If you want to read charts with confidence and stop second-guessing every tradeā¦
I just posted a new interview with price action expert, Al Brooks.
We go deep into how to manage losing trades, spot reversals early, and use price action as your guide and not just "hope."
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/xhAle897TXo
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Blowing up weeks of progress in just one bad dayā¦ Weāve been there.
I just posted this new video where Michael and I share the 3 mistakes that almost ended our trading careersāand how you can avoid them.
These are the traps that slowed us down for years, and most traders still fall into them without even realizing it.
Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/sW3RHBHXcKo
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If you want to trade full-time (and actually make it last), youāll want to hear this.
I just posted a new video where I share what 8 years of trading full-time has really been likeāthe good, the bad, and the parts no one warns you about.
Most traders dream about quitting their job to trade, but few know what it actually takes to keep that freedom going.
This video will help you figure out if full-time trading is truly for you.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/Td_1Rt8RNYU
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If you want to stay consistent and actually grow as a traderā¦
I just posted a new interview with Dave Floyd where we dig into what it really takes to manage money and trade profitably long-term.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/jV2mkSheRU4
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If you want to become a consistent traderā¦
I just posted this new video where Michael talks about why learning to lose well is the skill most traders skip.
The truth is, losing trades arenāt the enemy. Theyāre part of the game. How you handle them is what separates the pros from the ones who burn out.
Watch it here š https://youtu.be/XOV4rXDzpsA
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90% of staying profitable throughout the year is just adapting your strategy to the market context.
Itās just like farming:
When it rains, you plant. When itās dry, you irrigate. When the frost hits, you cover the crops.
If a farmer tried to water his crops during a thunderstorm, youād think he lost his mind.
But thatās exactly what some traders do when they stick to one strategy year-round no matter what the marketās doing.
Why am I telling you all this? š
For the next few months of 2025, there are two main ways to make real money tradingā¦
And one way you should avoid until the market gets a clear direction again.
This is the kind of knowledge that separates the traders who actually make money from the ones who keep swinging for the fences and blowing up their accounts, so pay close attention.
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The first way is swing trading the daily and weekly charts, which is how Iāve made most of my income since 2024.
I talked a lot about this method earlier this month, so we wonāt go too deep into it today.
But basically:
Itās great because you trade in 15 mins/day, take a few trades per week, and spend the rest of your time away from the charts.
Sure, you have to hold on to your trades for longer than a day traderā¦
But itās perfect if you want a profitable strategy while keeping chart time to a bare minimum.
The other way is scalping.
With scalping, we trade ultra-short term (M1 and M5) chartsā¦
Which means youāre catching 10ā20 small moves (pullbacks) per day with tight stops and small targets.
If you do it right, it takes less than 1ā2 hours per day to hit your profit target and you can create a hyper-consistent income with a high trading volume.
We generally aim for a high win rate, so there are also very few losing days which makes it a lot easier on your mindset.
And hereās what might surprise you:
Most folks think swing trading is the complete opposite of scalping, but theyāre actually very similar. (Image)
The main difference is that scalpingās all about stacking up small wins over time with a high win rate (90% or more) and strict rules.
As Coach Mike Toma always says:
āWeāre not going for home runs. Weāre taking crumbs off the floor.ā
Not that ācrumbsā means you wonāt make a lot of money with scalping (you can make a lot!).
You just need to have the right mindset so you donāt end up overtrading.
So those are the two best methods for the next few months of 2025.
Itās either longer term (daily and weekly) or very short-term (scalping).
Anything between those two timeframes (15-min, 1-hour, 4-hour, etc.) is going to be tougher for now because youāre stuck in the āchop zoneā¦ā
Not enough volatility for big swing profits, but too much noise to hit a high win rate like a scalper.
Now, if you like trading short-term, thereās a right way and a wrong way to do it and weāll get into that in the next post.
For now, take a look at this Scalping Masterclass video where three full-time scalpers walk you through the strategies theyāve used to live off the markets for years.
https://youtu.be/3BDUwM5YgSo?si=kuU8b...
Comment below if you have specific questions about scalping and Iāll do my best to answer as many of them as possible!
Keep crushing it šŖš
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Not every trade is a win.
If you want to see what 6 months of daily chart trading really looks likeā¦
I just did a full review of my trading accountāevery win, every mistake, and the numbers behind it.
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/wXQKSE33NMI
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The latest post, I gave you my thoughts on the most concerning trend for traders in 2025.
And based on the responses to that post, this is a problem on a lot of tradersā minds.
Today, I want to give you more context into whatās happening ā
And hopefully youāll take action to avoid the mistakes nearly everyone else is making.
Letās take a look at the numbers:
(I canāt get stats for Forex so I looked at stocks and ETFs)
In the first half of 2025, traders bought $155 billion worth of U.S. stocks and ETFs, and another $50B in July aloneā¦
Which is already more than the $152B in retail trades in all of 2021.
