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5 Ways to Become 'Zen' While Trading - Mercedes Van Essen

In this Episode:

This week on episode 91 of the Two Blokes Trading podcast:

Brandon questions everything about his trading and why he is alive.

There is a “Fundamental” Shift with the launching of a series of informative fundamentals blog posts.

Mercedes Van Essen from https://www.thebuddhisttrader.com is here to make us all Zen and enlighten us about some deep financial Buddhisms we never thought of before.

And we get a quick update on Yield Coin

Trader interview: 

Today Mercedes Van Essen from https://www.thebuddhisttrader.com is here to take us on a slightly different journey than we are used to on the podcast.

We crack into everything from Buddhism in your trading, transcendental meditation, how your brain works, to Feng Shui.  Lots of really interesting thought provoking concepts today folks!

Main Topics:

Understanding the Universal Law.

Learning about yourself in depth, what triggers you in both a positive and negative way?

Learning about what drives market cycles and capital flows.

Learning about new age brain science and how environmental factors impact your brain and general performance.

Learning transformational meditation.

Mercedes has been a success coach and trading psychology coach since 1995 and has worked mainly with professional traders, investors and entrepreneurs across America and Europe.  Her aim is to help these traders to improve their trading, careers, relationships and lead more fulfilled lives.  She uses intuitive Feng Shui working with earth energies while coaching.

Ep 90 - Entrepreneurialism in Trading with Jason Graystone

In this Episode:

 

Jason Graystone educates us on wealth creation and why you need to start creating more wealth now.  

Brandon answers a Two Blokes listener question on sentiment trading.

Samuel Leech is back giving us an update on the developments of Yield Coin https://twoblokestrading.com/yieldcoin

Trader interview:  

Jason Graystone from http://tier1trading.com/ and http://jasongraystone.com/ joins the Two Blokes for a journey through wealth creation.

 

Jason’s mission as he describes it:

 

“After building multiple successful businesses starting at age 22, I have since gone on to become a consistently profitable master trader and successfully manage my own wealth through speculation and investing. I am not an internet "Guru" and I have no incentive to teach other than for the feeling I get from enhancing or transforming people’s lives. I deliver because I want to. Not because I need to.”

 

Jason is a man with a boat load of trading experience.  But what you may not know is that a large part of his Forex trading success was built on a foundation of becoming a successful business owner first.  Honing his business ownership skills first made making the shift into trading the Forex market seamless.  There is something to be said about treating trading like a business and this Jason takes this to the next level.

 

Creating multiple streams of income is a great way to take some of the emotional burden of trading off your shoulders.  If you have money coming in then you free up your mind from the thoughts of “I have to make money trading today” to “I am going to focus on the process of trading and the money will follow”.  Jason guides us through this food for thought.

 

“Building your network is the quickest way to increase your wealth”.  This is what Jason tell us and, as it turns out, is something that the Two Blokes are embracing more and more every day because……it actually works!  

 

The Complete Trading Masterclass

 

On February 24th from 9:30-1:30 GMT XTB will be hosting a masterclass featuring Steve Ward, world-renowned trader psychology coach in London Canary Warf.

 

The agenda is as follows:

 

Steve Ward, author of High Performance Trading: With over 25 years' experience, the world famous trader has worked with banks, funds, energy companies, proprietary trading groups and commodities trading companies across the globe to improve their decision making & maximise their market returns

Ed Matts: 'Is another financial crash on the horizon?' Learn how the greatest equity bull run could be about to end

David Cheetham: Top Trade Ideas for Cryptocurrencies including targets for Bitcoin, Ripple, Dash & Ethereum

 

Sign up HERE

 

Exclusive TBT opportunity:

 

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Get 50% bonus on all deposits over $5,000 USD

Get 25% bonus on all deposits between $50-$4,999 USD

 

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Yield Coin Soft Launch - Interview With Founder Samuel Leach

Yield Coin Early Investor Opportunity

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Get 50% bonus on all deposits over $5,000 USD

Get 25% bonus on all deposits between $1,000-$4,999 USD

Minimum deposit $1,000 USD

You can secure this exclusive opportunity through this link: https://twoblokestrading.com/yieldcoin

FULL YIELD COIN OVERVIEW CAN BE FOUND HERE

 

In this Episode:

 

HUGE BOMBSHELL!!  This episode is a first for the Blokes with a massive opportunity (BUT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!!).

