A TRADER'S LIFE Chris Vermeulen - Become a successful trader without using leverage
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Apr 6, 2025 AI Snips
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How Early College Ads Sparked A Trading Career
- Chris Vermeulen started trading in high school after a finance class and later copy-trading ads inspired him to learn and build a trading newsletter from his dorm room.
- He began with fundamentals, lost money in the tech bubble, then shifted to technical analysis and built a long-running subscriber base since 2001.
Five Over Twenty Moving Average Trend Filter
- Simple moving averages (5-day above 20-day with 20-day sloping up) form his core trend filter for swing/position trades.
- He treats the 5-day as a granular weekly proxy and buys pauses/pullbacks when both MAs and price align.
Follow The Trend And Trim At Volatility Bands
- Trade with the trend: buy when short- and longer-term moving averages confirm and trim when volatility hits typical upper ranges like Bollinger Bands.
- Use asset-specific volatility bands to set profit-taking and stop adjustments.