309 · Diego Ivan Cortes Lopez - Winning Through Losing: When 30% Is Enough

In episode 309 of Chat With Traders, Tessa and Ian interview Diego Cortes Lopez, a digital nomad and full-time stock trader living in Southeast Asia. Diego shares his journey from a promising tennis career cut short by injury, to teaching tennis, and eventually finding his passion in trading. He discusses his early struggles with scalping futures, losing a significant amount of money, and his eventual turnaround after discovering Oliver Velez's methodology. Diego details his current rule-based approach to trading large-cap stocks, focusing on support and resistance levels, clean reversal signals, and disciplined risk management, while trading only in the first hour of the market open. He emphasizes the importance of a good risk-reward ratio over a high win rate and shares insights on identifying "violent" bars and "gift zones" for potential trades. He also touches on common mistakes traders make, the importance of psychology, and his lifestyle as a trader in Asia.