We discuss our world first exclusive opportunity given to the Two Blokes and our listeners.

We forego our normal banter and pleasantries and get straight into the meat of the interview.

And as a second bombshell, Brandon converts from a Crypto skeptic to now, a heavily invested Crypto enthusiast (who would have thought!).

 

Trader interview:  

 

Samuel leach, the founder of Samuel and Co and now CEO of Yield Coin, is back on the podcast.  Samuel is a fan favorite and veteran of the Two Blokes Podcast and today he is here to share the most significant opportunity that has been offered to the Two Blokes to date.

 

READ THIS:  We want to make it very clear that anything we say in this episode should in no way be taken as investment advice.  We are not financial advisors.  You must do your own due diligence and consider your personal financial situation carefully before investing in anything.  Never invest money you cannot afford to lose.  Our purpose with this episode is to share with you the same opportunity that we have been given, nothing more.  The decision to invest is completely up to you and you should consult your financial advisor before doing so.  

 

Samuel is a busy man and the founder of multiple successful businesses.  He is back at it again, this time he is launching an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) called Yield Coin.  

 

Yield Coin Highlights:

 

First Wallet you can deposit fiat currency into and buy the coin straight away.

Offline exchange means you can trade your coins before it launches on the exchanges.

The coin is backed by Sam’s already successful and rapidly expanding businesses.

Hundreds of traders globally with be using this as a solution to get their money faster.

 

Exclusive TBT opportunity:

 

You can only get this opportunity here https://twoblokestrading.com/yieldcoin

Get 50% bonus on all deposits over $5,000 USD

Get 25% bonus on all deposits between $1,000-$4,999 USD

Minimum deposit $1,000 USD

 

You can secure this exclusive opportunity through this link: https://twoblokestrading.com/yieldcoin

 

Don’t forget that we have the Edgewonk Trading Journal webinar Wednesday February 7 @ 7pm GMT or 2pm EST https://twoblokestrading.com/edgewonkwebinar Be there or be square!  

 

Trading journals are massively important and you probably won’t be very successful without one.  Rolf and Moritz from Edgewonk will run you through how to trade journal properly so you can set yourself up for success.

Ep. 88: Penny stocks to Nuclear Eradication an interview with Timothy Sykes

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Edgewonk Trading Journal Webinar: https://twoblokestrading.com/edgewonkwebinar

 

In this episode:

Tim Sykes drops knowledge bombs and nuclear bombs during this week's interview

Not quite as exciting but equally as important the new ESMA regulations is explained

Brandon is invited to a graduation party at a prop firm... we find out WTF that's about!

Trader Interview - Timothy Sykes - Penny Stocks

Hugely successful and it's fair to say... polarising guest... Tim Sykes grace's us with his presence to discuss key topics ranging from the likelihood of nuclear eradication onto the importance of using inefficiencies within Penny stocks to become a profitable long-term trader.

To say that Tim Sykes is similar to Marmite would be an understatement this man has become very successful and is not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to things that urk him.

Sticking with two blokes trading philosophy of ensuring that we are being educated and entertained Tim is a perfect mixture of anecdotes and experience that we all can find a bit of something to learn from.

ESMA Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority has the bit between its teeth and when it comes to regulating the way retail traders access the markets it seems like ESMA is determined to put the reins on a sometimes unruly industry.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

Ep. 87 - Surround Yourself With Traders For Success - Etienne Crete

 

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Edgewonk Trading Journal Webinar: https://twoblokestrading.com/edgewonkwebinar

 

In this episode:

Our Guest Etienne Crete explains why surrounding yourself with successful traders means you're more likely to become profitable yourself

Brendan gets itchy feet...

