DELUSIONAL TRADER

Episode 9 — Fast Money Illusions The stories we invent to justify shortcuts that never existed. This episode looks at the seductive pull of “quick wins” — the belief that speed equals skill, that momentum equals mastery, and that a fast result means you’re on the right path. A clear look at why the mind gravitates toward easy narratives, how markets exploit that impulse, and why the chase for fast...

Episode 8 — Don’t Cut Your Teeth on Cryptocurrencies The worst place to learn is the place designed to expose every weakness you haven’t discovered yet. This episode looks at why crypto is a brutal training ground for new traders — a market built on volatility, narrative swings, and structural instability that punishes inexperience faster than it teaches anything useful. A clear look at why beginn...

Episode 7 — Trump Cowed When power meets pressure — and the market watches for the tells. This episode looks at how public figures respond under scrutiny, and how those moments shape market behaviour, sentiment, and narrative. A psychological read on authority, perception, and the subtle shifts that occur when confidence collides with consequence.

Episode 6 — World’s Greatest Legal Fraud The systems we trust most are often the ones that mislead us the deepest. This episode examines the structural illusions built into modern markets — the incentives, narratives, and mechanisms that create the appearance of fairness while quietly transferring risk, responsibility, and belief. A clear look at how “legal” frameworks can still produce outcomes t...

Episode 5 — Start Playing Chess Moving from reaction to intention — and seeing the board for what it is. This episode explores the shift from emotional, moment‑to‑moment trading to a more strategic, deliberate way of engaging with markets. A look at how perspective changes when you stop playing the game you think you’re in and start recognising the structure, incentives, and positioning that actua...

Episode 4 — Cavemen & Cave Women The ancient wiring that still drives modern markets. This episode looks at the evolutionary instincts we carry into trading — the fear responses, pattern‑seeking, and survival behaviours shaped long before markets existed. A clear look at how our prehistoric wiring influences risk, reward, and the stories we create to make sense of uncertainty.

Episode 3 — What Trading Is Not Letting go of the myths that keep traders stuck. This episode breaks down the false assumptions most people bring into the markets — the shortcuts, stories, and comforting ideas that have nothing to do with how trading actually works. A clear look at the illusions that need to die before any real progress can begin.

Episode 2 — Why You Are Asleep The comfort of illusion and the cost of not seeing. This episode looks at the mechanisms that keep traders blind to their own behaviour — the narratives we cling to, the signals we ignore, and the subtle ways the mind protects us from uncomfortable truths. A clear look at why staying “asleep” feels safer than waking up, and why that safety always comes with a price.

Episode 1 — Beginning to Awaken The first cracks in the story we’ve been telling ourselves. This episode explores the early shift in awareness — the moment you start noticing the patterns, behaviours, and blind spots that were always there but never fully seen. A quiet step into clarity, and the beginning of understanding how much of trading is shaped by the narratives we unconsciously follow.