Tradinglife With Brad Jelinek

Today I reflect on my past few weeks where I've gotten a bit obsessive about finding the exact perfect setup (software/technology) when in reality it would be better to just find something that's 80% there and go with it.

I talk about the movement towards an inverted yield curve and how it has been a good predictor of recessions and how bank stocks cannot hold the rallies despite record earnings this week.

I talk about how to find the right partner for your needs and how you learn so much about yourself in that process.

I talk about the ups and downs I’ve gone through and some of the lessons they gave me.

I talk about the emotional boom and bust cycles and why it’s so important to really check yourself.

I talk about how when I’ve determined a potential floor for a stocking for a few weeks or months sometimes adding options can significantly boost my return.

I talk about how knowing the expectations and how they are built into the price of what you are trading or investing in is potentially the most important thing to look at.

I talk about how your environment and making some changes can lead to a big increase in creativity.

I go on a bit of a rant about reinventing yourself and how that’s a normal part of every living entity. I also share some personal information about what I’m going through and how it’s not always clear what the next step is.

I talk about overcoming the fear of putting on a trade, why that may happen, and a few different things you can do about it.

I talk about how I forced some trades before my birthday breakfast and ended up ruining much of my morning.

I talk about how to go forward after a big loss and a variety of strategies that can help.

I talk about how I would go about connecting with other traders and why it’s not easy to do but worth the effort.

I discuss how I’m bumping up against some new territory and it’s causing some tough emotions and I give a strategy for helping with that.

Me ranting about crypto banning

I talk about some very simple strategies I would use and about getting questions from people.

I talk about some things that are different when trading stocks versus trading futures.

I talk about minimizing risk while traveling and about the importance of determining if the trade is a shorter term one or something longer-term. It’s not good to be flipping back-and-forth because you end up getting the worst of both worlds.

I talk about the difference between holding a loser with small size vs big size and some different ways to think about it.

I’m having a little bit of a tougher morning emotionally and I reflect on three lessons.