The biggest mistake traders make is chasing big wins instead of building consistent returns. The goal isn't to hit home runs—it's to stack small, repeatable gains while keeping losses controlled. A structured system that focuses on defined entries, risk, and targets can shift your results dramatically. Over time, consistency compounds in a way random wins never will. → Learn how this consistency-first approach actually works in practice.

The Fed Bows to Market Forces

It’s a mixed bag of goods on a day where the FOMC minutes came out. In today’s video, Don discusses the 180 turn in the Fed’s policy and other “goings-on” in the broader market. See how interest rates over the last 9 months are trending downwards despite predictions of an increase. Learn that the FOMC said, in their minutes today, that they are likely to end the “Balance Sheet Reduction” at the end of 2019 and see what it translates to for future markets…

Don Kaufman

Don Kaufman is options trader and educator. Former CBOE market maker, former Chief Derivatives Instructor at thinkorswim, and former Director of the Trader Group at TD Ameritrade. In 2015 he co-founded TheoTrade to teach traders how volatility, probability, and risk really work.

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09.00	Don Kaufman \| Pre-Market Prep \| FREE SESSION 09.20 09.30 Don Kaufman \| Early volatility 09.20 10.30
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10.30	Jeff Bierman \| Market structure 10.30 11.30
11.00	Jeff Bierman \| Market structure 10.30 11.30
11.30	Brandon Chapman \| Ghost Hour 11.30 12.30
12.00	Brandon Chapman \| Ghost Hour 11.30 12.30
12.30	Gianni Di Poce \| Macro overview 12.30 13.15 Elizabeth \| Price Action 13.15 14.00
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14.00	Corey Rosenbloom \| Options tactics 14.00 15.00
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