The Stock Trading Reality Podcast

One of the most common tactics the emotion of greed uses in the world of trading/investing is seduction. The greed voices begin whispering into your ear and causing you to fantasize about all sorts of big/quick money dreams... and then you're sitting in a spot regretting your actions. Our guest from the chat room community DJ shares his experience with this. As you will hear, he had a very logical...

For those in our trading community, odds are, if you've been around long enough, you've seen the name "Stock Gambit" appear in the chat room. He has been around since nearly the start of our community. He is in "ninja mode" for the most part, in fact, as you'll hear on the interview, I wasn't even aware he was a full time trader now! It's always fascinating to hear about people's journey's from wo...

We're at it again! Our 2nd ever in person video podcast. The special little twist this time is I'm checking in with our esteemed co-host "Chezz". He was the guest on episode #1, so yeah, it's been awhile since we've gotten an update on his trading journey in the markets. We talk about an abundance of issues including how important it is to factor in "life events" with trading goals. Chezz and I ta...

A community staple is back to update us on how his trading has been unfolding. For those of you who have been around awhile, the name RDTrader12 should sound familiar. He's been on two previous podcasts and I've also interviewed him for the live webinars in ClayTrader University. He's a great human being and someone that continues to improve with his trading. As you'll see, his job and schedule to...

This is Part 2 of a two part interview, so for the best listening experience, be sure to go back and listen to episode 114 first. Chezz and I pick up right where we left off with tfletch and the craziness continues. With that being said, things begin to calm down too as we learn about how he is now putting everything he has learned into a sustainable and consistent trading plan. He had to learn a...

I had the pleasure of meeting our guest at our Nashville meet-and-greet and after talking to him there, I knew he needed to be a guest. I guess I'll pat myself on the back a bit and proclaim that I made a wise choice. Our guest, "tfletch" as he is well known by in the chat room, has been through quite a bit during his journey of life and the markets... how much so? Well, this interview turned into...

One of the more common problems have as newer traders is shiny objects. You hear about one thing in the market, so you focus on that. Then you hear about something else, and before you know it, you are off focusing on that. While there is certainly nothing wrong with having multiple tools in your trading toolbelt, you must master one tool in full at a time. Thanks to our guest's openness and trans...

There is a unique twist to this week's interview, and I'm a huge fan of it! Based on the feedback we've received from you as listeners, whenever we touch on the topic of personal finance, people get value from it. This is exactly what we're going to do by bringing back former guest Pendar (same name in the chat room). We do talk stock market and trading, but the main focus to is offer inspiration...

It's been a while since we've last spoken with community member "Etan" (alias in chat room), but there is quite a bit to report from our last conversation. Our previous interview had Etan with his ax to the grindstone paper-trading and fine tuning a trading strategy; however, as you'll hear, life got in the way and knocked him off course. What I like best about all of this is Etan did not pull out...

When it comes to Mom's, our guest Rena ("RenaB" in the chat room), is no slouch. Not only did she introduce her son to the stock market and trading, but she has instilled in him extremely valuable principles that will last a lifetime... and that's just the surface of the interview! Rena has been in the market for several years now, and even with that, due to the massive variety of different strate...

This trader is no stranger to the podcast, but he's a great trader so why not talk to him again and see where he currently stands in his trading journey? For you members of the community, Dave (or "h00ch" as he is known by in the chat room) is someone who has essentially been around since the start and continues to be a pillar of the community. Although he has been trading for more than a decade,...

For you longer time listeners, you know nothing gets Chezz or myself fired up more than someone who "takes action" and offers no excuses... particularly when it comes to finding money to use to trade. Our guest from the chat room, Brandon (alias in room "bfaust25"), shares a journey filled with many ups and downs. The common theme however is due to Brandon's awesome attitude which has allowed him...

