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Traders Mastermind

Traders Mastermind

Traders Mastermind 238 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Traders Mastermind is a podcast focused on the mindset, discipline, and strategy needed for short-term trading. It is sponsored by Pepperstone and offers a daily email to help traders build consistency. The show aims to sharpen the edge of traders through deep dives into high-performance trading techniques.

Episodes

I Won by Doing Almost Nothing
I Won by Doing Almost Nothing Aug 21, 2026 00:14:55 Sponsored by Pepperstone Years ago, I found a strange edge in a head-to-head trading game: while everyone else rushed to trade, I waited. In this episode, I share what that taught me about patience, understanding the real objective, exploiting other traders’ mistakes, and why sometimes the best trade is no trade at all.
The 3 Human Traits Holding Back Your Trading
The 3 Human Traits Holding Back Your Trading Aug 14, 2026 00:16:44 Sponsored by Pepperstone We all want results now, something new, and an easier path, but these natural instincts can sabotage our trading. Here’s how to recognise and overcome them.
The Stripped-Back Drill For A Losing Streak
The Stripped-Back Drill For A Losing Streak Aug 7, 2026 00:09:39 Sponsored by Pepperstone Trading has too many moving parts. Entry, exit, stops, targets, scaling, hold or fold, how many trades, breakout or mean reversion. When you're in a drawdown, it all turns to noise. So here's one drill to cut through it. Strip out the variables and answer a single question. It won't fix everything. But it gets you off the back foot and gives you something to work w
Be Your Own Boss: The Carrot and Stick Method for Trading Discipline
Be Your Own Boss: The Carrot and Stick Method for Trading Discipline Jul 31, 2026 00:08:35 Sponsored by Pepperstone When you trade for yourself, you wear every hat... CEO, risk manager, senior trader, junior trader. Nobody's holding you accountable, and that's exactly the problem. In this episode, Mark Holstead unpacks why most traders stay stuck in the same cycle: feel bad about a mistake, promise to do better, repeat. The missing piece? Real consequences. Here's how to enginee
Why Closed-Minded Traders Get Left Behind
Why Closed-Minded Traders Get Left Behind Jul 24, 2026 00:10:05 Sponsored by Pepperstone No big claim in this one. Just a thought on why staying open-minded might be one of the most underrated attributes a trader can have... and what being open-minded actually means in practice. A clickbait short came through my feed the other day. Guy ranting about how a specific strategy was total nonsense, how "this is how the funds do it." Except a bit of digging tu
I Flew 20 Hours To Learn 3 Strategies I Couldn't Trade
I Flew 20 Hours To Learn 3 Strategies I Couldn't Trade Jul 17, 2026 00:16:53 Sponsored by Pepperstone Early 2000s. I flew from the UK to Las Vegas to sit in on a new trader intake at a prop firm. Three strategies, all working, all making the firm serious money. I went home and couldn't trade a single one of them. Not because they were bad. Because they were never going to fit me… I didn't have the capital, the stomach for size, or the appetite for spreadsheets. Too
Two Traders, Same Start… One Blew Up, One's Still Winning
Two Traders, Same Start… One Blew Up, One's Still Winning Jul 10, 2026 00:08:25 Sponsored by Pepperstone Two traders. Same meetup, same market, same year. One bragged about every win… until the week he vanished, fifty grand down on borrowed money. The other never bragged, and ten years on, he's still trading and thriving. Mark unpacks the one thing that separated them: process over ego, long-term over the quick win.
Two Steps Back, Five Steps Forward: The Trader's Guide to Strategic Retreat
Two Steps Back, Five Steps Forward: The Trader's Guide to Strategic Retreat Jul 3, 2026 00:09:43 Most traders are wired to push… bigger size, more strategies, faster progress. But the most successful people in any field share a trait we rarely talk about: they're not afraid to take a step back if it sets up a bigger step forward. If you've been grinding month after month with nothing to show for it, this one's worth a listen. Thanks to Pepperstone for sponsoring this episode.
The High-Water Mark Trick
The High-Water Mark Trick Jun 26, 2026 00:08:14 We all know the high-water mark... fund managers use it for their equity curve highs. Hit a million, lose some, climb back above the old peak before you get paid. But what if you applied that same thinking somewhere else entirely? In this episode, I dig into using high-water marks beyond your account balance. Longest trade held.Most days sticking to your rules.Fewest red days.The longest j
Why Creativity Might Be the Trading Edge You're Missing
Why Creativity Might Be the Trading Edge You're Missing Jun 18, 2026 00:08:11 Sponsored by Pepperstone Most traders obsess over strategy, mindset, and discipline… but what about creativity? In this episode, Mark explores an idea sparked by a post from "StockBee" (an X trader credited in the new Market Wizards book with helping at least one wizard make hundreds of millions): that progress in trading often comes from thinking creatively, not just logically. Mark unpac
The New Market Wizards Book. One Thing Before You Read It
The New Market Wizards Book. One Thing Before You Read It Jun 12, 2026 00:12:23 Sponsored by Pepperstone The new Market Wizards book — The Next Generation by Jack Schwager and George Coyle — is out, and before you dive in, there's one thing worth keeping in mind. In this episode, Mark looks back at the series that inspired a generation of traders, from the 1989 original through to today, and shares why these books are gold for any developing trader… as long as you read
Day Trading or Swing Trading? New Thoughts
Day Trading or Swing Trading? New Thoughts Jun 5, 2026 00:15:21 Sponsored by Pepperstone If you're a developing trader, should you focus on day trading or swing trading? It's the question everyone asks early on... and my thinking on it has shifted over the years. In this one, I go through the definitions, the usual pros and cons, and then the bit most people skip: the psychological cost. Fast decisions, fast damage. Why beginners fall apart day trading

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