Student of the Month - John Tombini

Student of the Month – John Tombini
 

Tell us about you:

I’m on my third career.  I own a real estate appraisal company and have been doing that since 1988.   Prior to coming to OTA, I had someone investing for me.  By June, my plan is to be dedicated to trading.  

I couldn’t do this without my partner, Jackie.  She deals with the frustration and late nights studying.  
 

What are you trading?

I’m trading Forex and a little bit of Futures and have just retaken Options with Steve Suminski who I think is a great instructor.  
 

How has your OTA education impacted you?

I think it’s the way it’s always been presented.  It’s not easy, but it’s always been presented in a logical manner. The instructors have always been open to talking to students after class.  That has always impressed me.

 

What are some of the benefits of your education?

As a Mastermind student, I like listening to other students and how they may struggle like I have.  The amount of information you get in the Mastermind community is great.  I am 20 years behind the instructors so any additional information I can get is helpful. 

What I really like is how much information is shared by the instructors. They’re very open with everything they do.   In school, you don’t really learn anything until you’re out own your own.  These guys save hundreds of hours of stumbling by sharing things they they’ve stumbled and tripped on themselves. That’s unusual. 

Core Strategy is the base, but they instructors go way beyond the base.  There is a lot they’ll share about increasing your odds enhancers. 

 

Have you ever had a time when you feel like you were failing and what did you do to overcome that?

I remember what it was like when I first started in the appraisal business.  You make mistakes.  You learn from them.  And you continue on.  I was laser focused on, “this is what I’m going to do.” Yes, I’m going to stumble.  I’m going to make mistakes, but I’m focused on my goal.  I’m stubborn. 
 

If you had to give a piece of advice to someone who is new to trading, what would you tell them?

Take it one day at a time.  You can not look at coulda woulda shoulda.  You have to focus on what you did that day.  Other than learning from your mistakes, don’t keep looking backwards.  

The one thing that helped my trading more than anything else was that I keep a daily log…How I was feeling that day?  Did I get out?  What I learned.