The Art of Trading Podcast brings you the best information available regarding good trading psychology, how to enhance your trading performance, and how to extract the best results out of your trading techniques.
The podcast is hosted by Matthew J. Slabosz - a retail forex trader from Australia who has been trading full-time since 2018.
Matthew has always been obsessed with psychology and philosophy, and since becoming a trader this passion has only grown.
Now he brings you the most interesting and actionable information from the world's leading traders, trading psychologists, elite performance coaches, scientists and academics.
Episodes will be released monthly so make sure to check back regularly or subscribe on your favorite listening platform (or over at https://www.thetradingpodcast.com)
Treat Your Trading Like A Business
There are many common themes and threads among the world's most successful traders.
The self-discipline and self-awareness to conquer the markets and themselves, the self-confidence and openness to take risk, the humility to accept losses and know when they are wrong, and the endurance to take the pain of not only losing money, but also failing to make a correct call - repeatedly.
But one of the most under-appreciated and talked about aspects of the most successful traders in the world is the fact that they treat their trading like a business.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
The Math of Winning
5/1/2023 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Why Traders Fail: The Pareto Principle
This episode explores my theory and ideas around the high failure rate in trading. I don't believe traders fail just because of the technical reasons. They say 90% of traders fail at trading, but is this because trading is extremely difficult, or is it because only certain types of people have the right attitude and dedication towards their craft?
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
Jordan Peterson's Pareto Lecture
Dean Yeong's Pareto Article
Quora Examples of Pareto in Nature
Jordan Peterson's Lecture on Setting Meaningful Goals
7/1/2022 • 25 minutes, 17 seconds
21 Lessons From Jesse Livermore
Jesse Livermore's story is fascinating, and the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is one of the most memorable books I’ve ever read. In this episode I break down 21 of Jesse's trading rules, what they mean to us today as modern traders, and share my thoughts on his suicide and what we can learn from this great but troubled trader's life and career.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses, Socials & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Mark J. Perry's Fortune 500 Study
Turney Duff's Book 'The Buy Side'
More Info About Jesse Livermore:
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Jesse's Book: How to Trade in Stocks
Jesse's Wikipedia Page
Jesse's Trade Records
3/1/2022 • 24 minutes, 26 seconds
It's OK To Do Nothing!
In this episode I share my thoughts on trading frequency - should you try to take more trades to make more money, or should you employ a quality over quantity mindset?
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses, Socials & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
Rich Trader by Steve Burns
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
2/1/2022 • 10 minutes, 57 seconds
Don't Trade The News!
In this episode I share my thoughts on financial media and how it factors in to your trading. I like to refer to financial news as “financial entertainment”. It makes a lot more sense that way.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses, Socials & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
How SMB Capital Trade News Catalysts
11/30/2021 • 16 minutes, 41 seconds
The Math of Winning
Most traders think that their win percentage is the most important performance statistic of their trading. The relieving truth is this is not the case. In this episode we explore the subject of winning percentage in great detail and dispel all of the myths you might have been led to believe.
Mathematical Formulas:
WinRate = (WinningTrades ÷ TotalTrades) x 100
MinimumWin% = Risk ÷ (Risk + Reward) x 100
AverageGain = WinningTotal ÷ TotalWinningTrades
AverageLoss = LosingTotal ÷ TotalLosingTrades
Expectancy = ((1 + (AverageGain ÷ AverageLoss)) x WinRate) - 1
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Blog Article
Jordan Peterson's Rat Lecture
Akil Stokes: Why I Prefer NOT To Win Big
Rayner Teo's Risk:Reward Article
11/1/2021 • 24 minutes, 47 seconds
How to Find A Trading Mentor
Scienctific research and the experience of countless successful people has shown that having a mentor to help guide you through a learning journey is one of the most effective ways to guarantee your own success.
Nowhere is this more true than in trading.
