Shadowing Practice: If You Master Positioning, You Master Trading - Learn English Speaking with Video
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let me tell you something
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that completely changed the way i trade for years i was
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trying to become better at finding entries better setups better confirmation
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and better ways to predict where price was going next
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but eventually i realized something much more important the entry was
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not really the problem the real problem was where i was making the decisions
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because two setups can look almost identical
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and still be completely different trades a setup in the middle
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of the the range may have no clear reason to work no clear place to be wrong
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and almost no space the same setup at a good location can offer completely different trade
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and that difference is what i call price position
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and the idea is simple on the first glance you should
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already have an idea whether there is a potential trade based on where price is
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and before the entry before the confirmation
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and before all the little details you first need a location worth making a decision from And in this video, I don't want to tell you that positioning matters.
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I want to prove why it matters.
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By looking at risk, the information price gives you, the behavior of trapped traders, and even the way your brain makes decisions.
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Because once you understand all of those, you'll probably stop looking at setups the same way.
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Section 1.
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Position creates the trade.
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A setup does not have the same value everywhere on the chart.
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The pattern can be identical, but the trade can be completely different take one bullish reversal
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and put it in the middle of a range
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and now put the exact same reversal at an important area
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from a higher time frame the pattern is the same
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but the decision is not now the setup only tells you what just happened
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but position tells you whether what happened matters most of you see an entry signal
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and immediately ask should i take it but before
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that ask whether this is even a place where a decision makes sense
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so the better question is why should i care about this happening here
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if you don't have a good answer you probably do not
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have a trade markets are always doing something candles are always forming levels are always breaking
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and prices always moving but an event becomes a real opportunity only
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when it happens at a location
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that gives it a meaning the more clear the location the
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more useful the response a strong reaction at a bad location
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may tell you very little a clear response at a good
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location gives you something you can actually make a decision from
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so the rule is simple a setup is a trigger location
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gives the trigger meaning the entry should come after you've already decided
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that the location is interesting
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and not before section two your location defines the risk imagine
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prices sitting right in the middle of a large range
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and you decide to buy where exactly are you wrong a
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little below the entry below the last candle below the nearest swing
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or below the entire range there is no obvious boundary
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or invalidation and when the market has not given you a clear point where the idea is wrong, you usually have to invent one.
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No clear invalidation means you have an arbitrary risk.
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Now move the exact decision toward the edge of a structure.
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Price reaches an important level, reacts, and give you a clear point beyond which the idea no longer makes sense.
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The entry at the edge can produce a smaller logical risk
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and far more available space the entry in the middle cannot
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a good trade needs two things a place where you're wrong
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and enough space if you're right
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that is all risk geometry means how far you are from
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being wrong compared with how much room price has to move i'm not saying i want a five hour trade
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so i'll place my stop here and target there
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that is backwards you do not manufacture asymmetry you find it the location either gives you good reward to risk
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or it does not a good location can give you a close logical stop
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and plenty of room for price to move a bad location forces you to choose between a wide stop
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and a stop
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that does not actually mean anything section 3 important locations create
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information important locations make price easier to read not every candle contains the same amount of useful information
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what price does only becomes meaningful
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when you understand where it's happening a huge candle in the middle of nowhere can tell me almost nothing
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but a tiny rejection at exactly the right location can tell
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me much more movement alone is not information context determines what
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the movement means think about a major level before price reaches
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it we don't know how the market will behave there does price reject accept above it
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or sweep through it
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and come back a level is not a prediction it's a
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place where i expect the market to give me useful information
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that is why i do not automatically buy
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because price reaches support i do care because now i can watch how buyers
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and sellers behave around something meaningful if it holds that is information
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if it sweeps through and recovers that is information if it fails
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that is information
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and this gives you another advantage you do not have to predict as much wait for the location
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and then read the response let the market show you something
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first section 4 position shows you who's trapped we can explain liquidity in a simple way markets often move aggressively
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when someone is forced to act the strongest order is sometime
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a forced one imagine prices sitting underneath a very obvious previous high price breaks above it they got traders by
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while traders who were short have stops above the same high
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but then price fails to hold about the level and falls back underneath
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and suddenly the people who bought the break out are not
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just buyer anymore they are trapped buyers they eventually has a decision to make hold exit add
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or get stopped the same idea applies in the other direction
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someone caught short beneath an important low has to buy to exit
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if price reclaims the level that exit can help fuel the move this is why liquidity is really about positioning
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entries create stops and failed positions create exits and liquidity is not interesting
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because there is a line above a high it's interesting
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because people have made decisions around that line so
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when price reach is an important location ask a different kind of question who entered here
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and who's wrong here who may be forced to exit now
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you're not just looking at a candle pattern you're thinking about
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the people whose positions may force them to act section five good positioning removes bad decisions.