Tom presents the conclusion of his crypto trading broker review

 

Trader Interview - Etienne Crete - Surround Yourself With Traders for Success

Our guest this week Etienne from desiretotrade.com (also the host of the desire to trade podcast) provides valuable insights into a whole bunch of topics which includes:

Success breeds success; the importance of surrounding yourself with successful traders in order to breed success in your own trading

Creating solid trading habits; we addressed one of the hardest things that a trader needs to become proficient in which is identifying and developing the habits needed to ensure success

Treating trading like a business; a lot of us are guilty of it getting into trading for the wrong reasons (seeing the amazing returns/life styles that could be possible) and we forget the hard work that's required in between in order to get there! So treating trading like a business will allow us to focus our efforts which in turn increases our likelihood of achieving profitability

Travelling the world while trading; during this portion of the interview the two blokes turn ever so slightly green with envy as Etienne explains how he's turned his passion for trading and travelling into a reality

Crypto trading broker review 2018

Tom spent the whole of last week researching and analysing the offerings open to us Traders who want to get stuck into crypto trading space. It's important to note that as with anything relating to cryptocurrencies it can change with the drop of the hat and often does  sometimes two or three times a week so please note the data of this research was accurate at the time of writing :) .

There are around 4 - 5 good brokers that are now offering cryptocurrencies however each have their pros and cons go to this link to find out more.

Call us biased if you like however XTB performed extremely well during the research and it's still are recommended crypto trading broker you can sign up for an account here.

Ep. 84 - Swing Trading; As Profitable as Swing Trading - Moritz Czubatinski

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Edgewonk Trading Journal Webinar: https://twoblokestrading.com/edgewonkwebinar

 

In this episode:

The Two Blokes ‘discuss’ the value of transparency with trading educators

Moritz from Edgewonk explains why he believes that swing trading is just as profitable (if not more as) day trading

A new Two Blokes Trading webinar collaboration is announced!

 

Trader interview - Moritz Czubatinski - Swing Trading; As Profitable As Day Trading... Discuss

Moritz co-founder of Tradeciety and Edgewonkn, Ex Professional poker player come successful Retail Trader is back on the show in order to explain to the two blokes trading listeners why he believes his move from day trading to swing trading will not only give him more free time but also enabled him to be just as profitable as spending 8 hours a day glued to the charts.

 

During the interview he explains how he uses a scientific approach to identifying an edge with a completely new market for him.  No surprises it involves copious amounts of reading, research, backtesting and patience!

 

Although Moritz only works works 6 hours a day now he explains how hard work, perseverance a logical approach allows him to become profitable and now enjoy that lifestyle that he does now; he also explains the ways in which he motivates his students to stick out the hard work in order to reap the benefits in the long term.

 

This episode is a must listen for anybody with a full time job looking to become a successful Swing Trader.

***MORITZ READING LIST***

How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad, Fourth Edition by William O'Neil

Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market by Mark Minervini

Think & Trade Like a Champion: The Secrets, Rules & Blunt Truths of a Stock Market Wizard by Mark Minervini

Insider Buy Superstocks by Jesse C Stine

 

Edgewonk Webinar

During the interview Moritiz unveils an exciting collaboration with Two Blokes! We are going to be hosting a webinar with both Moritz and Rolf the founders of the Edgewonk trading journal in which they will be explaining the importance of a trading journal and how they used it first to become profitable but then to fine tune their trading Edge in order to become even more profitable!

 

Go to: www.twoblokestrading.com/edgewonkwebinar to sign up!

 

The Two Blokes Banter About The Value of Transparency with Trading Educators

At the top of the podcast Tom and Brandon discuss their feelings on the importance of transparency when it comes to trading educators.

Ep. 85 - 16 Hour Work Days; Journey of a Prop Trader

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In this Episode:

Brandon discovers a new meaning for Blue Balls.

