The Stock Trading Reality Podcast

We've done 168 episodes. I'm pretty sure this is the one that caught me off guard the most. Everything seemed fine and dandy and then our guest dropped a bit of his past life that was… well… quite intense! Johnny (chatroom alias, "johnny5000") proves to be a massive data point in regards to there being no excuses and that when you put your mind to something, it can be done. I don't want to offer a...

A blessing in disguise. I think that's really the best way to summarize this our guest's journey thus far. When Dave (chatroom alias 'Daveslow') first started his journey, he tried to sign up with a text alert service from… well… let me put it this way, a faulty source. There were a few technical glitches and when Dave approached customer service, he was essentially treated like an insignificant p...

Notes: Today we revisit with community member David K who we interviewed a few years ago. We find out he's about to graduate college shortly. While he started as strictly an investor, David has been working on trading since he was 17 years old. After a frustrating bout with trading, David took some time off before coming back to the market. He realized the value of psychology and how trading is tr...

Make sure to listen to Episode 165 before proceeding any further. This interview is Part 2, so with that being said and out of the way, let's continue! In the first part of the interview from last week, we heard all about Brian and the actions he put into motion to "get er' done", but now we move into more of the trading and the ups and downs he has been through. The one major benefit Brian has fi...

We have ourselves a two part episode and as a fair warning, if you are someone who loves excuses and/or carries around a pocket full of victim cards, you will NOT enjoy this discussion. In fact, as I type this up and reflect back on the lawn mower, the tornado, and many other things, I can feel my adrenaline beginning to flow in a "let's go!" type of way, this interview genuinely got me fired up i...

I love people who have ambition and follow through with it to the maximum potential. I'd argue that our guest, Peter from our community, takes this to an entirely different level. You'll see what I mean when he talks about his photography passion…. Wow! I'll just leave it at that. I bring that up to give you the overall context of Peter's personality and approach to life. I found the discussion ve...

It's been requested for quite some time, and here it is (I guess now is better than never?), my personal journey. I do my best to remember everything and start at the very beginning. At the end of the day, all I can really say is DO SOMETHING. Notes: Clay's interest in numbers has been around since he was a child. From an early age, Clay's family noticed his entrepreneurial talent and helped nurtu...

Warning! This is Part 2 of a multi part interview, so if you want the best experience, then be sure to listen to episode 161 first. I know Part 1 left on quite the cliff hanger, but you don't have to wait any longer. We continue down the road with Phil (chat room alias "phl1") on his journey and venture down all kinds of nooks and crannies in the market. We do a little bit of live coaching as we t...

This is a great one that could have went on for hours. It kind of did considering it turned into a two part episode. Part 1 takes us down the rabbit hole with Phil (chatroom alias, "ph1l"). Phil is a beast with a plan and while he still has lots to learn, there is no question in my mind he is taking this all as serious as it can be taken. From writing out a personal business plan to saving up a hu...

It's time to bring back a long time member of our community, Mark. He's much better known via his alias of 'AlphaThor' within the community. He was originally on episode 96, but I wanted to sit down with him and hear how things have been going. We discuss several topics but the one that I could relate to quite well is his current strategy of depending on high win rates to tilt the risk vs. reward...

Let's go!!!! I'm sick of excuses! I swear… the more people I interview on the podcast the more crustier and grumpier I become when it comes to people playing the victim card and crying foul with all kinds of excuses. I don't want to spoil anything, so all I'm going to say is that thanks to our guest, Rick ("mollardr1" chatroom alias), I've become that much more of a jerk to those who walk around w...

We're going on a journey with a member that begins back in the 80's! I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but that was 35 years ago! Our guest from the community, Fred ('FredSC' in the chatroom), takes us from the start when he used to get physical newsletters his mailbox to present day where technology has changed the game quite a bit for him. He's traded several asset classes and discovered...

