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

Whether you're up or down, your #1 job is to play superior defense 19.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Why you should adjust your protective stops upwardly.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The benefits of making a strategic break in your routine 18.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Refresh and restart.   Although you can probably smell the smoke, sometimes you can't see where the fire is when you're standing on top of it.   Take a few days off in this environment to clearly see all the NPAs (non-productive activities) that you might have accumulated since March 2020.   It will save you time, money, and energy.   Click here to  get your free copy of Th...

Know when to take a day off 17.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Intentions equal results.   If you're burnt out and know it, and you're still grinding, how does that serve you?   Take a day off and put some space between you and your trading.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Why acting intentionally will help you hit your goals (faster) 14.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Your subconscious is running the show.   Get in touch with it.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How small losses give you staying power 13.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Bad luck and bad timing can wear you down.   False breakouts can evoke feelings of frustration.   Good luck and good timing is around the corner.   Sitting on your hands in frustrating markets and trading smaller will help you be in the right time at the right place for the good luck and good timing.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audioboo...

Ownership and responsibility 12.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   You define your own trading edge.   If you can't define it, you don't have one.   Be self-reliant in your risk management.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Start dialing - this is a great time to get new clients 11.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   When investors are frustrated, it's a good time to discuss working with them and taking over their account(s).   Ask them about their process.   Chances are they don't have one...   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How much of your day is ritual versus routine? 10.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Suppose you could figure a way to better use your time to improve your trading or money management?   Knowing where and how you're spending your time now would be a good place to begin...   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

What do you feel when you have to be patient? 07.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   The "fear of missing out" or FOMO can instigate a fight between your discipline and how smart you think you are.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How price targets can make you do things you will eventually regret 06.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Jumping the gun might work once in a while, but you're better off waiting for the trade signal.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How an understanding of history can help temper your hubris 05.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   History lesson: Netscape Navigator v. Microsoft's Internet Explorer - how to see things for what they are.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Coinbase Romance: Don't get caught up 04.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   Trade the price, but fundamentals will eventually matter.   Although I believe it will evolve to a professional level over time, right now Coinbase is a 5G Company with 9600 Baud Client Service.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The many benefits of having and keeping clarity 03.05.2021

Subscribe to the show   If you have too many choices, you can find yourself stuck in indecision.   Getting clear about your goals will save you enormous amounts of brainpower.   That allows you to focus your intentions on the most important things to you - your goals.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Why you should consider a diet of the mind 30.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   You can manage your mindset like a portfolio manager.   Sell the bad vibes and buy more of the good ones.   When you sell your losers fast, you improve your mindset.   That can lead to better performance.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Deferring the feelings you don't want to feel makes things worse 29.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   You'll feel better taking the small loss today, rather than taking a larger one tomorrow.   By avoiding the frustration today, you invite despondency tomorrow from having lost more.   Things go from unfavorable to bad and then to worse.   Which would you rather feel?   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

"I'm going to wait and see" means you're losing and going to lose more 28.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   Don't become soft and start negotiating with yourself when you start losing money.   Be decisive and offset the position.   You main goal is to play superior defense.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The danger of becoming emotionally invested in the outcome of a trade 27.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   Don't let your greed overshadow risk management even with large unrealized gains.   You can give them back in no time.   Click here to  get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

How to stay on message 26.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   It's the client's money, but you are the boss.   Wherever you are sitting, it has to be at the head of the table.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Staying in control 23.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   It's the client's money, but you are the boss.   Wherever you are sitting, it has to be at the head of the table.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Client relationships: Good fences make good neighbors 22.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   Tell your clients to mind their own business.   You are the money manager / investment advisor.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Don't let hubris change your risk management rules 21.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   "When I fall in love, it will be forever." - When I Fall in Love , Nat King Cole (lyrics by Edward Heyman and music by Victor Young)   Stocks aren't women (or whoever you're attracted to).   Don't fall in love with them.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

Only the price tells you the truth 20.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   The story around a stock can cross over into the realm of fiction.   Only the price tells you the truth.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

You hit the goals that are in your consciousness - manifest them 19.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   Set goals even if you don't know how you'll achieve them.   Your brain will find a way to work it out.   Intentions equal results.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The tricky part of harnessing the market forces to your advantage 16.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   We are powerless over the markets.   The best we can do is to harness the forces to our advantage only when it makes sense to do so.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

The difference between gambling and trading expected values 15.04.2021

Subscribe to the show   Traders constantly make decisions with imperfect information.   Be mindful and aware that your strong feelings for a name / sector don't outweigh the expected value of a trade.   Click here to get your free copy of The Inner Voice of Trading audiobook .

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