The Trading Psychology Podcast

In an attempt to leave no stone unturned, VP and Robb go over the things you definitely want to see existing in a potential prop firm for you.  There are so many firms out there now, you should have no problem finding several that meet this criteria.  Why would you join a firm that doesn't?   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/appli...

This episode has a lot in it.  We (Robb) gives you a history of prop firms throughout the ages, the different levels of firms out there, and finally the red flags you should be careful of when deciding on a firm for you.  A lot of people see these red flags and ignore them, because they think there are no other options.  They could not be more wrong.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More abo...

Most people have no plan for actually succeeding, it's crazy.  And then success happens, and they screw it up.  Pay close attention to Episode 24, as VP and Robb get you ready for the big show.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Currencies: URL: https://mav...

Most people fail their first prop firm test.  If it happens to you, the first thing to remember is you're in the majority.  But the steps you take afterwards, and the mindset you carry with you into your next moves are what's really important here -- not the test itself.  VP and Robb give you a game plan for the future.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL...

It's a big decision, and a decision most people get wrong, and pay for dearly. This isn't to say you need to wait around forever. Just make sure certain criteria is met, and you have chosen the right route to travel in this next chapter of your trading career. VP and Robb share their thoughts.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/ap...

Traders who don't have their lives and their schedules in order are never at their best, and with the tiny margin of success trading brings, you simply cannot afford to be at your best as often as possible. But how can we make sure trading not only fits into our daily lives, while also making sure one doesn't hinder the other? As always, VP and Robb have a few ideas.   Maverick Links   Click Here...

When you hear "Revenge Trading", what comes to mind?  It has more than one definition.  At least to VP and Robb it does.  Either way, it's an account killer, so we identify it further and as always, provide solutions to eliminate it.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More abo...

This is a very important question to answer. For those of you who are a few years in, or even before that (beware), when to add more money into your account, assuming a firm isn't already doing this for you, is a major step, and one that can derail everything if you don't do it right. Robb and VP discuss.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maver...

I've made an entire video on experience, but now I have a partner who can add even more depth and color to exactly why and how "you don't know sh*t" your first three years into trading, and that's perfectly okay.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Currencie...

Most people who want a better life will set goals -- but they're the wrong kind of goals. Then what they don't do, is chart a proper path, daily and beyond, to achieve them. It's a mess, and it's why most people never get there. If they only understood what we're about to discuss in Episode 17, their lives could have turned out a lot different.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Mav...

The habits you form on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis are crucial to trading, but nobody talks about it.  We do.  Join VP and Robb and they go over the steps they take on a longer term basis to ensure success and consistent improvement in their own trading.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_so...

This is vastly underrated, whether you trade all day, or do nothing but trade for 10 minutes a day on the daily chart, or have three jobs.  Daily routine MATTERS, and Robb and VP break down their very different daily schedules and why they're so vital to success in all aspects.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?u...

High-level athletes would be great traders if they wanted to be.  They have things built inside of them that most of us don't.  But that doesn't mean we can't develop those things ourselves.  VP and Robb explain in Episode 14.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about Mave...

Hard to believe, but we have wining streaks too in trading, and a completely different type of psychology comes into play when we do.  The moves we make here, if we're not careful, can be even more damaging than a false move during a string of losses.  Pay close attention here.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?u...

We all have biases. Way too often, they sneak in and ruin our trading psychology without us even realizing it. As always, step one is recognizing these hidden killers of our account, and step two, as always, is to find a solution.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about...

There is a very big psychological shift that occurs when somebody goes form demo trading fake money to trading their own money.  Robb and VP attempt to make this transition a bit smoother by indentifying key factors and as always a possible solution or two.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Clic...

If trading is your "only way out", you're going to constantly have psychological issues which go far beyond anything we can cover on this podcast. Avoid this. We mention a handful of very useful options.    Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Currencies: URL:...

Sometimes "losing streaks" go beyond simply having a bad run of trades. Sometimes the futility lasts much longer. This is a completely different psychological challenge altogether. VP and Robb discuss actionable solutions in episode 9.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More a...

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Whether you're overly excited about a new system, or just very confident in your own abilities, this market will humble you one way or another.  Do not let your overconfidence get the best of you.  Some never learn.  RIP   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick C...

Most introverts (so most of you) fall into the trap of undertrading or hesitating when your system gives you a perfectly good signal. VP and Robb dive into a few different ways this can happen, why it happens, and what can be done about it once and for all.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Clic...

It doesn't apply to everyone, but if you have ever been guilty of trading just for the sake of trading, it could be an even deeper issue plaguing you.  VP and Robb have a few solutions that have rarely been discussed anywhere else.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/application-3-a/?utm_source=vpyt   Click Here To Learn More about...

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I think this one is going to be painfully relatable. What types of things are you doing before your trading that could be scrambling your own brain chemistry, to where you're doomed from the start? In Episode 3, Robb psycho-analyzes VP further, and drops even more serious deep-dives into just how out psychology plays a part into your end result.   Maverick Links Click Here To Learn More about Mave...

I don't care who you are, I (VP) tell you to trade a certain way regardless of your personality. But that doesn't mean we don't need to identify our own habits and personality traits that no doubt have a positive or (usually) negative effect on our results. We dive further in Episode 2.   Maverick Links   Click Here To Learn More about Maverick Forex Trading:  URL: https://maverickfx.com/applicati...