About this podcast
Chat With Traders is your key to the minds of trading's elite performers. Start listening to learn how a diverse mix of traders went from zero to hero, how they successfully trade markets today, and get their best tips 'n pointers for profitable performance, plus much more. Note: You are responsible for your own trading decisions—this is not financial advice.
Episodes
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- 336 · Scott Pulcini - I Was the Algorithm Before Algorithms Then I Had to Start Over · 1 h 12 min · Episode 336Scott Pulcini started on the Chicago Board of Trade floor before transitioning to screen-based trading, learning to process information under extreme pressure to become one of…
- 335 · Alex Temiz and Bao Nguyen - Why Your Trading Strategy Might Be Wrong for You · 1 h 31 min · Episode 335Alex Temiz and Bao Nguyen came together to found My Investing Club (MIC) to give traders the direct mentorship and real-time guidance they never had when starting out. Alex…
- 334 · Andrew Perry - What $450M Portfolio Manager Learned From Paul Tudor Jones · 1 h 19 min · Episode 334Andrew Perry spent over 35 years at the intersection of institutional macro research and active portfolio management, including five years as a portfolio manager at Tudor…
- 333 · Tim Furey - Why Defense, Not Offense, Makes You a Profitable Trader · 1 h 25 min · Episode 333Tim Furey went from surviving the high-intensity floor trading pits of the Chicago Board of Trade to surviving a near-fatal medical emergency, ultimately building TradeView…
- 332 · Steve Nison - The Man Who Introduced Candlestick Charting to the West · 48 min · Episode 332Steve Nison came to Wall Street as a technical analyst in the late 1980s, discovered an obscure Japanese charting methodology, and spent years translating rare texts to introduce…
- 331 · Jeff Holden - How Top Prop Traders Find and Scale Their Edge · 1 h 39 min · Episode 331Jeff Holden was once a kid watching his father get laid off during a department cut, realizing early on that he never wanted to be at the mercy of unpredictable market shifts, he…
- 330 · Steve Quirk - From Chicago Pit Trader to Robinhood Exec · 52 min · Episode 330Steve Quirk began his career in 1987 on the fast-paced trading floors of Chicago, surviving the historic market crash that wiped out $1.7 trillion worldwide.From navigating…
- 329 · Peter Brandt - How a 50-Year Veteran Thinks About Risk Management · 1 h 43 min · Episode 329Peter Brandt entered the commodity trading business in 1976 with ContiCommodity Services, survived years of market shifts, and turned a passion for price action into a legendary…
- 328 · Paul Scott - Why Technical Analysis is Just Retail Noise · 1 h 28 min · Episode 328Paul Scott entered the high-stakes trading floor of the London Metal Exchange at just 16 years old, survived years of trading under survival-mode pressure, and turned old-school…
- 327 · David Capablanca - From Skid Row Showers to Short Selling Master · 1 h 26 min · Episode 327David Capablanca pursued architecture for a decade, culminating in studying under a Pritzker Prize winner at UCLA, before a life threatening brain tumor, massive medical debt…
- 326 · Jason Berry - This Market Wizard Only Had 5 Losing Months in 14 Years... Here's How · 1 h 19 min · Episode 326Jason Berry co-founded Positive Equity in 2008. Built alongside partners and traders who raised the bar, the firm operates trading floors in Ireland and Croatia. Over a 14-year…
- 325 · Jack Schwager & George Coyle - The 3 Timeless Rules Shared by 100 Years of Market Wizards · 1 h 13 min · Episode 325Jack Schwager and George Coyle team up to look at what it takes to master the markets, combining classic wisdom with how modern financial markets work today.After studying top…
- 324 · Peter Robbins - The Hard Truths of a 50 Year Trading Career · 58 min · Episode 324Peter Robbins is the author of The Trader’s Journey. He entered the financial markets 50 years ago with nothing but a dream, his friend, and a parental signature to trade the…
- 323 · Alex Temiz - Starbucks Barista to 8-figure Short Selling Strategy · 1 h 2 min · Episode 323Alex Temiz turned a $2,000 account into over $16 million in trading profits, starting from nothing as a part-time Starbucks barista. In this episode, he breaks down the real…
- 322 · Stephen Kalayjian - What 43 Years in the Markets Teaches You · 1 h 7 min · Episode 322Steve Kalayjian started his journey on the floor of the American Stock Exchange in 1983, a time when the noise of the pits was the only heartbeat of the market. Over the next…
