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Discover Your Strengths & Weaknesses as a Trader So You Can Attend to Them and Make Greater Profits

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Your Name
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What do you trade?
  • KeyAStocks
  • KeyBOptions
  • KeyCForex
  • KeyDFutures
  • KeyECommodities
  • KeyFCrypto
  • KeyGETFs
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Which best describes you?
  • KeyAMan
  • KeyBWoman
  • KeyCOther
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How long have you been trading?
  • KeyALess than a year
  • KeyB1-3 years
  • KeyC3-5 years
  • KeyDMore than 5 years
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In what age group are you?
  • KeyA25 or younger
  • KeyB26 to 39
  • KeyC40 to 54
  • KeyD55 to 64
  • KeyE65 or older
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How would you describe your profitability right now?
  • KeyATerrible
  • KeyBLosing money, but not a lot
  • KeyCAbout break even
  • KeyDMaking some, but not a lot
  • KeyEMaking money every month consistently
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How are you with sticking to your system?
  • KeyATerrible, I'm all over the place
  • KeyBI hesitate and chase trades quite a bit
  • KeyCCould be better
  • KeyDDoing pretty well, about 85-90%
  • KeyEI hardly ever deviate from my systam
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How often do you switch systems, jumping from one to another?
  • KeyADaily
  • KeyBWeekly
  • KeyCOnce a month or so
  • KeyDRarely
  • KeyEI stick with the same system, period
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How frequently do you make changes to your system?
  • KeyADaily
  • KeyBWeekly
  • KeyCOnce a month or so
  • KeyDMaybe a couple times a year
  • KeyEI never change my rules or system
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How often do you journal or make written notes on your trading?
  • KeyANever
  • KeyBMaybe a couple times a year
  • KeyCOnce a month or so
  • KeyDWeekly
  • KeyEDaily
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Have you ever started and run your own business successfully before trading?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Do you have clear and specific goals for the investment you've made in your trading operation? Things like overall ROI ($), ROI %, payback period, Account balance up to a certain amount by a certain date, etc.
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Have you created a business plan for your trading operation which spells out how you'll achieve your goals?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Do you have a documented risk and money management plan?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Is your trading system/method documented?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Have you back-tested or forward-tested your system?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Have you established the baseline performance metrics for your system?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Does your system have a positive and sufficient average-return-per-trade, given the number of opportunities in a given month, to meet your financial goals?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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Do you track the performance metrics for your system on a weekly or monthly basis?
  • KeyAYes
  • KeyBNo
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How is your trading trending currently?
  • KeyAGetting worse
  • KeyBStaying about the same
  • KeyCGetting better
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How well would you say your training for this occupation prepared you to be successful as a trader?
  • KeyANot very well. It's been rough from the start
  • KeyBI learned a little, but a lot was left out
  • KeyCIt was okay, but could have been better
  • KeyDNot bad. Was missing a little, but I've done pretty well
  • KeyEI've been crushing it since the beginning!
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What are you currently having difficulty with in your trading?
  • KeyAControlling my emotions
  • KeyBPatience waiting for things to happen
  • KeyCHesitation
  • KeyDMoving my stops
  • KeyEChasing trades
  • KeyFOver-confidence and getting cocky when I win
  • KeyGNot knowing what to do to get things under control
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What have you tried in the past to get your trading producing the way you'd like
  • KeyARead books on trading
  • KeyBRead books on trading psychology
  • KeyCSigned up for courses that teach certain methods or strategies
  • KeyDI've attended live workshops
  • KeyEI've hired mentors and coaches
  • KeyFI've watched tons of YouTube videos
  • KeyGI've signed up for and attended tons of webinars on different trading strategies
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How would you rate your confidence overall going to the markets and knowing that you're solid and likely to make money?
  • KeyA1-2 My confidence is pretty low
  • KeyB3-4 I'm feeling down, but still hopeful
  • KeyC5 I'm treading water
  • KeyD6-7 I think I'll make it, but I'm not as confident as I'd like to be
  • KeyE8 -10 I'm solid. I know what I'm doing and not nervous at all about the markets or economy. I know I'm good.
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How strong is your desire to have your trading working the way you want?
  • KeyAI'm so beaten down, it almost feels futile at this point. I'm about ready to call it quits.
  • KeyBI'd love to see things turn around, but I've been at it for so long I'm not sure that it's possible
  • KeyCIt's been rough, but I'm still game to try something new
  • KeyDI know I can make this work if I can just get the right help and I really do want to get there
  • KeyEThis is what I want to do and I am SO ready to make it happen now!
Choose one option
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Why did you start trading to begin with?
  • KeyAQuit my day job
  • KeyBFinancial freedom
  • KeyCControl over my time
  • KeyDTravel and work from anywhere
  • KeyEProvide a nice income during my retirement
  • KeyFSupport my cause (church, charity, etc.)
  • KeyGProvide a nice inheritance for my kids & grandkids
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