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Hello! This is Li from GoGoJan.
A highly popular content series featuring our company representative Hayakawa and the developers in conversation!
This time,Candlestick FX Traderhas joined us as a guest.
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| After five years of market experience, candlestick-only. A capable FX full-time trader based overseas |
Candlestick FX Trader FX full-time trader for 15 years. After researching numerous indicators and logics and going through trial and error, he ultimately arrived at a method that trades with only candlesticks. Currently based overseas, he has established a trading style that can be completed with just one smartphone. As a practitioner of candlestick trading who discerns the market’s essence, he shares his know-how with many traders.
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Hello, this is Hayakawa from GoGoJan, Inc. Today’s guest is a full-time trader who, after five years of not winning at all, built his own trading style that trades using only candlesticks—the Candlestick FX Trader. He has over 15 years of experience as a full-time trader and, based on his experience, pursues reproducible “no-discretion trading.” Today we will sit down with such Candlestick FX Trader to discuss how he overcame the period when he couldn’t win, and how he realized the “essence of candlesticks.” With that, thank you in advance. | |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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Nice to meet you, I am the Candlestick FX Trader. My first five years were not winning at all and it was really tough, but I realized the importance of looking at the “now” candlesticks, not the past. Today I hope my experiences can give everyone a hint, and I’ll share them with you.
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Introduction of Candlestick FX Trader
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| First, could you please give a brief self-introduction? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Yes, I’m a Candlestick FX Trader living overseas, trading with a single smartphone. I’ve been a full-time trader for about 15 years. I’ve been trading FX while running multiple businesses overseas. |
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| When did you first encounter investing? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| About 20 years ago, I started with stock investing. It was difficult due to financing, so I shifted to FX. |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| I believe candlesticks pack the essence of the market. Not swayed by unnecessary indicators,you can see the essence. |
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Early trading failures and lessons
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| Trading in the first five years didn’t go as expected. Could you share in detail what failures you experienced? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Yes, I chased after past chart patterns and logics, andcouldn’t adapt to future changes. For example, even if a logic worked for several months in the past, I continued to apply it to the future as is. |
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| So that means you were clinging to past success, right? What did you feel at the time? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| I see. What did you learn from such failures? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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The biggest lesson is that the market keeps changing. Rather than relying on past data or records alone,always observe the market’s “now” and respond flexibly, and realize the need for this. |
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| You were very diligent with backtesting past charts. Specifically, what backtesting methods did you use? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| I mainly used FOREX Tester and MT4 historical data to try various combinations of indicators and parameters. |
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| Despite such thorough testing, why couldn't you apply it to real trading? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| I see. From such experiences, your methods and ways of thinking in backtesting changed, right? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Yes,backtesting is important, but do not depend on it excessively, focus ondeveloping discretionary skills and market awareness to respond flexibly in actual markets. |
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Discretionary trading and emotions
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| Then you also took on discretionary trading. What emotional challenges did you face after switching? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| What kind of trades did that lead to? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| At that time, how were you trading? And what do you think was the background for being swayed by emotions? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Discretionary trading relies on experience and intuition, and emotions easily become a brake. The desire for profits can prevent calm judgment, and a tendency to avoid losses can delay necessary stop losses. |
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| Did you realize such challenges changed your thinking? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Discretionary trading has emotional complexity; I realized I need to face not only simple rules but also my own mental state. |
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What is the mindset for adapting to market changes?
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| What methods are you currently using to trade? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlesticks only |
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| Candlesticks only are used, with simple rules to trade. Basically, completed with one smartphone. |
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| Among your experiences, what is the most important thing to do to adapt to market changes? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| The market is always changing, so not clinging to past methods and adapting to the current market conditions is the most important. | |
| What are common challenges for traders who can't adapt to market changes? |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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I see. Since discretionary trading was difficult, I’m very curious how you managed to overcome that over these 15 years as a full-time trader. I’d like to hear more in the second installment. |
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| GoGoJan Hayakawa |
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| Candlestick FX Trader |
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| Episode 1 |
| Fighting with Candlesticks — The “Answer” Found in 15 Years of Full-time Trading [Candlestick FX Trader/Vol.1] |
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No-Discretion × Automation! A new era FX method where logic decides everything |
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Auto FX Logic
From entry to exit automatically! No-discretion FX Logic!
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| Reading the market using candlesticks only |
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A practical way to win at FX
Fifteen years with candlesticks as the core—reaching the practical level of a trader who reads the market without relying on indicators.
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