A live conversation where speakers discuss concerns about food and health, claiming “fake meat” is being pushed while alleging mRNA is being injected into meat and that cancer “cures” will be delivered by syringe. One speaker recommends halal meat for cleanliness but says it would not remove mRNA, describes being “pure blood,” and recounts a childhood vaccination event involving his youngest child’s blood pressure crash and later learning differences. He criticizes chemotherapy as ineffective, suggests nutrition changes (especially removing carbs and sugar) could have helped his grandfather with pancreatic cancer, and mentions fenbendazole and ivermectin as potential aids.
The group emphasizes buying food directly from farms, promoting paleo-ketogenic, high-fat/high-protein diets (raw butter, organ meats), and avoiding processed foods; they cite widespread antibiotic use in livestock and contamination of grains/beans with pesticides and glyphosate, and discuss fluoride, aluminum, and geoengineering as harmful.
The conversation shifts to politics and conspiracy topics, including Epstein-related documents, allegations of “disclosure, missing government trillions, and claims of a “Luciferian” power structure. Speakers speculate about engineered civil unrest (“zombie apocalypse” as code), false-flag events, depopulation, and government preparation (food storage, officials’ security measures). They argue the system is designed to push people toward snapping while remaining comfortable enough not to act.
Later, they return to personal health practices: elimination diets, cutting sugar and bread, improved resting heart rate and blood pressure, and discussion of parasites and turmeric for inflammation.
A major emotional segment features a participant thanking Michael for his “Berean Study” YouTube channel, describing how it led him to church and baptism in Jesus Christ’s name, and sharing that the experience felt more liberating than money or trading success. Michael responds that the testimony answers his doubts about reaching people, says he would rather focus on Bible teaching than trading, and gives advice on faith: read the Bible (he mentions reading it through with Alexander Scorby), talk to God openly, place God above all else, and live with daily gratitude and praise. Other participants affirm the impact of Michael’s beliefs and teaching across different religious backgrounds.
– Personal update: Michael’s son Cody survived a life‑threatening motorcycle accident. Cody has improved, returned to work and plans to marry, but Michael and his family feel he’s “not quite himself” yet and may take months to fully recover.
– Parenting & priorities: The experience reinforced Michael’s focus on family. He plans to step away from public life (leaving Twitter Nov 11) to protect his family’s privacy and spend more time with his wife and kids.
– Community and gratitude: Michael praised the host’s inclusive trading community and expressed deep appreciation for students who apply his teachings. He values hearing how people use his work to improve lives and stresses “rise by lifting others.”
– Teaching philosophy: ICT frames his market work as a self‑improvement system as much as a trading method—training professional decision‑making, patience and character. He encourages students to find the combination of concepts that fit their personality.
– Practical trading guidance:
– Track and journal every trade; use performance data to build consistency.
– Start with a narrow, repeatable model (e.g., Silver Bullet setups) and master it before expanding.
– Use session timing, previous highs/lows, fair value gaps, PD arrays and liquidity concepts as core ingredients; apply them fractally across timeframes.
– Manage risk and money carefully; take small, consistent targets first (e.g., 5 handles/pips) and scale later.
– He highlighted a high‑probability market‑maker model (second‑stage re‑accumulation/redistribution) as a preferred, repeatable approach.
– Technical note: He discussed combining standard‑deviation measurements with fair‑value gaps and premium arrays to raise probability on targets; many of his specific fib/measurement refinements he keeps private.
– Mentorship & influences: Michael credits long mentors and peers (including M7) for helping him shift from impulsive, high‑risk trading to disciplined, data‑driven practice. He emphasizes community support for overcoming the psychological challenges of trading.
– Future plans: He’s writing books—three technical/teaching volumes and a fourth (fictionalized) side‑story to address skeptics—and intends to take a quieter, family‑focused life while still trading privately. He’ll keep existing content available but won’t remain publicly active.
– Charity work: He intends to scale impact through his Trader Roundup 501(c)(3), focusing on helping disadvantaged people.
– Family succession: Michael hopes his sons (especially Cameron) may carry elements of his work forward publicly; he’ll support them but wants them to build their own discipline and voice.
– Faith and personal testimony: Michael shared personal spiritual experiences that shaped his life and teaching; he acknowledges these may be hard for some to accept and offers a fictionalized book for those seeking that narrative angle.
Bottom line: The conversation blended personal vulnerability, gratitude, and family priorities with concrete trading mentorship: master one repeatable model, track performance rigorously, manage risk, lean on community, and put family first as he steps back from public teaching.
Quiz
1) According to ICT, which three words summarized the parenting theme he opened with?
A. Teach, Train, Triumph
B. Protect, Provide, Pride
C. Love, Guide, Shield
D. Listen, Learn, Lead
2) After the motorcycle accident ICT described, what change did his son make regarding motorcycles?
A. He wanted a faster bike and rode more.
B. He no longer wanted the bike or to ride again.
C. He switched to off-road riding only.
D. He insisted on always riding with friends.
3) What single practice did ICT emphasize as essential for beginners learning to trade?
A. Copying another trader’s every move
B. Trading with maximum leverage
C. Tracking, managing and logging your performance every trade
D. Focusing only on long-term investing
4) In ICT’s explanation, the “Silver Bullet” setup is primarily identified by what feature?
A. Large weekly reversal candles
B. A fair value gap on a very small timeframe during a brief one-sided run
C. Long-term moving average crossovers
D. Economic news releases only
5) If ICT had to pick one public model to trade for the rest of his life, which did he choose?
