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Hey, how’s it going? So this is my first podcast episode of 2023. It was recorded back in November of last year, but my MacBook Pro had a meltdown just before Christmas and what with ordering spare parts from China and Post Office strikes here in the UK, that’s set me back a bit. Anyway, here we are, and we start with a good one
My guest for episode 68 is Gary Langley, aka the Scruffy Trader. I particularly warmed to Gary’s wise and humble approach to what he does. I can’t say I always manage to get a good portrait of a person with every session I do, but I think with this one we do get that in full.
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As I’m sure you’re aware, most traders are men. Out of 67 episodes I’ve had I think about 8 women on the show. So it’s a great pleasure to be able to introduce to you Faina Vitebsky, a trader from New York, now based in Puerto Rico, who is doing very well for herself trading crude oil.
Whereas most of my guests have some background in business or finance, Faina is an accomplished actress who has appeared in shows like The Sopranos, Law and Order and, more recently, Fantasy Island.
Being a filmmaker myself, I hope you traders will forgive me for straying off topic every so often to ask Faina about her acting life and how she marries her primary passion and career with her trader’s life. I for one enjoyed Faina’s dry New York wit and found her humility and insights as endearing as they were inspirational. Enjoy the episode!
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I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.
Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.
Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd
Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.
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Re-wire your mindset for better trading results and less anxiety
Louise Nonweiler is a Multi Award-Winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach. Her mission: to help traders shift their mindsets so they become confident profitable and successful. If you’re going through a bad patch trading right now, I highly recommend you visit her website, where you’ll find information about her courses. It may be time to reset your mindset. With Louise’s help you can achieve that.
Improve your trading life <==
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I think trader Faina Vitebsky must be the first trader I’ve had on the show who has expressed a connection to trading instruments as if they were past or present partners. It’s perhaps no surprise coming from someone who is also a writer, painter and actress. An unusual combination, you might say – and all the more colourful for it. Listen to the full conversation on A Trader’s Life, episode 67.
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If you’ve been trading a while, in fact even if you’ve only been interested in the idea of trading, you’ll probably have read Jack Schwager’s book Market Wizards. A really superb series of interviews with famous traders. And you may have gone on to read the sequel, Unknown Market Wizards. Well, in this second book, the second name in the contents list is Jason Shapiro, a trader from New Jersey. Jason kindly agreed to come on to the show today, late in September 2022, to talk to me about his life as a contrarian trader.
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Don't Trade with your own Money
I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.
Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own. Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.
Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd
Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.
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Re-wire your mindset for better trading results and less anxiety
Louise Nonweiler is a Multi Award-Winning Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach. Her mission: to help traders shift their mindsets so they become confident profitable and successful. If you’re going through a bad patch trading right now, I highly recommend you visit her website, where you’ll find information about her courses. It may be time to reset your mindset. With Louise’s help you can achieve that.
Improve your trading life <==
Support the show
Subscribe to A Trader's Life <<
A Trader's Life on Twitter.
Link up with me on Li.
This is a clip from my recent get-together with Jason Shapiro, 'The Contrarian Trader' featured in Jack Shwager’s book, Unknown Market Wizards.
Jason trades futures. He trades for himself and for clients, and as you just heard - assuming you ran the clip - he’s learned to be very wary of high leverage. Listen to the full conversation on episode 66.
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This is a clip from my recent get-together with trader Moshe Hurwitz. Moshe trades small caps, for himself and for clients. He has some wise insights to impart. Do take a listen to the full conversation – episode 65.
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October 2022 and we’re still grinding away in the pits of a bear market, in case you hadn’t noticed. So, it probably makes sense to be on the short side if you’re a trader, especially if you trade penny stocks. My guest today, Moshe Hurwitz, does just that. And he does it with small cap US equities during liquidity events.
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Don't Trade with your own Money
I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.
Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own. Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.
Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd
Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.
Support the show
Subscribe to A Trader's Life <<
A Trader's Life on Twitter.
Link up with me on Li.
Hardly an intreview on this occasion. Instead, I invited back on to the show trader Michael Taylor to list for you his 10 mistakes to avoid when trading. NIce and short, well worth the listen.
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Don't Trade with your own Money
I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own.
Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.I don't know why it took me so long - confidence, perhaps, i.e., lack thereof - to realize I would be so much better off trading someone else's money, not my own. Mid February 2023 I started the 'audition' at Surge Trader on a virtual account of 100K. If I pass - that means hitting a profit of 10K - I get to trade 100K, again, not my money.
Surge Trader get great reviews online and you can get 90% Profit Split once you're trading one of the their funds.
Use my 10% Discount Coupon ATL10off for your 'audition'. Just click the link to get started:
https://www.surgetrader.com/?afmc=vd
Once you pass the audition, you have access to funded accounts from $25,000 and upwards.
Support the show
Subscribe to A Trader's Life <<
A Trader's Life on Twitter.
Link up with me on Li.
I always find it so interesting the different answers I get from traders when I ask them what happened to help you turn around your fortunes in the markets?
This trailr was a clip from my conversation with trader Steve Trehan from the UK. Steve has been trading for over 20 years now and has plenty of actionable insights to share with us.
In this episode I talk with trader Steve Trehan from the UK. Steve’s been trading for over 20 years and, among other things, struck me as very knowledgeable about the correlation of market leading assets. As any trader knows, the more confluence you can stack up to support your trade idea, the better. We got together in the middle of a European heatwave, July 2022.
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How do traders do it, overcoming setbacks, managing their risk and reining in their emotions to take chunks of money out of the markets? Showhost Nicholas Penrake chats with traders from all kinds…
If you glance at my profile on LinkedIn, you’ll see I’m no big shot trader. Mid way through 2023, after nearly three years' trading, I'm still only break-even. But every week I learn something new. And part of that learning process is enriched by talking and listening to other traders, those with more experience than I have.
We all know that emotions can seriously derail your trading aspirations. It's been my experience - and I hope you agree - that every so often listening to other traders' stories can not only be instructive but inspirational, even comforting, to a degree.
Just one example: one of my guests lost 50,000 in just a just a few months. Today’s she’s crushing it in commodities. How did she do it? You come here to find out.
And here’s the thing… the picture I’m getting is that it’s not so much about the money, it’s about the challenge.
It’s also about freedom: finding a pursuit that can make you an income that only relies on your smarts and an internet connection.
If you can get there, trading can potentially free up your day, allowing you to explore a world that extends far beyond the daily commute to an office.
So, if you’re a trader interested in comparing your story with the stories of traders who’ve cracked it, or even if you’re just curious about trading, grab your headphones, open your browser and have a listen – A Trader’s Life.

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