Can fear of missing out (FOMO) take NFT stocks back to new highs? In this week’s episode, hosts Kim Ann Curtin, Stephen Johnson, and Tim Bohen talk about hot sector manias. The NFT stock craze takes center stage. Tim’s been around a long time. He’s seen this kind of thing play out again and again. But what makes each craze different from the next one? Is it possible to predict when they’ll start and end? NFTs (non-fungible tokens, if you didn’t already know) hit a fever pitch recently. And stock...
Apr 20, 2021•33 min
It’s never easy to start from scratch. It takes a lot of hard work and support from the right people to reach breakout success. Jack Kellogg built a solid foundation that allowed him to do exactly that.* In this week’s episode, hosts Kim Ann Curtin, Stephen Johnson, and Tim Bohen welcome Jack back to the podcast. Today, they get the lowdown on what it took for this incredible trader to get ahead at a young age. Tim loves Jack’s ability to hustle. He applies focus and determination to everything ...
Apr 13, 2021•54 min
Trader Mariana knows trading ambition. She is, after all, the first female millionaire in Tim Sykes’ Trading Challenge.* And you can get a sneak peek of Mariana’s dedication ... Hosts Kim Ann Curtin and Stephen Johnson welcome her as today’s guest! Mariana joined Tim Sykes’ Trading Challenge shortly after high school and hit the ground running. She’s also a longtime listener of the SteadyTrade podcast. Ambitious from the get-go, she was eager to make her mark. Once she committed to trading as a ...
Apr 06, 2021•48 min
How do you find the right chart patterns — and use them for consistent profits? The SteadyTrade Team shares their best wisdom on this week’s episode. Hosts Kim Ann Curtin, Stephen Johnson, and Tim Bohen welcome Trader Will Beebe. He’s an active participant in the SteadyTrade Team chat room. He spent three and a half years honing his trading skills on his own. With a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Accounting, he thought he’d have a leg up on other traders. But trading is a whole different beast...
Mar 30, 2021•49 min
How do traders find trading discipline — and then hang onto it? Today hosts Kim Ann Curtin, Stephen Johnson, and Tim Bohen interview Victoria, aka “Crown” in the SteadyTrade Team chat room. This up-and-coming trader in the SteadyTrade Team community is no stranger to discipline. She played professional volleyball before taking a job at Fox Sports. Then while on a vacation, she met a day trader while playing blackjack — and her life plans changed for good. After tracking high percent gainers on h...
Mar 23, 2021•54 min
Today host Kim Ann Curtin takes another look at the motivations behind Stephen Johnson’s losing trades. After a big winning streak, another side of him took over. Everyone places losing trades at some point. It’s an inevitable part of the game. But is there something in us that seeks to make them worse? Today’s episode takes a deeper look at the psychology behind losing trades. Why do we get in our own way when things are going well? Find out on this week’s SteadyTrade podcast.
Mar 16, 2021•41 min
Today hosts Tim Bohen and Stephen Johnson celebrate Kim Ann Curtin’s first trade! Newbie traders rejoice, you have one more on the team! And her first time was one for the books. Everyone’s chasing after tendies these days … but are there enough to go around? There’s never been a better time to get started in the markets. But how can newbie traders find an edge before wrecking their accounts? Find out what it takes on this week’s SteadyTrade podcast.
Mar 09, 2021•59 min
Today hosts Kim Ann Curtin and Stephen Johnson interview Turney Duff, author of “The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess.” Kim found the book so riveting she read it in two sittings! Turney Duff’s Wall Street career spanned 15 years during an exciting time. After accomplishing many goals, he set his sights on making it to the buy-side. And make it he did. But don’t worry, he loves to root for the little guy. In this SteadyTrade episode, he shares plenty of hard-won wisdom...
Mar 02, 2021•56 min
The $GME debacle between retail traders and hedge funds has poised Wall Street for a power shift. Today our hosts Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson are breaking down what could be the craziest day in market history. Tim says since the first episode with former market maker J.J, it seems like the ‘matrix’ has blown wide open. People are seeing the corruption in the markets and there’s a distinct shift of power taking place…
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Former market maker J.J.’s back to share insight on the GameStop Corp. (NASDAQ: $GME) debacle and more! Tim Bohen’s away living out a long-time dream. So today, hosts Kim Ann Curtin and Stephen Johnson grill J.J. with listeners’ questions... But first, they’re picking this former market maker’s brain about the insane action we saw in the $GME debacle. Remember that epic short squeeze and the broker trading restrictions that followed? You definitely don’t want to miss what he thinks is really goi...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Today’s an extra special day here on the SteadyTrade podcast — our very own Tim Bohen is celebrating his birthday! And co-hosts, Kim Ann Curtin and Stephen Johnson are putting him in the hot seat. If there’s anything you wanted to know about Tim, chances are you’ll learn it in this episode. No stone is left unturned — professionally and personally. Tune in to hear how Tim Bohen got started in the markets, found penny stocks, and eventually became the mentor we all know and love. You’ll laugh ......
