Trading with GB

Elevate your trading edge at masterclasstrader.com . Use the code "TRADING WITH GB" at checkout for 20% off all courses and join a community focused on professional-grade market analysis. Episode Summary:   The Petrodollar – Beyond the Vacuum of First-Year Economics  In this episode, GB takes us up to Grosvenor Place, circa 1990, to explain why the most dangerous phrase in trading is "all else bei...

Elevate your trading edge at masterclasstrader.com . Use the code "TRADING WITH GB" at checkout for 20% off all courses and join a community focused on professional-grade market analysis. Episode Summary: The Hungarian Pivot – Why This Weekend Matters to Your P&L Why should a derivatives trader care about an election in a country with a GDP smaller than some US tech giants? In this episode of...

Beyond the Textbook – Game Theory, Greeks, and the 2026 War In this episode of Trading with GB , we strip away the media noise to look at the 2026 conflict through the lens of cold, hard strategy. We aren't just looking at headlines; we’re looking at the Payoff Matrix and the Greeks . The Strategic Game For years, the US and Iran played a "Game of Chicken." Recently, someone stopped swerving. From...

Gold has finally cracked the 5,200 level , and the retail crowd is piling in. But are you buying the breakout, or are you just providing liquidity for the pros who are already looking for the exit? In this episode of Trading with GB , we strip away the macro bullshit and look at what is actually driving the price action in precious metals. We have seen weeks of "inflation is forever" talk driven b...

The Iranian "Wildcard" – Trading a Regime Change In this episode, we strip away the surface-level headlines to analyze the "Big Trade" lurking behind the current Middle East volatility: Iranian regime change. While the market is currently fixated on the immediate paralysis of the Strait of Hormuz—where a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG is effectively trapped —smart money is looking at the long-te...

Demystifying global trade! We explore the world of tariffs, explaining what they are and why they matter. Discover the fundamental economic principle of comparative advantage and how tariffs can disrupt it. More importantly, learn how these trade policies can ripple through interest rates, the stock market, and the value of currencies, impacting everything from consumer prices to investment portfo...

In this podcast/video we take a look at the coffee market. We’ll talk about some crazy action in the market lately – something that has brought as lot of interest from traders.  We look at coffee futures contract. Then we consider a few different ways to go about trading it.  So, we’ll cover the WHY, WHAT, and HOW of the coffee market. Video References For the video version and references we make...

References: https://t.me/spreadtradarbot Telegram Spread and Scalp Chat Paid Group.  www. MasterClassTrader.com/specials - Current discounts for coursework on Order Flow and Spreading.  -  The new ‘micro’ crude oil contract was listed this week on the CME. So far so good it seems.  About Micros The micro is not a different style of futures contract from other futures. It simply refers to the contr...

In this podcast, I talk about my experiences with data releases, from my early days collecting data for publishing to a few trading ideas for data days. Interesting stuff.    -------------------------------------------------------------  To learn more about order flower and spread trading, grab a nice little discount here: https://masterclasstrader.com/specials Follow me on TradingView and get a d...

This one is for all our DOM MasterClass Students and others interested in the interest rate markets. The CME have just announced a series of new rate contracts. The new contacts are quoted in yield, not the usual price format. That alone is interesting and takes a small complexity out of the trading process. And hot of off the heels of heels of the popular micro equity contracts, these ones will a...

One of the biggest and most common mistakes retail traders make is they look at one market in isolation. Or worse – when they look at more than one market, they ignore how these markets can work together.  Today we will talk about adding a couple of new things to your watchlist to help you start seeing relationships. Is it easy? Nope, but is it hard? No I don’t think so, but it’s worth it.  Ultra...

In this podcast I talk about trading futures spreads. I start by looking at trading CFDs versus futures, then move into simple futures spreads (bull spread and bear spreads), then finish up with a futures condor spread in crude oil. Such fun! I refer to a bunch of images in the podcast. You can find them here: https://bowerpost.com/2020/11/08/futures-vs-cfds-a-crude-example/

This podcast looks at butterfly spreads in futures, specifically crude oil. We breakdown the spread to understand the theory and directionality, and we look at how seasonal data can help us select a spread. It is one of the new lessons from the Advanced Spread MasterClass. More details here: https://masterclasstrader.com/advanced-spread-trading-course/ - This is educational material not trading ad...

In this podcast we answer a few recent questions from listeners: What is a margin? Margins versus option premium Spread margins and margin offsets How to calculate a spread ratio. Are interest rates too low to trade? Spread betting versus spread trading.  More trading Podcasts: https://bowerpost.com/ Discount Courses Code:  For those not yet enrolled in the DOM Scalping Course, used the code Tradi...

In this podcast we will look at the relatively new micro equity futures contracts. These are the micro S&P, Nasdaq, Down and Russell2000. These are markets that have now developed into one of the best tools for new traders and a great way to apply a multitude of strategies. Today we will cover what they are followed by four ideas of how they can be used for scalpers, swingers, spreaders and DI...

In this podcast we continue our chat about the relatively new micro equity futures contracts. These are the micro S&P, Nasdaq, Down and Russell2000. These are markets that have now developed into one of the best tools for new traders and a great way to apply a multitude of strategies. In this part 2 episode, we look at one simple idea for trading like a fund manager with next to no effort and...

To advance in your trading, you need to know “the treasuries”. This is where to start. Today we are talk about the treasury notes and bonds. We look at the underlying market and terminology. We talk about pricing conventions and analytics. We look at how these markets move and how to generate trading ideas.  Resources: MasterClassTrader.com – for 20% off courses, use the code: “tradingwithgb” Bowe...

In this episode we talk about a short program designed to improve your mindset as well as planning and organization. Think of it as an experiment - and one with no downside. We look to build a process or ritual for us to do each and every morning (including non-market days). It’s about being focused, organized and energized. The PDF can be downloaded at guybower.com.

In this short episode we talk about spread trading. We cover the basic three spreads that are the building blocks of all spread trades. If you’ve heard about spreads, but don’t know what they are, then start here.  About trading with GB: These podcasts are short and sharp educational broadcasts looking at market trivia, stats, specs, opinions and experience trading the markets.  Note included disc...

GB’s podcasts are short and sharp educational broadcasts looking at market trivia, stats, specs, opinions and experience trading the markets.  This episode talks about negative interest rates. More of a concept than a market, but one that affects the trading world.  In this chat, we talk about why negative rates are a real thing; why they are important; and how the government will make it work, ev...

In the new series of Trading with GB, we are going to break down one market after another.  Each episode will look at a market that you maybe have not traded before. It may not have entered your mind to trade it. Or maybe it may have – and you just don’t know how to go about it.  This episode talks about Crude Oil. We will cover five things  1.       What is Crude Oil. 2.       Factors affecting t...

In this episode of Trading with GB, we look at Gold. We will cover some facts and stats about gold, the trading contracts available and some ways to go about trading it. We’ll talk about options and futures, from scalping to position trading. *Discount code is for a limited time or first 50.

In the new series of Trading with GB, we are going to break down one market after another.  Each episode will look at a market that you maybe have not traded before. It may not have entered your mind to trade it. Or maybe it may have – and you just don’t know how to go about it.  Maybe you are corn curious or crudely interested. I don’t know, but I know we are going to answer a few questions and h...