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David Hale

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David Hale

@CREAMtrader

Professional trader/coach/writer. 25 years in equities, crypto, options. Author of Cash Rules: Reminiscences of a Day Trader. creamtrader.substack.com

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Joined October 2014

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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Sep 16, 2023
Getting asked if this is real 100% real! My tale, the insights learned, and an introduction to the world of glitch trading, are all included in my book, Cash Rules: Reminiscences of a Day Trader Found at all fine booksellers (actually just on Amazon)
David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Sep 12, 2023
The life of a trader: Age 25 - Making more money than I ever imagined. Dream house on lake in Texas 35 - Dead broke. Living with mother-in-law in apartment in rural Poland 38 - Owner of prop firm 40 - Dead broke. Homeless. Working $10/hour job 42 - Most profitable year of
Cash Rules: Reminiscences of a Day Trader
From amazon.com
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Sep 12, 2023
The life of a trader: Age 25 - Making more money than I ever imagined. Dream house on lake in Texas 35 - Dead broke. Living with mother-in-law in apartment in rural Poland 38 - Owner of prop firm 40 - Dead broke. Homeless. Working $10/hour job 42 - Most profitable year of
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Oct 24, 2024
The best traders aren’t “equity traders”, “futures traders” or “crypto traders”, they are simply: traders They are agile, unattached, and gravitate to the markets which offer the greatest edge
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Oct 18, 2024
Contrary to what you are told on this platform, the best trading strategies don’t revolve around interpreting candlestick patterns on a chart Real edge comes from mispricings, inefficiencies, and arbitrage
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Sep 15, 2023
A trader should operate more like a: - Programmer - Gamer - Hacker - Arbitrageur - Scavenger - Puzzle solver - Explorer - Hustler - Mathematician - Robot And less like a: - Finance professional - Technical or fundamental analyst - Speculator - Forecaster - Gambler
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Jun 11, 2025
No one breaks down trading like Euan Sinclair “Macro trading is fantasy football for dickheads” “You can’t outsmart the market, but you can outlast it — usually by being boring” Listening to his interviews and reading his books should be part of every trader’s education
PyQuant News 🐍
@pyquantnews
Jun 6, 2025
This guy literally explains how to trade profitably.
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Oct 30, 2023
During my almost 25 years as a professional trader I have been lucky enough to have traded with dozens of elite traders and… NOT ONE of them has ever had any type of meaningful SOCIAL MEDIA presence! They have been too busy making cash and keeping their mouths shut I know
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Apr 23, 2025
Don't know ONE trader who made it because they took a course, read a book, or paid for a chat room EVERY successful trader I know made it because they started at a legit prop firm or found a way to surround themselves with top traders Environment is the ultimate edge!
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Nov 22, 2024
You can call me a "hater", but I come from a world (prop trading floors) where you don't call out your PnL unsolicited, let alone scream it across social media. Assume part of that reason is outta respect for the traders who had a bad day; similar to the reason I didn't dance in
Lance Breitstein 🇺🇸🌎
@TheOneLanceB
Nov 21, 2024
TIRED OF $MSTRBATING TO PNL POSTS? (Yes, I officially coined that term. You’re welcome!) Why selection bias matters & why pnl is a shitty scorecard. If you’re stuck in the gap feeling shitty about your $MSTR performance today, watch this video!
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Aug 4, 2025
Is flexing your daily income strictly a trader phenomenon? Never seen on this platform: “Killed it today. Unclogged 3 toilets, made a cool G!” “Ran some spreadsheets, did a PowerPoint, cleared $500” “Went to work and did what I was supposed to do. Banked $300”
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Jan 24, 2025
It blows my mind how many '8-figure traders' spend much of their time and energy selling courses/chatrooms and their 'edge' Since time is valuable and most edges aren’t scalable, it makes even less sense than Tiger Woods using his prime years to focus on selling coaching clinics
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Mar 5, 2024
A trader should operate more like a: - Programmer - Scavenger - Gamer - Hacker - Arbitrageur - Puzzle solver - Hustler - Mathematician - Robot - Student And less like a: - Finance professional - Technical or fundamental analyst - Speculator - Forecaster -
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Oct 21, 2024
Retail traders shouldn’t be battling with those at the top of the food chain Instead they should be bottom feeding; gorging on the scraps that the whales and sharks leave behind
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David Hale
@CREAMtrader
Sep 5, 2023
"...teach a man to scalp, and you feed him for a lifetime" Great points here by @TheOneLanceB @InvestorsLive @MikeBellafiore. Wanted to add my two cents about scalping since I've been doing it fulltime for 23 years. - A good scalping strategy provides the ultimate edge!
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