Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader

Started over at 45.
Studying the markets for 3.5 years.
Sharing lessons, mistakes, and breakthroughs.
📈 Market structure • Relative Strength • Risk Management

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

A bit more than three and a half years ago, I made a decision that changed my life.

I started over.

I walked away from what I knew and immersed myself in the financial markets. Since then, I've spent thousands of hours studying charts, reading, testing ideas, making mistakes, and learning what it really takes to become a disciplined trader.

I'm not here to sell shortcuts or promise easy money.

I'm here to document the real journey.

You'll find:
• My daily market observations
• Swing trading lessons
• Market structure and relative strength
• Trading psychology
• Wins, mistakes, and what they teach me

Most people wouldn't expect someone to reinvent themselves in their late 40s.
I'm building proof that it's possible.
If you're learning, rebuilding, or chasing a difficult goal, welcome. Let's grow together.

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

I took $CHYM today. I played it as a day trade which is something I haven’t done in some time but the market is having a pause (which is so good) and even though its earnings where pretty solid I felt like I didn’t want to push it so I drew my levels, I entered at 1 min ORB after it played the lower level and fully sold at 31.89. I clearly left money on the table but it’s ok. You can’t get it all

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@jfsrev @AlBrooksTrader says that all range breakouts have an 80% probability of failing. He is a day trader but I took that teaching with me when I moved from day to swing trading. A long range needs volume and/or a catalyst to break out or down.

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

So applicable to trading as well. Losing is just a part of winning and we need to respect it and make sure it doesn’t crush us.

It is psychology and risk management. Both come in place when we deal with loss

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Michael Jordan says losing is not the opposite of winning, it is just another part of winning

“I hate losing. It’s not even a question. But I have to respect losing…”

“Because losing is a part of winning. You never just win. You’ve got to lose to win.”

“Losing is going to hurt… To a point where you look at… How can I do things different? How can I change? How can I make this team better?”

“Before you can look at someone else… You’ve got to look at yourself in the mirror. That’s how things get started. You’ve got to be willing to change.”

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Michael Jordan says losing is not the opposite of winning, it is just another part of winning

“I hate losing. It’s not even a question. But I have to respect losing…”

“Because losing is a part of winning. You never just win. You’ve got to lose to win.”

“Losing is going to hurt… To a point where you look at… How can I do things different? How can I change? How can I make this team better?”

“Before you can look at someone else… You’ve got to look at yourself in the mirror. That’s how things get started. You’ve got to be willing to change.”

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@stamatoudism Indeed!Most of the traders around have quite an ego and it makes it difficult not just to learn from but even to interact with them. I like @drmansipd and @KynaKosling a lot, they are both always very polite and kind.

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@1MDec2030 @drmansipd Thanks! It seems like a logical explanation.

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

And finally we got a breakout in the market. Hopefully this is the beginning of a new leg. I do feel FOMO because I only watched again today, but I shake it off thinking many setup will show up in the next days if this is a true good one :)

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@drmansipd Thanks! HPE looks more like in a range. But I think I understand PANW and CRWD

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@GuyTheInvestor That's a good point, curious to see what is going to happen. But I do keep inmind that last week $GOOG sold off on earnings even though the results were great and that is because the CAPEX was increased too much. Let's see. Hopefully we can start a new leg up! :)

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@BlogJulianKomar @GnT_Trades Mine as well 😂 but whats your take on the market? ES is 3days up and at the top of its range. That does make me hesitant in entering new trades

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@HyunLee I landed to your post checking the same 😃 The $HPE chart looks good no doubt, but I wanted to understand the take people have on the current market considering that ES is at the top of its range. Maybe $PLTR earnings will function as a catalyst to break out? We’ll see

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@AmandaZmolek I’ve been watching that range too. Will it reverse? Normally to get out of a range there is the need of a catalyst. ES still pushing though. Lets see what happens tomorrow

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

No trading for me again today. NQ is still in a downtrend amd ES just closed on the upper side of the range it’s been in for the past couple of months. We will see tomorrow. Will it break out or reverse? In any case I don’t have enough conviction to put on any trade

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@setupsgaloreapp I actually started with day trading so I learned a lot about chart and technical analysis before transitioning into swing trading. Now I look at setup on the daily timeframe. I look for consolidation and range expansion. I study earnings gaps up and follow through etc

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

A bit more than three and a half years ago, I made a decision that changed my life.

I started over.

I walked away from what I knew and immersed myself in the financial markets. Since then, I've spent thousands of hours studying charts, reading, testing ideas, making mistakes, and learning what it really takes to become a disciplined trader.

I'm not here to sell shortcuts or promise easy money.

I'm here to document the real journey.

You'll find:
• My daily market observations
• Swing trading lessons
• Market structure and relative strength
• Trading psychology
• Wins, mistakes, and what they teach me

Most people wouldn't expect someone to reinvent themselves in their late 40s.
I'm building proof that it's possible.
If you're learning, rebuilding, or chasing a difficult goal, welcome. Let's grow together.

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

@setupsgaloreapp It looks stronger indeed. On the weekly, it also has a nice flag bouncing from the 10 EMA. But I just don't know whether I would trust any setup at this point :/

[Alex | Late Bloomer Swing Trader @alekuphd]

Day 1 of building a successful swing trader

This morning, as I do every day, I looked at the indexes first. ES is in a range below 10 and 20 EMAs and the 50 SMA. NQ is in a clear downtrend, indicating that tech stocks are suffering the most amid this period of uncertainty. There isn't much to do for me today. I'm not up for a day trade, which I believe is the only thing that could work. I'm going to stay in cash and focus on studying