Session 1 – Principals to live buy

I feel this section of my training sessions is the MOST important part of any successful trading plan. First off, in order to properly learn how to control losses, you absolutely must have a solid set of principles in place....and then the trick is NOT to violate those principles—easy to say, hard to do sometimes. 

Here are the principles I practice and respect every day of my trading life!

Principle 1 – BE HUMBLE!

How do you practice humility? You MUST have a plan of action before you ever put a dollar of real money into the markets. If you do not know where you are going, then you will never know when you have arrived. 

—Those who fail to plan have already planned to fail.

Principle 2 – Record Your History

You must keep a daily log of your actions so you can learn from your mistakes rather than repeat them...again and again.

As intelligent as traders may think they are, there is no substitute for a well-documented history of your winning and losing trades. If you "wing it" then you are doomed to repeat your history of losing trades and compound very bad habits. Learning from your recorded mistakes is the number one way to build a track record of trading success.

In the trading world, history does not just repeat itself, it actually and accurately predicts your future if you fail to keep track of it.

Principle 3 – Continuing Education

You must continue, relentlessly, in your education on trading. You will NEVER know everything because the world of trading is always changing.

Principle 4 – Controlling Emotions

You must master your emotions within your trading practices. If you follow Principle 1, strictly, your emotions will be kept closer to neutral. Yes, I said closer, because you will never be able to keep them in a box. Principle 2 is the best way I know of to keep a very short leash on your trading emotions.

There are two trading demons all of us have to deal with.

The first one is GREED because when you catch your first profitable option trades, you can't believe it was that quick to make substantial profits. Our natural instincts are to "gamble" on the next trade and hit-it-big, but there is an old sage saying in the trading world: Pigs get fat and Hogs get slaughtered!

The and the second one is fear of missing out (FOMO) that fuels the fire of GREED. You can defeat both these trading demons when you apply Principles 1 & 2. If you develop the proper discipline and gain enough experience, you can defeat GREED, but if you trade off the cuff, FOMO will ultimately destroy your account...remember this...if you missed out on a trade, there is ALWAYS another one coming.

Principal 5 – Money Management

Management of your money is critical to making a long-term profit in order to trade for a living. Many new traders (me included) take a cowboy approach to this business and literally get the snot kicked out of them. Not only do you lose your money, but many times, the sting is so strong, it affects your ability to recover the nerve to keep trying.

Principal 6 – Relaxation and Reflection

Take time off to enjoy life, family, hobbies, etc. Trading can become a ball and chain when you are struggling. You must have an emotional release to help ground you when times get tough.

One way I do this is by taking a 2 or 3 day mini-vacation to relax and reflect on the struggles I am having from a tough week of trading. If I am having a great week of trading, I reward family members with gifts because it feels so good to give to others; and it builds confidence in my growth as a consistently profitable trader.

Once you develop a consistently profitable trading business, consider starting a foundation and use a percentage of your profits to help those less fortunate than yourself!

Principal 7 – Know Thyself!

Trust your feelings more than your brains ONLY if you have adhered strictly to Principle 1 and Principle 2. Trading is like learning to drive a stick shift automobile. You must go through a steep learning curve before you can master the skills to act unconsciously.

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Session 2 – Compounding your money.   

Here is some interesting statistics that you should be aware of before you start on your path to trading bliss:

Many traders have no idea about the power of compounding interest, nor do they have any idea what the actual cost of a loss is, and more importantly, how much it takes to recover that loss.

Imagine a Billionaire (Warren Buffet) is presenting you with two choices.

(Note: there is no wrong answer)

The only rule is that you must make an immediate decision!

  1.   In one hand, Warren Buffet holds a check for $1 MILLION DOLLARS with your name on it!

  OR 

  2.    In his other hand, he shows you one penny ($0.01) and then says he will double that penny every day for the next 31 days.

 Make your decision now....will it be #1 or #2?

Many people will choose number one out of greed more than knowledge. In fact, it's been said that most instant millionaires will be broke in a short period of time because they do not know the true value of money; therefore, they do not respect it and quickly dwindle it to nothing because they never developed the skills to making money in the first place.

