Line Your Own Pockets

By Dave Mabe and Michael NaussBusiness Investing

Line Your Own Pockets episodes

February 10, 2025 Sizing Up a Trading Strategy
You finally have a serious trading edge. And you know it. How should you think about sizing up?

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
43 min
February 03, 2025 Should you EVER Take Partial Profits?
Dave's article on partial profits: Should You EVER Take Partial Profits?
Dave's Strategy Corner monthly column at TASC Magazine
Social Desirability Bias - why bad ideas get traction
Best Loser Wins - book recommendation from Michael

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
32 min
January 27, 2025 Why Dave Left Trade-Ideas
Several months ago, Dave decided to leave Trade-Ideas to focus on trading and coaching.
Dave discusses why he left, making big decisions, and focusing on trading.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
27 min
January 20, 2025 Handling a Trading Mistake
Dave discussed a mistake one of his coaching clients made, how he responded to it, and the changes to his trading process as a result of it.
We discuss the critical pieces of your coding workflow that most traders overlook as well as a novel use of Trade-Ideas and Amibroker to create a very efficient trading workflow.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
40 min
January 13, 2025 Creating a Trusted Trader Group
Books mentioned:
Give and Take by Adam Grant
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
37 min
January 06, 2025Interview with Brett Steenbarger
Links mentioned in this episode:
Brett's drawdown in the 80's: After a Devastating Loss
Brett's Traderfeed Blog: https://traderfeed.blogspot.com/
Brett's Books:
The Psychology of Trading
Enhancing Trader Performance
The Daily Trading Coach
Trading Psychology 2.0
(Coming soon!) Positive Trading Psychology (title tentative)
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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
46 min
December 30, 2024 24 Hour Trading Is Coming
There are big changes on the trading horizon as 24-hour trading is becoming more and more a reality. We discuss how this will affect the markets, what cues we'll be looking for to capitalize on it, and just how important these changes really are.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
39 min
December 23, 2024 Evolving Over Time As a Trader
In a follow-up to last week's interview with Marsten Parker, Dave and Michael discuss the key to being successful for a long period: adapting.
Whether successful traders realize it or not, they'll eventually have to completely reinvent what they do to stay relevant.
Annie Duke's book Quit: The Power of Knowing When To Walk Away.

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
34 min
December 16, 2024 Interview with Marsten Parker
We talk with Marsten Parker who was highlighted in Jack Schwager's Market Wizard book series and the creator of the RealTest backtesting software.
We discuss the process of creating trading strategies, adapting them over time, and completely reinventing yourself as a trader.
Links:
RealTest Backtesting Software
Unknown Market Wizards by Jack Schwager
Dave's Free Email Course on Backtesting

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
55 min
December 09, 2024 Charting Software Roundup
How many monitors should you have? What chart platform should you use?
"A lot of indicators on a chart is a sign of mediocrity." -- Dave
Software mentioned:
Interactive Brokers
Amibroker
eSignal
Free email course on backtesting

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Before you go!
The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.
I hope to see you there!
36 min