543: He Built a Consistent Income Without Trading Manually (Alejandro Perez)

He Built a Consistent Income Without Trading Manually In episode 543 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Alejandro Perez, who spent years believing that mastering price action was his only path to success. Yet, he constantly found himself sabotaging his own trades the moment things got "too human." By trading the stress of manual execution for a systematic, automated workflow, he finally achieved the consistency he craved—moving from staring at charts all day to managing his entire portfolio in just 15 minutes a week. The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube. >> Watch the video recording! Topics Covered In This Episode 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Why traders fail at manual trading 02:53 "I was profitable, but I didn't trust myself after losses." 04:02 Realizing manual trading was not for him 07:00 The last time he took a manual trade 08:40 Alejandro's daily trading routine 10:50 Steady equity curve, fewer decisions, calmer weeks 13:29 No discipline, no emotions with algos 16:35 The truth about price action 19:00 You don't really need all the things you think you need in the market 20:41 Does he miss manual trading after trading algos? 22:08 Summary and how to find Alejandro What did you like best in this podcast episode? Let's talk in the comments below, or join me in the Facebook group ! Desire To Trade's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy Get a copy of Prop Trading Secrets (Author: Kathy Lien & Etienne Crete) About The Desire To Trade Podcast

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543: He Built a Consistent Income Without Trading Manually (Alejandro Perez) is an episode from Desire To Trade Podcast | Forex Trading & Interviews with Highly Successful Traders by Etienne Crete.

This episode is 22:58 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2026.

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