TradingLife Podcast with Brad Jelinek

Brad Jelinek

Short form audio discussing life as a trader. My focus will be on how to think, how to learn from mistakes, and how trading relates to so much more than the markets. I will also do some self reflection on my own journey. I’ll bring up market setups, lessons from trading, and trends I’m seeing. I will speak on cryptos, stocks, futures, and certain evolving situations. My goal is to have the content be timeless so listeners can get value regardless of when they tune in.

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Episodes

Stupid News: MO

I discuss MO and the recently Morgan Stanley news that drove it lower.

Jan 24, 2019•5 min

Your voice is the most important one

Today I talk about the huge amount of resources we have around us and how much that can shorten our learning curves but how much it can also plug up our brains and cause us to lose our own voice.

Jan 21, 2019•3 min

Habits and doing more of what works

I discuss the power of small habits and the beauty of focusing on what works vs what doesn’t.

Jan 21, 2019•4 min

Buying a breakout

I discuss when and how I do it.

Jan 08, 2019•3 min

When I’m trading well.....

I discuss how to stay on a roll and what starts to happen when you are about to struggle.

Jan 07, 2019•5 min

Subscriptions and questions

I talk about some of the things I subscribe to and why.

Jan 06, 2019•3 min

Energy management

I discuss how keeping track of your energy is as important as keeping track of your finances or your trading results. I share a few ways that I’m trying to do that.

Jan 06, 2019•10 min

Losing after winning

I talk about the trap that winning creates and how my worst decisions will often come after my best ones.

Jan 01, 2019•2 min

Getting organized in the new year

I discuss how I’m spending some time before next year getting my systems organized so I can feel clean and light.

Dec 29, 2018•4 min

Headlines and themes that matter

I go on a wide ranging rant about headlines and different themes that could matter for early 2019.

Dec 25, 2018•13 min

Contingency Plans

This episode is about the importance of contingency plans. Much of this I learned from studying Bill Walsh. I also get into my year end review process and a little bit about the market turmoil right now.

Dec 24, 2018•10 min

Tennis and trading

I talk about how I approached my tennis match tonight with a different mindset and how it relates to a successful trading mindset.

Nov 26, 2018•3 min

Trading what everyone is watching

I discuss the current environment in the stock market and the attention the inverse head and shoulders pattern is getting. When this many eyeballs are focusing on something it creates the potential for a lot of fake outs before the real move happens. Planning ahead and running scenarios can be very useful.

Nov 18, 2018•3 min

Beware of the “smart” crowd

I share some experiences of being caught by getting sucked into the crowd. The more work we do the more we get attached and feel we’re right. It’s when a group of more sophisticated investors agree when caution is needed most.

Nov 14, 2018•3 min

Was that part of your plan?

Today I discuss the perils of losing your own voice and taking on opinions and ideas of others that you haven’t analyzed.

Nov 12, 2018•2 min

Trading the midterm elections

I discuss my thinking around the various election outcomes.

Nov 06, 2018•2 min

How to stay on a roll

Preserving your momentum is something that you can proactively manage. In this recording I talk about how I do that and why I think it’s one of the most important things you can do in your trading.

Nov 05, 2018•6 min

Be willing to miss it

Nothing predicts future success more than quick losses and being willing to miss moves.

Oct 31, 2018•2 min

Work like an artist

Stay curious and be willing to take days off to clear your head. It will preserve your momentum and help you stay open minded. It’s been a hard lesson for me to work in a less linear fashion.

Oct 22, 2018•4 min

Position sizing: the double edged sword

An old lesson came back to bite me in a big way at an inopportune time. Position sizing continues to be my greatest strength and greatest weakness but at this stage of my career the downside of that is less tolerable.

Oct 14, 2018•4 min

What’s your max loss?

You must determine the point where you are going to exit your trade before you enter. Sometimes the more complex your strategy the more you can rationalize not doing that in your head. You can also rationalize that when you are trading well and it doesn’t seem important at the moment...but it IS!

Sep 23, 2018•3 min

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