I am sure you have heard this saying, "You know, money certainly does not grow on trees!"

I have to take exception to this, because with proper trading disciplines, it can actually become a true statement; however, most people use it as a negative statement NOT to achieve wealth, when in fact, if you were to understand the concept of wealth accumulation; and master the disciplines to making it work for you, then you will indeed say..."money does grow on trees."—(read the book: "The richest man in Babylon...by George S. Clason)

  How does one make a money tree trading?   

It takes some time, commitment and a lot of (smart) work. Building wealth and achieving financial success is not an overnight process, but rather a journey that requires consistent effort and dedication.

Here are the steps to creating your money tree:

First you must prepare your soil (Principle #1, #2 and #3). 

Then you must plant your seed (fund your trading account).

Next you cultivate and take care of your tree as it grows (Principal #4 and #5).

As time moves forward, your seed becomes a tree of money that you can pluck from daily as perpetual wealth is continually accumulated!

That my trading friends is true wealth in abundance!

Wealth can renew, but riches can be wiped out—become wealthy and you, your family and your future generations can better control their destinies!

Now, do you remember my question above?

Did you choose the Penny?

Some people realize I am up to something and will choose the penny, but really do not know what they have done. All they do know is it will probably be worth more than the million dollars, but have no idea what the compounding effect can do for them or how long it takes.

Take a look at this chart below for the results of a penny doubled every day vs. taking the Million Bucks!

It's simply amazing if you can grasp what this chart shows you about COMPOUNDING your investment!

A single penny (properly managed) can become a money-tree that pays dividends for the rest of your life!

If you fail to grasp the concept of compounding or refuse to put the discipline in place to make it work for you, then you are doomed to trading failure, so follow my proven TGIF PAYDAY!, Stimulus-Compounder, Super SPY-X and Lotto Trade strategies to compound your way to trading bliss and arrive in the land of 7-Figure profitability and beyond!

Session 3 - Exit strategies     

Did you notice my tag line on the home page?

 "Entry is Key...Exit is Everything ^TM"

Well, those words I coined were learned from very hard and expensive experience. It's quite easy to get into any stock or option position, and many, if not just about everyone, does not know how to properly exit a trade!

In fact, most of the educational outlets like to sell you the "sizzle" and do not like to give you the "steak" or, in other words, the definite downside to trading.

I hope you genuinely take-to-heart my words; and then have the wisdom to actually apply them—it will save you literally thousands of dollars and tremendous amounts of stress levels—because if you do not have a well-defined exit strategy, then you are going to suffer a lot of financial pain!

A trader who does not count the cost has nothing to gain...The donFranko

So, let's look at the cost of a trading loss.

Many people plant a seed in hopes of developing a money tree; some get excited when the first fruits appear and pluck them; however, this is a BIG mistake—you must nurture your tree and develop it to its full potential before you start to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

There will be losses (more like setbacks if you have principle 1 intact) that will happen; and if you are not careful, your money tree will not recover—you will be forced to plant another one.

Taking profits from your money tree too early will diminish the growth of that tree and ultimately the BIG rewards it could have given you—be patient and let it grow large enough to pay you handsomely...month-after-month!

Now, let's take a look at this chart below and see how losses can cripple you in NO TIME!

*These figures do not take into consideration the outside costs associated with trading: commissions, trading expenses and taxes.

As you can see, you might think a loss of 33% or even 50% is acceptable on a given trade, but in fact, it's a huge burden to overcome. Simply put, if you are undercapitalized, and play with too much of your portfolio in a single trade, your account can be quickly devastated—killing your money-tree before it can even take root.

The first strategy to avoiding massive trading losses in the markets is using all the principles I have outlined above. I would like to reiterate, LOUDLY, that you make a precise, well written, trading plan!

This must contain, at the bare minimum the following criteria:

1. Your goals for trading.

2. Your intent each day.

3. Your amount of risk and loss you are willing to accept.

4. Finally, and in my professional opinion, the discipline to stay in an educational program (books and/or seminars) at least once a month.

