STP Algo Trader - User Blog

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Each week, we'll bring you a unique perspective from a team member or STP user, detailing how they use the platform to power their trading.

We aim to demonstrate Signal Trader Pro's many use cases for everyday investors.

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Now, let’s dive into this week’s issue, brought to you by team member and amateur trader, Jessica Cadby

Happy Humpday fellow STP’ers!

I’m Jessica, and I am excited to share my journey with trading, investing and how HX Research and Signal Trader Pro have shaped my experience.

I’ll be diving into more of my experiences in the upcoming user blogs, but I’ll start with how the stock market roped me in in the first place.

My investing journey began when I was just 10 years old. My dad sat down both my brother and me and told us we each had $1,000 to invest in a couple of stocks. His only advice? Choose companies we knew and loved.

Luckily one of my picks worked out, the beloved stock Apple. That early success sparked a passion that’s only grown over time.

I’ve always been interested in the stock market. I still remember my dad taking me to see The Big Short in theaters. I was too young to understand most of it, but I loved it all the same. Life took over as it does and my focus stayed on school, soccer, and eventually work.

Everything shifted though in 2020 when the world shut down.

At the time, I was working as Director of Development at a local breast cancer nonprofit. Like many organizations, we were hit hard. Our business was dependent on donations to provide services of free mammograms, wigs, education and support to our community. With events canceled and funding stalled, I suddenly had a lot of time (and boredom) on my hands.

Crypto caught my eye first. I was drawn to the volatility, the possibility of big gains, and—let’s be honest—the adrenaline. Like many, I was hooked.

I had some big wins, and some painful losses, but I genuinely loved the thrill of it all. In hindsight, I question my sanity a bit knowing my pain loss tolerance back then.. but crypto was superb at feeding the adrenaline junkie in me!

Thankfully I kept some sense and only traded a portion of my capital. The majority went into long-term holds: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. I tried swing trading them too, but I didn’t understand technicals back then the way I do now.

Eventually, work picked up again and I didn’t have the time (or the energy) to keep up with trading the rollercoaster that was crypto, so I put it all into my long-term holdings.

These days I hardly think about my crypto portfolio, I’m happy just letting it sit and occasionally adding to weakness.

Now, my focus is fully on the stock market, and I’m more passionate about investing and trading than ever. Apologies to my boyfriend, but it might just beat him to being the first thing I think about in the morning.

I’m currently in my mid 20’s and while I don’t have years of experience to help guide my trading, I do have HX Research and STP - and sh*t am I glad I do!

Just 6 months into my renewed trading journey, I was +47 alpha! I must admit, I feel like there was a lot of luck involved with a couple of my stock picks, but it’s mostly thanks to HX Research and Signal Trader Pro.

What I have and continue to learn from them gives me the confidence to trade with conviction—to take my gains when they came and accept my losses when necessary.

I’m a math and numbers gal –I love black and white, right and wrong answers. I also have a passion for puzzles and analytics - recognizing patterns and solving problems.

Signal Trader Pro takes something very complicated, the stock market, and makes it make sense to me.

Through technical analysis and understanding fundamentals, you really can find high probability bets. After learning about the STP strategy, trading started to seem – dare I say – easy and straightforward. Like a mathematical equation that anyone could learn.

Don’t get me wrong, the STP strategy isn’t magic and not every trade idea is profitable. Once you learn to have a strategy and stick to it though, not every idea has to work out. I’ve come to realize the perfectionist in me has no part in the stock market. I’ll never get a perfect hit rate, and I’ll never perfectly time the market.

The success in trading is really in the discipline to follow the plan rather than allow your psychology to take the wheel. Once you have a plan, the market becomes a game of right or wrong - according to your strategy. That’s where Signal Trader Pro comes in.

Signal Trader Pro allows traders of all levels to play probability over possibility. It removes the noise and second-guessing and replaces it with structure and strategy, and that’s exactly why I love it.

I’d love to hear from my fellow Signal Trader Pro users! What’s your story? How did you get into trading? Very few of my peers trade, so I’d love hearing your background and journey. Drop a comment or email us and let’s connect!

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