Small Group Coaching: Intro to Trading — 3 Hours of Gold

Video presentation by Dr. Ken Long — January 18, 2026

This 3-hour session is one of the most comprehensive introductions to Dr. Long's trading methodology available publicly. Originally recorded as a Small Group Coaching session, it walks through the complete daily trading workflow from market open preparation through trade execution and review.

What This Session Covers

• Daily Trading Plan structure — how Dr. Long builds his plan every morning before the market opens
• Market classification — reading the current regime (Bull/Bear, Quiet/Volatile) and what it means for strategy selection
• MACD Season analysis — scanning the watchlist for season transitions and identifying which symbols are actionable
• Trade framing — defining entry, stop, target, and R-size using the Setup/Signal/Entry framework
• The PPEA cycle — Plan, Prepare, Execute, Assess in real-time with live market examples
• Position sizing — calculating R-value, managing portfolio heat, and the mathematics of survival
• Trading psychology — Zero State entry, emotional self-regulation, and the discipline to follow the plan

Why This Matters

This session demonstrates what Small Group Coaching actually looks like in practice. It's not theory — it's Dr. Long working through his actual daily process, explaining each decision as he makes it. For prospective students, this is the clearest window into the SGC experience.

The session title — "3 Hours of Gold" — reflects the depth and practical value of the content. Every concept taught in the Foundations course appears in this session, applied to live market conditions.

"This is what it looks like when preparation meets opportunity. No shortcuts, no secrets — just process, discipline, and decades of experience compressed into one session."

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