He Makes A Living Algo Trading in Forex In episode 355 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Etienne sits down with Scott Welsh, a full-time algo trader. Scott trades automated trading strategies for a living. You'll learn his best tips on algo trading and how you can start trading algorithms yourself. Are you ready for it? Previous interview with Scott Welsh Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:38 What has changed with Scott's trading since the last interview? 2:30 How much work does algo trading require? 4:38 Why you should re-optimize your algos 6:02 How do you avoid over-optimization 10:54 Should you focus on a few symbols or a lot of symbols? 11:41 Scott's trading review process 13:30 How to find strategies for algo trading 14:46 Why you don't need to learn to code to be an algo trader 16:04 Why trading ideas don't matter 17:55 Example of a forex trading strategy 19:44 Why common indicator logic may not matter 20:23 Why a time-based stop loss works? 23:09 The mindset of an Algo trader 26:40 Why you shouldn't care about your P/L 27:37 Why Scott loves trading contests 30:12 Why Scott sometimes trades with high risk 31:53 Where to find Scott Welsh And much more! What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! Resources Mentioned Virtual Private Server (VPS): AccuWebHosting FXVPS Desire To Trade's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes How To Find Scott Welsh? Twitter Website What is one thing you are going to implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!