The Trading Triangle

Many traders spend months, years or even their whole lives trying to find the perfect trade. You know the one; the trade that you can put on every day, week or month without guessing what the market is going to do. The trade that’s going to consistently give you super returns without the stress of large potential losses.

The system that’s going to allow you to retire or finally leave that crappy job and give you the freedom to do the things you want like spend time with your family, go on vacations and do things you’re passionate about.

If you’re like most traders you’ve spent thousands of dollars on trading education and mentoring. You’ve depleted hundreds of hours on trading groups and message boards.

You’ve traded for months, years or maybe even decades wasting your time bouncing around from strategy to strategy and mentor to mentor. And after all this, you continue to have poor results with your trading.

Or even worse, maybe you ARE getting good results but are bouncing around because you’re so stressed out trying to trade a system doesn’t fit your goals and personality that it’s just not worth it.

Isn’t it time you stopped jumping at every new strategy you see? After all, how did that work for you last time, or the time before that? Do you really think the next shiny new strategy is going to be any different?

The reality is that the system you trade has less than 20% to do with your success or failure, long term, in the markets. This means that if you’re continuously looking for new systems then you are not identifying the real problem with your trading and you are going down the wrong path.

That said you do need some sort of a system or strategy to trade. A system that should be carefully created based on your specific goals and personality. However, it is important to realize that the system itself only plays a small part in your long term success.

So now you’re probably asking, “If the system alone isn’t going to give me financial freedom and make me happy then what is the secret to successful trading?

Fortunately there is a secret formula to becoming a successful trader.

I call it the Trading Triangle.
Success in trading is going to come from mastery of three main areas, the mindset or “Psychology”, the trading plan or “System “and the “Business plan”, all of which when combined properly, will allow you to be tremendously successful in your trading, your business and even your personal life.

This is where I come in.

I solve the problem of matching the trader’s style or system with his/her goals and personality to achieve their desired outcome.

Trading professionally is much more than a trading system. It requires proper mental focus and sound business practices.

My experience of being a Transformational Coach and an Advanced Master Practitioner of NLP gives me the unique ability to understand how your psychology and trading interact.

It helps me quickly pinpoint conflicts between you and your trading system that affect your trading performance and gives me the tools needed to quickly and efficiently deal with those issues to help you quickly turn your trading around.

The knowledge that I’ve gained through building multiple businesses allows me to provide guidance on sound business principles which are needed to create a business that endures the test of time.

The benefits of working with a professional trader who knows how to make small businesses and psychology work are invaluable to your continuing success as a trader.

What I’ve done is taken the most effective principles in success coaching, business development and trading to create the Trading Triangle program.

The Trading Triangle is a program that is designed to transform you into a professional trader.

We’ll start out in the assessment phase by doing an extensive evaluation your personality profile, including your goals and dreams, current situation, history, resources and assets.
We will identify and discuss potential conflicts or issues that may be obstacles to your success. We will evaluate your current trading systems and see if they are something we can work with or if we should find or develop new systems. We will evaluate alternative systems and define the type of systems you should be looking at.

Then we enter the planning phase. We will use the gathered information to narrow down and select or create a trading plan, or multiple plans, specifically designed for you.

We will bring your systems though the back testing and paper trading phase and get them ready for live implementation.

Back trading and paper trading results will be evaluated to be sure they meet the criteria for proper testing ensuring accurate results and then suggestions will be given to fine tuning your system.

You will be taught proper trading psychology as well as how to create and utilize your trading and psychology journal.
We will create your custom business plan and get you ready to start implementing those plans.
From here it’s time to go live.

You’ll trade a responsible position size and we will monitor your results. Trading plans and business plans will be changed as needed. I will continue to support and monitor you as you trade your live positions and responsibly increase your position size.

Sounds like a lot of work right?

Well I’m not going to sugar-coat it. Long term success at trading doesn’t come by accident. This program is designed to train and support you as you become the best trader you can be and create the lifestyle you dream of.

Trading is a serious business that once mastered can offer astounding rewards. If you’re serious about becoming a successful trader, it’s time you stopped randomly jumping at the next new fad in trading. It’s time to set your goals, pick a direction and start down the path of learning to be an effective trader.

Efforts pay off when you’re consistently taking the right actions. Start taking the right actions now
Contact me for a consultation and let’s can create a plan that works for you.

John has helped me with trading concepts, choosing the right trading style and developing a trading plan, technical analysis and goal setting. For the first time in my investing career I feel confident about trading and have realized consistent and additional monthly income. I can honestly say that my results over the past year would not have been possible without John’s coaching. If you are serious about improving your trading, then “Locke in Your Success” is definitely the best option I have experienced.
Sincerely, Matt from Massachusetts.“

When it comes to the design of clever set-piece trading strategies, John’s work is pure genius. John has the ability to take something very complex and make it accessible to the less experienced trader. John also works extensively with the all-important “soft factors” of psychology, emotions and discipline. John has a great feel for the tape, and I always pay attention to what he says about market conditions and direction. Many of us in our various option trading communities are grateful to John for his help and leadership.
Phil in TX“