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Soap box right from the start until minute 25. Going over
- data quality & tools
- how to draw trendlines (today's data only!)
- signal bars & sitting out if they are not great
- key entry points and patience - this is where he really gets going

Life hack: I listen to Mack's videos at 2x speed. Still understanding everything perfectly but only takes half as long, so I can go over the key points a couple times


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Dedicated just for his soapbox aha


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from minute 14. Topic is Patience


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Live trade in the first four minutes. Then back to trying to save new traders from themselves.


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Today was another barn burner all about learning to walk before you run. As in DON'T BE A DONATOR


It is interesting over the last couple of months that he has a lot of new subscribers and a lot of them make the same mistakes. You hear the frustration in his voice as he wants to be positive and not discourage people but at the same time some folks don't get it. As in asking him why a second entry short failed in a major up trend.


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Sometimes the best move is no move.

Starts at 27:30 lasts till the end.

Lets keep this thread alive! Mack's words are gold. After 9 years I keep going back to his wisdom. I'll do an audio collection of all his "soap box" talks so if you know any that isn't here in thread, please share it with us. Again, his work is just gold.


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Mack on discipline and patience (from around 24:40):


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Mack on trading congestion as a sure way to lose money (starts at around 7:00):


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Mack, "only go with what you see... follow the price action, don't argue with it" (starts around 4:15):


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My thoughts on Mack and his methods. If you are lucky enough to find Mack when becoming a trader and you study what he says, I believe he has given you a solid foundation to build the rest of your trading career on.


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