From Zero to 30,000: How This "Dual View" Will Make You a Millionaire

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My first job right out of college was with DuPont. I still to this day remember packing up my things and heading to the lush South Carolina landscape – bright-eyed and ready to begin my career.

I look back at my entire time as a chemical engineer very fondly.

But it's the times that I worked with chemical plant startups that resonate the strongest with me – even to this day.

Looking back, one of the great things about running a chemical plant startup is that I got to see the plant from two distinct points of view. The first was the 30,000-foot view.

I could see where this plant fit in with DuPont's corporate direction, and I also could see a finished plant working well while making parts earmarked for F-15 fighter jets and the Space Shuttle.

But I also got to see a very detailed view of the plant. I was intimately involved as each valve and every pump was installed and tested. I went from that granular perspective to seeing parts come together and then tested to witnessing the whole system working in tandem when the plant was completed.

That dual view meant I knew every inch of the startups I worked on. As a trader, I carried that perspective to our 10-Minute Millionaire system.

In fact, our dual view is what makes our journey together so unique.

We combine the 30,000 view – our market narrative – with a very detailed knowledge of the moving pieces that make up our system to put us on the fast track to millionaire status.

And today, we're going to develop that dual view by digging deeper into the core of our 10-Minute Millionaire system – identifying extremes.

The Only Two Numbers You Need to Pay Attention to Right Now

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Today we're going to talk about numbers.

Traders look at numbers all the time, and I'm no different.

And last week, there were two numbers that really stood out to me.

That's why, in today's video, we're going to dig in to both the employment number and the 50-day moving average.

More importantly, we'll talk about how each of these numbers affects our narrative and our trading strategy going forward.

A Look Back... and a Look Ahead

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To all of you based in the United States, I hope you all had a happy and safe Independence Day.

As we move through this shortened trading week, I want to take a moment to tell you a story.

You see, my wife and I really enjoy the movies, and try to hit the theaters as often as we can. But we really enjoy settling in at home, uncorking a bottle of wine, and unwinding to a cinematic classic or new release.

My lifelong interest in history has made me especially fond of classic historical fiction or period productions.

I remember some classics from growing up. My dad took me to watch "Tora! Tora! Tora!" – the dramatic retelling if the Pearl Harbor attack staring actors like Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotton, and more.

Outside of being an incredible film, there is another reason why I remember seeing this movie in theaters that day.

I was amazed that the showing actually had an intermission (which, for a young movie-goer like me meant there was time to grab a popcorn and a soda…).

In fact, over the holiday weekend, I was recalling fond childhood memories with my dad-and we recounted the day we saw that famous war flick.

And he, too, remembered the intermission.

So I did some digging into the history of performance arts (plays, musicals, film screenings, and operas) – and the origin of the intermission.

Now, you might be wondering how all of this applies to your investing journey.

Well, my discovery about intermissions has more to do with our work together here than you might think.

With Each Wasted Tick, You're Letting Your Chance at Millionaire Status Disintegrate

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If you want to be a successful investor…

One that flips the script on Wall Street, consistently pockets gains that beat the market, and one that achieves the financial security they've always longed for… you need to not only understand but respect one thing: time.

As traders, time is our single most valuable resource…

It's also the scarcest.

That's because it is the one commodity that you can't create more of.

In all of my years in this business, the importance of time is one of the key elements to trading that everyone underestimates.

And as a result, I've watched that misused time leave hundreds of investors in financial ruin.

That's why time is a central element of our system.

It's designed to take and use short blocks of time… and combine it with a trading strategy that has the power to put you firmly on your path toward millionaire status.

But the story doesn't end there…

The Boy Scout Lesson Every Would-Be Millionaire Can Learn From

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I want to start today off with a story. When I was about 12, our Boy Scout troop launched a fundraiser in which each of us was given a sales quota for candy bars.

I needed to sell 25 candy bars, so I figured I'd knock on 25 doors, sell a candy bar at each and every stop, and be done with the project.

The first few sales were easy. These were next-door neighbors who knew me already.

As I got farther away from home, sales got tougher. I tried everything I could to get folks to buy. I sold a few candy bars, but mostly felt rejected. After a few days of stewing and feeling down on myself, my problem-solving instinct kicked in and I realized I was looking at this all wrong.

Instead of focusing on the rejections, I needed to focus on the numbers.

For every five doors I knocked on, four would answer. Of the four, one would buy a candy bar. From then on, that's how I worked.

With 15 candy bars left to sell – and a 1-in-5 knock-to-sale ratio – I knew that I needed to knock on 75 doors to get the job done.

My next candy sale outing was an emotional epiphany. Each "no" got me one closer to a "yes."

I knew my numbers and trusted my approach – my "system." This was no longer a chore. Freed from the mental obligation to win every time – to sell every single household – I found I was having fun.

Pretty soon, I hit my quota. Then I exceeded it. In fact, I ended up with one of the top sales records that fall.

I'm telling you this story because a results-oriented mindset can be just as detrimental when it comes to investing.

Let's take a look…

What College Football and the FDA Have to Do with Our Leading Pick-and-Shovel Play

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You won't find a bigger Hokies fan than my father. And he's not alone – the entire Barton clan has a deep-rooted history with Virginia Tech.

With our popcorn and cold beverages in hand, we settled in hopes of seeing our alma mater extend its bowl streak to 24 consecutive games – the longest active streak recognized by the NCAA.

But by the end of a disastrous first half, even my father began to have doubts. With Arkansas up 24-0 heading into halftime, it seemed like an insurmountable feat for head coach Justin Fuente to lead the Hokies to victory.

But, as true fans and supporters, we stuck with our team and kept watching – and what a second half it was.

As a family, we cheered aloud as Virginia Tech scored 35 unanswered points to win 35-24 – the greatest comeback in the Hokie's 124-year history.

Now, there's a reason why I'm sharing this story with you today.

Not only does this story underscore a key piece of our strong>10-Minute Millionaire system, but we can also apply that same sort of victorious satisfaction to one of our recent pick-and-shovel plays.