Episode Details

"Funded Trader Journey To 6 Figures"

In episode 307 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Franklin Lyembela as he shares his success story toward becoming a funded trader with a 6-figure income.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• 0:00 Start
• 0:15 Introduction
• 0:43 Who is Franklin Lyembela and what was his trading journey
• 2:08 How Franklin became profitable and started trading for multiple prop firms
• 5:20 Why Franklin decided to go into FX trading
• 6:05 How Franklin started trading the wrong way
• 7:18 How Franklin realized that he needed to change his trading radically
• 8:43 How The Desire To Trade Podcast helped Franklin improve his trading
• 9:54 How Franklin started to learn trading the proper way
• 11:52 When did Franklin knew he was ready to become a Funded Trader
• 12:40 What was Franklin experience with Prop firm Challenges
• 14:23 Why Franklin kept trying after failing his first Prop Challenge
• 15:20 How Franklin managed to earn and keep funding from The5%ers prop firm
• 17:37 How Franklin chose which prop firm to work with
• 20:01 Has Franklin experienced any issues with prop firms?
• 21:07 Overview of Franklin trading systems
• 22:13 Why Franklin doesn't use indicators and what he trades instead
• 25:43 What timeframes Franklin uses to trade
• 26:11 How Franklin manages trading and personal time
• 28:11 How a day in Franklin's life looks like
• 30:34 How Franklin constantly improves his successful trader mindset
• 31:35 How Franklin uses the Desire To Trade Podcast to improve his trading even more
• 34:44 Where can you find Franklin
• 35:14 What are Franklin goals for the future
• 37:32 Franklin's top advice for traders (get a mentor)
• And many more!

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