About

D. Michele Foster
Founder, State of Mind Trader
✔ 6+ Years Trading Experience
✔ Full-Time Trader
✔ Creator of the BRACE Method
✔ Consistently Profitable Trader
✔ Technical Analysis Specialist

Self-taught Forex trader with over 6 years of market experience.
Full-time trader focused on structure, discipline, and precision.

My journey into trading began during the global shutdown — with no formal training, no mentor, and no shortcuts.

What followed was years of studying charts, making mistakes, refining my approach, and learning what actually works — not what’s popular.

Because the truth is…

Most traders don’t fail from lack of strategy.
They fail from lack of structure and discipline.

That realization is what led me to develop a rules-based approach centered around:

  • Market structure
  • Premium & discount pricing
  • Patience in execution
  • High-probability confirmations

Today, that approach is taught through the BRACE Method:

Break. Retest. And Confirm Entry.

Now, I use that same process to break down the market in real time and help other traders eliminate the noise and focus on what actually works.