Tom has a near death experience at 2am on New Year’s.

Brandon discusses how to tune back into the market after time away from trading.

Tom proves to be a crypto trading god with his stolen advice nearly tripling his investment.

Brandon is comforted by Tom’s soothing words after his first trade of the year is a break even one.

An excellent interview with a TBT fan turned prop trader.

Tom takes all the credit for our interviewee’s success!

 

Trader interview:  16 Hour Work Days; A Journey of a Prop Trader with Lukas Havlic

 

The Two Blokes get back into the New Year with an inspiring interview from really likable chap named Lukas Havlic.  

 

Lukas has been a raving fan of TBT from the beginning.  He now comes on the podcast to share his journey of how he went from a retail sales manager to a retail trader (surprise, he actually made some cash on a hot tip!) to now spending 16-18 hours of his day trading at an Australian prop firm based out of Sydney.  

 

Lukas takes time out of his busy day and chats with us from the prop trading office while he eagerly awaits Non-Farm payrolls to hit the wires and fire up the action.  If you listen carefully you can hear audio squawks and grinding teeth of traders making fortunes.

 

Lukas describes in depth his motivations to break out of the retail world and into the exciting and mysterious world of prop trading.

 

Listen in on the exact steps he took to get his shot at the big time.  May it be known that anyone can do it if they are willing to put in the hard work.

 

It seems there are no shortcuts (sorry to burst your bubble). Lukas describes how he regularly works a 16 hour days and does it with a smile on his face.

 

Passion drives Lukas to push through long days because he loves what he does.

 

Listen in to get all the details on how you can become a prop trader too….

Ep. Motivation in Trading and the Meaning of... Life...

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In this Episode:

Happy New Year to all the Two Bloke family!

Tom and Brandon go over their New Year’s resolutions.

Motivation, Motivation, Motivation……..

Tom explains all the facts and figures about the success of Two Blokes Podcast.

We chat about some cool new things in the pipeline for 2018.

 

Trader interview:  Tom and Brandon’s New Year’s Resolutions and Motivations for 2018

 

We take a bit of a detour from interviewing guests to explore our hidden (well not anymore) motivations for the upcoming year 2018.  It’s sure to be an excellent year at the Two Blokes Headquarters.  

 

New Stuff for 2018:

 

Questions Corner – You have questions, we have answers (or we will find someone who does!)  Email your questions in at [email protected]

Sharing is caring…..Brandon want to get more personal by sharing my idiocies from his life.

Perhaps a Two Blokes Trading Book!?!?

More trading competitions.

 

Brandon’s New Year’s Resolutions:

 

Focus!  2 things:  1) focus on making great content for Two Blokes and the other project which will be revealed at a later date and 2) Focus more on what he knows works well for him in trading Forex.

Lose that lingering 20 pounds (already 5 pounds down at the time of this writing ;)

 

Tom`s New Year`s Resolutions:

 

Phys Phys Phys….. Tom is going to focus more on work outs because they make him better in all areas of life…..and a better Bloke!

Tom wants to get his algo out to the market.  It`s proving to be a bit of a money maker so far.

Be more open minded to new opportunities.

 

Motivation:

 

Brandon Shares his Led or Gold commitment story and vows to only go for gold or not even try.

Tom explains why like courage, motivation is finite.

Find an accountability partner!

Do you REALLY really really really want it?

Ep 83:  Knowledge Bombs from 2017 All Traders Must Learn From

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In this Episode:

 

Tom gets all emotional and motivational over breaking his VLOG cherry (SPOILER ALERT, Tom gets all defensive and cries a little bit)

Owen is back, if only in spirit, for a few more ribbings from the Blokes……again

Brandon calls out Owen about long train rides (it’s just outright low!)