A. Mean reversion around Fibonacci levels
B. Market maker second-stage distribution (or second-stage reaccumulation) model
C. Breakout trading from long consolidations
D. Pure trend-following on daily charts
Answer key with evidence:
1) Answer: B. Protect, Provide, Pride
Evidence: “we’re talking traon we’re talking parenting was the beginning of the conversation and uh being a father and protect provide and pride” (0:00:00.199 – 0:00:20.920)
2) Answer: B. He no longer wanted the bike or to ride again.
Evidence: “long story short now he doesn’t want the bike he doesn’t want to restore it he never wants to get on it again” (0:07:41.240 – 0:07:48.280)
3) Answer: C. Tracking, managing and logging your performance every trade
Evidence: “the most important thing track manage log your performance every trade is a lesson because you’re going to lose a lot” (2:47:21.479 – 2:47:39.399)
4) Answer: B. A fair value gap on a very small timeframe during a brief one-sided run
Evidence: “Silver Bullet is just a way for me to describe a return to a very small insignificant piece of price action which is the fair value gap on a very very small time frame during a time when it’s going to run for 15 to 30 minutes minimum in one-sidedness in price delivery” (1:11:02.000 – 1:11:07.920)
5) Answer: B. Market maker second-stage distribution (or second-stage reaccumulation) model
Evidence: “if I had to just choose one model for the rest of my life … it would be the second stage distribution of a market maker sell model or second stage reaccumulation of a market maker buy model” (3:30:56.520 – 3:31:08.359)
Overview: ICT gives practical, hard‑truth advice on becoming a professional trader—framing the early stage as an unpaid internship that requires disciplined, repetitive work (backtesting, tape‑reading, journaling) to build a repeatable, personality‑fit trading model and the mental edge to trade with real money.
Key points:
– Treat your early years like an internship: expect it to be thankless, slow, and largely unprofitable in cash terms while you develop skills and experience.
– Backtesting is mandatory: study past price action extensively (aim for meaningful sample sizes, e.g., 60+ days or more), log observations and identify repeating patterns that fit your temperament.
– Condition your perception: repetition trains your eye and confidence so setups “jump out” in real time—this is how professionals see edge.
– Start with one simple model that matches your life and personality; don’t try to trade everything at once. Iterate — your first model may not be your forever model.
– Tape‑reading and market replay come after backtesting; avoid jumping into live trading or demoing before you’ve built a robust, conditioned foundation.
– Be the CEO of your trading: write a trading plan and a business plan, set KPIs, SOPs and a schedule (daily/weekly routines). Treat trading like a business, not a hobby.
– Preserve capital and manage risk: impeccable risk and money management (small consistent edges, modest size) beat sporadic big wins. Consistency compounds wealth.
– Expect a long, steep learning curve: being a true professional typically means trading profitably as your primary income for multiple years; there are no shortcuts.
– Embrace boring, monotonous work: repetitive tasks (chart study, journaling) build competence; fall in love with the process, not instant gratification.
– Mindset & environment matter: forge discipline, prune time‑wasters, avoid toxic people, and surround yourself with supportive traders and educators who can prove they trade.
– Community value: peer support, honest feedback, and steady mentorship accelerate growth—be present, listen, take notes, and return to lessons.
– Final encouragement: it’s difficult but achievable. Persistent, disciplined practice yields confidence, freedom, and the potential to replace traditional employment.
Bottom line: Commit to disciplined, repetitive study and risk‑managed practice, treat trading as a business, and be patient—that’s how you become a professional trader.
Quiz
1) According to ICT, how should you treat your early years as a trader?
A. As a way to immediately make as much profit as possible
B. As development similar to an internship (work for experience)
C. As a time to focus only on live trading with real money
D. As a period to avoid backtesting and books
2) What minimum amount of backtesting days does ICT recommend as a baseline?
A. 7 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
D. 365 days
3) Which rule does ICT call the “number one tenant” for a professional trader?
A. Trade as often as possible
B. Preserve capital
C. Use maximum leverage to grow fast
D. Follow social media signals
4) How does ICT define a “professional trader” (his opinion)?
A. Someone who makes 50% of their income from trading for one year
B. Someone profitable on social media
C. Someone who can sustain themselves 100% from trading and has done so for at least three years
D. Someone who passes a funded account challenge
5) What daily backtesting routine does ICT suggest for developing skill (time and scope)?
A. Randomly check multiple markets whenever you have time
B. Spend 45 minutes every day backtesting one market, from weekly down to one-minute timeframes
C. Only backtest once a month for a full day
D. Spend 15 minutes on many pairs to diversify quickly
Answer key with evidence:
1) B. As development similar to an internship (work for experience)
Evidence: “before you can even begin thinking about being a professional Trader you have to treat your early years as development as something much like an internship” (0:01:44.579–0:01:52.020)
2) C. 60 days
Evidence: “but at least have 60 days worth of it … the minimum criteria” (0:26:18.659–0:26:31.260)
3) B. Preserve capital
Evidence: “you want to be a professional Trader the number one tenant is preserve capital that’s the first and foremost rule” (0:24:21.000–0:24:29.100)
4) C. Sustain themselves 100% from trading and have done so for at least three years
Evidence: “a professional Trader in my opinion you’re doing it at least three years or longer and it’s your 100 percent source of income” (0:34:40.679–0:34:48.540)
5) B. Spend 45 minutes every day backtesting one market, from weekly down to one-minute timeframes
Evidence: “can you set a schedule every day at this time I do 45 minutes of back testing on one market … I think that if you go from the weekly down to a one minute chart it should take you about 45 minutes” (0:41:12.300–0:41:20.339 and 0:41:36.300–0:41:42.240)
