Michael Martin

Trader Mindset

Michael Martin discusses trader psychology and emotional intelligence.

Author

Michael Martin

Category

Business

Podcast website

tradermindset.com

Latest episode

Dec 8, 2025

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Episodes

When you will know you've made it 08.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    In the short term, you can't know. The data are too random. Up or down 10% tells you nothing.  Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

You become consistent one day at a time 07.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    It's not about the chart pattern, it's how you trade it. It's not about the mechanized system, it's can you follow it. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How to increase your drawdown by bottom fishing 06.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    You can avoid large drawdowns by eliminating suboptimal behavior. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How to transfer your drawdown to someone else 05.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    The most important reason to honor your protective stops. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Managing risk in the present 04.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    You can manage your risk today based upon what you think is going to happen in several days. If you're stop gets hit today, it gets hit. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Get what you want, don't let the world happen to you 01.10.2021

Subscribe to the show    Set goals and the discipline to go get them. Don't let the world happen to you and coast.  Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Focus on your discipline now more than ever 30.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Day after day, the market doesn't have any discipline which is why you must.  Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Trading (and Tweeting) for Validation 29.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Trading and chasing dopamine hits on social media. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Taking your wins out on yourself 28.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Hubris can be as detrimental to your trading as "revenge trading." Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How to use volatility in your trade selection 27.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    You can use volatility as a "risk on / risk off" indicator. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

One way to achieve consistency is to know your "why" 24.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    How do you want trading to serve you? It's probably not just about the potential to earn money. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Why making trades just before an earnings announcement is a gamble 23.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Feelings aren't facts. The gut feeling traders have about an earnings announcement is where overconfidence shows up in their trading. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The difference between anticipation and prediction 22.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    I think prediction is more about being correct (and doing so publicly) rather than anticipating a move or a series of moves that make you money over time.  The latter is about expected values, not accuracy.  Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Don't force the issue 21.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Forcing the issue or forcing a trade rarely works out well. It's a need for an emotional win, more than a financial one. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

When your protective stops are too tight... 20.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    You can inadvertently invite a lot of frustration into your life if you place your protective stops too tight. You'll get knocked out of an otherwise good trade. Stocks and commodity futures have a personality and you can't expect them to be something they're not. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Why you should focus on playing superior defense 17.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Protective stops preserve your capital and preserve your mindset. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Gains are only gains to the extent you keep your losses small 16.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    If you let the weeds bloom at the same rate of your flowers, you don't have a garden. You have a mess. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Forced objectivity & emotional intelligence 15.09.2021

Subscribe to the show    Backtesting forces you to be objective and not selective and removes the "yeah, I would've put that trade on..." Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Here's why you don't put a lot of faith in short-term data 14.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   Short-term data are more random than upper time frames. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Understanding Asymmetric Returns 13.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   Looking at the ratios between your winners and losers and the frequency with which they occur.   Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The best way for you to manage risk 10.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   Managing risk and determining the best use of your time.  Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Disaster: When the outside world is running your trading model 09.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   If you are trading on headlines, you are in reaction mode. Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Why you could be getting stopped on noise 08.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   If you put your stops here, you're going to get knocked out of any otherwise good trade.   Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

A mistake you make frequently is a habit 07.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   If all your positions have a zero at the end, that's a problem. Think in percentage terms.     Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Aligning your behavior with your goals 03.09.2021

Subscribe to the show   If you know what your target RoR needs to be, you can determine the number of trades you need to make knowing your winning % and ratio of average winners to average losers.    Click here to   get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

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