Sykes: Grew his $12,000 trading account to $85,000 in 2016
Timothy Sykes · EP 445: $20M in 2015 Infoproduct Revenue With "Degenerate" Customers with Timothy Sykes · Oct 12, 2016 · at 12:49
Trader Timothy Sykes describes his annual personal trading benchmark to Nathan Latka.
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“So this year, like I've turned 12,000 into 85,000 which is, you know, kind of awesome in a flat market, but it's a realistic version of what my strategy is capable of.”
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