Hello fellow forex aficionados! I am Stephen Bishop, and I’m currently residing in a peaceful farming community in the midwest U.S.A. where I trade forex full-time. My academic background is in Computer Science and Mathematics. Professionally, I started my career as a software engineer in a cubicle farm with a 4 hour round-trip commute. I hated every minute of it and became strongly compelled to find a way to work for myself.
I built several software start-ups, but each ended in dismal failure. My naiveté led me to foolishly believe that a good product would sell itself. I vastly underestimated the importance of marketing and proper business development (and the capital needed to pull it all together). Fortunately, I stumbled into the field of quantitative finance and was able to generate a living income writing trading algorithms for the stock market. From there, I naturally progressed into the realm of Forex, leaving the world of stocks behind completely.
My intention at first was to trade Forex algorithmically as well, but I discovered that I really just enjoy trading manually on the daily timeframe. My method of trading is based strongly on Ichimoku, but I also rely heavily on fractals and stochastic oscillators. Like everyone, I have winning days and losing days. I trust my strategy, and try to grow more patient and disciplined every day. I don’t assume that I’ll get rich and own yachts and a Bugatti, and I honestly don’t care. I refuse to focus on the extent of profits, only on their consistency.
I love the Forex life! It earns me enough to pay the bills and to save a little each year, and I get to spend my days at home with my wonderful wife and daughter. When I’m not staring at charts like a zombie, I enjoy playing the guitar or spending time outside with the family. I hope that I will get to know many of you here on the forum and make some new friends. Thanks for welcoming me here!