Andrew Mitchem's Odd Journey to Becoming a Successful Forex Trader

You will never guess what Andrew Mitchem was doing before he became a successful Forex trader. I have heard about a lot of unusual pre-trading professions before, but Andrew's is the best, by far.

One of the biggest things that I hope you have learn from all of these interviews is that you don't need to have any experience in the financial markets to become a professional Forex trader. In Andrew's case, you don't have to read that many trading books either.

Take a guess as to how many trading books he has read.

Talking to traders is always really interesting. After the formal interview, Andrew and I were chatting for a bit and he told me that he and his family were in San Francisco recently.

OK, pretty cool…SF is one of the best places to be. Of course, I'm a little biased. But a regular vacation isn't enough for the average trader.

You see, Andrew has a license…to fly a helicopter. He actually has a helicopter at home in New Zealand.

So he rented a helicopter in SF and flew under the Golden Gate Bridge! How awesome is that?!

Most people settle for a picture in front of the bridge. Ha!

I hope that he doesn't mind me sharing that story, but it really goes to show you what is possible when you put in a lot of hard work.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

What attracted Andrew to FX trading so much in the first place
How long it took him to learn to trade profitably
Why he trades long term charts
How many basic trading setups he uses
Custom Forex trader software that Andrew uses for MT4
And more!

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