The Counter-Trend Market Wizard

In episode 363 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Market Wizards Jason Shapiro who makes a living trading for the past few decades. He was featured in the recent Unknown Market Wizards book by Jack Schwager. You’ll love this story of Jason’s counter-trend trading style!

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Watch the video interview!

In This Episode, You'll Learn…

• [0:00] Its not always a bull market
• [0:15] Introduction
• [0:47] How is Jason Shapiro and what he does
• [2:01] What was Jason's start in trading
• [3:27] Why making money when you start trading can be bad
• [4:43] How Jason became profitable in trading
• [6:06] How was his transition from HSK to US stocks
• [7:52] The biggest mistake of new traders
• [9:23] Jason's motivation to succeed
• [12:07] Why you need to do your own thing
• [13:02] Why Jason almost retires from trading
• [14:42] How to get back into the markets
• [15:32] Jason's semi-systematic strategy
• [17:25] What is Jason's trading style
• [19:11] What timeframes does he trade?
• [20:20] How much time do you need to trade
• [26:08] Why Jason looks at the markets all the time
• [28:08] “There is always something” that can add risk to your trading
• [29:03] How was it like being in a “Market Wizards” book
• [32:30] What do YOU need to focus on to make it in trading
• [35:03] Why strategies are overrated
• [36:41] Are common trading tools useless?
• [38:20] How Jason takes profits
• [39:28] Where to find Jason Shapiro
• And much more!

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Where to find Jason Shapiro!

• Website
• Youtube

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