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

Managing your size when the market changes

I get into detail about how to manage your trading size when what you were doing no longer works and you have to adapt to a different market.

Mar 06, 2021•13 min

Do discretionary traders have an edge?

I answer three of a listeners questions. Do discretionary traders have an edge? Should I stick with what I understand or pick something that fits my hours? If I’m struggling is it a poor choice of markets or is it me?

Feb 17, 2021•16 min

Conflicting voices, fear and perspective

I cover a lot of different topics on this episode. I discuss the anguish of selling too soon. I talk about dealing with conflict in voices in your head. I also talk about the current extreme political and social landscape and how it relates to the market. And we talk about exercise.

Feb 15, 2021•12 min

A different way to meditate

I talk about changing my physical workspace as well as a meditation technique that is helping me create systematic behavioral change.

Feb 07, 2021•4 min

Investing in loss

I talk about a concept from a book I’ve enjoyed that helps me create systemic behavioral change while maintaining some mental sanity.

Feb 04, 2021•4 min

Georgia Election

There could be some stupid news at play here, I talk about redistricting and common first order thinking.

Jan 05, 2021•2 min

Skillful disgust

Being disgusted is not necessarily a pleasant emotion, but sometimes, used to the right way it can help your trading.

Dec 27, 2020•8 min

Should you go where it’s hot?

I talk about the energetic price to pay for chasing what is currently working but may not be aligned with where you want to go. Should you do it? The answer is maybe it depends.

Dec 25, 2020•5 min

Being a Ferrari in the parade

You may spend 90% of the time in a parade going 5 mph and only 5% of the time parked and the last 5% of the time kicking ass on the highway. Learning this balance is very important to your trading success.

Dec 14, 2020•6 min

A new focus for 2021

I talk a little bit about a new strategy I’m working on.

Dec 13, 2020•6 min

Some recent lessons

I talk about my year and some of the mistakes that hurt me. I also talk about my experience with joining some trading groups and how that impacted me.

Dec 12, 2020•12 min

Trading groups I belong to

I discuss two different trading communities I have signed up for and what they offer.

Nov 17, 2020•3 min

Joining a trading community

I discuss my experience joining different groups and communities related to trading.

Nov 13, 2020•3 min

My shared story about reaching max potential.

I share a story about deliberate practice versus generalized practice. I talk about Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and young musicians from China and how you may be able to reach your potential faster.

Nov 09, 2020•11 min

Accepting where you are in a moment

I talk about growing and drawdowns in terms of what you can learn by tuning into what you’re feeling at the moment, which can save you from something to come.

Nov 07, 2020•4 min

How I am adding a new strategy to my trading.

I talk at length about the challenges and the approach I’m taking to adding new strategies to what I already know

Nov 07, 2020•12 min

How I’m leveling up

I talk about what I’m doing in order to go to a new level. I discuss my approach to learning new strategies around what I already know.

Oct 18, 2020•8 min

How to trade larger

I talk about how you can move your position size up and all of it has to do with assessing the risk and trust in yourself to enter where you are least vulnerable.

Oct 18, 2020•6 min

Get intimate with your winning trades

Last time I talked about probing deeper into the “why” behind your trading mistakes. This time I go into the value of focusing on the details around your best trades.

Sep 29, 2020•2 min

Desire to trade podcast

https://www.desiretotrade.com/263-what-successful-traders-have-in-common-brad-jelinek/

Sep 28, 2020•11 sec

An old mistake comes back to bite me

I discuss how I moved the goalposts during a trade. I changed what I was going to do by talking to somebody else and when it didn’t work I had no solution. I then allowed it to bleed into the rest of my week.

Sep 28, 2020•7 min

There is probably a better way to review your trades.

I talk about the struggles another trader is having and then we go into how he is reviewing his trades and how I am reviewing my trades and what we can learn about doing it better.

Aug 10, 2020•6 min

Dealing with the first loss after a nice run

This is a very important episode for me and it’s about coming off a nice run of trading and facing that first loss. This is something that will challenge you your entire career.

Jul 29, 2020•2 min

Ask a question:)

I talk about different ways you can ask me a question so I can do a podcast on it and everyone can benefit.

Jul 26, 2020•54 sec

Blackberries and Trading. How to maintain the proper perspective.

I talk about maintaining the right perspective as you navigate through different environments and see different things happening around you. It’s very important to understand these cycles so you do not get caught up in them.

Jul 26, 2020•6 min

Reflections on my own development

This is another re-post of a discussion with another trader about how my trading has evolved.

Jun 29, 2020•9 min

Being in a slump and trying new strategies

This is a recording I left to another trader pertaining to his recent drawdown and experimenting with new strategies.

Jun 29, 2020•5 min

How to set yourself up to thrive in this environment.

I discuss some measures I’m taking to thrive in this environment. You must adapt to what’s in front of you.

Apr 05, 2020•3 min

How a market does and doesn’t bottom

I talk about the action today after the federal reserve announcement and how news, in a counter intuitive way, can play into market bottoms.

Mar 24, 2020•4 min

It’s busy so stay alive

I talk about strategies for staying in the game when the market is busy.

Mar 21, 2020•4 min

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