data-bt-show-comments=\"false\" data-bt-show-art-cover=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(p,l,a,y,e,r,s){if(p[y]) return;if(p[e]) return p[e]();s=l.createElement(a);l.head.appendChild((s.async=p[y]=true,s.src=r,s))}(window,document,\"script\",\"__btL\",\"__btR\",\"https:\/\/player.backtracks.fm\/embedder.js\"))<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The satisfaction of an \u2018aha\u2019 moment \u2026 there\u2019s nothing quite like it. And when it happens in trading, it doesn\u2019t just feel incredible, it can be the start of an incredible shift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the SteadyTrade podcast, we love showcasing trading success stories. We\u2019ve featured inspiring traders at all levels of experience, from relative newbie Chris \u2018Tango Baker\u2019 Morales (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/ep-157-chris-morales\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 157<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to penny stock trading legend Tim Sykes (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/trading-syke-ology-with-tim-sykes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 114<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These traders have impressive records and great stories. But you gotta remember, their trading success didn\u2019t happen overnight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working toward consistency in trading takes a lot of hard work \u2014 and usually, a few hard knocks, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s episode is about the culmination of all that hard work. It\u2019s about the \u2018aha\u2019 moment that so many new traders have when the process of trading starts to make sense. And for many traders, that\u2019s also often the point when their accounts start to go from red to green.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson share the moment when it all started to click for them \u2014 along with special guest Alex, Stephen\u2019s trading buddy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Bohen<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a regular listener, you probably know Bohen\u2019s story. He\u2019s had a lifelong interest in trading but never made money, never found an edge \u2026 until he discovered the teachings of Tim Sykes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sykes\u2019 \u201cPennystocking\u201d DVD was a game-changer. Bohen\u2019s \u2018aha\u2019 moment came when he suddenly realized that \u201c90% of this stuff is patterns and catalysts.\u201d He realized that most trades are a repeat of the same basic setup.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was an important epiphany, but what really made it click for Bohen was data collection. Be sure to watch on YouTube to check out his trading journal from 2008 \u2026 and what he learned from it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coincidence? Stephen did this recently, taking an entire weekend to do it \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/ep-161-trade-analysis-stephen-finds-a-new-edge\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learn more in Episode 161<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few years ago, our podcast guest Alex was working for his dad and thought that was his path &#8230; Then he also discovered Tim Sykes. He joined Sykes\u2019 Trading Challenge and knew it would take some work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Alex figured he\u2019d probably be a fast study and become one of those trading phenoms like Roland Wolf. (Check out Roland\u2019s two-part interview on the podcast <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/super-trader-roland-wolf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steadytrade.com\/super-trader-roland-wolf-part-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex was wrong. He lost for 10 months in a row and was down $13K\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then in 2019, with only $2K left in his account, Alex knew it was his last chance \u2014 figure out trading or get a real job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He shares how tracking his trades and the overall market helped him make sense of it all. Learn what he found and how it affected his trading. Alex also shares how he uses stops and how his process has evolved in the pandemic market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen Johnson\u2019s \u2018Aha\u2019 Moment<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah, the long and storied trading journey of Stephen Johnson!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been chronicled many times on the podcast before, but today he shares what made trading click for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprise, surprise \u2026 Tim Sykes has influenced Stephen\u2019s trading, too. Stephen credits Sykes\u2019 \u201cTrader Checklist\u201d as a huge eye-opener. He also reveals how the art of assigning value to different indicators helped turn his trading around.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen talks about how when you start trading, you want to trade the most \u2014 but you know the least.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn why as he\u2019s progressed, he wants to trade less and less. These days, the setup\u2019s gotta be really good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Ann Curtin<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim\u2019s still a newbie, but she talks about what\u2019s clicked so far in her trading journey \u2014 like recognizing the concept of trading patterns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She speaks about how Sykes\u2019 \u201cTrader Checklist\u201d DVD has been pivotal for her. It\u2019s helped her find \u201ca means of measuring\u201d potential trades. Stay tuned to hear more about her burgeoning trading career!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did This Episode Click With You?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you a trader who\u2019s had an \u2018aha\u2019 moment? Or are you still waiting for yours? Reach out and let\u2019s get talking!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember: if we select your question or comment as an on-air topic, you could win a SteadyTrade mystery gift box. Leave a comment below or on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/stockstotrade\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for tuning in to the SteadyTrade podcast. Stay tuned for weekly episodes featuring the hottest topics for aspiring traders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Into the episode? Please leave a review on <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/steady-trade-the-profitable-side-of-trading\/id1275946076?mt=2\"><b>iTunes<\/b><\/a><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The satisfaction of an \u2018aha\u2019 moment \u2026 there\u2019s nothing quite like it. And when it happens in trading, it doesn\u2019t just feel incredible, it can be the start of an incredible shift. At the SteadyTrade podcast, we love showcasing trading success stories. We\u2019ve featured inspiring traders at all levels of experience, from relative newbie Chris [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2283,"featured_media":2968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ep. 163: What Makes Trading Click: The &#039;Aha&#039; Moment - SteadyTrade.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today\u2019s episode is about the culmination of all that hard work and what it happens that makes trading click. 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