Traders Mastermind

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Have you ever sat at your desk after a bad run and wondered if the exit is the right door?

In this episode I walk through three of the greatest traders who ever lived... Jesse Livermore, Paul Tudor Jones, and Stanley Druckenmiller, and the specific moments each of them nearly walked away from trading for good.

Livermore went bankrupt and got suspended from the Chicago Board of Trade.

Tudor Jones wiped out 70% of his account and said "I don't think I can hack it much longer."

Druckenmiller lost three billion dollars to FOMO and described it as devastating.

None of them were being irrational. Quitting would have been the reasonable response.

But they didn't. And what happened next is the point.

If you're in a rough patch right now ... this one's for you.

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Trading looks obvious in hindsight. In real time, it’s chaos.

In this episode, I explore the idea of the fog of war... how decisions are made with incomplete, delayed, and sometimes wrong information, and why trading feels exactly the same.

Experience matters. Debriefing matters. And waiting for certainty is rarely the answer.

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How long does it really take to become profitable in trading?

Not the marketing answer. Not the fantasy timeline. The real one.

In this episode, I break down what the journey to consistent profitability actually looks like, why most traders underestimate the time it takes, and why staying in the game matters more than trying to be clever.

We’ll talk about:

Why volatility seduces traders into bad decisions
How long some of the world’s best traders took to become profitable
The difference between gambling and building a skill for life
Why small size and longevity beat big swings early on
How to think about trading like a startup with a runway

If you’re frustrated, questioning yourself, or wondering whether it’s just you… this one should help recalibrate your expectations and keep you moving forward.

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If you’re stuck at break even, not losing much but not making much either, and you feel like you’re spinning your wheels, this episode is for you.

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In a perfect world, you’d be sitting in a trading office, surrounded by other traders, high standards, shared prep, honest feedback, and accountability. You’d get better faster just by being there.

But most traders don’t have that option.

In this episode, I talk about:

Why trading offices work so well
How collaboration accelerates learning and raises standards
Trading buddies vs trading pods and what actually helps
How I used collaboration throughout my own trading journey
And how to recreate the best parts of a trading office without the commute

I also reference a great clip from SMB Capital, where Jeff Holden explains why collaboration is such a powerful force in developing traders, especially when trading remotely.

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Traders Mastermind Community:

If you’re looking for structured collaboration, trading pods, and high standards, you can learn more about the Traders Mastermind community here.