We are Yasir (also known as UC), and Ainee. And just like everyone else - we had a starting point as well. Trading is a life-long journey where you are always learning something new.

Ours started back in 2001 right after the dot.com burst. We had always been fascinated with stock markets and all the stories associated with it. Naturally money was a big factor. Fast forward few years and couple of account bursts - the strategies and studies were not producing results. But we were not ready to give up.

We would classify our trading journey into the four D's. 

Down Swing 

We borrowed funds from few family members, and friends - started trading again. This time we read some books related to technical trading and had our first exposure with RSI, MACD and stochastics. Started to apply the knowledge, but then everything seemed to work when we back tested it using those indicators. In real-time, we were doing something wrong. Could not really figure out. Was it our position size? May be it had something to do with the stocks we chose or the strategy we were trying to come up with. 

In March of 2011, we decided to give couple of well known traders a follow. Newly charged up again, we signed up for two services (not going to name them) that promised timely 'Alerts' and a strategy that will require minimal input from our side. It worked half of the time, and then there will be a string of losses which would put us on the back foot. Something was definitely off. But we were still not ready to give up our passion, and our dream of becoming full-time day traders.

Discovery

In 2014, we got involved in the development of an app called - Tradealike. We ended up selling it. During the same time our personal trading started to evolve a bit differently as well. We started reading about Price action. 

The more we read about price action, and combined it with the trading knowledge that we had gained in all our years of trial and error - it started to make sense. We just needed to put it all together in a structured format and try to come up with some rules so we could simplify the process. Just like anything else, if you want to be successful, if you want to be good at something - you have to be passionate about it. The motivation was there. Just needed a little push and a direction.

Direction

Naturally when you are entangled in something like this for so long, your life-partner is bound to get involved in one way or the other. We were lucky to become each other's support. We were accountable to each other that brought discipline to our trading. A big positive change that helped control our collective emotions.

We both discovered what worked for us. Initially, we did not want to trade for growth. We wanted to trade for income. So coming up with strategies, and trading thought process that would be compatible with our goals was key. Price action-based trading is something that clicked. We both understood it and above all enjoyed it. When you enjoy something, you take interest and like to get deeper in that topic.

Delight

No more account blow ups. No more feeling bad on any missed opportunity. We discovered our trading style by figuring out our strengths and embracing our weaknesses. There is no shame in having a weakness. But what matters is how do you handle it.

Now fast forward everything to 2021 and beyond. We are both full-time traders. Converting our passion into profession is a dream come true. Yes, both of us don't have fancy corporate titles like EVP, Director of Finance, or GM Operations... but we can bet the level of work satisfaction is much higher for us. 

Trading is not easy. It will test you and break you. But if you have the devotion and mind to overcome the fear and give your trading thought process a framework and a structure - we can assure you that the rewards are far greater.

Wish you all the best in life.

UC & Ainee