Convergent Trading

Oftentimes, traders are underfunded and over-leveraged. For many of us, the goal is to take a small amount of money and turn that into a large amount of money. To achieve this lofty endeavor, it is critical that traders give themselves the best chance at success. In this webinar, FuturesTrader71 will walk us through how he would approach growing a small account in today’s markets.

During this webinar we cover:

• The 8 pre-requisites to knowing you are ready to grow your small account
• Setting a clear and actionable process for trading
• How would a professional/prop trader approach growing?

This is a Convergent Member-Exclusive webinar that we’re releasing publicly for the very first time! Here’s a chance to get a deeper look into the education provided in our community. In the webinar, we perform a statistics-based study and help traders to get thinking about how to implement these practices in their own trading.   

During the webinar we cover:  

• Historical probabilities and what they are 
• What historical probabilities aren’t and can’t offer 
• Why do people get lost in statistical discussions 
• How extracted statistical information can be used 
• A walk-through example of generating a preliminary statistic from which we can build a setup with an edge

In this webinar, we are joined by Jared Tendler, a performance coach revered across several competitive disciplines. Jared works with some of the world's leading traders, poker players, professional golfers, and Esports athletes. FuturesTrader71 and Jared discuss the Mental Game, and insights from his new book: The Mental Game of Trading.

Volatility is a double-edged sword. On one side, the greater the volatility, also the greater the opportunity for traders. On the other side, volatility often results in traders deviating from their trading plan, trading from a more emotional state, and incurring loss streaks. It is critical that traders have a plan for the various market regimes and conditions. In this webinar, FuturesTrader71 will discuss the adjustments traders should make to compensate for times of higher volatility.

During this webinar we discuss:

• How can we recognize when volatility has increased & when an adjustment is necessary
• How do we compensate for volatility in our sizing, stops, and targets
• How do we manage heightened emotions, overtrading, and FOMO during volatility?

In this special Public Event, we address how to approach trading like a professional trader working on a prop desk, and how you can implement these practices in your own trading.

During the webinar we cover:

• What prop traders think about that retail traders do not
• Key differences between Prop vs Self-Directed accounts
• Approaching risk management like a professional
• How to effectively use leverage
• Scalping as a day trader - pros and cons
• How to assess where you’re at in your development
• When should I become a full-time trader?
• When can you set a tighter stop loss?
• What scale out of your position?
• Becoming a pro while having a full-time job

During this Trader Spotlight Session, we will welcome back Anthony Crudele to share his insights on what he believes to be the Common Traits of Successful Traders.

Anthony has over 20 years of experience in trading Futures and cut his teeth on the floor of the CME as one of the youngest members in the CME Group’s history. He continues to trade Futures today and is also actively involved in Crypto markets. Anthony is the host of Futures Radio Show, and has an excellent YouTube Channel. Over the years, he’s spoken with and interviewed hundreds of highly successful traders, including FuturesTrader71 on numerous occasions, and has gathered many key insights from other industry professionals.

In this webinar, we are excited to welcome back Jeff Snider. Jeff has appeared in previous Trader Spotlights to highlight the massive Repo Market and is a prominent voice in the global macro space.

Jeff is the Head of Global Investment Research at Alhambra Investments. Alhambra currently manages over 230 million in assets for more than 200 clients. The firm believes its thorough market and economic research that drives its strategies are what differentiates them from the competition. Jeff spearheads those investment research efforts.

In this webinar, we have on Kelly Farrell of Diamond Capital Management. Diamond Capital Management is a fund specializing in S&P 500 Futures and Options products. Their systematic and proprietary rules-based investing program touts competitive returns relative to the S&P 500 Index with lower volatility and drawdowns, which is the fund’s goal. Kelly is a portfolio manager with over 30 years of investment experience and has an extensive background as a professional trader. Kelly is an “Other Time Frame” (OTF) participant and discusses with us her approach to markets.

During the webinar we discuss:

• Kelly’s journey into becoming a fund manager
• How the fund arrives at its edge
• The multifaceted trading approach the fund executes
• How a fund manager looks at risk

What do the world’s best professional athletes, poker players, and traders have in common? They’ve each developed a Mental Game to support performance at the highest level.

In this webinar, we are joined by Jared Tendler, a performance coach revered across multiple disciplines. Jared works with some of the world’s leading poker players, traders, professional golfers, and Esports athletes. Jared will discuss the Mental Game, and insights from his new book: The Mental Game of Trading.

Traders must evolve with the market and this includes having to diversify the product/instrument that we trade.

Our focus during this session:

• Do we need to add an instrument or should we replace the one we already trade?
• What parameters can we define to select a new product to trade?
• Will a new product fit our risk profile and account size?
• What are some ways we can extract statistical information that will drive our decisions and approach?
• What are the steps to put together a set of setups or elements that will help us succeed with a new product?

Tune in to hear us discuss how moving to a new product can be a game-changer. We have the advantage of more and more micro/small products to choose from such as the Small Oil on SMFE (SMO), Micro-Crude (MCL), Micro-Bitcoin (MBT), Micro-DAX (FDXS) on Eurex and others. We believe exploring diversity in products has never been better for individual traders.