Education and process from a swing trader trained at a proprietary trading firm in The Netherlands.
I cut my teeth at a professional trading firm in the Netherlands. That environment shaped everything about how I work: thinking in probabilities, not certainties; planning every position before clicking buy; treating risk as the input — not the result.
It’s a slow, methodical craft. Nothing about it looks like the trading content most people see online. There are no flashy calls. No “I made $X today” screenshots out of context. Just the actual work — scan, plan, size, execute, manage, exit, review. Repeat.
Every trade is a probabilistic bet, not a prediction. The goal isn’t to be right — it’s to make sure that when I’m right, I’m rewarded enough to outweigh the times I’m wrong. That’s the whole game. Edge is in the math, not the conviction.
Structure is what makes that math real. Position sizing, invalidation levels, exit ladders, journaling — these aren’t optional rituals. They’re what separate a trader from a gambler with a chart.
People often ask: “If you’re profitable, why share anything at all?”
The answer is simple. Trading is my passion. I’ll do this well into my 80s. Solving problems is what gets me out of bed every morning. I also genuinely enjoy writing and talking about trading.
I’ve already noticed that Patreon attracts more serious traders, which makes the discussions far more rewarding. If you want to learn how to think in probabilities and trade with structure, you’ll find it there.