Feb 09, 2021•51 min
The 2020 market was one for the record books, and the madness is continuing in 2021. But this insane market has taught a lot of traders some bad trading habits. In the past year, we’ve seen new all-time highs in the major indices, hot IPOs, hot sectors, and huge volume. It seems like you could close your eyes, point to a chart, and pick a winning stock… And that’s giving new traders the wrong ideas about how the market works. Tune in to find out what bad trading habits our hosts, Kim Ann Curtin,...
Feb 02, 2021•47 min
On today’s episode of SteadyTrade, our hosts, Tim Bohen, Stephen Johnson, and Kim Ann Curtin are discussing how celebs, social media, and new traders can move stocks ... And what it means for the rest of us... Could the lines of stock pumps and promotions be blurring forever? It seems like anything can move stocks in this market — Tweets, Reddit, TikToks, Discord chats — it’s a whole new world and a whole new market. And with new apps popping up almost every day, who knows what the next social m...
Jan 26, 2021•57 min
Today on SteadyTrade we have a very special guest. If short selling is part of your trading strategy, you won’t want to miss this one... Our hosts Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson, are talking about brokers, borrows, and short selling with TradeZero co-founder Dan Pipitone... Or as Stephen calls him, “the man who made hard to borrow stocks easy to short, for those with small accounts.” And Stephen’s eager to see how Tim — a die-hard long trader — and Dan get along.
Jan 19, 2021•57 min
As a new trader, you hear it over and over … Trading preparation is crucial. Study, study, study! But what exactly should you study? And how do you study effectively? That’s what today’s episode is all about as our hosts Stephen Johnson, Kim Ann Curtin, and Tim Bohen sit down with new trader Bram... He has awesome insight into what studying, tracking data, and the right mindset actually looks like for a new trader. Bram has been a friend of Stephen’s for about a year now. So of course you can ex...
Jan 12, 2021•38 min
It’s that time of year again ... The start of a new year is a perfect opportunity to review 2020’s craziness and make some 2021 market predictions. Well, some educated guesses, anyway. After 2020, it seems like anything is possible in the markets... Join our hosts Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson as they recap the hot sectors that drove the outrageous 2020 market and share personal goals for 2021. Plus, they’ll dig into what they think the market will look like in 2021. Make sure t...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Spoiler alert! Last week, a former market maker spilled dirty deets on market manipulation... So if you haven’t listened to episode 179, go back and listen to it now! This week is a follow-up to the last episode where former market maker J.J. dropped some serious bombs about market manipulation... Now our hosts are ready to digest what they just heard. Find out what shocked them the most from that episode and why it felt like the cops would bust through the doors at any moment.
Dec 29, 2020•53 min
This week’s SteadyTrade podcast promises to be an interesting one … We’re going deep into the underbelly of the markets to give you a glimpse of what’s really going on behind your screen… Our hosts Kim Ann Curtin, Tim Bohen, and Stephen Johnson are talking to former market maker, J.J. Guerilla. (Note: he’s using a pseudonym.) With powerful and extremely wealthy former clients like offshore banks, CIA spooks, and arms dealers — rest assured he has plenty of stories to tell. He’ll share how he got...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Lately we’ve had EV runs, crypto runs, and the Dow hit 30K … It’s been a wild ride of even more 2020 market mania! This year we’ve seen a recurring theme. It seems every week there’s something new and crazy happening in the markets. This week is no different. But finally, we’re seeing some stocks start to cool off. There was even a red day for EVs (gasp!). In this episode, Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson talk about hot sectors, how to stay safe in the trading trenches, and why thi...
Dec 15, 2020•52 min
A few months back, we featured author Jack Schwager on the podcast to talk about his bestselling “Market Wizards” book series. Now, Jack’s back — and he’s got a new book, “Unknown Market Wizards: The best traders you’ve never heard of.” The premise of this book is unique. It focuses on “unknown” individual traders as opposed to the institutional traders featured in his previous books. In today’s episode, co-hosts Kim Ann Curtin and Stephen Johnson are picking Jack’s brain about the new book and ...