It's always good to have a variety of journeys and experiences as it brings a true all around view of the markets. Thanks to our guest this episode, Dan, we certainly hear about a strategy that is unique. While we've had past members discuss such strategies, it is view and far between. I do not personally use Dan's approach or anything of that nature, but that doesn't mean Dan is wrong. It doesn't...

Even if you don't trade Forex, realize there is still plenty of great stuff in this discussion from a general trading experience perspective. Our guest today, "MJ" as he goes by him the community, has been through much on his forex trading journey and he is still going strong! One of my favorite parts (and a great example/reminder for us all) of the interview was how the voices in his head tricked...

This story is crazy. It's hard to believe the truth of it, but given the market he used to generate the gains, the volatility was certainly available to grow money at quick rates. I do want to throw out this disclaimer though… while I find this interview extremely inspirational and motivating, all of that is derived from something outside the money. Let's face it, these results are not typical and...

I have conflicting feelings with this discussion. My greedy side absolutely loves to know this happened as it provides such a great learning opportunity for others; however, I truly do feel bad and annoyed that this actually happened to such a nice guy. Community member Ben, "close2pga" (chat room alias), walks us through his journey and how at the start he was mislead into thinking someone could...

It's always enjoyable to catch up with past guests and hear about their journey as it continues to unfold. That's exactly what Chezz and I do in this episode with longtime community member "Mr. Bee". If you've spent any amount of time in the chatroom, I'm sure you've seen Mr. Bee at work. He's come a long way since our last conversation with him as he learns and masters more areas of the market. T...

Having confidence in something is a good thing in most areas of life, including the financial markets. This is where the catch-22 comes into play within the markets. Confidence vs. too much confidence ("Koolaid") can be a very big problem for both traders and investors. Our fellow member from the community, Tony, walks us through some of the major hazards that koolaid can and will introduce into y...

We have a rare case of someone who experienced fool's gold… but… in a contradictory way, realized and admitted to themselves that their success was actually NOT "skill", but rather "luck". Upon this discovery and self admission, where did their journey go from here? Our guest from the community, Angelo, tells us all about the decisions he has made along with the rationale behind them. What I reall...

You are busy? You don't have the time to make it happen? Nah. I'm going to go ahead and say you're either lazy or simply don't want "it" bad enough. What is "it"? You tell me. Maybe you want to learn to trade. Maybe you want to improve in another area of life. After listening to this interview though, you'll understand why I have very little pity for the "I'm too busy / not enough time" statements...

Some may call me a jerk when it comes to my lack of pity, but hey… you can thank our guest for my shortfall of compassion. We speak with Mario (chatroom alias "MarioR") and as you'll learn, the man is a beast when it comes to "making his passions work". I don't want to offer up any spoilers, but if you're in need of some additional motivation to remove the "I have excuses" card from your deck, the...

This discussion certainly got my blood boiling. As someone who is in the coaching/teaching/mentoring business, it truly drives me insane when I see others creating a bad name for everyone. We have a shining example of this thanks to our guest today John ('FatherOfBear' in the chatroom) and his experience with another "coach" in the business. Even if you never spend a penny on my site, please just...

We try our best to keep things as "real" as possible on the show, and in this episode I think we do a great job of that given our guest's strategy. In most instances, the topic of technical charts come up given many in our community use them; however, that's not the case with fellow member Aaron. There is still lots of fine tuning going on within his strategy, especially in the trade management de...

The impacts of a quality plan can lead to big things. How big? How about a six figure gain within your trading account? What I love about the podcast is the many shapes and forms the motivation and inspiration can take. This time around, the motivation is that of sheer numbers and size of just what is possible. As our guest Stan ('PapaBear' in the chatroom) discloses, nothing happened over night o...

I have no idea what took so long, but we finally have a guest from the UK! I will say this though, it was worth the wait! As far as new trader horror stories are concerned, I'm pretty sure I have a new favorite. I had a great conversation with community member Sarah (alias in the chatroom, "like a glove") where she openly shared her ups and downs. Like I mentioned, her one "down" is quite comical...