488: The Legend of Trading Psychology - Brett Steenbarger

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The Legend of Trading Psychology

In episode 488 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we will be listening to the recording of an interview with the legend of trading psychology, Dr. Brett Steenbarger, discussing his journey from clinical psychology to trading. He highlights the significance of long-term success habits, the role of curiosity and continuous learning, and pathways to professional trading, including insights on how to get noticed by prop firms.

The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:45 Dr. Brett's journey into trading psychology
• 02:23 Trading psychology and performance psychology
• 04:14 Working on improvement and growth for professional traders
• 07:42 Identifying strengths as a trader
• 09:30 Scaling up in trading
• 11:34 How to know when you're ready to scale up
• 12:12 Long-term success habits for traders
• 13:26 Knowing who will be a good trader
• 14:31 Similarities among traders
• 16:30 Developing mental stability as a trader
• 18:44 Working with discretionary traders
• 19:47 Pathways to professional trading
• 22:53 Getting noticed by prop firms
• 24:29 Where to find Brett Steenbarger (link below)
• and much more

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How to find Brett Steenbarger

• Twitter (X) - @steenbab
• TraderFeed blog

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