Trader Mindset
Michael Martin
Michael Martin discusses trader psychology and emotional intelligence.
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Oct 1, 2021 • 11min
Get what you want, don't let the world happen to you
Subscribe to the show Set goals and the discipline to go get them. Don't let the world happen to you and coast. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 30, 2021 • 7min
Focus on your discipline now more than ever
Subscribe to the show Day after day, the market doesn't have any discipline which is why you must. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 29, 2021 • 10min
Trading (and Tweeting) for Validation
Subscribe to the show Trading and chasing dopamine hits on social media. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 28, 2021 • 8min
Taking your wins out on yourself
Subscribe to the show Hubris can be as detrimental to your trading as "revenge trading." Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 27, 2021 • 8min
How to use volatility in your trade selection
Subscribe to the show You can use volatility as a "risk on / risk off" indicator. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 24, 2021 • 13min
One way to achieve consistency is to know your "why"
Subscribe to the show How do you want trading to serve you? It's probably not just about the potential to earn money. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 23, 2021 • 8min
Why making trades just before an earnings announcement is a gamble
Subscribe to the show Feelings aren't facts. The gut feeling traders have about an earnings announcement is where overconfidence shows up in their trading. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 22, 2021 • 10min
The difference between anticipation and prediction
Subscribe to the show I think prediction is more about being correct (and doing so publicly) rather than anticipating a move or a series of moves that make you money over time. The latter is about expected values, not accuracy. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 21, 2021 • 8min
Don't force the issue
Subscribe to the show Forcing the issue or forcing a trade rarely works out well. It's a need for an emotional win, more than a financial one. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
Sep 20, 2021 • 9min
When your protective stops are too tight...
Subscribe to the show You can inadvertently invite a lot of frustration into your life if you place your protective stops too tight. You'll get knocked out of an otherwise good trade. Stocks and commodity futures have a personality and you can't expect them to be something they're not. Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook.
