TradingLife Podcast with Brad Jelinek

I discuss my thinking around risk management for discretionary traders after finishing my Trading Bible by Ritchie. We talk about the difference between systematic and discretionary risk management and how I handle things.

I have found a way to avoid taking a break for most of my career. There is an excuse around every corner. I’m going to move forward in a different way.

I talk about some well repeated characteristics of good traders and discuss how I sometimes don’t have a lot of them yet something is working for me. Could that be the same for you? Don’t box yourself in and get attached to what you’re supposed to be instead of what you are.

Wide ranging podcast about some lessons on how I hurt myself and how to operate when you’re going between time frames.

I break down the logic into the recent FOMC set up and request information on my premium podcast offering.

I discuss a recent sequence of trades and how I made some mistakes with my sizing and I also talk about a potential pain podcast to gauge interest.

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I talk about why I’m spending a lot of time on Crypto and a few resources to get you caught up.

I discuss how things are changing for me personally and professionally. Then I get into what I’m doing to hit my full potential.

I talk about diving into things that make you neglectful as a way to stay curious. When you don’t understand something or you want to dismiss something it’s often one of the biggest opportunities. Start focusing on using this to your advantage.

I discuss the difference between being in a state of curiosity and being in a state where you’re forcing yourself to work and how that might not feel very good.

I discuss the role sizing plays in your success. I talk about different sizing strategies I use and how it can help you build beyond what you thought was possible.

I talk about the mindset when you need a good trade and the difference between a positive and a negative mindset to accomplish that.

I discuss how I manage my risk with stop orders.

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A few details on my website going down and where you can listen online. Then we get into judging yourself based on what you were trying to accomplish versus what you used to be doing and the important distinction between them.

We talk about struggling after a nice run and what you can do about it.

I give an example of how to build your trading network through somebody I’m currently working with. I also discuss why it’s so important and a few tips you can use to do it for yourself.

I discuss the balance between being an old trader while also listening to new traders. We also get into making sure you keep fresh ideas when things change versus protecting a character that doesn’t need protecting.

I discuss a little bit about what I’m trading now and then we get into the stories we tell ourselves and how they can build a character that we try to protect, which may not be helping us grow. I have learned this in my transition to try to trade a little bit of a longer time frame and how I was leaving behind a lot of what I was best at. I’m now learning to integrate it all together...it’s only t...

I talk about how I felt after taking a rare week off. It ended up being pretty uncomfortable but two things stood out.

I talk about different strategies to use when your trade stops working.

I get into detail about how to manage your trading size when what you were doing no longer works and you have to adapt to a different market.

I answer three of a listeners questions. Do discretionary traders have an edge? Should I stick with what I understand or pick something that fits my hours? If I’m struggling is it a poor choice of markets or is it me?

I cover a lot of different topics on this episode. I discuss the anguish of selling too soon. I talk about dealing with conflict in voices in your head. I also talk about the current extreme political and social landscape and how it relates to the market. And we talk about exercise.