For anyone 30 or younger, the world of DeFi (Decentralised Finance) is their world. Some in their 30s are clued up, but to most, DeFi and the world of Cryptocurrencies is something of a mystery. To those over 40, DeFi is largely an alien and murky world, difficult to navigate let alone to even comprehend. In this episode of the AlphaMind podcast show hosts Mark Randell and Steven Goldstein, both far older than is healthy and a long way past the wrong side of 50, facilitate a panel of Defi and Crypto experts, who can speak to the ages, and bridge the gap between conventional trading and crypto markets, to help you start to make more sense of ‘The Defi Revolution’. Our panelists are:·      Paul Gordon, a former broker and derivatives trader, who co-founded Coinscrum, which hosts meetings and talks on all things Crypto. Twitter Linkedin·      Glen Goodman, a former BBC and ITV news reporter, turned retail equity trader, then crypto trader, and authored the best-selling book ‘The Crypto Trader’. Twitter, Webpage·      Matt Aaron, project lead for Uniwhales, a DeFi analytics community, a crypto podcast host, and trader/investor in Defi and Crypto projects and markets. Twitter, LinkedIn AlphaMind Podcast SponsorThe Society of Technical Analysts: https://www.technicalanalysts.com/Receive a 10% discount on their world-beating Technical Analysis Home Study Course, or Technical Analysis Home Study Course + Diploma Programme: DetailsAlphaMind Socials:YouTube bit.ly/3J54QWxiTunes apple.co/3grmcANSpotify spoti.fi/3ruiRHzTwitter: Steve Goldstein bit.ly/3J9SNHQ Mark Randall bit.ly/3uqL9EzWebsite: bit.ly/3GpcOIsBlog: bit.ly/34dVoBKAlphaMind ServicesWeaponizing the Trader's Mind - A Powerful Group Coaching Programme: Find out more.One-to-One Trader Performance Coaching: Find out moreSign-up for our Newsletter: bit.ly/3gtk0ZqAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Sam North both trades for himself and mentors’ other traders for eToro, the world’s largest social trading and multi-asset brokerage company, where he is their trading school lead. In this great chat with the AlphaMind Podcast, Sam went deep into what it takes to succeed as a new trader, shared his reflections on patterns common to those he sees who succeed, and opens up about mistakes he witnesses which cause so many to fail.Sam NorthLinkedIn: hereTwitter: hereAlphaMind Podcast SponsorThe Society of Technical Analysts: https://www.technicalanalysts.com/Receive a 10% discount on their world-beating Technical Analysis Home Study Course, or Technical Analysis Home Study Course + Diploma Programme: DetailsAlphaMind Socials:YouTube bit.ly/3J54QWxiTunes apple.co/3grmcANSpotify spoti.fi/3ruiRHzTwitter: Steve Goldstein bit.ly/3J9SNHQ Mark Randall bit.ly/3uqL9EzWebsite: bit.ly/3GpcOIsBlog: bit.ly/34dVoBKAlphaMind ServicesWeaponizing the Trader's Mind - A Powerful Group Coaching Programme: Find out more.One-to-One Trader Performance Coaching: Find out moreSign-up for our Newsletter: bit.ly/3gtk0ZqAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

When it comes to trading, finding your trading edge and learning how to sharpen your trading edge, are what ultimately define whether you succeed or fail.  We believe there are 3 main sources of edge for traders, and that these 3 edges support each other to make each edge more potent and powerful. Developing trading mastery however requires the combining of the edges into one singular sustainable practice that is unique to the trader and which powers their success in the complex, uncertain and challenging situations they face.In this episode, AlphaMind podcast hosts Steve and Mark discuss this topic and illuminate for listeners how these 3 sources of edge are so vital to success and survival in financial markets.AlphaMind Socials:YouTube bit.ly/3J54QWxiTunes apple.co/3grmcANSpotify spoti.fi/3ruiRHzTwitter: Steve Goldstein bit.ly/3J9SNHQ Mark Randall bit.ly/3uqL9EzWebsite: bit.ly/3GpcOIsBlog: bit.ly/34dVoBKAlphaMind ServicesWeaponizing the Trader's Mind - A Powerful Group Coaching Programme: Find out more.One-to-One Trader Performance Coaching: Find out moreAlphaMind Podcast SponsorThe Society of Technical Analysts: https://www.technicalanalysts.com/Receive a 10% discount on their world-beating Technical Analysis Home Study Course, or Technical Analysis Home Study Course + Diploma Programme: DetailsSign-up for our Newsletter: bit.ly/3gtk0ZqAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Contrary to common belief, it is not market knowledge, analytical skills, or some special system or secret indicator that are the key differentiators of success in financial markets. The true differentiator is the ability to ‘Let Go’, and the capability to sustain a ‘Letting Go’ mindset at all times.  This week, Tom Canfield, a veteran US based Retail Trader, returns to the AlphaMind Podcast to discuss his ongoing journey of ‘Letting Go’ as a trader, and his battle to get there. Chapter on the Audio Podcast (00:00) Introduction (02:37) The Conversation Starts.(04:43) Tom’s 2021 Heart Attack. (07:49) That 2021 Podcast, my 25-year journey, evolving and learning to ‘Let Go’.(09:25) 55 years of hard-wired personality traits that don’t want to give up the fight.(10:25) You fall down, you get up, success is a function of resilience and failure. (13:52) The market is always evolving, and we must learn how to evolve with it.(17:15) People must find a way to break the stress in a productive way. (19:20) Rewinding to Tom’s massive drawdown and dealing with the angst.(22:30) Becoming acutely aware of my stress and the beginning of understanding myself.(23:48) The ‘Gun to My Head’ of having to make income from my trading.(27:38) Building a safety net for underperforming periods, to ease the stress and pressure.