Professional Trader Secrets Revealed In episode 358 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with full-time professional trader Ali Crooks. He has been trading for close to 20 years and runs a private fund. We discuss how he sees the market, his mindset, and his techniques when it comes to backtesting, live trading, and more! Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:36 Who is Ali Crooks and what does he do? 1:21 What is needed to maintain successful trading for the long term 4:26 How successful traders deal with the realities of trading 6:56 How to stop making the same mistakes as a trader 10:57 How journaling can help you find critical patterns of a trader 12:46 How is Ali Crooks private fund going? 15:20 How managing a fund affected Ali's trading 17:51 Ali's top advice for traders to manage external capital 20:13 How to use algo trading properly 23:30 The reality of algo trading 24:28 What to expect with algo trading 26:54 A quick way to look at backtest results vs reality 29:03 Setting up expectations between backtesting and live trading 30:31 When should you drop a strategy if it's not working 34:04 Ali's advice for traders afraid of trading live 37:17 Common mistakes of traders 37:25 The importance of expectations in trading 43:57 How to explain drawdowns to investors 46:08 Where to find Ali Crooks 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! 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 Ali Crooks? Website YouTube Instagram Twitter 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!