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How a successful trader learned his craft

When Chris Conway bought his first shares, he doubled his money – then came close to losing it all. So how does a novice learn to trade and invest after a wild early ride?
Gemma Dale | nabtrade
02 February 2022 10:45 AM
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 35 min listen

When Chris Conway bought his first shares, he doubled his money – then came close to losing it all. So how does a novice learn to trade and invest after a wild early ride?

These days Chris is a popular trading specialist, as well as Marcus Today’s lead fund manager, and in this podcast he shares:

  • The five books he recommends every trader read
  • Why early wins can set you up for failure
  • His preferred technical indicators, and 
  • The models he uses to unearth potential gems in a volatile market.

Want to learn more about technical analysis? Join nabtrade's upcoming webinar with Chris Conway, who will demonstrate how technical analysis can be used to improve the performance of your portfolio. Register now.

You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on iTunes, Podbean, Spotify or at nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth

If you’re short on time, consider listening at 1.5-2x speed, which should be shown on the screen of your device as you listen. This won’t just reduce your listening time; it has also been shown to improve knowledge retention.

 

    

Managing your portfolio Your Wealth Gemma Dale
About the Author
Gemma Dale , nabtrade

Gemma Dale is Director of SMSF and Investor Behaviour at nabtrade. She is the host of the Your Wealth podcast, a fortnightly podcast for investors, featuring insights and updates from markets and finance experts across a range of topics. She provides regular market and finance commentary on ausbiz and in other media including AFR, the Australian, ABC and commercial tv and radio. Gemma was previously the Head of SMSF Solutions for nab, and the Head of Technical Services for MLC, where she led a team of specialists providing advice to advisers and their clients on SMSF, super, tax, social security and aged care.