Mindset, strategy, execution - stocksmadesimple E-book #2: The no-bullshit guide, designed to show you the proper mindset and approach needed to succeed in the markets. If you are here for the "get-rich-quick scheme" or hack - you are wasting your time. If you want to better your situation and results - welcome.

By Stocks Madesimple

This e-book is designed to change the way you think and operate, when it comes to trading and investing (although many of the topics apply in other areas of business), in order to arrive at greater places – whatever that may be for you.
There is no "magic trick" or "hack" that will turn you into the perfect trader overnight - those are lies spread by scammers and institutions.
If you are here for the "get-rich-quick" way - leave now, as you will be wasting your time.
On the other hand, if you actually want to change (and I do mean actually) - then keep reading and taking notes, as the concepts, stories and lessons you are about to encounter, are picked for a reason.
I have gathered the former over the years, both from my experience, but also from the insight of my friends and mentors.
And I would like to end with this: no matter what strategy or approach someone is showing you, regardless how well it may actually work, we are all different. We have different believes, we have different filters for the world, we take different actions, and thus we get different results - trading and investing are not a "one size fit all" - you have to find what works for you and stick to it.
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9781471647277

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If you have got any questions regarding the information below, simply reach out via Instagram or our Free Telegram group (if you read through it first – you may find an answer to your question)

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There is also 1:1 coaching available for those that wish a deeper and more personalized knowledge and actionable advice, or are simply sick and tired of being sick and tired, and are willing to take it to the next level, whatever that may mean for each person – just reach out and ask.

The 1:1 will include some of my investing ideas outside of the markets and actional tips on how to get started in those off-market spheres.

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All remaining links for ways to get involved in our community, or learn from me can be found in my Linktree.

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(I know you won’t ready everything below.. I already do).

This e-book is designed to change the way you think and operate, in order to arrive at greater places – whatever that may be for you.

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You need to be open to that (only you truly know if you are), otherwise continuing reading will not do much for you.

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As you go along, take notes, draw with a pencil if you have to - smart people write things down, stupid people try to remember everything.

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If you didn’t quite get the point in any chapter or section, keep going over it, you can also try visualizing what I’m conveying where possible.. visualization is the easiest way to learn or memorize something.

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If your strategy is buy and hold, you may experience months or even years of worse-than standard performance, the following is general guidance and as with everything, there are always exceptions to the rule.

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Note that the following was wrote in Q1 and Q2 of 2022, certain tradeable instruments, prices and ticker symbols may not be around, or may have drastically changed, when you are reading on them in this e-book.

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With that in mind, whatever you read in this e-book, you have to adjust it to your situation, goals, risk tolerance and strategy.

There is no cookie-cutter approach to trading and investing, there is the approach that works specifically for you!!!

The Big 22

- You already have what you need...

- Why is mindset the first thing to take care of

- This is a long-term game

- Be + Do = Have

- The Science of getting Rich

- Health, wealth and mindset

- How you think is everything...

- Take full responsibility

- It's always your choice!

- Beliefes > Mindset > Actions

- Repetition is the mother of skill (there is a certain way)

- Mind, method and money

- Prices and markets are irrational, not logical...

- What is your goal?

- Those who don't learn from their mistakes, are doomed to repeat them

- Only you can train you to the fullest potential

- It's read -> apply, not read read read read..

- Ignore fearmongers

- Every trade is unique

- Grey areas

- Strategies are like onions

- Do you think you got it?

2. Mindset

- Wealthy VS poor

- The money flow is all around you.. open your eyes

- Pressure creates diamonds

- Time x Amount x Yield = The Millionaire Code

- Prices are too high

- It's just a probabilities game..!

- Your expectations

- People will try to pull you down

- Why smart people fail in trading

- The winds

- Good times and good times

- Priorities

- What's the personality of this stock?

- ETF's - how to take advantage of them, but what to keep in mind

- Leveraged ETF's

- How yo uhandle 1000, dictates how you will handle 100,000

- Growth stocks and interest rates

- Who is already doing what you want?

- Multiple streams of income

- Trophy stocks list

3. Big mistakes for those starting out

- Over risking

- Positive outlook and self-talk

- Rigid rules & flexible expectations VS flexible rules & rigid expectations

- Why most traders do not use Stops

- Problems at work/life/relationships?

- Flipping your 500$ account...

- No diversification

- Hesitation when entering trades

- Think like the casino, act like the casino

- Following mass thinking or following the herd

- Conviction, faith and courage cannot be transferred, bought or leased...they need to come from within

- Entitled damaging believes

- Revenge trading

- FOMO

- Demo trading

- Why most people shouldn't start with options or forex

- Why out-of-the-box strategies typically fail

- I don't know how X works... Go figure it out..?

- Waiting for the right moment

- News

- Cam you actually lose the money you risk?