Dec 08, 2020•53 min
Traditionally, day trading has been a male-dominated field. But that’s changing. 2020 has been a huge year for trading. Earlier this year, we experienced the ‘wildest 100 days in stock market history.’ More new traders have entered the market than ever before — and many of them are women. In today’s episode of the SteadyTrade podcast, co-host Kim Ann Curtin is leading a round-table discussion with four up-and-coming women traders. These women may come from very different walks of life, but they ...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
There’s a lot going on in the wonderful world of the SteadyTrade podcast… And your ever-entertaining hosts Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson can’t wait to share it all with you. There isn’t a particular theme for this episode, but rest assured, it’s a wild ride — you’re gonna learn a lot about the stock market … and life in general. Don’t miss an eclectic yet informative episode that covers all sorts of topics, ranging from a potential weed stock run to Tim’s new ebook to technical ...
Nov 24, 2020•48 min
Market rotation — it’s a thing, and it happens all the time. The sector that was hot yesterday could be cold as ice tomorrow. The same setup that worked 99 times in a row for you is suddenly falling flat. Just when you think you’ve tamed the market with your mad trading skills ... it comes back and bites you. It’s just the way things work in the stock market. Seasoned traders understand this and don’t take it personally. But for newbies, market rotation can seem like the end of the world. Don’t ...
Nov 17, 2020•38 min
Yes… we are talking about the election. We know… The election news has been impossible to escape for the past six weeks. Everytime you turn on the news its… Trump this… Biden that… And now we have a contested Election. America is politically exhausted. So… What’s that mean for the market? Are election fears gone? Have people simply stopped caring? Or is this only the beginning of another bull market? Tune in to today’s episode to hear what your hosts have to say about the future of America.
Nov 10, 2020•44 min
Is there a strange connection between trading and poker? Can playing poker make you a smarter, more consistent trader? SteadyTrade co-host Stephen Johnson came to trading following a stint as a professional poker player. Regular listeners may also remember that in Episode 158, we profiled Ray D. of Confessions of a Market Maker — another pro poker player turned trader. On today’s episode of SteadyTrade Podcast, Stephen and Kim Ann Curtin go on a fact-finding mission to figure out if there’s real...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Kris Verma may be having a red day, but he’s not letting it get to him. In the scheme of things, this short-biased trader reports doing pretty great. He’s only been active in the market for about three years … and he hit an incredible million-dollar profit milestone in 2020. It’s every trader’s dream to grow their account exponentially. In today’s episode of the SteadyTrade Podcast, Kris shares all of his trading secrets with co-hosts Tim Bohen and Stephen Johnson. Are you ready to open up your ...
Oct 27, 2020•54 min
It’s been a minute since SteadyTrade’s last Listener Mailbag episode … The team’s finally catching up on your correspondence. In today’s episode, co-hosts Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Stephen Johnson answer your questions. You’ll learn about market makers and what they can and can’t do. Plus, they tackle how to trade first green day OTCs. And they cover what constitutes low float and why it matters … And there’s so much more. Listen to find out if your question was chosen as an on-air topic! P...
Oct 20, 2020•56 min
To new traders, the stock market can seem like utter chaos. Truthfully, they’re not wrong — the stock market is often irrational and extremely counterintuitive. 2020 has certainly proven that! But when you get down to it, there are certain patterns that repeat over and over... For smart traders, understanding how these patterns play out can lead to ‘aha’ moments that can lead to greater trading consistency. The keys to understanding stock market patterns? Getting curious, and tracking your data....
Oct 13, 2020•46 min
Self-promotion, hyperbole, and an “ocean of lies” … Today’s episode explores what happens when a $20 billion company acts like a penny stock. Typically, bigger companies are considered more solid and trustworthy. But that may not be true for Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA), an electric vehicle company. Turns out, it may have been a house of cards ... Learn what happened when it all came crashing down! In today’s episode, the whole SteadyTrade Podcast crew — Tim Bohen, Kim Ann Curtin, and Steph...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This week’s episode of SteadyTrade starts with a discussion about an important bear. No, not a bearish investor ... but Winnie the Pooh. The famed character once wisely advised, “Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing…” This week’s guest, Dr. Daniel Crosby, is a big fan of this wisdom. He offers up what may seem to be counterintuitive advice for traders — if you want to become a consistent trader, you may actually need to do less. This might seem crazy to some traders — after all, more a...
Sep 29, 2020•50 min
