9 Signs You're Trading Well

So, you’re probably wondering how you’re doing as a trader.

• Are you rich?
• Is your portfolio shooting up?
• How many winners did you bank this week?

If you think those are the questions to ask – Then YOU’RE WRONG!

As I’ve mentioned many times before. Trading well is a marathon and not a quick race.

It doesn’t matter how much money you banked in a week, winners you took or how much money you have in your account.

What does matter is one word “Persistence”. And with persistence comes, 10 signs that you’re doing well with trading.

Let’s get to them…

Sign #1: You have the passion to LEARN how to trade

When you learn to trade, it’s not only a strategy game but also a self-introspection journey. 

You get to understand who you are as a trader in a way that you learn:

•    What time you wish to trade 
•    What markets you’d like to look at 
•    The instrument you want to buy/sell
•    The broker that best suits your needs 

If you have the passion to learn what fits your personality when trading, it’s a good sign you’ll do super…

Sign #2: You have a solid daily trading routine 

There is no right or wrong way to go about your trading. 

Once again, it’s what you feel comfortable with on a daily or weekly basis. 

Maybe it is reading MATI Trader first thing in the morning, then going through your watchlist and seeing which trades are lining up. 

Afterwards you set your trading levels and take your trade. 

Whatever your trading routine is, make sure you have a checklist to follow. 

Sign #3: You have strict rules to follow 

Rules are the only way to find consistent opportunities within the chaos. 

I have three rules with trading. 

1. Never risk more than 2% per trade (no matter the portfolio account). 
2. Never risk any money you can’t afford to lose 
3. Never hold more than 5 trades at any one time. 

If you have rules to follow, you’re doing well…

Sign #4: You have tunnel vision

There are no two traders that are the same. 

This means, when you know who you are, you’ll know to ONLY follow your rules, strategy and vibe.

If someone tries to change your mind, put your blinkers on and remember the proven strategy you KNOW works. 

Don’t listen to others and don’t care about where other traders are in their career. 

Sign #5: You have a track record 

Whether you’re still demo-trading or live-trading, it doesn’t matter.

All you need to make sure is that you have an excel sheet or written pad with all of your trades you have taken or backtested.

This is will remind you and give you proof of what works and will make you a consistent income during your trading.

Sign #6: You have the time to trade

Right now, most of us are in national lockdown…

We are not sure how long it will go on for or how it will affect our work lives in the future.

You’ll need to choose the time, that suits you best to analyse and trade the markets.

It can be first thing in the morning, during your break in the afternoon or even 2am when you wake up and can’t go back to sleep.

Sign #7: You can psychologically handle it 

Trading is mostly mindset.

How you deal with your winners, losers and with your trading longevity.

If you are prepared to mentally handle everything trading comes with – you’re well on your way to a bright trading future.

Sign #8: You have a dream 

As much as trading is fun during the process, we all have a future idea on where trading will take us.

Some want to travel around the world and not have to worry about budgeting. Others want to just spend their time during retirement keeping their brain active and seeing trading as a forever-challenge.

Me, I love to trade, teach how to trade and create financial freedom for my future and for generations to come.

What is your dream?

Sign #9: You have your trading system

The game-plan…

Do you know where to enter, exit and place your risk levels every time?

If so, GOOD.

You have a trading system.

I have used the MATI Trader System for the last 18 years, and I’m happy to keep following it for the rest of my life.

If you don’t have a trading system, then it’s also ok.

Either you can adopt mine which I’ve made public as of 2019 or you can follow your journey to creating your own system.

This is all part of trading well.

Don't Be A Revenge Loser

The Black Box That Changed My Life

The year was 2003.

We were stitting at 180 Degrees restaurant in South Africa.

All of a sudden, a tall man approached us holding a black box.

Who would have thought that this black box would change my life forever.

Here’s what he showed me.

What’s inside the box?

He sat down at the table and told me that he has something that could make me a very decent income.

Obviously, this sparked my curiosity and as a 16 year old naive kid – I told him to show me…

Within the next 10 seconds I was not only uninterested but I was also extremely sceptical.

He opened up his computer, popped in a CD and the next thing I saw was a financial chart of some company.

As I was about to turn him away, he asked me a very simple question.

“Which way is this particular chart moving?”

I said ‘up’.

He then asked, “Which way is this chart more likely to go?”

At first I thought, well it’s going up for a reason so I once again said,

“Up”.

He then showed me the next couple of bars, which continued to head up which he then mentioned, 

“Do you know, if you bought this stock here and sold it in four days you could have banked an income?

I was shocked… Coming from a background from where I thought I was going to make an income being a famous actor – my new love for this hobby was born.

Without any doubt, I bought this box, which at the time was called ‘London School Of Investments’ for R15,000 and I went straight hom to open it up and get started. 

Now I am sure, you’re thinking that the man was not a trader but a very clever salesman who got me into buying this product.

I honestly don’t care… The quality of life, income and passion this man introduced to me has surpassed any of my wildest dreams for life.

What was R500,000 back then – today is free

I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but I don’t plan to sell you anything like that man did…

You see, the evolution of what was available to bank a consistent income from the markets over the years have changed… For the better.

In 2001: There were softwares with live markets to profit from for R500,000.

After 2003: We had 24 hour delayed trading software just like the Black Box for R15,000.

In 2005: Sharenet.co.za had the amazing Amibroker and MetaStock softwares with charting softwares with only 15 minute delays for R7,000 per year

In 2007: There were online platforms with 15 minute delays (mostly from the banks) where you could trade the markets for just R70 per month.

From 2011 – current: There are a high number of live trading online softwares where you can trade for FREE such as, Oanda.com, GT247, BlackStone Futures and even ProTrader…

And I must say, the technology available to trade today is a million times better than the software that was sold for R500,000 or even R15,000.

This is the best time to get into the markets, learn to trade and chage your life for the better just like trading did to me.

If you’re willing to take your first step to introduce this forever income life-style into your life, for my MATI Traders only I am going to give you the first lesson of my comprehensive and complete MATI Trader System Programme – FREE.

Click here to watch…

Bank Your Monthly Income Trading Tool

Dear MATI Trader,

In the previous lesson, we covered the one formula you need to achieve a certain monthly income.

In this lesson, I’ve prepared a special webinar at one of my favourite Greek bars in Athens called Balux Cafe: Sea Side with the downloadable calculator you can use, to achieve your desired monthly income.

Click here to watch:

Once you’ve downloaded the tool, you’ll notice there are three sets of colour cells.

Once you’ve downloaded the tool, you’ll notice there are three sets of colour cells.
Dark Blue Cells:

These are the 5 variables you’ll need to fill in including:

1. Money you expect to make a month.
2. GAIN percentage per winning trade.
3. LOSS percentage per losing trade.
4. Expected no. of WINNING trades a month.
5. Expected no. of LOSING trades a month.

Grey Cells – Calculate for you:

1. GAIN per winning trade.
2. LOSS per losing trade
3. Monthly GAIN
4. Monthly LOSS
5. Net monthly GAIN/LOSS

Yellow Cell – Calculate for you:

1. This is the amount of money you’ll need to have in your account to achieve you’re desired monthly income

Whether you want to make R5,000 a or R60,000 a month, you now that the tool to show you what’s needed to make it happen.

► Download: Bank Your Monthly Income Tool

Trade well,

Timon Rossolimos

Founder, MATI Trader