“Funded Trader Journey To 6 Figures”

In episode 307 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Franklin Lyembela as he shares his success story toward becoming a funded trader with a 6-figure income.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• [0:00] Start
• [0:15] Introduction
• [0:43] Who is Franklin Lyembela and what was his trading journey
• [2:08] How Franklin became profitable and started trading for multiple prop firms
• [5:20] Why Franklin decided to go into FX trading
• [6:05] How Franklin started trading the wrong way
• [7:18] How Franklin realized that he needed to change his trading radically
• [8:43] How The Desire To Trade Podcast helped Franklin improve his trading
• [9:54] How Franklin started to learn trading the proper way
• [11:52] When did Franklin knew he was ready to become a Funded Trader
• [12:40] What was Franklin experience with Prop firm Challenges
• [14:23] Why Franklin kept trying after failing his first Prop Challenge
• [15:20] How Franklin managed to earn and keep funding from The5%ers prop firm
• [17:37] How Franklin chose which prop firm to work with
• [20:01] Has Franklin experienced any issues with prop firms?
• [21:07] Overview of Franklin trading systems
• [22:13] Why Franklin doesn't use indicators and what he trades instead
• [25:43] What timeframes Franklin uses to trade
• [26:11] How Franklin manages trading and personal time
• [28:11] How a day in Franklin's life looks like
• [30:34] How Franklin constantly improves his successful trader mindset
• [31:35] How Franklin uses the Desire To Trade Podcast to improve his trading even more
• [34:44] Where can you find Franklin
• [35:14] What are Franklin goals for the future
• [37:32] Franklin's top advice for traders (get a mentor)
• And many more!

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