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Without price position almost anything looks tradable.
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You can convert yourself to buy, you can convert yourself to sell and you can find a setup in either direction.
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Every option stays open even when most of those options are bad.
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But once you understand the position most choices disappear.
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Price may be too high for the long you want, too low for the short you want, too central to justify either or exactly where your setup becomes interesting.
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The position filters the decision before the setup does.
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On the first glance, you should already have an idea whether there is even a potential trade based on where price is.
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Position eliminates bad decisions first.
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Experienced traders make trading look simple not because they see less but because they can dismiss more faster.
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The beginner asks what can I trade but the expert asks what can I eliminate.
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Section 6.
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Being flat gives you an advantage.
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Most of you underestimate the advantage of having no trade open
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if price has not reached a position
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that interests you you do not have to predict anything you can just wait
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and while you wait you still have every option available you can buy
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or sell later or do nothing but the second you enter
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that flexibility changes now you're committed a trader with no position can watch price break a level
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and say okay my idea was wrong
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but a committed trader may say it's probably a fake out
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waiting preserve your ability to make a decision after more information
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arrives section seven bad positioning creates emotional trading a lot of
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traders think every emotional mistake means they need to be more disciplined sometime they do
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but sometime the trade was unclear before the emotion even started
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you chase price after a big move now your stop is wider your target is closer
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and every small pullback threatens the trade bad location creates an unclear stop
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that creates too much risk and that risk creates emotion so what happens you you watch every candle you move this stop, you take profit too early,
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and you second guess everything.
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That looks like a psychology problem, but look at where the problem started.
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The emotion started before the entry with a bad decision about location.
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Now compare that with a position where your invalidation is obvious.
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You know what proves you're wrong, you know how much you're risking, and why you're there.
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Good position does not remove emotion, it removes unnecessary decisions, and discipline becomes much easier when the trade itself is clear.
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Section 8.
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The real skill is knowing when not to trade.
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Tomorrow when you open your chart, do not start with the entry.
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Before you even think about your setup, ask four questions.
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The first one is, where is price?
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Is it actually near a level that matters to my strategy?
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Where am I wrong?
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Is there a clear point where the reason for the trade is no longer true?
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And the third one is, who's positioned here?
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Are traders trapped?
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Or is there a clear reason someone may be forced to act
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and the fourth is there a space
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if i'm right does price actually have room to move
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if those four answers are not clear the entry does not matter yet
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and only after the location makes sense the response is clear
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and the risk is defined should the entry matter
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and the problem is most spend most of their energy on
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the final two percent of the decisions the exact entry the perfect confirmation
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and the perfect candle but
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that final decision was often decided much earlier by where price was
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when you started paying attention
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so there is one thing i want you to take from
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this video it is this the goal is not to become
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incredible at finding more trades the goal is to recognize the
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few places where taking risk actually makes sense good positioning gives
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you what most traders try to create after entering a meaningful setup a logical invalidation good reward to risk
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and people on the other side who may be forced to
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act an event is not automatically a trade it needs a meaningful location a defined risk
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and a reason the opportunity exists now
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if what you actually need is a strategy what
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if your full plan is just a week now this week
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here is going to give you the direction the entry stop loss
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and actually everything you need just based on one week
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and it's a high reward risk setup and the edge model is universal meaning
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that it works on most pairs and most time frames so
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if you think this is right for you
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and what you actually need make sure to check out each
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school these are some results of the people inside the community
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and these are some of the classes let's continue and
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when those things are not there you do not need another confirmation you probably need no trade
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that is why mastering positioning changes trading
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so much it does not help you predict every move it makes you better at deciding
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which modes are even worth risking money on
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because the quality of a trade does not begin when you click buy or sell see you next one
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 173 sentences and 2049 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:56. The speaker talks fast, about 187 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trader noun | /ˈtɹeɪdɚ/ | One who earns a living by trading goods or securities. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
| exit noun | /ˈɛɡzət/ | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| emotion noun | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. |
| meaningful adjective | /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/ | Having meaning, significant. |
| confirmation noun | /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ | An official indicator that things will happen as planned. |
| predict verb | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of… |
| reward noun | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | Something of value given in return for an act. |
| define verb | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. |
| sometime adverb | /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. |
| logical adjective | /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ | In agreement with the principles of logic. |
| setup noun | /ˈsɛtʌp/ | Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus. |
| buyer noun | /ˈbaɪ.əɹ/ | A person who makes one or more purchases. |
| chart noun | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break out verb | To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| fall back verb | To retreat. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is forced · are trapped · may be forced |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've already decided · has not given · have made |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, rejection /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, invalidation /ɪnˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, universal /ˌjunəˈvɜɹs(ə)l/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like trader, candle, exit.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.