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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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/tradinglifepodcastpremium/subscribe Brad Jelinek and Brent Nord met in Chicago in 2002 while being hired by International Trading Group and have maintained a close friendship ever since. This podcast will range from different setups we traded, mental and emotional betterment techniques and anything else that can help you reach your full trading potential and have a better quality of life while doing it.
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My wife’s phone call interrupted the last part, so this is the rest of it.
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The state of Crypto part 1
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I discuss where we may be in the cryptocurrency cycle relative to other cryptocurrency cycles and we talk about staying curious and not getting narrow minded in a world full of strong opinions on both sides
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I talk about how I’m using an artificial intelligence to build my own tools and I talk about why I think that is important.
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The discussion today is about how you can survive all the different market cycles if you ground your process in thinking about risk management. There’s a lot of nuances to that thinking which I cover in the episode.
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I discuss a good book I have read recently and the mistake of being busy all the time. We also talk about the pitfalls of over optimizing yourself and what you can do about it.
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I discuss adapting over different time periods in your career and managing your sizing increases.
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I offer two or three different perspectives on how I handle this and how overtime I’ve gotten better at dealing with it to live a higher quality life.
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I discuss these today and how I’m using them.
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I go over a book I just finished about the leadership lessons of Nick Saban and how it relates to us as well as adapting to changing market conditions.
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I discuss two different paths to success and the price to pay for each.
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Today is a fun one for me because this one is timeless. I talk about the cycles you’re going to go through from top to bottom and how to stay on a roll. What happens when you fall off and struggle how do you get back going again?
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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.
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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.
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I talk about my excitement with the artificial intelligence boom and about how I’m using it to advance my trading.
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Can you handle next year?
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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.
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Adapting to changing markets
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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.
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The most important thing
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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.
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How do you know when traders are stuck in a position?
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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.
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What can we learn from Arnold Schwarzenegger?
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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.
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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.
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I discuss my tumultuous 2022 and how I am establishing alignment with myself through it all.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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This is sort of a part two to the last podcast.
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I talk about a difficult experience I am going through with a large loss and some of the things that led up to it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We discuss unsticking your head and how to get back on track. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradinglifepodcastpremium/message
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I discuss adding to a already profitable trade and the hidden benefits of it.
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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.
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We discuss the importance of gauging the environment you are in for your trading style. This includes all time frames. The better you get at this the more you will move up your size and advance your trading. We make a few parallels to Warren Buffett and Roger Federer on how to stay in your lane and prevent problems ahead of time. --- Send in a voic…
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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.
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Bitcoin setup and sizing lesson
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Brent and I discuss a good trade set up in Bitcoin. I managed to lose money on the trade because my size was too large. There is some great learning on replicating the set up and also not making the sizing mistake yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tradinglifepodcastpremium/message…
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How I trade and how I’m growing
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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.
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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.
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Trade Setup: Morning after trend day
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Brent and I discuss how we setup a trade after a big trend day and how this process often repeats itself.
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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.
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Brent and I discuss how and why we were able to get long equity futures after the federal reserve meeting.
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Event prep: FOMC Meeting
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Brent and I discuss the upcoming FOMC meeting and a little bit on how we prep for events.
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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.
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Conversation with Brent Nord
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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.
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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.
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I discuss a Twitter stupid news trade and go through some of the reasons why I did the trade. I also discussed today’s CPI report and how I used the positioning to trade the S&P futures from the short side.
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I talk about some of my biggest mistakes and why I’m going back to recount them and what I can learn from doing that.
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I discuss how the Tesla news this morning about dividends and stock buybacks presented a stupid news shorting opportunity in Rivian. More importantly it’s about learning how to think and look for these things.
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I briefly talk about how I handle these things and why.
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Brazilian jujitsu and trading
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I discuss the book Breathe by Rickson Gracie and the parallels it has to trading. The surviving versus winning mentality, cross pollination with other artists and attention to the most mundane details in your craft.
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