NOTE: The best thing you can do is find a successful trader and get mentored by them...that is priceless!

The next step is picking the proper investments to risk your money on, but how do you do that? You use tools like this website, proprietary trading software, CNBC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC (very loosely), and a good broker to execute your trades.

Let’s take a closer look at these choices:

1. Investment advisory web sites:

• There is a plethora of choices out there. Everyone believes they have the "holy grail" of advice. Some of these sites may have good ideas and pick some winners from time-to-time, but I certainly would not believe they have it all figured out. I strongly encourage you to always seek advice from your trusted advisors. Many of the sites out there have great information and good picks etc., but ultimately the responsibility lies solely on you and your ability to make good trading decisions. Pick a couple of outlets based on their performance track records and use them with caution. I would encourage you to do your own due diligence and rely on us or others as confirmation of your own research and trade ideas.

2. Proprietary Software:

• This could be mind-boggling to anyone if you have ever attended a stock trading or financial planning convention. You have choices for: Options, Stocks, Futures, Forex, Fibonacci pattern recognition, Real Tick, E*trade, REDI Plus, TradeStation, TradingView, AI trading BOTS, Text-to-Trade services, stock chart deciphering programs, money management advice and the list goes on into the hundreds...I have always said a psychotherapist could fill up their appointment book and make a killing at one of these events...lol

• I have used a number of these programs and trading tools throughout my trading journey; and the ones I have found that have helped me the most are: TC2000 Stock Charting , TastyLive.com 

• I currently use: TastyTrade, ThinkorSwim now at Schwab and TradeStation to execute my trades. I have used other brokers like: E-trade , Interactive Brokers , but I prefer TastyTrade or Schwab.

• And now, if you want a really cheap place to trade occasionally, then Robinhood / Webull  can be pretty cool ways to trade from your smart phone for NO COMMISSIONS, but nothing if "free" in the trading world; and they are not good sources for my more advanced strategies.

3. CNBC and other news outlets:

• Everyone knows them. We all watch with anticipation every day what tidbits of "inside information" the talking heads and their "guru" guests can pass our way. They have all those "experts" who give us their pure unbiased truth's right? Not in my experience... In fact, I have never gotten consistently profitable trade ideas from these outlets; and most of the trading day, I just turn off the sound because I get tired of hearing the same story line spewed out by each of the talking heads over, and over , and OVER again—most of the time I find the channel to be more comical to watch day-to-day...it's just NOISE!

• What I did not know in the early days watching these news outlets was what it would really cost me—a lot of money, frustration and create VERY BAD HABITS!—and that I found out, through painful experience, those great and glorious guests (analysts for major investments firms) would come on and proudly proclaim their upgrades and downgrades on select stocks to buy and/or sell. When the general public (suckers...me being one of them back then) will just suck up that "specialized knowledge" and hit the buy or short buttons with enthusiasm no understanding the train wreck that was coming around the corner. Sure, it worked every time and I made zillions...ha, ha, ha...but in my experience, it worked less than 5% of the time; and I lost multi-thousands of dollars until I finally realized they basically know absolutely nothing; because the upgrade/downgrade scam (yes, it's a scam alright) has been used for eons to shake out retail investors and bilk the ignorant public out of their holdings (and money) to the benefit of savvy investors, big fund managers, market makers, deep pocket private investors and now algorithmic AI program trading bots—the SHARKS!

• When you choose to watch these channels, you must glean out the little truth's in their words and paltry advice. Back in the old days of trading (pre 2000 bubble), those talking heads would come on and give you advice to buy or sell a security with great confidence and expertise. As I learned more and more about their manipulations, I came to realize that you need to listen closely; and then do your own homework! Because, many times, I have seen them tout a stock as a 'great buy" only to see it drop shortly afterwards in the next few days. What is comical is after the big 2001 meltdown, the protectors of truth (the news outlets...ha! ha!) put in policies to ask those "gurus" of the markets if they actually owned any of the securities they promoted. Ironically, well over 80% of them would say "NO" they do not own the very securities they promote as "good buys"...you do the math!?!

