Tradinglife With Brad Jelinek

I give an example of how to build your trading network through somebody I’m currently working with. I also discuss why it’s so important and a few tips you can use to do it for yourself.

I discuss the balance between being an old trader while also listening to new traders. We also get into making sure you keep fresh ideas when things change versus protecting a character that doesn’t need protecting.

I discuss a little bit about what I’m trading now and then we get into the stories we tell ourselves and how they can build a character that we try to protect, which may not be helping us grow. I have learned this in my transition to try to trade a little bit of a longer time frame and how I was leaving behind a lot of what I was best at. I’m now learning to integrate it all together...it’s only taken 20 years;)

I talk about how I felt after taking a rare week off. It ended up being pretty uncomfortable but two things stood out.

I talk about different strategies to use when your trade stops working.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.