【Formula for Victory Feature ③】Reduce the number of trades and lot sizes for big success (Pet cat lover trader Kousuke)
Kousuke, who has appeared in this magazine many times, is a musician who has even performed on the Nippon Budokan stage, but also possesses top-class skills as a trader. We asked him about the path he took to rise to become a pro trader.
【Feature】 The Formula for a Trader’s Rise to Victory
〜 A full reveal of the escape method from the losers to the winners! 〜
Every trader has a beginner era and has experienced losses. Only traders who can turn those “loss experiences” into fuel can become winners. This time we asked some of our magazine’s most capable traders about their journeys up to becoming able to win. Learn from the experiences of the “loser” phase to the “winner” phase of consistently successful traders, and get tips to become a winner yourself.
・① Analyze the causes of losses to expand profits (Scalping-Futa)
・② Repeated analysis to discover a method (Okachan-man)
・③ Reduce the number of trades and lot sizes for big success (Cat-Loving Trader Kousuke) ←This article is here
・④ Master stop-loss to keep the balance positive (Nobushi)
・⑤ Increase profits with small but steady gains (Kura Moto Tomoaki)
・⑥ Lowering the lot size turned everything around! (Crab Trader)
・⑦ A method that can be left alone aligns with the philosophy of guru-trade (Kawasaki Doruemon)
・⑧ Profit-taking techniques are more important than anything (Professor Iidatty)
※This article is a reprint/edit of an article from FX攻略.com, January 2021 issue. Please note that the market information written in the text may differ from the current market.
Profile of Cat-Loving Trader Kousuke
A current trader with a brilliant record in real-money trading contests. Recently he has opened an online salon and is making his trading methods widely available to many users.
■ FX Trading History
About 6 years since 2014
■ Portion of those years spent losing
About six months from August 2015 to 2016
■ Current trading style
Trades with his accounts divided into semi-swing, day trading, and scalping accounts
■ Favorite currency pairs
USD/JPY, EUR/USD, and GBP/JPY before the London session