• When you watch these alleged "experts" a good rule of thumb is to pay attention to who is doing the talking. If you get a large brokerage analyst pumping or dumping a stock, especially after that stock reported great earnings or just before earnings, you must really listen to their words, and more importantly, consider their motives. So many times, I have seen a stock pumped, and in a few days,  it dumps below the price it was the day they were touting it as a "great buy." Most of the time, these purported analysts will be giving the ignorant buying public skewed information to (in my experienced opinion) line their pockets with YOUR MONEY!!! I know it sounds unthinkable, but you only need listen to the news outlets around earnings season; and then follow those very stocks to confirm what I am saying.

• As short-term option traders, we have to do our due diligence before putting on any trade because of the outside factors like upgrades/downgrades, unexpected news, political uncertainties; and then there is always the mechanics of option pricing we cannot control: Time Decay, Delta, Vega, Theta, Rho...it's all Greek to me!

4. The right brokerage:

• This is a make-or-break choice, and you must choose wisely who handles your trade executions. There are two schools of thought out there. The first is to hire a licensed Series 7 educated (and I mean educated by actually trading their own live, fully funded account vs. a reader of textbooks to pass a test) Stock Broker to assist you with your investment decisions and trades. Using a stock broker can be an experience. You need to carefully select your broker and then be able to effectively communicate your goals and trading strategies with him/her. If you cannot come to a meeting of the minds, collect your money and find one who will see it your way.

If you are not as experienced as you would like to be, find a broker who is making more money than you (trading their own account) and then you can listen to his/her views on investing. There are so many brokers out there who claim to be successful who is making less than $50k a year—and none of it is from trading their own accounts—to whom are you listening?

The second choice is those "cheap" discount brokers. Many investors think the "commission free" trade is the "deal" and do not realize there is a hidden cost. The bottom line on the execution of trades is to get filled. What you DO NOT want is a brokerage (Robinhood and Webull) that re-routes your orders to their preferred market makers for the benefit of their bottom line. You MUST work with brokers that give you direct access to the trading floor if you plan on being a day trader in the options markets.

With that being said, the "discount" brokerage houses are NOT the best choice if you are a day trader. I recommend you choose a broker that is "direct access" and make sure they do not route your orders to preferred market makers. If you are a long-term or swing trader, then you do not need to be concerned with this issue and can use the cheap brokerage outlets.

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Session 4 - Knowing when to trade   

• Every time you think about pulling the trigger on a trade, you should first consider your exit strategy.

Entry is Key...Exit is Everything! ^TM

•  If you can honestly say to yourself you stuck to your principles; then you can be confident you are on the right track; however, I did not say you made the right decision. There are many reasons to get into a trade—and many more why you should not!
• Let’s explore some of the finer points of this concept:

• I am about to share with you a secret that will make you more money than just about any other strategy you can come up with. This one priceless piece of advice has taken me literally thousands upon thousands of dollars in losses; and hours upon hours of study and seminars to find. It's little known advice, but worth every cent of wisdom you can lock into your head:
• What makes a stock move and how can you profit from it?
• The first thing that comes to most traders’ minds is a company that is making money or one with a low P/E ratio, a great book value or pays a dividend. Sure, I can agree with you that these are all great qualities for the buy-and-hold crowd, but they are not the primary reasons for short-term options traders like us.
• What you want is active ravenous volatility moves that cause buyers or sellers to splurge with their money after you buy a position.
• Before you can buy a position you need to know the future, and then how to trade on it, but how can anyone really know the future?
• Well, if you are ready for the secret to the gold mine then here it is: 

FUTURE COMPELLING NEWS!

• These three words are worth untold fortunes to those who can understand them. Now I am not able to give you the complete details of this revelation with this free education...I paid too much tuition over the years to learn it!
• So, if you do not want to pay tuition (like I did) going it on your own, then you need to simply subscribe to my members only area or order my e-book(s) for step-by-step training on how, and most importantly, when to use this valuable knowledge.

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