074: John Walsh Pocketing $100k From a Trading Comp, and Making Simplicity a Priority w/ the Black Cabbie Trader

Published: May 26, 2016, 8:43 a.m.

b'My guest this week is John Walsh, aka The Black Cabbie Trader.\\nThe backstory of John; in 2012 he entered a competition\\u2014the City Index Trading Academy. The idea was to take a group of people with very little market experience to see how well they would perform as active traders, over the span of 5 weeks. John came out on top and won the \\xa3100,000 prize money which was up for grabs.\\nHe\\u2019s of course continued trading ever since, and has developed into quite the trend/position trader\\u2014focused on US equities, making simplicity an absolute top priority. He\\u2019s also a black cab driver in London, which you\\u2019ll hear more about shortly.\\nIn this episode we chat about; the competition, John\\u2019s trading methodology, why you must \\u2018stay out of your own way\\u2019 (as John puts it), and plenty more.\\nPlease take two minutes to support this podcast by leaving an iTunes review.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'