Tom and Brandon break down their top trader interviews that inspired them this year

And Brandon admits to having a man crush…..but you will have to listen to find out who it is

 

Trader interview:  Tom and Brandon (the Two Blokes) – The Best Trader Knowledge Bombs of 2017

 

We take a slightly different approach in this episode.  Tom and Brandon Go back into the 2017 archives and pick out what they feel were the best takeaways from a year filled with amazing interviews, big surprises, and holiday cheer.

 

Tom wheels a clip from Siam Kidd about the two forms of idiot and how not to be one.  He also touches on doing proper research before having an opinion.  

 

Back Test, Back Test, Back Test!  Tom revisits Ali Crooks and the lessons that helped him become the expert back tester that he is today.

 

Brandon Brings in Samuel Leech talking about how people aren’t willing to do the work that it takes to be successful and how most people screw with their trading system to their detriment.

 

If you can’t get excited or have passion about trading then go find something that will do that for you.  You deserve to have fulfilment in whatever you do so go find it!

 

Akil Stokes is back talking about the idea of the triangle of Belief, Actions, Results!  This one is a great lesson and is worth going back to episode 37 for the full breakdown.

 

Brandon once again throws a cheeky jab at Owen when he’s not here to defend himself (it’s all luv though).  Exchanging time for money and spending your life on a train to London.  

 

Brandon brings back Jarratt Davis and talks about how you don’t need a lot of money to become a massive success trading Forex.  You just need to be willing to take baby steps over the long run while focusing on the correct things in your trading.  

 

Brandon admits to having a man crush on Jarratt Davis.  It’s probably because they are the only 2 people in the universe that care about fundamental trading.

Ep. 82:  BIG Changes for Retail Traders in 2018

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In this Episode:

 

The Crypto Trading Competition is finally complete and we sit down with the winner.  Listen and discover what his trading strategy is (SPOILER ALERT…..his method may shock you as it did us).

Not shockingly, we learn that Tom was not the winner of the Crypto Competition!

We chat with Andrew Saks-McLeod, CEO of FinanceFeeds, about big changes to the retail FX landscape for the New Year and how you can prepare yourself.  

Brandon is back and we set you up for some really cool things to come from the Blokes.

Trader interview - Andrew Saks-McLeod - Around the World in 30 Minutes

 

Andrew Saks-McLeod, CEO of FinanceFeeds, a veteran of over 25 years in the financial sector, with deep connections to some of the most influential people in the FX space, is back on the podcast dropping more bombs that you need to know to stay up to date.

 

This time Tom passes out while Andrew unleashes what you need to know about the upcoming MiFID 2 (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) rules for the New Year.

 

Come January 3rd the rules are changing across continental Europe and the UK.  This new legislative framework will strengthen investor protection and improve the functioning of financial markets making them more efficient, resilient and transparent.

 

MiFID 2 sets out:

 

Conduct of business and organisational requirements for investment firms.

Authorisation requirements for regulated markets.

Regulatory reporting to avoid market abuse.

Trade transparency obligation for shares. 

Rules on the admission of financial instruments to trading.

 

Andrew breaks down all of this and fills our brains with why these changes are a GOOD thing for retail traders, how it will impact the average person, and what you need to do to stay safe and take advantage of these increased protections.

 

Make sure to sign up for FinanceFeeds weekly newsletter so that you can stay clued up on what is happening across the FX space

 

https://financefeeds.com/ - Stay up to date with the latest breaking news in the FX space.

https://financefeeds.com/jobs/ - Looking for a career in the exciting financial space?  FinanceFeeds has you covered!

https://financefeeds.com/women-of-the-industry/ Maybe you are a woman who wants to get into the FX space too….FinanceFeeds has a place for you too!

https://financefeeds.com/love-financefeeds-how-about-you-share-the-love/ if you think Andrew and the FinanceFeeds team are doing excellent work then why not buy them a Pint!

 

Cryptocurrency Trading Competition

 

You can check out the Final results here:  www.twoblokestrading.com/crypto

 

If you want to get involved in trading cryptocurrencies yourself, but missed out on the competition then click that link and sign up for your own demo or live account to get started right away!