This episode explores my thoughts and experiences regarding mentorship, and includes a few tips on how you can find your own perfect trading mentor.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article
Pit Bull by Buzzy Schwartz
Steven Hart
Jason Graystone
Akil Stokes
Mike Bellafiore & SMB Capital
10/1/2021 • 18 minutes, 24 seconds
5 Reasons Why You Should Backtest
Backtesting is the most under-utilized secret weapon in trading.
It's not a secret because successful traders don’t want you to know about it. All great trading mentors will tell you about backtesting. It’s a secret because most traders don’t want to know about it.
It’s not glamorous. It’s not sexy.
Many people find it to be boring, monotonous, difficult, and worst of all, pointless. They’ve been led to believe that backtesting doesn’t work or isn’t worthwhile, so they don’t bother with it, or they do a poor job of it.
But I disagree with that attitude completely. In today's episode I explain why.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article + Spreadsheets
My Favorite Trading Podcasts
9/1/2021 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
10 Untold Truths About Trading
There are certain elements of trading that don't get mentioned as often as they should because most people who have a trading system or trading course to sell don't want to deter you from buying from them.
But the truth is, there are a lot of unsexy things involved in becoming a profitable trader.
Here is my top 10 list of untold truths about trading based on my experience as a retail trader who went from consistently struggling to consistently profitable over the past few years.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article + Spreadsheets
8/1/2021 • 17 minutes, 37 seconds
The Mystery of Technical Analysis
Once a trader has discovered a profitable approach to trading that suits their personality, their journey does not end there.
In fact, that is where the true trader’s journey begins.
There are four important pillars to trading that every successful trader understands and respects, no matter what their trading style is.
Today's episode focuses on the fourth pillar - consistency.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article
7/1/2021 • 14 minutes, 30 seconds
The Importance of Consistency
Once a trader has discovered a profitable approach to trading that suits their personality, their journey does not end there.
In fact, that is where the true trader’s journey begins.
There are four important pillars to trading that every successful trader understands and respects, no matter what their trading style is.
Today's episode focuses on the fourth pillar - consistency.
Links & Resources:
Original Article
What Is Edge?
The Importance of Discipline
Trading Journal Tools Mentioned:
Edgewonk
TraderVue
MyFxBook
The Art of Trading:
Create Your FREE TradingView Account!
Check out my Indicators & Trading Tools!
Check out my courses!
Check out my YouTube Channel!
Check out my Blog!
6/1/2021 • 13 minutes, 47 seconds
The Importance of Discipline
This episode explains the importance of developing self-discipline as a trader, and gives some tips and advice on how you can improve this key area of your trading.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article
How To Find A Trading Mentor
Trading In The Zone (Book)
Trading Mentors Mentioned:
SMB Capital
Akil Stokes
Jason Graystone
Steven Hart
Rayner Teo
Trading Psychologists Mentioned:
Brett Steenbarger
Mark Douglas
Denise Shull
Ari Kiev
Mike Bellafiore
Jack Schwager
5/8/2021 • 21 minutes, 25 seconds
What Is Edge?
This episode focuses on understanding and objectively defining what "edge" is in trading.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
Original Article
Math of Winning
Trading In The Zone by Mark Douglas
5/4/2021 • 14 minutes, 7 seconds
About Me
Allow me to introduce myself.
My name is Matthew, and I'm the founder of Zen & The Art of Trading.
I run the trading blog by the same name, the YouTube channel The Art of Trading, the Pine Script education website Pine Script Mastery, and now this podcast.
I'm a full-time retail trader from Australia, and I've been trading consistently profitably since 2018.
I specialize in forex trading but am also experienced in trading crypto, commodities and stocks.
I'm here to share everything I've learned about trading, trading psychology, and ways to improve your trading performance.
Zen & The Art of Trading:
Courses & Free Content!
Episode Links & Resources:
My Blog
My YouTube Channel
My Pine Script Courses
Follow This Podcast!
