523: Mastering Price Action Trading Will Make You Profitable - Al Brooks

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Mastering Price Action Trading Will Make You Profitable

In episode 523 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with price action legend, Al Brooks, discussing how mastering price action trading will make you profitable. If you've ever found yourself holding onto a losing trade, hoping it will turn around, you're not alone. In this conversation, we dive into the mental traps that trip up beginner traders and how to develop the clarity needed to trade without stress. Al shares decades of hard-earned wisdom on reading charts, managing risk, and the one thing that should never be part of your trading plan.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:45 The journey to learning price action
• 02:19 The “dishonest" early days of trading education
• 03:38 The realization: self-education is key
• 04:41 The common beginner problem: wiping out gains
• 06:05 The right way to scale into trades
• 07:47 How to know when you're wrong
• 09:10 Identifying a trend reversal
• 10:10 The experienced trader's mindset
• 11:23 Overcoming bias in trading
• 13:11 Protective stops for beginners vs. experienced traders
• 14:08 Making price action objective
• 16:23 Trading in a 40-60% probability world
• 18:05 Reward-to-risk and swing trading vs. scalping
• 19:54 The emotional toll of scalping
• 22:11 Adapting to different market times
• 26:11 Where to find Al Brooks

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How to find Al Brooks

• Al Brooks' Price Action Course

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