David Starr

David is Simpler Trading’s “Mad Scientist”. He is the creator of the popular Voodoo Lines(r) and Ready, Aim, Fire! indicators. A trained theoretical mathematician who later took his MBA first in his class, he now trades full time in addition to helping Simpler Trading clients achieve their own success. Many might consider his academic achievements and his experience building companies, taking them public, and as a strategic management consultant to some of the most respected first as ideal preparation for success in financial markets. However, he is passionate in stressing that the key to trading success is understanding and managing one’s own emotions. In the same way that David’s consulting clients prized his ability to provided customized insights into unique business situations, traders who have taken David’s classes or listen to him daily in the Simpler Futures room use his insights to take their trading to the next level. David understands that the same trading style which might allow one trader to approach markets in a calm, collected manner ideal for reaping profits might provoke the emotional demons that incite account-destroying behavior in another.

It is generally more experienced traders who are able to most quickly assimilate the trading lessons David has to share and his talent for solving problems in new and refreshing ways. Traders of all experience levels make use of his technical indicators and the out-of-the-box thinking which led to their development. Even if you don’t yet use one of these tools, you might be surprised to learn that you already make use of his technology on a regular basis as his patented innovations in wireless technology are inside virtually every smartphone on the planet.