Ditching Textbooks for Trading: How Former "F" Student Thrives in Thailand w/ Ethan Palagonia

Ethan Palagonia shares his journey into trading, starting during COVID as a high school student. He emphasizes the importance of finding a mentor and incorporating their teachings into your own personalized system. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/ethan-palagonia/ Key moments - [07:17] Everyone needs their own personalized trading system. - [07:44] Find a mentor to give you the main foundation and then add your own twist. - [19:28] Play out your edge. Have faith in your edge and let it play out. - [25:12] Sacrifice the life you have now for the life that you want. - [36:01] You have to be super familiar with market structure like breaks of structure. - [36:27] Learn liquidity and incorporate it into your trading. - [38:05] It was all about inner work, developing your mind and not letting things that happen to you affect you. - [39:04] Your trading might not be as bad as you think if you get the trade management down. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5D9XvQ2sIc --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker. https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.com https://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ --- More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method. https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders. https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup. https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ --- Educational only - not financial advice. Risk: https://tradingnut.com/disclaimers/ Some links are affiliate partnerships.