(29:38) It’s OK not to trade if the environment is difficult. (30:15) Trading is not as it is portrayed on Twitter.  (33:00) I’m a feel-trader, feel trading is tough to teach.(34:10) There is not one right-way to do it, there are multiple nuanced approaches. (37:25) The challenging now is how to do this without letting it own me. (42:20) Awareness of your stress profile. – Start from a view that stress is part of it. (44:37) The challenge of doing the job alone: The loneliness of the job gets to you. (50:30) You got to really ‘Let Go’(53:50) Want less, expect less, experience more. (55:53) The mental side of the game is everything, once you learn the basics. You can follow Tom on his excellent Twitter Feed @canny4AlphaMind Socials:YouTube bit.ly/3J54QWxiTunes apple.co/3grmcANSpotify spoti.fi/3ruiRHzTwitter: Steve Goldstein bit.ly/3J9SNHQ Mark Randall bit.ly/3uqL9EzWebsite: bit.ly/3GpcOIsBlog: bit.ly/34dVoBKAlphaMind ServicesWeaponizing the Trader's Mind - A Powerful Group Coaching Programme: Find out more.One-to-One Trader Performance Coaching: Find out moreAlphaMind Podcast SponsorThe Society of Technical Analysts: https://www.technicalanalysts.com/Receive a 10% discount on their world-beating Technical Analysis Home Study Course, or Technical Analysis Home Study Course + Diploma Programme: Details Sign-up for our Newsletter: AlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Mike Bellafiore is co-founder of SMB Capital, one of the world's leading Proprietary Trading firms, based in New York City.  Mike has  authored two outstanding and highly popular trading books, One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading and the The Playbook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader. For many new and aspiring traders, the chance to work in a proprietary trading firm, is the holy grail of trading. It is trading’s equivalent of making it to Broadway or being recruited by a major sports team or franchise. In this episode Mike talks about the realities of working in a Proprietary Trading firm, and how the focus on learning, development and mentoring is such a vital ingredient which helps his traders in striving for excellence in their prop trading. Mike shares with us how SMB puts a heavy emphasis on learning and continual improvement, and in supporting their traders to become the elite. What you will hear in this interview how SMB’s focus on, and a culture of, continual improvement and striving for excellence, is the fuel behind their success and is what helps so many traders at SMB capital to not just achieve their dreams, but to exceed them.  Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeBellafioreFollow SMB Capital on Twitter @smbcapitalBooks by Mike Bellafiore One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading The Playbook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader. AlphaMind Socials:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlphaMind101Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-alphamind-podcast/id1467395734 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1K4nmn10uoqZjF4q0ijeqQTwitter: Steve Goldstein @AlphaMind 101 Mark Randall @AlphaMind 102 Blog: https://alphamindblog.blogspot.com/ AlphaMind ServicesWeaponizing the Trader's Mind - A Powerful Group Coaching Programme: Find out more.One-to-One TAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Your Brain and your mind are your greatest asset as a trader, together they are most powerful weapon in your arsenal. But are you using them effectively, optimally, and to their fullest effect? Your capital, your systems, your processes are the warheads you deploy in the markets, but it’s your brain which is the system that deploys them, and your mind is tool that observes, senses and then makes the choices when to launch, manages the battle, and the allocation and timing of resource utilisation in that battle. But all too often, traders, are worn down in that battle, their mind becomes sub-optimal, and their brain slowly switches off. You can do something about it, and you should be aware that you can do something about it, otherwise you end up becoming the victim, and not the victor. But it is incredibly hard to do yourself.  In this week’s AlphaMind podcast, the usual co-host Mark Randall, is interviewed about ‘Weaponizing of the Traders Mind’. AlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Welcome to the first Bitesize episode of the AlphaMind podcast, limited to 15 minutes, which is a chat between the hosts, Steven Goldstein and Mark Randall, about one of the biggest challenges all traders face, the emotional aspects to trading. This episode calls upon the help of a couple of excerpts taken from interviews with 2 of our most popular guests Merritt Black and Tom Canfield. You can learn more about this episode in the show notes on our blog page, where you can also find links tot he two episodes referenced in this podcast. The link for this blog page is https://alphamindblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/Emotions Bitesize.htmlAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Whilst the reality is that we all have to learn by our own experiences, we can fast-track that learning by hearing of the experiences of others and making adaptions to how we work quicker than would, by recognizing their experiences in ourselves. In this episode we chat with Richard Matthews, a near 50-year veteran of the markets, who has some great experiences to share. Richard started as a trainee broker in 1973. That is a lot of experience, lot of knowledge, a lot of wisdom, and we are delighted to be able to capture that and share it with you in this week’s AlphaMind podcast.In this episode Richard takes us on a little history of the markets, comparing how it was then to how it is now, what aspects of it have changed and how, and what aspects of it are exactly the same. Richard also shares what he considers are the biggest errors he has seen people make, and that they continue to make,   Charitable Venture.   