Elevate

In this email, I want to talk about the reality of trading.  Whether you’re trading stocks, futures, forex, or options, a lot of traders are finding it difficult to trade the current market chop.  Because that’s the reality of the post-covid market.  Gone are the days (at least for now!) of nice steadily rising trends.  Instead, markets are still struggling to get back into a consistent pattern.  And this causes havoc for many traders because they don’t know how to navigate the markets during this time.

I’ve been trading, coaching traders, and leading day trading chat rooms for about 15 years now.  And I know that many traders are getting shaken out of the markets.  The easy days of trading are over.  And the ones who survive are willing to learn new skills, see new things, and even trade new markets in order to find that sweet spot of profitability.

So, I wanted to do something about this.  

I wanted to create a comprehensive program that would help a handful of traders fix this problem.  And I say “handful” because this program is not for everyone.  You may not have the time to dedicate yourself to the program requirements.  You may lack the commitment to take a serious look at your own trading.  You may not be interested in learning something new.  I don’t know where you’re at right now with your trading.  But, give me just a few minutes of read time and I’ll tell you what I’m thinking.

First, let me back up a minute.  Last year, I created a program called “Coaching Foundations”.  This was a 6-week program in which gave a weekly webinar and then assigned a weekly task related to reviewing your trades based on various criteria.  The idea was this:  that for traders to improve, they must first take responsibility and be aware of what they’re already doing to consistently screw things up.

Let’s face it.  If you’re not making money with your trading, then something is missing.  You can beat yourself up all you want.  You can blame someone else for your failure.  However, the reality is that consistently making money in trading is not an easy task because it requires an advanced understanding of markets and probabilities.  Most traders don’t last long enough to attain those skills.  Many traders jump from one strategy or chat room to another, hoping to find some holy grail that will make trading easy for them.  What many traders don’t understand is exactly how much of their success depends upon having a system for trading and then knowing how the trade the probabilities within that system.  Trading is not getting good at gambling.  It’s not about being lucky.  It’s about following a proven system that produces a series of high-probability trade set-ups and learning how to manage the trade once you’re in it.  It’s about shifting your mindset and becoming a trader who thinks in terms of probabilities.  It’s not about shooting from the hip and hoping you get lucky now and then.

But getting to that mind shift and making the transition into becoming a consistently profitable trader is not easy and it is not quick.  It’s not going to happen without a lot of work, reflection, and training.

I’m calling this “Elevate” because I want to help you elevate your trading to a whole new level of profitability.  It will be completely up to you, of course.  I cannot rewire your thinking without you.  I cannot click the mouse for you when a good trade set-up occurs.  I cannot tie your hands behind your back when you shouldn’t be trading at all.  But I can teach you.  I can bring you to the water.  I can help you see the markets in a way that you’ve never done before.  I can give you feedback.  I can be an objective mentor as you push forward.  I can share some of my gray-haired wisdom from trading and leading chat rooms for the past 15 years.  And I can give you a system for trading the markets that will increase your probability for success.

In fact, I cannot imagine how anyone could go through this 3-month program and not exit the other side as a more profitable trader.  But, obviously, I cannot guarantee anything other than my commitment to you to make this trading thing work for you.

So here’s how this 3-month program will work…

Part One:  You will receive access to the weekly Coaching Foundations material.  Pre-recorded videos will introduce you to tools and thinking processes that will help you give an honest assessment of your own trading. This ongoing reflection on your own trading sets the foundation for making personal changes in your trading.  You will have a weekly written assignment and you’ll email me personally a weekly summary of this self-assessment.  There will be a live group coaching call in which I answer questions, etc.

Part Two:  In early November, I will lead a live 3-hour Plus webinar with members.  This webinar will be recorded if you’re unable to attend.  But, live attendees will be able to ask questions.  This weekend's webinar will be packed with information centered on these topics:

1.  Market structure
2. Trend.
3. Support/Resistance
4. Momentum
5. Strategies
6. Trade Management
7. Probability Thinking.

I will be using the 3-panel charts I’ve constructed for trading the SPY during this presentation.  By the end of this weekend's webinar, and seeing how I implement these ideas in my own trading, you will be better equipped to do two things:  create your own high-probability system using your own technical analysis and also use my system to trade the market.

Part Three:  After the webinar, you will have access to my “all-day SPY” charts.  You will be able to log into a live chat room for two full months, use my system as your own, and even trade my live alerts during the afternoon sessions.  

My goal is to create a small group of traders who are all looking at the same system for trading so that members can help each other “see” the trade set-ups as they’re happening and then make the best decisions for themselves.  We’ll take all of the personal insight from Part One, the “theory” from Part Two, and apply it in real-time for making high-probability trades.

We will have another group coaching call, separate from the live trading, to wrap things up.  At that point, if you want to continue with the live trading room, then you will have that option. 

Now, let me say one thing about my system for trading the SPY.  Many people don’t realize it, but you can use the SPY charts for three types of trading.

1.  You can simply buy and sell shares of the SPY.
2. You can use the SPY charts to day trade the micro E-mini S&P-500 Futures contracts.
3. You can use the SPY to day trade short-term options expirations.  With the introduction of same-day expiration options, you can use a small amount of capital to leverage high ROIs with little time exposure.

 When you layer these probabilities with a deep understanding of yourself (Part One) and a deep understanding of the market (Part Two), then your own probabilities for success go up enormously.

The price for this program is $697.  It is non-refundable and the program is for serious traders who are willing to put in some work to learn, study, and reflect on their own trading.

Here’s the link to sign up:  https://robert-joiner.mykajabi.com/offers/Eofd7EcZ

If the checkout page is still available, then one of the 10 spots is still available.  

If you would like to take the free trader assessment, then here’s the link for that:  https://robert-joiner.mykajabi.com/offers/NEjotsn3

I look forward to working with you to elevate your trading to a new level.

Sincerely,

Bob Joiner