Trader's Workshop

Ep. 2_02 - From the MarketLife Archives: Trading Acts of God--managing trades and risk in market extremes

learn to trade, trading education, swing trading, technical analysis, investing, futures, currencies, fx, macro, daytrading

Ep. 2_00 - What I've been up to and new market volatility

learn to trade, trading education, swing trading, technical analysis, investing, futures, currencies, fx, macro, daytrading

Ep. 024 - Why you need to get a frog (and more Q&A)

Adam answers reader's questions on risk, losses, event risk, money management... and you'll find out why you need to get a frog.

Ep. 023 - Q and A (and Adam rambles...)

Reader's questions on trade review, trading goals, best intraday setups, and focusing on a few markets vs. trying to trade everything. Oh, and Adam rambles a bit about a bunch of other topics (like in most podcasts)

Ep. 022 - Music and markets

A look at the connections that might (or might not) exist between music and financial markets, and thoughts on developing skills in both.

Ep. 021 - Learning to trade: Digging in

In the second episode with Alex, we talk about some more of the doubts a new trader might have, and the answers point us to some sobering realities about probabilities, risk management, and the limits of our knowledge.

Ep. 020 - Q and A: Winning or losing?

Adam shares some thoughts from a recent coaching session in which a winning trader feel like a losing trader! The answers and ideas drive to elements of performance, trading psychology, and maintaining the edge.

Ep. 019 - The Trader's Journey #1 (with Alex)

The first of a new mini-series in which Tom and I teach a new trader from the very beginning. In this episode, we discuss the tension between technical and fundamental approaches and how Alex should get started learning.

Ep. 018 - Trading markets under stress (2/2)

Reading price structure and market action and understanding market emotion to help navigate challenging, volatile markets.

Ep. 017 - Trading markets under stress (1/2)

Understanding volatility and how price moves can give us some insights into what we should be doing when volatility hits markets.

Ep. 016 - Randomness: why it matters and how to understand it

It's hard to fully embrace randomness. Understanding why this is true (because our brains aren't wired to accept it) points us to the source and solution of many of our trading problems.

Ep. 015 - Pulling the trigger: where, how, and why

Setups and analysis are interesting, but it all comes down to where we actually get in and out of trades. Here's how to do it.

Ep. 014 - What's luck got to do with it?

Some thoughts about luck and the very real impact it has on our trading results.

Ep. 013 - Daytrading to swing trading: what I had to re-learn

There are some very important ways in which daytrading and position trading are different. These differences point us to some important elements of trader psychology and key points in trader development

Ep. 012 - Q&A: Desperate to succeed

A developing trader asks how to build on his success and how to nail down his edge. The answer touches on psychology, need, and the realities of expected returns

Ep. 011 - Types of trades: with or countertrend?

Thoughts on simplifying types of trades into two categories, and how this can shape the trader's mindset and approach.

Ep. 010 - First steps in learning technical analysis (Tom and Adam)

Another of those "beginner's episodes" that isn't just for beginners--how to start climbing the mountain of technical analysis

Ep. 009 - Market intuition

Developing and evaluating your market sense and intuition

Ep. 008 - Just do it (Adam and Tom)

Those first steps in trading, and the key to getting experience: thoughts for a new trader

Ep. 007 - What kind of trader are you?

Thinking about what we can trade, how we can trade it, and why

Ep. 006 - Conspiracy Theories

How and why people believe some crazy things, and how you can guard against errors in your own thinking.

Ep. 005 - How to think (part 2)

A continuation of the previous episode, looking at standards of proof and why what we believe matters.

Ep. 004 - How to think

Though the title is a bit tongue in cheek, the content is important: how to think about trading problems in the framework of probabilities and statistics. Answering the question: "Does it work?"

Ep. 003 - How to get started

In this episode for beginning and struggling traders, I discuss the mindset and mental framework behind successful trading

Ep. 002 - What I got right

Continuation of ep. 1, but all of this is not black and white...

Ep. 001 - What I got wrong

learn to trade, trading education, swing trading, technical analysis, investing, futures, currencies, fx, macro, daytrading

Ep. 000 - Pilot