Risk On: Trading Podcast
Risk On: Trading Podcast explores the intersection of trading and psychology. Hosted by Ben, a former EMT turned trader, the show delves into risk management, decision-making, and emotional control. It offers honest insights and real conversations about trading mindset, aiming to help listeners master fear and build resilience. The podcast emphasizes that success in trading depends not only on strategy but also on psychological discipline.
Episodes
Episode #12 - Eat, Sleep, Trade, Repeat
🎙️ Episode 12: Eat, Sleep, Trade, Repeat🧠 Episode Description:In this episode of Risk On, Ben dives deep into the performance factors that alot of people ignore - but absolutely shouldn’t: sleep, diet, and mental clarity.While the trading world obsesses over strategies, indicators, and market news, this episode uncovers a different game to edge - the one between your ears. Backed by research, fiel
Episode #11 - The Social Media Mirage
📘 Episode Description:In this episode, we dive headfirst into the world of curated success, FOMO, and the mental pitfalls social media creates for traders. If you've ever felt behind, overwhelmed, or not "good enough" after scrolling through endless posts of winning trades and luxury lifestyles, this episode is for you.We'll explore how social media skews our perception of succes
Episode #10 - History Special: The Livermore Legacy
In this powerful episode of Risk On, we step into the dramatic and often jaw-dropping life of Jesse Livermore – the man who shorted the 1907 and 1929 stock market crashes and walked away with millions, only to lose it all multiple times. Known as the “Boy Plunger” and the “Great Bear of Wall Street,” Livermore's career is a gripping tale of triumph, tragedy, and timeless trading wisdom.We brea
Episode #9 - You Need to Hear This
In this raw and deeply personal episode, I open up about the emotional weight of trading while carrying the real-life bills, setbacks, and the desire to create a better life for someone you love. I share my recent struggles, the emotional cycles of greed and guilt, and the hard lessons learned about discipline, structure, and staying grounded in purpose.This isn't just about charts or strategy
Episode #8 - Flow State and Cultivating Agency
🎙️ Episode 8 – Flow State and Cultivating AgencyIn this episode of Risk On, Ben dives into one of the most counterintuitive truths in trading: the harder you try, the worse your results can get. Welcome to The Performance Paradox - where effort becomes the enemy of flow, over-optimisation ruins your models, and intuition quietly holds the key to long-term success.We explore:🔹 The psychology of flo
Episode #7 - Banking on the Past
🎧 Episode Title: Episode #7 - Banking on the Past🎙️ Episode Description:In this episode of Risk On, we trade things up for something even deeper - your subconscious. Ben explores how your earliest money memories and childhood financial programming may be quietly influencing your trading decisions today.From inherited money scripts like “money is bad” or “there will never be enough,” to the way fam
Episode #6 - Death by a Thousand Tabs
🎙️ Episode 6 – The Attention Economy: How Information Overload is Destroying Your Trading DecisionsIn this episode of Risk On, Ben dives deep into one of the most overlooked threats: information overload.We live in an age where every tweet, chart, headline, and notification ping battles for your attention. But here’s the uncomfortable truth; your ability to make sound trading decisions is being er
Episode #5 - History Special: Dow To Now
In this episode of Risk On, we're taking a deep dive into the evolution of technical analysis, tracing its roots from Charles Dow's pioneering theories to the cutting-edge world of AI-driven market predictions.Join Ben as he explores how market analysis has transformed over the decades, from Dow Theory’s six core principles to the rise of algorithmic and quantitative trading. Discover how Elliott
Episode #4 - Risky Business
Welcome back to Risk On! In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most critical aspects of trading - risk management.You’ve probably heard the saying "Protect your downside, and the upside will take care of itself." That’s exactly what we’re exploring today.What You’ll Learn in This Episode: - The difference between market risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk and how they
Episode #3 - Mind Over Market
In this episode, we talk Cognitive Bias and break down the three most destructive biases in my trading - loss aversion, confirmation bias, and overconfidence bias.I’ll be unpacking the psychology behind these biases, their impact on market behaviour, and the real-world research that explains why traders make irrational decisions. More importantly, we’ll dive into practical strategies to mitigate t
Episode #2 - Leveraging Uncertainty
Uncertainty is the only constant in trading—so why does it feel so dangerous?In this episode of Risk On, we dive deep into the psychology of risk and explore why our brains are hardwired to fear the unknown. We break down: The science behind uncertainty aversion and why your brain treats market fluctuations like life-or-death situations. The Ellsberg Paradox—how traders unknowingly reject profit
Episode #1 - Let Me Introduce Myself
Risk is everywhere. In trading, in life, in the choices we make every day. But what if we could leverage risk to our advantage?In this first episode of Risk On, I introduce myself - and take you through my journey from working career in emergency medicine to stepping into the financial markets. I’ll share how a random conversation in 2022 changed everything for me; how my experience in high-stakes
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