Traders Mastermind

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Most traders just pick 1% because someone told them to. But where did that number come from? And does it actually make sense for your goals, your win rate, and your R:R?

In this episode I break down how to reverse engineer your risk per trade from your actual trading data.

We look at why trade frequency can be a trap, why small changes in R:R massively shift the maths, and why the textbook approach ignores the one thing that matters most... your goal. I also built a risk per trade calculator you can play with.

Risk Per Trade Calculator

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Charlie Munger used to do something interesting when he was stuck on a problem.

Instead of asking how do I succeed, he'd ask how do I guarantee failure… then simply not do that.

In this episode I take that idea and apply it to trading. How would you guarantee you never improved?

How would you make sure a small loss became a big one?

How would you design a routine that burned you out within a year?

The answers are uncomfortably familiar.

Sometimes the edge isn't something you add to your trading. It's what you stop doing.

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Most traders think they’re struggling because they don’t know enough.

In reality… it’s often the opposite.

In this episode, Mark breaks down The Curse of the Intellectual Trader. Why smart, successful people often find trading harder than expected, and how overthinking kills performance.

You’ll learn:

Why intelligence can work against you in the markets
How traders confuse complexity with edge
Why simple strategies feel wrong (but often work best)
A powerful example from Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street’s Champion Day Trader
How to strip your strategy back to something you can actually execute

If you’ve ever felt like you’re thinking too much, hesitating, or overcomplicating your trading… this one’s for you.

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Something happened to me the other day that I wasn't expecting. A woman trapped in a window, fourth floor, covered in blood, screaming for help.

I went in. And as I was debriefing afterwards... I realised every skill that kicked in came from trading. Signal vs noise. Risk management.

Clarity under pressure. Acting on incomplete information. Being firm first, then calm. This episode is that story, start to finish.

Then I walk back through it and pull out the trading parallels. It's a different one. But if you trade, you'll get it.

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Most traders don’t lose because they’re wrong on direction…

They lose because they enter too late.

They wait for confirmation.

They wait to feel safe.

And by the time they pull the trigger…

The trade is already broken.

In this episode, I break down why entry location is one of the most overlooked edges in trading… and how a simple idea, buying on red and selling on green, can dramatically improve your risk-reward.

We cover:

Why waiting often destroys trade structure
The difference between buying pullbacks vs chasing breakouts
How volatility contraction and expansion impact your edge
Why better entries lead to better trades (even with the same idea)

If you find yourself being right on direction a lot… but not getting the results.

This one will hit home.