pmccandless

Hey traders. Welcome to my trading journal where you'll find a little of everything from information about my background to my live trades, and the strategies I used to carry out those trades. I will be posting winning and losing trades to hopefully better my own trading management as well as others.

So to start off, here's a little bit about myself:

I grew up in Southern California where I began working my way to becoming a Firefighter/Paramedic in highschool as I thought this would be the perfect job for me. After working 4 years in the field as a Paramedic and Volunteer Firefighter I realized it wasn't what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I basically dropped everything and moved to Lake Tahoe, CA where I lived it up and worked seasonal positions as a Snowboard Instructor and dockhand. I soon came to realize more and more that my problem didn't lie within the jobs themselves, but the fact that I hated having a boss. It was December of 2008 that a buddy I met up in Tahoe (who was essentially doing the same thing as me... "getting away") turned me on to the markets. I fell in love instantly and have dedicated hours on end to eventually becoming a full time trader.

I now reside in Scottsdale, AZ and follow the Emini's the most, but also look for swing trades in the stock market from time to time as that is how I was first introduced to the markets. I am, by no means, trying to come off as experienced and "know what I'm doing", so to speak. I am very green still and have a lot of learning to do. I am simply sharing my experiences with you all in hopes that we can all get something out of it. I WILL say that taking Shoot and Brendan's Pro Course was exactly what I needed to take my knowledge to the next level. I now look at the markets in a completely different perspective and for the first time I feel like I get it.

I have recently been working hard to transition myself from paper trading to real money by building up my capital and continuing to watch educational videos and read articles. I would say that I "hope" to one day become a successful full time trader, but I KNOW this will happen eventually as I am constantly learning and being motivated by other's like Shoot and Brendan.

Anyways, thanks for taking interest in my approach to the markets and I hope to talk to you around the TradingApples Community soon! Also, be sure to leave comments with your thoughts on my videos. Enjoy!