We also want to mention of a great and worthwhile charitable venture Richard is involved in, which he talks about towards the end of the podcast.  The charity is called ‘First Workings’ which aims to help people from underprivileged backgrounds in the New York City area to acquire the Social Capital that those from more privileged backgrounds naturally acquire. There is extensive research which shows that a paid internship drastically increases a college graduate’s likelihood of securing a job offer upon graduation. For young people of colour, young people coming from low-income backgrounds, or those who are first generation college students, connections to paid internships are more difficult to secure without social capital. ‘First Workings’ go into schools and the community to help build social capital through:Workplace Readiness Skills TrainingPlacement in a Paid Summer InternshipMatching students with a professional in the industry they hope to pursue in college and beyond for a virtual mentorship if in-person internships are not feasibleAlumni programming including networking opportunities and career access training workshopsComprehensive supportEfforts to foster professional experiencesThis experience provides students that come from underrepresented or underserved communities with tools and resources they wouldn’t ordinarily have access to.Richard is connected to first workings in NY and is setting up a similar charity here in the UK to work in schools in some of London’s more challenged areas. To know more about First Workings, their website is https://firstworkings.org/We will update this when the webpage for the UK charity is set-up. In the meantime, if you would like to contact Richard about his charity project, you can message his twitter handle https://twitter.com/dickiematthews5AlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

True Grit: Dr Doug Mackaman and Dr Paul Stolz on Grit and Adversity as the Bedrock of SuccessThe ability to cope with setbacks, deal with adversity and have the grit to battle through the difficult times, is the very bedrock which trading success is built upon. In this episode we talk with two of the world’s leading experts on these themes. Dr Doug Mackaman is a distinguished professor of European History and Global Affairs,  at the university of Wisconsin, has studied the history of burnout and is passionate about regeneration and escalation of talent. Dr. Paul G. Stoltz is considered the world’s leading authority on the integration and application of grit and resilience. He is author of five international bestselling books on the subject, was voted by HR Magazine as “One of the Top 10 most influential global thinkers,” and by Executive Excellence as “One of the 100 Most Influential Thinkers of Our Time.” . He has given a wonderful Ted Talk on adversity and has also been a regular guest on the Oprah Winfrey show talking about these themes.   In this episode, Doug and Paul talk about how the importance of developing and nurturing these attributes in the face of the stresses of the modern world, the challenges and demands put upon people to produce and lead, and pressures to perform to and the expectations put upon people by others and themselves.  We also hear about their venture called Sabatigo, which is a novel twist on the concepts of sabbaticals. Sabatigo is designed to help business leaders, stressed out managers and high net worth individuals regenerate from burnout whilst escalating their leadership profiles and enterprise-level wisdom. The purpose is to help these people to become more empathic, resilient, and innovative in how they solve problems and resolve the issues and challenges their businesses and people face.You can learn more about Sabatigo at this link https://www.sabatigo.com/You can also learn more about:Dr Doug Mackaman and his work here https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-mackaman-ph-d-05429a34/And Dr Paul Stolz and his work here https://www.peaklearning.com/dr-paul-g-stoltz/AlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

Blake Morrow has been a retail trader and a prop trader for over 2 decades. He also runs a Trading community, provides market commentary and detailed analysis for retail traders. He also co-founded Forex Analytix, which provides commentary and market analysis for retail traders working in the Foreign Exchange markets, as well in others market sectors including crypto and stocks. He also co-founded Traders Summit, which runs and hosts trading events and brings outstanding and informative content and education on markets to the retail trading sector. Blake has experienced many up and downs as a trader in his long career, and has faced serious battles with both the market, and himself along his journey. Before that, Blake served in the US marines, which provided him with a background that meant he was perhaps better prepared than many to stand the wild, frenetic and uncertain world of trading. This is a terrific chat, where we get down to the inner battles of being a retail trader and explore the unsanitized realities which the glossy broker adverts do not tell you about. You can find out more about Blake and his businesses at: Forex Analytix: https://www.forexanalytix.com/blog/author/bmorrow/ Traders Summit https://tradersummit.net/contributors/blake-morrow/You also follow Blake on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/PipCzarAlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global MarketsAlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets.Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.