We've decided to push the bounds of the podcast a bit and try something new... a VIDEO interview. I would not call it flawless, but the early feedback for those that attended it live was still positive. As weird as it may sounds, I've become good enough friends with a member from our community, Nate Wilson, to have invited to my house where we recorded this episode. He has been on two previous pod...

I learned a new phrase in this interview, greedy goblin. Yes, without question that sounds pretty rough, but as you hear our guest from the community, Caemeron, explain, it is actually a characteristic that all of us as traders should have. Having a passion and enjoying the challenge of seeing numbers add up, like a game, is an attribute that can be very beneficial. There is certainly some gray ar...

While some may call the over-arching theme of this interview "common sense", the problem with that is common sense isn't very common anymore. Our guest from the community, Jody, approached the market in a very strategic, yet simple way. Again, some may say "duh!", but it is also one of those things that in many cases hides in plain sight. Bottom line, when you are unsure of something, go find some...

There is a common theme among our community that follows the mind-set that "there are no excuses". I'm happy to report that we, once again, have another data point that proves this mindset is not unrealistic or impossible to put into action in real life. Our guest, Mike, was on a very... very... nice path, but then some "life evens" happened that set him back a bit. Speaking for myself, I was insp...

For you long time listeners of the show, Shawn is well known "as that lady who took $250 and turned it into over $10,000". If you are a member of the private chat room community, then I'm sure you've seen Shawn or perhaps even interacted with her. Well, she's back for another interview so that Chezz and I can check in with her and see how things have been going. What I loved is that despite her co...

One of the coolest things about hosting the podcast is hearing the career fields people are in. I'm not sure we've ever had one as interesting as our guest, Justin, (alias in chat room "JustinT") who works alongside traders where he tells them what to buy/sell. Because of this interesting career field, Justin has quite the unique path in regards to learning the markets and how to trade them. It is...

This episode holds a special place in my heart as our guest, Louis, from the chatroom was quite the customer service challenge. He was about as hard headed as it got when it came to him actually deciding to come aboard, but I'm glad he did. He's one of those traders who even after making a boatload of money, was still aware enough to know that he need to tap the brakes a bit. He started off guns-a...

Every single Monday for 100 weeks straight, we've put out a brand new episode... I would be a total liar if I said I thought that would happen when Chezz and I first began our podcast journey. Sure, I planned it would have success, but literally 100 weeks straight of new episodes? No way! With that being said, thank you to YOU, our listeners, for providing enough interest to keep the show going. I...

If you're newer to the markets and your plan of action is "learning as I go", then all I ask is that you please listen to our guest, Mike ('HeyFordy' alias in chat room), who took the same path. What I like about Mike is that he's from the Northeast, so he's got that accent and has no problem being blunt and telling you like it is. He doesn't hold back any punches and speaks his mind, for better o...

The financial services industry. One that has more than likely touched all of us in one way or another. For many people, the "touch" comes from the fact they sit down with a "financial adviser" for advise them on how to grow their money. But is their advice really in your best interest? We talk with chat room member, Danny, who has experience in this industry... and yeah, I'll just say he holds no...

Talk about a crazy start to your journey. You get a mentor and then all of a sudden he's in JAIL! Uh... yikes! Talk about a great way to become jaded towards the trading markets - and understandably so! This is exactly what happened to our fellow member from the community, Chris, as he began his journey over 18 years ago. With such an "odd" event kicking off his journey, how did he deal with it an...

Yup. It has happened yet again. The bright and shiny world of penny stocks and their apparent ability to grow small accounts punched another trader in the face. While the punch to the face knocked down our guest, AlphaThor (his alias in the chat room), it didn't knock him out. Being the mentally tough guy he is, he has gotten up from the mat and found a new way. In the markets, there is no shame i...

For someone like myself who got started in trading after the introduction of the internet and computers, it's hard to imagine what it "used to be like" before technology really came to age. We get a great taste of that in our interview with Mike (chat room alias "TraderMike"). His journey first began back in the 1990's and over 20 years later, he's still here and improving. Mike trades full time;...