Episode 62 ... @chigrl (41:02) [recorded May 2016]

International relations major, Middle East focus
Sold medical supplies, "medical grade plastics," hated it, was living in Newport Beach
Quit job, moved to Chicago [what year was this?]
Knocked on every possible door
Begged for first job at a boiler room, later shut down by NFA
Nobody wanted to hire a woman
Making 200 calls a day trying to get Mom and Pop to part with 10 grand to trade options [laughing]
Her Dad was a commodities trader
Wanted to learn the industry from the inside out
Went from working as broker to working on trading floor
Clerked for Fed Funds trader
Moved to grains floor, was head of trading desk, when Fed Funds went to zero
Then moved to bonds floor
First ticket she ever wrote she wrote backwards, ended up being a 30K winner
Left the floor in 2012, started trading for prop firm, got funded
Being a prop trader forces you not to do "stupid shit" ... someone is watching you
She is an intraday, technical trader, but also has fundamental knowledge of oil market
She has a system, makes the same trade over and over again
Your worst enemy is your own head
If you have a system where you always take the trade, can take your head out of the equation
Rotation levels, Fibonacci, volume profile, footprint -- these are what she uses
Fell in love with oil market, has traded for ten years straight
Doesn't trade crude during Asia hours ... too illiquid, a 50 lot can move the market
Crude is a "manic" market ... trades fast
She's a market junkie ... 120 hour work week in front of the screens
After ten years of trading, you can "go with your gut" ... but not at the beginning
Government websites, esp. EIA, full of good information
Follow her Twitter stream since she tweets all the best information
[She has a smoker's laugh ... wonder if she smokes?]
Supply-demand drives the oil market, it's simple
Day traders trade what's in front of them, not the macro view
Twitter is invaluable, there are experienced traders on there, only dicks don't reply to your questions
Start with a mini contract
Have to find a system that works for you
Don't be afraid to lose money in the beginning
Successful traders don't care if you have two followers, they'll answer your questions
Key skill good traders have: patience, they wait for the market to come to them, they don't overtrade
She has a swing trading account and a day trading account, separately
Twitter: @chigrl