If I had to start trading as a complete beginner today, here's exactly what I'd do: (after working with 26,000 beginner traders) Step 1: Find the industry where money is going towards

You can pick the best company in the world with the great productest, greatest leadership, perfect numbers on the balance sheet, and STILL lose money... Why? If its whole industry is sinking, it drags the company down with it. The industry matters far more than the single stock. Get that right first.

How do you know if an industry is a good one? I look for two things: 1) Money flowing in 2) Rising trend I've made your life easy & identified the industries where money is flowing into:

Here are the top 5 money is going into: 1) Computer hardware 2) Pharmaceuticals 3) Semiconductors 4) Oil & gas refining 5) Health insurance plans And the 5 industries where money is flowing out: 1) Mortgage 2) Apparel 3) Uranium 4) Auto Manufacturers 5) IT Services

Step 2: Buy the whole industry in one "basket" The fear that stops most beginners is: "What if I pick the wrong company?" You solve this by buying an ETF that holds every major company in an industry. Examples: • SMH for chips • XLE for energy • XLF for banks • Etc

Step 3: Only buy when the trend is rising (for stocks) I use one simple line to find this: The 50-day moving average. ↳ If it's sloping down, I stay out ↳ If it's sloping up, the industry has momentum I don't buy things that are falling. I want the rising trend on my side.

Here's the exact pattern I look for before I buy. I call it the heartbeat. An industry moves sideways for a while, forming a flat, choppy line like a heart monitor. Then it breaks out above that range. That breakout, with the trend rising underneath it, is my green light.

Step 4: Decide your sell rule before you buy Most people hold on hope, praying it goes back up. That's how a small loss becomes a huge one. I set my exit in advance using a moving average. When the price breaks below the line, I'm out. That's your sell rule.

Step 5: Rotate out of dying industries No industry stays green forever, and this is why you shouldn't HODL. The one winning today will start bleeding money at some point. When it does, move your capital into an industry that's climbing.

Remember: treat this as a skill you practice You didn't learn to drive in two hours, and you won't master this in a weekend either. It's a skill like any other. You practice, you use rules, you keep learning. Anyone promising you instant riches is selling you something.

This is what I've taught 26,000+ students inside my community. Below I've shared some testimonials from my students inside it. We have a "Share Your Wins" channel that you can read. It's in their own words & about the progress they're making.

TLDR: how I'd start trading in 2026 Step 1: Find the industry where money is going towards Step 2: Buy the whole industry in one "basket" Step 3: Only buy when the trend is rising (for stocks) Step 4: Decide your sell rule before you buy Step 5: Rotate out of dying industries

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Quick note: None of this is financial advice, just how I think about it as an ex-banker. Trading carries real risk, and most beginners lose money. Only ever risk what you can genuinely afford to lose, and learn before you leap.

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Separating a price spike from a structural change became a regular part of my review.

@philosophy_life so the philosophy of life is pushing some trading account's advice? mmmmm, money

What about commodities, ie: copper?