331: Professional Forex Trader's Priceless Lessons - Akil Stokes

Professional Forex Trader's Priceless Lessons In episode 331 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with professional trader Akil Stokes. He has built his Forex trading career for more than a decade and has helped thousands of traders perform at their best in the markets. Akil is the kind of person who takes a no-bs & realistic approach to professional Forex trading. He is also a big believer in continuous improvement as traders. Watch the interview until the end for some priceless advice from a professional Forex trader. Watch the video interview! More Interviews with Akil Stokes Previous interview with Akil Stokes (#297) Previous interview with Akil Stokes (#010) In This Episode, You'll Learn... 0:15 Introduction 0:23 Who is Akil Stokes and what he does 1:38 What is the biggest difference with Akil since the last interview with Etienne 3:00 How does "trading simply" looks like 4:33 Does Akil still trade advanced chart patterns 5:12 Why it is important to have multiple skills 6:20 What type of markets do advanced patterns work best 7:09 What Akil thinks of Fundamentals in trading 8:15 Why Akil hasn't transitioned to Cryptocurrency trading 10:25 Has Forex Trading become obsolete? 11:35 How can you know if a market is going to be volatile or not 12:17 What are the top mistakes traders make when learning 14:06 How does Akil keep his top-notch mindset 15:45 How becoming a father affected Akil's trading 17:16 What is Akil's routine during the holidays 19:29 How can you use "volume" data in Forex trading 21:40 Why you need to keep improving your strategies over time 23:05 How often does Akil tweak his strategies 24:07 How can you shorten your learning curve 25:49 Why Backtest and demo are not a waste of time 27:40 How to get in contact with Akil 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! DesireToTRADE's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker) 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 Akil Stokes? TierOneTrading Youtube Twitter Instagram 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!