In this episode of Confessions of a Market Maker, we sit down with Alex Temiz, known online as AT09, the co-founder of My Investing Club.

Alex built his reputation shorting hype-driven overextended stocks, showcasing his trades publicly, and emphasizing discipline, process, and brutal honesty.

Discussed in this episode:

-The psychology behind short selling

-What Alex looks for in his A+ set ups

-The process and precise execution in his short selling

-The habits that separate serious traders from gamblers

-Lessons learned from the chaos of day trading

-What it really takes to survive in this game long-term

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Alex on X: https://x.com/AT09_Trader

JJ on X: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on X: //x.com/AllxDayxRayx

Soon to be featured in Jack Schwager’s "Market Wizards: The Next Generation", Phil Goedeker joins us for an in-depth conversation about the work ethic and mindset that has built him sustained success for 20+ years. From shorting parabolic small caps to options trading, Phil shares how he’s evolved over the years and what it takes to endure in the market.

🎙️ Topics we cover:

– Risk management and cutting losses early

– The Market Wizard Interview process

– Lessons from over two decades in the market

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Looking for a trading room with serious, professional traders? Inside The Trading Syndicate, we’ve built a structured progression system to help traders develop the daily habits that lead to market success. Get live market commentary and education from JJ, plus direct access to market professionals with expertise in equities, charting, and trading psychology. Join us: TradingSyndicate.org

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Phil on X: https://x.com/Tradestl

JJ on X: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on X: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

US Investing Championship 2023 top performer with a gain of+103.5%. Currently leading this years 2024 competition with a whopping 409% as of date of recording. He’s a fundamental & Technical Analysis. Founder of Pristine Capital. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Andrew O’Connell.

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Andrew on Twitter: https://x.com/realpristinecap

JJ on Twitter: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on Twitter: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

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Best selling author, former professional heavyweight boxer & competitive chess player. His writing focuses on self-improvement & a practical approach to the stoic philosophy. Wildly popular on social media. Hailing from the steel city: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Ed Latimore

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He began trading stocks in college during the dotcom boom. After years of developing & refining his strategy, he found Bulls On Wall Street to help teach others how to remove the noise and gain an edge in the market. He speaks internationally at trading & entrepreneurial events. A Michigan native. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Kunal Desai

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If you want to learn how to use market profile, trade futures & or trade equities: Trade along side JJ & Ray at www.microefutures.com

Born & raised in southern California. Received his bachelor's in theatre from UC San Diego. He then moved to New York City where he's been on small and large screens & stages. You know him as Ben Kim on the hit Showtime Series Billions. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Daniel K. Isaac

A clinical psychologist, active trader, writer and researcher. Served as Director of Trader development for Kingstree Trading. One of the leaders, if not the leader, in the trading performance field. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Dr. Brett Steenbarger

Auto-trader focused on algorithmic trading, 12 year veteran who works very closely with (and consults for) trade ideas. You can catch him on his youtube channel teaching traders to think of trading in a statistical fashion. Known as "bonpara" on the interwebs. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Michael Nauss

Specialist and Market Maker for the DOW and S&P stocks on the NYSE for 25 years. For the past 10 years he's been successfully trading his own portfolio, specializing in the SPY ETF & its options. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY: Market up, market down, he wears the crown. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Paul Asmar

Had a legendary 52 year career as a market analyst. He is a founding member & past president of the Market Technicians Association. The author of four books. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Walter Deemer

He's been described as one of the most versatile actors on TV. You might know him as Pastor Tim on "The Americans" and you definitely know him as Dollar Bill Stearn on the Showtime series Billions. Hailing from the great state of Oregon and rabid Portland Trail Blazers fan, Confessions of a Market Maker presents Kelly AuCoin

Traveled the backgammon circuit then graduated on to becoming a professional poker player winning a prestigious world series of poker bracelet &400k in his 1st major tournament. Landed a job at Goldman Sachs then went on to manage a 1.6 billion portfolio for a pre-eminent US marco hedge fund a decade later. Confessions of a market presents James Vogl

The popular @chigrl on twitter. Started her career at the Chicago Board of trade as a broker then moved to the trade floor, She managed a trade desk, working with some of the top investment banks, hedge funds, as well as energy OTC markets. Now a independent trader specializing in energy markets. Confessions of a Market Maker presents, Tracy Shuchart

Topics include: Tracy's start in the industry, transition into retail trading, her thoughts and approach to fundamental analysis, Crude Oil market, Corona virus economic implications

Founder & CEO of Professional Capital Management. He has built and sold a number of successful businesses, while also investing in approximately 200 companies. He created and manages one of the largest independent financial media platforms in the world. Published author of the “How to Live an Extraordinary Life”. Confessions of a Market Maker Presents Anthony Pompliano

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Pomp on Twitter: https://x.com/APompliano

JJ on Twitter: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on Twitter: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

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Pro trader and self proclaimed bottom catcher. Popular twitter personality known for her exquisite charts and corky humor. Dont let that fool you though, shes a killer trader. Confession of a Market Maker presents Julia Cordova

Started his trading career as a SOES(small order execution system) bandit. In 1998 founded future trade technologies which completed a 17 million round of financing. He's the CEO of the highly popular & powerful trade ideas, a real time data mining & data technology. But the HIGHEST achievement in his life goes to that of being a judge at the cannabis cup. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Dan Mirkin

