Some inspiration from a private jujutsu lesson really connected with a similar concept in trading. When you don’t do something a lot, it becomes special to you and when it becomes special to you, you don’t treat it like a process to the extent that you normally would. This can become a problem.
We discuss the fear of missing out, and some potential solutions to ease the burden. The second part is about broadening your perspective which can really improve mental health when things are not going perfect.
I talk about my excitement with the artificial intelligence boom and about how I’m using it to advance my trading.
I discuss my personal situation in 2023, and into 2024 and then talk a lot about handling, losers and handling what is going to be unknown changes in market structure. The ability to do this is more important than pretty much anything else.
I get into a little bit of a history lesson related to my career in the market by talking about different things I have gone through and then we eventually get to the main point about how to handle changing market structures and what you can do about it.
How the emotions that come up in trading can be used to make you happier, more profitable and as a template for your growth as a person. Im not sure anything matters more than this.
I discus the importance of figuring out why other people are in positions and how you can profit from that. This is particularly relevant for short term futures trading.
Like many of you, I was incredibly inspired by the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary on Netflix. However, I would like to discuss a different angle on how the documentary made me feel and some possible paths forward.
I discuss a project that Brent and I are working on involving back testing and programming using GPT. A big take away is simply the ability to scale that comes from something with structured rules.
I discuss my tumultuous 2022 and how I am establishing alignment with myself through it all.
I talk about my experience with getting away from what I’m good at and finding my way back. I discuss how I am likely to hit my goals through a path that I did not see when I began.
A variety of topics covered about making your trading easier. Also about making your life easier. We get into sizing again as well as understanding yourself at a deeper level. I also use some examples from friends I am working with.
Today is a very important discussion I have with myself about sizing. In the absence of sizing problems, there really aren’t that many problems that cannot be easily fixed in trading. This is because you preserve your personal momentum and mindset which is everything.
This is sort of a part two to the last podcast.
I talk about a difficult experience I am going through with a large loss and some of the things that led up to it.
I talk about a very important insight I had today while consuming something from a reputable source which made me feel negative and fearful. I think this is a big growth area a lot of people can benefit from.
I met with Trader who has been in the business for over 30 years and discuss some of the important crossovers between sports and trading as well as different ways to preserve your focus as you grow.
The podcast I do with Brent is free and I’ve opened up the episodes so check that out and subscribe to the channel. I also talk a little bit about changing behaviors and habits which will be expanded upon in a different podcast.
I discuss adding to a already profitable trade and the hidden benefits of it.
This is a recording of a conversation I had with a friend about if things get easier over time and then we also get into certain athletes and how they are able to maintain their edge as it relates to trading.
I discuss a concept from the Gerald Loeb book that I’m reading. It relates to your ability to focus on what’s most important and how that can shortcut your learning process to finding the best trades.
Today I discuss a classic investment book that I am relating to and then I go into how I am growing my trading business. This is pretty wide ranging and it veers off into a variety of topics.
Brent and I discuss the specifics on how the market bottomed today and how/why we were anticipating the potential for it earlier in the day.
Brent and I discuss how we setup a trade after a big trend day and how this process often repeats itself.
I discuss how the big tech names were holding down the market today while the rest of the market was more healthy. Once those names stopped bleeding the stage was set for a rally. I also talk about what I think we can expect from here.
Brent and I discuss how and why we were able to get long equity futures after the federal reserve meeting.
Brent and I discuss the upcoming FOMC meeting and a little bit on how we prep for events.
Brent and I discuss a few strategies to judge yourself properly in order to keep the nasty emotions at work and not at home with you.
Close friend and mentor Brent Nord and I discuss a variety of trading topics: the emotional grind, risk management, life balance after the markets close and a future premium podcast offering.
I discuss the post CPI trade today and how I felt it offered good opportunity based on what I described in yesterday‘s podcast about the potential participation in the market after the number failed to hold the rally as everyone expected.
