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Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. There’s a statistic floating around you’ve probably heard: “90% of traders lose 90% of their money in 90 days" While we can’t confirm where this claims is from, The truth is not far off- babypips.org reveal some truths: Taking this stat, if I were to join the 80 percent of traders, doing what they are doing and showing on social...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Tips/Advice/to avoid forcing: How do I stop overtrading? REVIEW your plan - TRUST in your plan that when the opportunity presents itself it will be effortless, and very obvious to you. Take a step back from the markets. Let it be. It will be there when you return with a fresh and clear mind. Accountability partner. (community - H...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Afraid to "pull the trigger" on a trade? Pulling the trigger can be harder in different phases of your trading. Meaning it will be mentally harder to enter a position in a losing period rather than winning period. Solutions: How to overcome the fear of pulling the trigger Know your plan - backtest if you’re not confident in your...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Are you gambling or are you trading? When it feels good just to look at the charts, you may have an addiction, a trading/chart addiction. Gambling - take risky action in the hope of a desired result. Gambling addiction vs trading addiction If you label yourself a trader...DELETE the word “GAMBLING” from your dictionary. ​​Investi...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Don’t fall for false exceptions in this industry; You’ll save money and heartache. Lavish vacations. Only showing wins. Never losing. Lavish lifestyle. Always questions the sources you’re learning from. The quality of life depends on the quality of questions you ask. What’s my risk? Can I risk losing this investment? Trust but va...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this episode, we discuss a great from the book Market Wizards: Tom Basso. Our mission: Cultivate & sustain profitable traders. Our ethos: Be honest and transparent as we build our content off of what we consider three pillars of successful trading: Risk Management , Edge, and Psychology . We aim to provide you a solid foun...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Flow/in the zone state-deeply focused on something and nothing can bother you. Why is it important to get into a “flow state” More profit Less losses Allows you to make better decisions See more opportunities Avoid being married to positions Do you have to be “in the zone” all the time when trading? No but the closer you are to t...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. As we move on our Psychology mini-series. We dive into developing a winning attitude in everyday life, how to do so, and why this is important as traders. Steps to develop a winning attitude: 1) Set the commitment - come from a place of purpose. Get Real clear and detailed with your ultimate goal. 2) Create a plan. 3) Take small...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. As one of the 3 pillars of trading, Psychology is of the upmost importance. Resiliency, the ability to bear the worst and still come out on top, AKA mental toughness, is a trait not talked about enough when it comes to trading. Therefore, we dig a little into what resiliency is and how to develop mental toughness in challenging m...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Everyday we take risks. As traders, managing our risk is more important than learning how to get into the trade. In fact, entering the market is the easiest thing to do as traders, yet most traders focus too much on when to enter while lacking focus on how to manage the trade or exit properly at a maximum profit. Key takeaway fro...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. There’s a reason why prop firms like Tops step, MFF, and FTMO disallow trading during major events, it’s more so to protect you. Here are the main factors that we believe are key factors that drive the Forex Market. Key driving factors of the market: 1) NFP (non-farmers payroll); every first Friday. 2) FOMC - fed directing moneta...

In this episode, Glenn walks us through the two step process of getting funded. Benefits of going with a Prop firm: Don’t need to save capital saves time Not your money Reasonable profit splits Small fee for greater cash flow Less pressure Less stress Prop firms are trsanparent Goals with a Prop Firm: Prove Profitability. Manage Risk. No time limit to reach your goal. Great basic rules to implemen...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this episode, we go over Journaling and the importance of it! If you aren’tt journaling your trades…WHY?! Your journal should contain at least 6 categories: 1) Pair/product 2) Direction 3) Date trade goes live 4) Entry level/price 5) Stop loss 6) Result in percent/pips/ticsk Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i...

Positive Expectancy - What is Positive Expectancy ? Mark Douglas, famous trader states - “Remember our definition of a winning attitude: a positive expectation of your efforts with an acceptance that whatever results you get are a perfect reflection of your level of development and what you need to learn to do better.” “Expectancy Definition: the state of thinking or hoping that something, especia...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. PART 2 of 2: Process Over Profits In this Episode, we continue our 2 part mini series on Process Over Profits . Specifically we dive into the HOW to treat trading like a business from a psychological and individualistic point of view. We share what we believe are 10 components that will help any trader take trading serious. Our m...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. PART 1 of 2: Process Over Profits In this Episode we dive into the mindset of two persons. One who is an entrepreneur and one who is married to the paycheck or some form of it and how the mindset between the two has an affect on how we trade the markets. Our mission: Cultivate profitable (and ultimately funded) traders. Our ethos...

How do you mitigate revenge trading? You can counter revenge trading by focusing on remaining calm, focus on your trading plan and have discipline to carry out your rules. - tame the emotions -Pause and take a few to review what happened. Is that loss apart of your trading probability? Or was it an emotional decision? -Go back to your setup. Was it a valid entry? Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, fo...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. [this is a power episode: a quick key topic in under 30 mins] Are Hard Truth: Despite what you hear on the news or who you follow on the socials - NO ONE knows what the market will do next. That leaves a lot of room for uncertainty but that's what the market has been and always will be, uncertain. That then leads to one thing: AC...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this full length episode, we cover 10 pointers when encountering consecutive losses (or a string of losses). All strategies and traders encounter a string of losses no matter how great statistics may show - and that's okay. We grow when we learn how to overcome the mental hurdles that comes with trading. We hope this provides...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Are You struggling in the Markets? Regardless of Market Conditions, there are still traders and hedge funds out there making profits. The question then becomes, is it YOU? or is the Markets? One step into the direction of profitability is to start taking ownership. In this episode, we break down some common excuses we hear new tr...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this episode, Glenn talks about Drawdowns and how to handle them - EVERYONE goes through drawdowns. Our mission: Cultivate profitable (and ultimately funded) traders. Our ethos: Be honest and transparent as we build our content off of what we consider three pillars of successful trading: Psychology , Risk Management , and Stra...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Every Trader needs to have a successful trading mindset but what does that really mean? In this episode, we discuss what the best traders say and do when it comes to trading and psychology. We also share our own experiences with what it means to have a successful trading mindset and how we have overcome certain negative traits th...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. Financial Freedom. Lambos. Riches. Providing the best for our families. Living comfortably.... The list goes on and on for reasons why you trade and it's important because focusing on those things you in the market for the long haul. In this episode, we talk about discovering trading and how trading has the ability to endless pos...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this episode, we discuss Common Trading Mistakes that a trader can make. It's okay because ALL traders can and do make these mistakes. Being honest with ourselves is quite challenging but this will lead us into avoiding these simple mistakes. Our mission: Cultivate profitable (and ultimately funded) traders. Our ethos: Be hone...

Aloha! We are Glenn & Reid, founders of Hawai'i Trading Academy. In this episode, we share what our daily schedules would be like when we reach Full-Time trading status. We also discuss our trading routines during our trading sessions and how we go about our analysis. Our mission: Cultivate profitable (and ultimately funded) traders. Our ethos: Be honest and transparent as we build our content...