- 321 · Eduardo Briceño - $1,900 Small Cap Trader Hit $2.9 Mil in Profits · 1 h 45 min · Episode 321Eduardo Briceño came to America from Venezuela with nothing but a dream, survived years of trading under survival-mode pressure, and turned $1,900 into $2.9 million in profits…
- 320 · Stefan Stadie - Sports Betting and Prediction Markets - Through a Trading Lens · 1 h 16 min · Episode 320Stefan Stadie is a professional sports trader at Kero Sports whose work sits at the intersection of equities, sports betting, and prediction markets. After starting his trading…
- 319 · Sam Gaer - From the Copper Pits to Crypto Derivatives: How Trading Edge Evolves · 1 h 3 minSam Gaer’s career spans several major shifts in market structure — from the open-outcry pits of COMEX to high-frequency trading and now crypto derivatives. Sam began his career…
- 318 · Dave Mabe - The Shift to Systematic Trading — Building Backtested Confidence · 56 min · Episode 318When Dave Mabe backtested his strategy, it outperformed his own discretionary trading — and changed how he approached everything. In this episode, we discuss gapping breakouts…
- 317 · John Assaraf - The One That Shows Up — The Identity You Practice · 1 h 0 min · Episode 317In this episode, Ian sits down with John Assaraf, entrepreneur, behavioral neuroscience educator, and founder of NeuroGym, for a conversation about the invisible forces that…
- 316 · The Turning Points That Shaped Great Traders · 24 min · Episode 316Over the years, we’ve recorded hundreds of conversations with traders across different markets, strategies, and generations. And while no two trading paths look the same, certain…
- 315 · Jamaal Ghauri - From Early Crypto to 0DTE Options: Fast Money, Fast Reality · 59 min · Episode 315We’re joined by Jamaal Ghauri, a trader and fund manager who began his journey unusually early — first exposed to crypto markets as a teenager during Bitcoin’s early adoption…
- 314 · In the Middle: The Demons We Trade With · 7 minA quiet, end-of-year reflection on the middle stage of trading — where progress is subtle, patterns are familiar, and the real work happens internally. Sponsor of Chat With…
- 313 · Doug Colkitt - When Crypto Markets Break: Liquidations, Leverage, and Markets Under Stress · 1 h 8 min · Episode 313In this episode, we examine what actually happens when crypto markets break — how leverage builds beneath the surface, liquidity disappears, and liquidation cascades turn…
- 312 · Vincent Bruzzese - Battling Irrational Markets - and the Battle Within · 1 h 28 min · Episode 312Returning guest Vincent Bruzzese — trader, former statistics professor, poker player, and former Hollywood behavioral analyst — joins Tessa for a candid discussion about…
- 311 · Christian Carreon - Patience Inside the Box: The Calm Before the Break · 1 h 18 min · Episode 311Christian Carreon returns to Chat With Traders nearly three years after his first appearance, where he shared his remarkable journey through stage-five kidney failure and the…
- 310 · Dr. Efrat Levy - Fingerprinting the Big Players: Inside the Hidden Order Flow · 1 h 36 minDr. Efrat t Levy is a cybersecurity expert with a PhD in Computer Science and AI from Ben-Gurion University—one of Israel’s top tech institutions. After years studying how to…
- 309 · Diego Ivan Cortes Lopez - Winning Through Losing: When 30% Is Enough · 1 h 3 min · Episode 309How a trader from Dallas built consistency—and a simple lifestyle of freedom in Southeast Asia—with a 30% win rate. Diego Ivan Cortes Lopez grew up chasing perfection on the…
- 308 · Jack Schwager and Emanuel Balarie - Market Wizards, Measured: Inside the Criteria, Craft, and Grit · 58 min · Episode 308We’re joined by Jack Schwager—author of the legendary Market Wizards series and co-founder of FundSeeder—along with his partner and fellow co-founder & CEO, Emanuel Balarie. Jack…
- 307 · Mario Dimitroff - The Gamer’s Edge: High-Win Scalping in Pre-Market Madness · 1 h 13 min · Episode 307A former competitive gamer, Mario Dimitroff from Bulgaria got his start on a local trading floor before discovering that the U.S. premarket session best fit his skills. Now…
- 306 · Michael Katz - Prop Goes the Trader · 55 min · Episode 306Online funding prop firms have captured the attention of traders in recent years. In this episode, the CEO of Trade The Pool, Michael Katz, joins the podcast to answer key…
- 305 · Julian Komar - When Story, Fundamentals, and Technicals Align · 1 h 30 min · Episode 305Growing up in Germany without a financial background, Julian Komar became fascinated by stocks as a teenager. He moved past complex German trading products to concentrate on U.S…
- 304 · Kyle Ng aka JadeCap - $4.5M with Process, Patience, and Prop Firms · 1 h 18 min · Episode 304From academic struggles at SUNY Albany to holding the world record for the largest prop firm payouts—roughly $4.5 million in total, Kyle Ng a.k.a. JadeCap’s journey started out…
