323 · Alex Temiz - Starbucks Barista to 8-figure Short Selling Strategy
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Alex Temiz shares his journey from a Starbucks barista to a successful trader, detailing his strategies and psychological shifts in trading.
Alex Temiz turned a $2,000 account into over $16 million in trading profits, starting from nothing as a part-time Starbucks barista. In this episode, he breaks down the real journey: the years of losing, how he transitioned from long breakouts to short selling, and the mechanical "guardrails" he used to survive long enough to succeed. After selling the rims off his car just to fund one last attempt at the markets, Alex discovered his edge in the volatility of momentum exhaustion. Today, his approach is built on extreme transparency and a deep respect for risk management, specifically through his "First Red Day" framework. In this conversation, Alex pulls back the curtain on his evolution from an aggressive gunslinger to a disciplined professional, sharing the psychological shifts and specific setups that allowed him to scale from four figures to eight figures. In this episode, we explore:· How Alex Turned $2,000 into $16M+ in Trading Profits· His transition from working as a Starbucks barista to full-time trading· The mechanics of the First Red Day strategy· Why he ignores his "average" to focus on adding to winning trades· Using broker-level guardrails to protect yourself from…
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