This in itself is not bad. It means more people are becoming traders, and thatās exciting!
15 years ago, retail traders made up only 10% of all U.S. equity volume, and now itās above 20%.
Again, really cool stuff. Iām always thrilled that more people are learning skills to build more freedom.
But when you look at the full picture and connect the dots, the numbers tell a scarier story:
- From Q2 2024 to Q2 2025, intraday trading volume shot up by 50%, and that trend is not slowing down even in Augustā¦
- U.S. margin debt shot past $1 trillion in June, higher than in 2021 when everyone was getting into debt to trade risky stocksā¦
In other words, even though itās summer:
- More people are day trading than ever before.
- More people are risking more money that they donāt have vs. before.
- More people are glued to Reddit and X (Twitter), usually gambling on risky stocks.
The worst part?
Millions of traders have spent their summer at their charts, forcing trades that donāt usually reach their take profitsā¦
And itās costing them time and money theyāll never get back.
And look, Iām not here to hate on day trading.
As long as youāre consistently profitable, you could be gambling on meme stocks all year long.
But we both know day trading in the summer doesnāt usually mean consistent profits.
It means following chaotic moves that donāt follow through, and getting burned when you try to scalp momentum.
It means jumping into trades too early or closing them out too soon...
Because the conditions are just not right for day trading right now.
It means looking back in August and realizing that your equity curve has barely grownā¦
Even though your chart time increased a lot because you had more time off work.
The most important thing you can do right now is be aware of whatās happening to the market psychology.
Itās the only way you can avoid getting dragged into the tide thatās pulling most traders under.
Next post, Iāll walk you through how to stay out of the mess.
Keep crushing it šŖ š
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If you want trading to be more than just charts and screen timeā¦
I sat down with Jason Graystone to discuss what financial freedom really looks like ā not just building wealth, but actually living free.
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Y775BUBeTAk
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If your trading hasnāt been as profitable as you wanted in the summer, read this very closely.
Every day, I coach hundreds of students in my private programs.
I analyze the strategies they use, the trades they place, and the mindset they operate from.
I also get a good read on how most traders thinkā¦ from the DMs I get from my followers every day.
Thanks to this, Iām very aware of how the market psychology is changingā¦and this summer, Iāve noticed a pretty concerning trend.
Based on the raw numbers, most traders are spending more time at the charts than ever beforeā¦ even if they donāt want to.
And not only that, but theyāre trading in a way thatās:
1. Riskier than usual.
2. Less structured than usual.
3. Less rewarding than usual.
In other words, thereās been a huge increase in dopamine-driven trading.
Itās summer. The kids are out of school. The weatherās beautiful.
Itās the perfect time to spend with family and friends, make memories, and enjoy the sunshine.
And yet in June and July, brokers are seeing tons of new traders come in, looking for easy money.
Heck, I even started trading during the summer back in 2013.
But most people donāt realize that trading in the summer isnāt like the rest of the year.
All the big fund managers are (for the most part) on vacation. They donāt trade heavily.
Even the people who are trading a bit more responsibly struggle.
Theyāre often still using the same strategies from the rest of the year when liquidity and volume are much strongerā¦ and itās not going well for them.
Right now, the conditions are the absolute worst they can be for day trading, and a lot of people are still trying to force trades on the lowest possible timeframeā¦
Only to walk away with little to no return, or even losses.
With everything going on, itās the right time to self-reflect and ask yourself these three questions:
- Has your P&L actually grown this summer, or just your screen time?
- Do you have a strategy that adjusts with the market, or are you just hoping what worked in March still works in July?
- If your chart time is higher than 1 hour per day, are you trading this way because it truly fits your lifestyleā¦ or because itās the only way you know to spot trades?
I know these are tough questions to askā¦
So if the answers arenāt what you wanted to hear, take a step back.
Look at how much time youāre spending at the charts every day vs. what you makeā¦ and whether thereās a better way forward.
Comment below, let me know your answers and thoughts. I want to hear where youāre at right now.
If you want to hear more about whatās been happening in the market these past few months, let me know as well. I can dive deeper in the next post.
Keep crushing it šŖš
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Etienne Crete is a swing trader from Montreal, Canada. He is known for traveling the world while trading full-time since 2017 and is the founder of Desire To Trade, aiming to help aspiring traders develop profitable trading methods and achieve financial independence.
Etienne started his trading journey in 2013 and realized that the only way to succeed was by surrounding himself with traders ahead on the journey.
His platform offers a variety of resources, including educational videos, a podcast, and programs, designed to help traders get profitable and scale up their trading,
Through the āDesire To Trade Podcastā he has interviewed over 400 successful traders and experts to share their insights into trading for a living. Through his work, Etienne aims to help traders achieve the freedom to travel and live on their terms while following their passion for trading.