# $16+ Million Trader vs 15 Losing Traders (FT Alex Temiz) An episode of [Words of Rizdom - Trading Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1780241706), 15 Jun 2026, 2 h 36 min. Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4607766598.mp3 In this special Words of Rizdom episode, Alex Temiz, with over $16M in verified profits, sits down with 15 unprofitable traders to uncover what's holding them back. From revenge trading, overtrading, and FOMO to poor risk management, sizing mistakes, and treating trading like a hobby, Alex delivers direct, actionable advice to help traders become consistently profitable. We hope you enjoy the episode!Like, Subscribe & Enable Notifications πŸ””New verified trader episodes every Thursday 3PM GMT / 10AM EST ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chart Academy: https://www.chartacademy.com/ Chart Fanatics Live: https://www.youtube.com/@chartfanaticslive 20% OFF Alpha Capital Group (Code: RIZ): https://link.alphacapitalgroup.uk/eq7m8X 20% OFF Alpha Futures (Code: RIZ): https://link.alpha-futures.com/k9V5Az TradeZella (Code: RIZ10 for 10% OFF Monthly or WOR for 20% OFF Yearly): https://refer.tradezella.com/riz BEST Deals on all Prop Firms: https://propfirmtrader.com/ FREE Market Journal Newsletter: https://www.market-journal.com Download This Playbook: https://www.chartfanatics.comπŸš€ Join Our FREE Trading Community: Discord: https://discord.gg/chartfanatics/ Telegram: https://t.me/pocketsofrizdom ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ πŸŽ™ Guest: Alex Temiz https://youtube.com/@AlexTemizMIC πŸŽ™ Host: Words of Rizdom https://youtube.com/@wordsofrizdom https://instagram.com/wordsofrizdom https://twitter.com/wordsofrizdom https://www.instagram.com/realriziqbal ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Timestamps: 00:00 - $15+ Million Verified Trader vs 15 Unprofitable Traders 02:03 - Topic #1 - Risk Management, Sizing, Stop Loss Discipline 06:45 - Building A Trade Plan Before Entering 10:03 - Why Mental Stops Destroy Traders 17:09 - Treat Trading Like A Business 20:26 - How To Size Up Properly 29:08 - Stop Out And Re-enter 36:58 - Topic #2 Overtrading, Forcing Trades & FOMO 39:48 - Master One Market First 46:42 - Taking Profits Without Cutting Winners 52:56 - Chasing Red Candles And Win Streaks 1:00:50 - Taking The Money And Staying In Control 1:06:24 - Hesitation, Execution And Noise 1:11:57 - Topic #3 - Not Having a Clear Strategy 1:16:50 - Why Your Data Is Gold 1:21:00 - How Alex Built His Strategy 1:23:25 - Death Candles And Confirmation 1:28:20 - Trend Days, Chop And Limit Orders 1:33:05 - Topic #4 - Exits And Trade Management 1:40:49 - Partials, Runners And Freedom 1:50:04 - Topic #5 - Revenge Trading And Tilt 1:53:43 - The $450K Trading Lesson 1:57:21 - Three Strikes And You’re Out 2:00:05 - Going On Tilt 2:02:08 - TradeZella Portfolio Check In 2:23:40 - Overtrading And Risk Control 2:27:25 - Closing Thoughts & Lessons From Alex ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Disclaimer: The content on Words of Rizdom is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment or trading advice. I am not a licensed financial advisor, and the strategies, opinions, and commentary shared are based on personal experience of the respective guests. We are not personally affiliated with any of the guests featured in our episodes. The views expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or endorsements of Words of Rizdom.Trading and Investing involves risk, and you should always do your own research or consult with a qualified financial professional before making any investment decisions. You are solely responsible for your financial decisions. This channel and its creator are not liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of information presented in videos. Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.