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My First 2 Months Trading - 20% Up, Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned
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Hi and welcome back to the Day Trading For Beginners podcast! I’m Tyler Stokes from StokesTrades.com, and this is Season 3, Episode 6. In this episode, I share my journey of trading real money for the first time, starting in April 2025. With my portfolio up 20% in just two months, I’m happy—but I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. This isn’t a true day trading strategy (despite the podcast’s name), and I explain why my approach works for my busy schedule. Tune in for 6 key lessons I’ve learned, from the importance of patience to avoiding news-driven trades, plus tips for new traders navigating the markets.
Download the 6 Month Blueprint: https://stokestrades.com/blueprint
TradingView Charting Software: Start a free trial here
TraderSync Trading Journal: Visit the official website here
Resources Mentioned:
Portfolio updates: Trading Challenge 2025
Our Community on Skool: Come join us here
What You’ll Learn:
- My trading strategy: Buying at support, avoid chasing breakouts, and riding momentum.
- Why this isn’t day trading—and how to test strategies with paper trading.
- Mistakes like selling too early ($HIMS, $GOOG), missing resistance zones ($TSLA, $COIN, $HOOD), and rushing entries ($OSCR).
- The power of patience: Letting price come to you with 1-3% entries.
- How charts predict moves before news, and why you should ignore noise on social media.
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. I’m sharing my personal trading experience for educational purposes.
Website and Other Social Accounts:
https://stokestrades.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@StokesTrades
Join Our Free Community on SKOOL:
https://www.skool.com/day-trading-for-beginners
51 episodes
Manage episode 487778720 series 3547688
Hi and welcome back to the Day Trading For Beginners podcast! I’m Tyler Stokes from StokesTrades.com, and this is Season 3, Episode 6. In this episode, I share my journey of trading real money for the first time, starting in April 2025. With my portfolio up 20% in just two months, I’m happy—but I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way. This isn’t a true day trading strategy (despite the podcast’s name), and I explain why my approach works for my busy schedule. Tune in for 6 key lessons I’ve learned, from the importance of patience to avoiding news-driven trades, plus tips for new traders navigating the markets.
Download the 6 Month Blueprint: https://stokestrades.com/blueprint
TradingView Charting Software: Start a free trial here
TraderSync Trading Journal: Visit the official website here
Resources Mentioned:
Portfolio updates: Trading Challenge 2025
Our Community on Skool: Come join us here
What You’ll Learn:
- My trading strategy: Buying at support, avoid chasing breakouts, and riding momentum.
- Why this isn’t day trading—and how to test strategies with paper trading.
- Mistakes like selling too early ($HIMS, $GOOG), missing resistance zones ($TSLA, $COIN, $HOOD), and rushing entries ($OSCR).
- The power of patience: Letting price come to you with 1-3% entries.
- How charts predict moves before news, and why you should ignore noise on social media.
Disclaimer: This is not financial advice. I’m sharing my personal trading experience for educational purposes.
Website and Other Social Accounts:
https://stokestrades.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@StokesTrades
Join Our Free Community on SKOOL:
https://www.skool.com/day-trading-for-beginners
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