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Christian Flanders came away from the US investing championship with a 433% gain on the year of 2024, but he could have made improvements that netted him an additional 170%. Here’s how he did it. Christian took time to do a deep dive on his trading stats and found he could increase his reward well…

This is part two of the interview notes where Christian discusses his 433% gain from 2024 with Richard Moglen. Here is a link to part one. The power of limiting monthly drawdowns Christian evaluated the impact of capping monthly losses at different percentages, such as 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, and 1%, and found that capping…

Christian Flanders became the second place winner in the USIC championship of 2024 with an incredible 433% total return for the year. He recently had an interview with Richard Moglen which detailed his journey from poker player to seasoned trader. Here are the notes distilling this interview down to actionable tips, reminders and essential foundations…

For the best information on high tight flags, see Traderlion’s webpage on them here. The basics are below: A high tight flag is a powerful bullish chart pattern that occurs when a stock makes a dramatic upward move of at least 100-120% in 4-8 weeks, followed by a consolidation period where the stock consolidates in…

Spaced repetition is one of the most effective ways to absorb and ingrain trading rules, systems, and strategies in your mind and it will improve recall ability which is essential when evaluating price action. Spaced repetition is essentially strategically timing study sessions over days, weeks and months to reinforce lessons in your memory and prevent…

Traditionally to achieve what you want from trading— a higher account value, better reward for your risk, being a successful trader— you set actionable goals. For a while, this is exactly what I did too. Each goal was laid out, waiting for me to achieve it. I completed a few of them, but many were…

The double bottom pattern is less common than the cup and handle, though it appears from time to time. It tends to show up more frequently near correction lows and sometimes forms with a handle. A sharp “W” shape forms, with the right side of the W typically undercutting the left before rising again. Unlike…