Topics include: Dan emigrating to the US from Soviet Russia, Dan's time as a SOES bandit, Risk management, His company Trade Ideas and its effectiveness, Small exchange, Cannabis cup, Flat earth theory

*This is 2nd part of episode #27

Started his trading career as a SOES(small order execution system) bandit. In 1998 founded future trade technologies which completed a 17 million round of financing. He's the CEO of the highly popular & powerful trade ideas, a real time data mining & data technology. But the HIGHEST achievement in his life goes to that of being a judge at the cannabis cup. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Dan Mirkin

Topics include: Dan emigrating to the US from Soviet Russia, Dan's time as a SOES bandit, Risk management, His company Trade Ideas and its effectiveness, Small exchange, Cannabis cup, Flat earth theory

* Note that this is a two part episode. Internet connection was lost and the conversation continues in part 2

JJ & Ray discuss how treating trading like a business is the optimal approach. They dive into the nitty gritty topics that often get overlooked in trading.

Topics include: Bankroll management, Journaling, Properly identifying your goals, ego, protecting winnings, 1% rule

20 year Wall Street veteran with extensive experience & relationships in Asia. Entrepreneur, fintech angel investor & now non-profit founder. Hailing from the boogie down Bronx. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Troy Prince

Topics include: Growing up in the Bronx. Troys trading career. Troys evolution as a trader. His non-profit Wall Street Bound.

Former US interest rates market maker. Quantitative researcher & systematic trader. Teaches finance professionals how to harness the power of python to buld sophisticated trading models. Author of The Alpha Formula. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Chris Cain

Topics include: Chris's background and come up through the industry as a market maker. A barrage of coding, modeling & algo questions answered 

Began her Wall Street career in 1991. Former market maker who is the founder & CEO of Divine capital. Frequent guest on FOX CNBC. Also known as DivineDani. Confessions of a market maker presents Danielle Hughes

20 year Wall St. Journal special writer. Author of 5 books, including his latest about Jim Simons & the quant revolution. 3x winner of the Gerlad Loeb award. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Gregory Zuckerman

A thanksgiving special! JJ & Ray give thanks to their illustrious list of guests that have appeared on the pod and other noteable figures in the industry. JJ speaks on this week of trading, and some intresting listener questions get answered. 

Market recap and news surrounding the week of November 18th-22nd. Topics including BNP Paribas money laudering scandal, Telsa pick up truck reveal, and Charles Schwab looking to buy TD Ameritrade

Founder of All Star Charts, a research platform for both professional and retail investors. He is one of the most widely followed technical analysts in the world. Earned his Chartered Market Technician designation (CMT) in 2008. Frequent speaker at top investing conferences and universities. Confessions of a Market Maker presents JC Parets

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JC on Twitter: https://x.com/allstarcharts

AllStarCharts: https://get.allstarcharts.com/

JJ on Twitter: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on Twitter: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

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41 years of multi-faceted industry experience. Since 1977, he's held exchange memberships on the CME, CBOT & Mid America exchange. Been trading futures & options for over 39 years. Executed orders for Paul Tudor Jones. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Damon Pavlatos

Market recap and the news surrounding the week Nov. 11th-15th. Topics include more all time highs, FED chairman Powell speaks to congress and SEC proposal to modernize soliciation for investment advising. 

Market recap and the news surrounding the week of Nov. 4th-8th. Topics include market behavior, low float season, Michael Bloomberg announcing he's running for president & Alibaba listing in Hong Kong

Began her professional trading career in 1981 making markets in options. Since then, she has been the principle trader for several funds and started her own hedge fund in 2002. Author of two books, featured in the market wizard series, Confessions of a Market Maker bring you Linda Raschke

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Life Experiences of Harmel Rayat.... JJ's former associate reveals all & then some!

Guest Scott San Emeterio had a front seat to the Collapse of 2008 & now leads the charge into the next big trend to hit Trading & Sports

Twenty year trader and is featured often in major fintech outlets and aligned with many trading platforms -Benzinga Pro, Investors Business Daily, Metastock, MotiveWave, Trendspider, RocketScooter, PlaceYourTrades, TopstepTrader, and Traderade. Shes the president and CEO of TheTradingBook.com and the author of The Trading Book: A Complete Solution to Mastering Technical Systems and Trading Psychology. Confessions of a Market Maker present Anne-Marie Baiynd.

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Anne-Marie's Website: https://thetradingbook.com/

Anne-Marie on Twitter: https://x.com/AnneMarieTrades

JJ on Twitter: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on Twitter: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

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Trading Wisdom of Guest Tom Canfield - a 20 year successful retail trader

JJ & Ray's best podcast to date - in this must listen podcast with leading Trading Performance Coach Steven Goldstein

Co-hosts Ray & J.J. interview Turney Duff - New York Times Best Selling author of the "Buyside" and consultant on the hit Showtime Series Billlions.

Chief technology officer at Trade Ideas & consistent profitable systematic independent trader for 17 years. Confessions of a Market Maker present Dave Mabe

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Dave's Website: https://www.davemabe.com/

Dave on Twitter: https://x.com/davemabe?lang=en

JJ on Twitter: https://x.com/vwaptrader1

Ray on Twitter: https://x.com/AllxDayxRayx

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Episode #4 - Getting to the heart of price action with Shadow Trader's Peter Reznicek