- 303 · Chris Vermeulen - From Tick to Trend, Day Trading to Wave Riding · 1 h 8 min · Episode 303What happens when a teenager growing up without TV in rural Canada stumbles across CNBC in a college dorm and sees people making $100,000 in a day? For Chris Vermeulen, that…
- 302 · Dylan Maltman - Go Where Orders Flow · 1 h 11 min · Episode 302Dylan Maltman, an intraday futures and forex trader and founder of Apex Capital, must have had exceptional clarity starting at a young age. Introduced to the markets in a high…
- 301 · Erik Smolinski - Trading Earnings Volatility with Options · 1 h 21 min · Episode 301Erik Smolinski returns to Chat With Traders after his first appearance on episode 272, joining Tessa for a trader-to-trader conversation about the intricacies of options trading…
- 300 · Patrick Petersson - We Should Not Die as Traders · 1 h 25 min · Episode 300In this episode we catch up with Patrick Petersson, who returns two years after his first interview on Chat With Traders on episode 260, where he shared his incredible story of…
- 299 · Michael Martin - Intersection of Emotional Intelligence and Tactics · 1 h 33 min · Episode 299Michael Martin, raised in a hardworking blue-collar community, embraced the same ethic. An entrepreneur at heart, he hustled from cutting grass when he was 12 to working all…
- 298 · Christian Mayer - The Power in Fixed-Sized, Non-Compounding Plays · 1 h 5 min · Episode 298Christian Mayer, with an institutional trading background, transitioned from equities to forex, focusing on fixed sized mean-reversion strategies with fundamental correlations…
- 297 · Cody Yeh - Slow, Medium, and Fast Money Strategies · 1 h 11 min · Episode 297A former engineer turned successful options trader, real estate investor and entrepreneur, Cody Yeh shares his incredible journey from the 9-to-5 grind to achieving financial…
- 296 · Dr. Brett Steenbarger - Playing to Your Strengths · 1 h 6 min · Episode 296Few people understand the minds of traders like Dr. Brett Steenbarger. As a psychologist who trades actively himself, he brings a rare combination of clinical expertise and…
- 295 · Steve Ruffley - Animal Speed, Size, and Being Right at the Right Time · 1 h 11 min · Episode 295Steve Ruffley transitioned from a highly competitive trading floor environment to trading professionally as a retail trader. His entrance into trading was unplanned - a mix of…
- 294 · Ross Haber - Stock Leaders and Timeless Strategies Still Effective Today · 1 h 16 min · Episode 294Ross Haber’s trading philosophy is built on growth-focused strategies, heavily influenced by William O'Neil. Combining both technical and fundamental analysis, Ross emphasizes…
- 293 · Rick Bandazian Jr. - The Art of the Wait: Merger-Arbitrage Killer Moves · 1 h 6 min · Episode 293Rick Bandazian Jr., a seasoned trader with over 15 years of experience in event-driven and merger-arbitrage strategies, reflects on transitioning from an analyst at JP Morgan and…
- 292 · Laurens Bensdorp - Running 55+ Systematic Trading Strategies Simultaneously · 60 min · Episode 292Laurens Bensdorp's trading journey began with years of losses as a discretionary trader. Frustrated by inconsistent results and mounting stress, he embarked on a mission to…
- 291 · Sam Miesse - Small Cap Quant Trader Grows $10K into $3.8M in 3 Years · 1 h 9 min · Episode 291Inspired by the impact of predictive analytics on sales at Sam Miesse's tech company, he became interested in applying quantitative analysis to the small cap market. Spending…
- 290 · Mark Ritchie II - Price-Action, Swing Trading Equities from the Long Side · 58 min · Episode 290Mark Ritchie II shares insights from his trading journey, shaped by disciplined risk management and a strong focus on price action and fundamentals. Growing up with a renowned…
- 289 · Alfonso Peccatiello (MacroAlf) - Beyond Being Right - A Shift to Framework Thinking · 1 h 6 min · Episode 289Alfonso Peccatiello’s (also known as MacroAlf on X) approach to the financial markets is rooted in macroeconomic insights, identifying market imbalances, and disciplined risk…
- 288 · Steve B - When Confluences Align, Confidence Follows · 1 h 7 min · Episode 288We caught up with Steve B, a seasoned professional independent trader with 10+ years of experience in the financial markets we got to know closely through the Chat With Traders…
- 287 · Robb Reinhold - Consistency Beats Intelligence Every Time · 1 h 8 min · Episode 287We're joined today by Robb Reinhold, the Head Trader at Maverick Trading. Robb shares insights from a captivating trading experiment that's sure to intrigue both novice and…
