WHO AM I, AND WHY AM I HERE?
G’day and thanks for subscribing to my substack.
A bit about me. My name is David Martin and my loves are good Food, good Drinks, Camping, Family, long walks along the beach, and Trading.
I began life as a Econ/Comm university-educated Corporate B(w)anker, before putting some of those skills into practice by acquiring a Wholesale Distribution business in 2011. After growing our small business for 8 years, we sold to a national company in 2020, and since then I've been trading while travelling, living on the Gold Coast and spending plenty of time at the beach and the golf course.
2 years of leisure takes its toll on the mind of an entrepreneur, so I've decided to invest some time putting together this substack and combine my love of trading with a passion for helping to educate others on how markets really work. My mission with this project is to give you guys an understanding of the basics, share some personal experiences, and empower you to become more confident, more successful traders.
I'm an experienced Long / Short leveraged index trader, having traded billions worth of CFD's (Contract for Difference) indices over the last 20 years (I started trading at 16). During the last few years, I've been relentlessly building and developing a statistical model with the goal of giving me greater certainty and peace of mind with my trading. Combined with some of the incredible AI tools now available, I’m now focussed on 'bringing the data to life' by predicting likely future outcomes based on past market price action.
That’s me. Disclaimer - I don’t drive Ferraris, have a private jet, or (often) spend my nights snorting cocaine off strippers’ breasts. I’m a simple guy with a wife and a couple of kids. However, trading has afforded me a fantastic opportunity to be able to live life on my terms every day, before I’ve turned 40…which is pretty cool.
I hope you find some of my content helpful.
Cheers
Marto