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I know we all quiver at the sound of the word "quiz", but I promise this one will be very quick! I want you to check this out as I believe it will help to show you whether or not your expectations of the market and day trading are grounded in reality or fantasy land. This is important to figure out because as a beginner day trader, if you are focused on the wrong concepts from the start or have impressions that are false, you are setting yourself up for disappoint when the reality of day trading hits you. This quiz is very simple. I share with you an image of some results from a day trader and then ask you go form some quick thoughts on them. It's not a trick question or anything of that nature. I simply want you to observe the trading results and form an opinion. After that, we can dig into some of the more important aspects of day trading that will need to be addressed and understood if you want to give yourself a true chance at success as a trader. Let's get to it!

Well, the internet can be a vicious place. That makes talking about losing days and trades not very enjoyable. But a losing streak? Oh boy! Buckle up, things might get a bit rough! In all seriousness though, that's what happened to me: a 5 day losing streak! I can't remember the last time this kind of streak happened. Let's be serious, you need to try very hard in order to lose five days in a row, but somehow, I managed to make it happen! I'm sure this will bring out some trolls and armchair quarterbacks, but that comes with the territory of the internet. At the core though, there are some valuable learning lessons and a few tips and tricks I want to share with you. It may sound like a contradiction, but I made several good choices during the losing streak. Sure, I was losing money day after day after day; however, there were some choices I made that proved to be very wise within the overall picture. I want to share this personal case study with you as I believe it can help you learn how to deal better when "tough times" hit. One of the biggest day trader truths that many fail to realize is  that, at times, the market can attempt to break your spirit and will, but you need to keep fighting, but in smart ways! Let me show you what I mean using some of my real life personal day trading results!

When it comes to learning how to day trade, thanks to the internet, you have a whole lot of choices. One of the most common ways that people choose to learn how to day trade is via free information. While I 100% understand this logic and commend people for being cost caring about their money, I would for you to consider a point worth thinking about. Perhaps you will disagree with me, and that's fine, but through my own experience and from the countless horror stories I've heard from beginner day traders (been doing this since 2013), I can say with fully certainty, you need to consider it. Signing up and creating an online broker is the easy part. Pressing buttons to buy a stock or crypto is the easy part. If you want to learn how to make money on a consistent basis however is not easy. This is the part where you need make some big considerations and determine whether "free" is actually "free". Let me show you this big question that needs to be answered.

If you want to learn how to become a successful day trader who consistently makes money online, there are numerous skills you will need to become good at. When you consider all the skills that are required to make money consistently, I believe the skill I talk about in this video matters the most to day traders. As I say in the video, if I am a total stranger to you, then don't believe me. Go find a day trader that you trust and believe in and ask them if the skill I talk about in the video is important. The importance of this skill also demonstrates why day trading over longer periods of times is so hard. If this skill had to do with an exciting topic of the markets then all of this would be much easier to focus on and take serious; however, this is not the case. The day trading skill I talk about in this video revolves around an extremely boring subject. That's the sneaky part about the markets thought. The "boring skills" are the ones that will make the biggest impact on your ultimate outcomes of trading results. Let mem show you why this skill is so important, and no worries, I won't be talking "in theory". I'll be using some of my personal day trading results to illustrate exactly what I mean!

The topic of CFD trading has always been relatively popular, and rightfully so. The financial vehicle of CFD's (contract for difference) are very attractive and offer a whole lot of interesting benefits. The point of my video is not to bad mouth CFD's or those people who trade them, but rather, inform some of you about how they can be very misleading. If you live outside of the USA, then this video does not necessarily pertain to you; however, if you are a citizen of the USA, then please take some time to watch this video so that you are not mislead. In the world of social media, there are lots of traders out there posting lots of impressive results. Whether or not those results are actually real is a whole other conversation, but for the sake of this discussion, let's assume their trading results are genuine. Even if they are real, for us living in the USA, their results are extremely misleading due to a few characteristics that CFD's have to offer compared to trading stocks or options. I want to share these dynamics with you so that when you are forming opinions and structuring trade plans, you can do so with a full understanding and awareness of how CFD's work. This way, you can avoid building up bad trading strategies that are not based in reality! Let's get to it!

The stock market is essentially a human being. When you stop and think about it, given the market is made up of millions of human beings, it makes sense. Just as humans (well, some of them haha!) have a sense of humor, so does the stock market. In many ways, the stock market is a prankster and you need to learn how to trade smart given this context. There will be many trading situations where you think you have a good trade plan, but the market will cause you to think otherwise. At times, there is nothing you can do about it. The stock market will pull a prank on you and laugh and all you can do is shake your head and laugh also. However, if you want to trade smart, then you need to consider this trading tip I discuss in the video here. The tip is nothing complicated. It's actually very basic and simple to use, but the impact can be awesome! No worries. I will not be "talking in theory". I will use some of my personal stock day trading results that I captured on video as a reference point to help illustrate this lesson. Let's get to it!