- The reality of trading and scalping, and who you really are up against

- Turn envy into curiosity

- Overtrading

- Celebrate wins, but don't get over your head

- Why most traders fail

- IPO's are for losers

- Strategy rules are there for a reason

- Why looking at other traders and their results will only sabotage you

- If you had put 10,000$ in X, you would now have X amount of $

- Lack of self-control

- A million dollars on your lap

- Time for some perspective

- Irrational behavior

- Watchlists

- NO one trades for free

- Do you have an actual reason to go int this trade?

- Constant optimization

- I lost X/this happened.. good, what did you learn?

- Trading is not investing

- Why people jump from strategy to strategy

- Forget about binary options

- SPAC's

- Have you done your homework?

- Risk/reward perception

- Stop hunting is tolta bullshit..

- After you open a trade

- Opportunities

- Are you honest with yourself?

- Keeping track and managing multiple trades

4. Buy and hold

4.1 Basic:

- Markets go up, overtime

- Why it works

- Is price really too high?

- Why looking at where you got in, doesn't help you

- Zoom out, see the big picture, think..

- Rich people and wealthy people

- One man's foreclosure is another man's opportunity

- Assets > items

- Why did X stock drop?

- Why you want prices to go down

- Negative news = opportunity

- Eat the egg, not the chicken

- How to care less

- Bigger piture perspective

- Bear markets

- Priorities

- Most stuff you buy goes to 0

- Sometimes, it's better to just hold your ground

- Dividend cutting

- Dogs of the Dow strategy

- Dividend yield gets me only X..

- Creating a stronger bond with your investments

- Not necessary, I personally don't do this, but: you can try imagining yourself participating, or even running the business you are investing in

4.3 Advanced:

- Dividend yields 2.0

- Potential explosive trades

- Extrapolating revenues

- Turning dividend payments into cash

- Global events and your positions

- Pairs trades

5. Other

- Nothing works 100% of the time

- No one knows where price is going

- When do you think was the best time to get involved?

- Finance news

- Getting intimate with your tradeable instruments

- Cyclical trades

- Hedging your oil positions

- Mergers

- Stock splits

- Growth companies

- Big companies

- Safe heavens

- Online sources I use on a daily basis:

6. Setups

6.1 Basic:

- What kind of chart should I use..?

- Naked charts

- Find a pattern (method)

- The box and my pattern

- The Golden setup

- Try breaking your charts up in boxes

- The 200-day Moving Average

6.2 Advanced:

- It may take 5, 6 or 10 MF's to reach a stocks' true value

- It's fractal.. What are fractals?

- Using multiple time frames to quickly assess price action

- Big indexes (up), but major stocks inside them (down) = opportunity

- Is the whole sector/index dropping, or just your stock

- A standard daily ritual..

- Re-entries at the 50 RSI

- Different kinds of buy entries

- Dollar cost averaging

- Breaking the box

- Broken family

- Closing positions in a loss

- Bank levels, do they work, and where did they come from

- $TWTR plays with the 20-day

- My strategy

- Indicators:

- Online tools/resources:

7. Final words:

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The Big 22

-      You already have what you need…

Just like Mike Tyson, Henry Ford, Einstein or anyone else you might look up to... you have the spark, you have the seed that can blossom into the best version of itself.

You have to feed, take care of, develop and safeguard that seed, for the reason that it will be attacked, tried to be stolen and taken advantage of.

What I am essentially saying is, you are ready, you do not need to wait any longer, you need to act, whatever that may mean for you.. And only you truly know what that whatever is..

This e-book is not intended to be a RA-RA speech where you get motivated for 10 minutes, and you don’t progress.

This e-book is intended to bring concepts to your attention, that otherwise you may not

Ultimately, if you don’t believe in you, if you are not rooting for you.. I am rooting for you, and I believe in you.

You have what you need.

-      Why is mindset the first thing to take care of

This is your foundation, your holy grail, your religion, the asset you need to guard the most, and it will be attacked – trust me… spouses, friends, family, society…they are not just after your money, but your sanity, tranquility and mindset.

No great and long-lasting structures were built with weak foundations (pyramid, great wall, biggest businesses).

Mindset over everything.

How many punches do you think Mike Tyson has performed, in order to master his craft?

How many shots do you think Michael Jordan has done, in order to become worldwide famous?

How many trades do you think Ray Dalio has taken, in order to become one of the best fund managers out there?

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The point is – no great abilities come with mediocre attempts and determination,

even when you are learning something, and not inventing it..

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Do you think people can go in the book store, purchase a medical book on brain surgery, read it over the weekend and think that, next Monday – they can perform brain surgery to real patients without a flaw? – No, you don’t

Do you now think people can go in the book store, purchase a trading book named How I made 3,000,000$ in the markets last year, read it over the weekend and think that, next Monday – they can generate and execute trading ideas? – Maybe you don’t, but most people see nothing wrong with the second example.

Why is that?

Because traders (in the beginning) have a 50% chance of winning.

This gives the average person a sense of "oh, this must be so easy – I don’t have to adjust my mindset, read for 2 weeks, then practice at least 1 year and