Learn To Trade Stocks and Options

Stock Influencers: “We’re Robbing F**king Idiots of Their Money”

If you choose to take the lazy path and blindly follow other people, you’re setting yourself up for a dangerous spot. I don’t care what other people are telling you. If their advice and alerts are “free of charge”, YOU are the product. YOU are the one who they are using to create liquidity and dump all over. Very recently the SEC charged a group of social media influencers for doing this exact thing. I understand at times it can seem like a bit of a tinfoil hat theory; however, I’ve been around for a long time and seen these situations over and over again. If you want to find success as a day trader or investor, YOU must put in the hard work and find a strategy that best fits your personal risk tolerance and needs. If you believe that all it takes to ‘get rich’ is to follow some random person on social media, you’re going to have some very tough lessons coming your way. Let’s breakdown the most recent SEC investigation and how the social media influencers used their followers and sheep to fleece.

Be A High Maintenance Trader! (Day Trading Case Study)

One of the key requirements for finding success within the world of day trading is this: be high maintenance! I understand. In many areas of life this is essentially an insult; however, in the world of online day trading, it is a “must do”. What does being high maintenance as a day trader look like? This is exactly what I want to show you in the video. No worries. I will not be operating under the idea of a “theory”. I will be using some of my personal stock trading results that I captured, live, on video to illustrate what I mean. We need many skills and attributes as day trader and being high maintenance is one of the most important!

The Hidden Problem With Demo/Simulator Trading

As a beginner trader who is getting started in the markets, demo trading (”simulator” or “paper”) is a fantastic tool. With that being said, many beginner traders do not realize the hidden problem with using a simulator to practice their trading. It’s a fine line that exists between “being worthwhile” and “being worthless”. In my opinion, it’s all about how you approach the tools that are used for practice trading. If you use the tools under the awareness of what I talk about in this video, they’ll become much more valuable (still not perfect though). For many though, they will never watch this video and are never going to be aware of this hidden problem until it’s too late and they’re suffering heartache and headaches. Let me walk you through this problem by showing you a few examples of just sneaky it is, leading people to clearly not be aware of it at all.

The 10 Minute Side Hustle

If you are reading this, I like you! It tells me you are looking for ways to expand your income streams and raise your personal financial well being! There is no better way to build wealth and take control of your money than to increase revenue. Whether that is through a higher paying job or adding in a side hustle as a way to make more money. All of these actions are ambitious and worthwhile financial goals; however, you also need to be smart with your time. I know many people worry about the “time involved” because well… they don’t want to waste it! I don’t blame ya! In this video, I want to share with you a side hustle that can be done in as little as ten minutes. No worries, this is not some hypothetical situations where I’m talking to you form an “in theory” perspective. I will show you some of my personal results that I captured live on video from this side hustle. One big warning though. As I say in the video, this is a very challenging side hustle and one that will push you to your mental limits, but for those of you who enjoy a good challenge, I’m confident you’ll be happy you pushed through the pain! Let’s me show you all about this 10 minute side hustle!

A Powerful Day Trading Indicator (Volume Profile)

If you’re in need of a trading indicator to assist you in building a day trading strategy, or to help you improve the strategy you already have in place, you should consider “Volume Profile”. Let me be clear. I am not suggesting the Volume Profile is a magic pill or golden goose. There is nothing magical about it; however, I know it can help save time and make technical charts much more visually appealing. As traders we need the best pieces of information in the quickest way possible. The Volume Profile indicator opens up these gates and allows us to be extra nimble. You don’t want to rush a trade, but you also don’t want to miss one. This is the very fine line we walk as day traders in the online world of making money. The Volume Profile does a great job of bridging this gap. Let me show you not only how it works but also a couple examples of how it can be used. If you want to use the platform I’m using in the video to generate the Volume Profile, click the link below.

Is ThinkOrSwim Disappearing? Here’s the news…

For those of you with TD Ameritrade accounts, they will soon be disappearing! Charles Schwab took over TD Ameritrade and is now combining everything together. This is prompting a very critical and important question: does this mean the ThinkOrSwim (”TOS”) trading platform is disappearing also? There was some recent news released that helps to clarify this question and that I wanted to cover quickly in the video. Let’s get to it!

A Painful, but Required Day Trader Skill

There are many required skills to be a day trader. The truth of the matter is, some of these skills are flat out painful! This is what separates day trading from many other pursuits in life. In many situations, the skill required is quite fun and enjoyable to develop and implement. In the world of online day trading, unfortunately, this is not how it works. Let me walk you through a real life example of one of my personal online stock trades that illustrates this exact point. As backwards as it sometimes sounds, the best way to have success as a day trader is to bring about pain. Pain is not pleasant, but it’s a necessity to becoming (and remaining) a profitable trader. Let me show you what I mean.

Is ClayTrader Faking His Day Trades?

While this is not a common ClayTrader accusation, it does show up from time to time, so I wanted to address it. Not only as a defense of myself, but also (and more importantly) as an educational lesson in the form of a trick you can apply to any other “YouTube traders”. The great irony of this is when someone accuses me of my live trade videos not being real, it reveals they’re actually someone who has lots to learn themselves. There of course is nothing wrong with needing to learn more; however, when you choose to accuse other of, false, things due your lack of understanding, this is where everything gets a bit sketchy. As I will show you in the video, there is an easy way to know the trades are not fake. It’s right on my screen. You just need to understand a bit of context. Let’s get to it!

Cryptocurrency Creates Cults (by default)…Here’s Why…

Have you ever noticed how crypto investors can be very aggressive and defensive in their beliefs? You say one thing that does not align with their beliefs and they come pouring out of the woodwork to attack. The world of cryptocurrency is filled with echo chambers and this in return creates “crypto cults”. To be fair, in their defense, they have no other choice than to become a cult and protect their beliefs. In fact, not only do they need to protect their beliefs, but they must pursue the challenge of convincing others to believe. The entire cryptocurrency market is arranged so cults, by default, must arise. Why is this the case? Let’s talk about it!

Does Crypto Have Any “REAL” Value? Nope!

At this point, I know you’ve heard of crptocurrency. When it comes to building and preserving wealth, all financial choices should certainly be considered. There are many money making strategies and systems available to grow wealth. In my personal opinion, I am a big believer in investing into and owning assets that offer, REAL value. This is where a major problem with crypto comes into play. What do I mean by “REAL” value? I use a couple different analogies in the video to explain myself. Let me be very clear, I am not saying to avoid crypto as an investment; however, you should also be careful about getting drunk on the cult koolaid and not diversifying your risk. Let’s talk about it.