This insightful interview features Andrew Woodward (@theinvestorsway2655), a financial expert disrupting wealth management with his three-pillar framework designed to help people grow, compound, and create sustainable wealth. In this revealing discussion, Andrew shares his personal financial journey, wealth-building philosophy, and practical investment strategies.

This interview explores:
- Andrew's transformation from debt-ridden accountant to successful wealth advisor
- His unique three-pillar framework: Manage, Protect, and Grow
- Why traditional budgeting fails and what works instead
- How to generate consistent income from investments (targeting 4% monthly cash flow)
- Practical strategies for diversifying across stocks, property, gold, and other assets
- Why demographic shifts make government pensions increasingly unreliable

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
02:19 – Demographic challenges and retirement concerns
03:53 – Taking personal control of financial future
05:26 – Andrew's early financial education and journey
10:16 – From auditor to options trader
13:59 – The financial wake-up call that changed everything
15:26 – Creating a personalized money management system
17:55 – The three-pillar wealth generation framework explained
21:14 – Breaking the budget-failure cycle with automatic systems
23:43 – Property investment strategy and long-term growth
30:56 – Stock market strategies including options income
37:38 – Gold and silver as defensive assets in uncertain times
48:38 – The wealth tracker tool for monitoring progress

This conversation offers practical, actionable insights for anyone seeking to take charge of their financial destiny and build sustainable wealth over time.

HOW TO REACH ANDREW:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@theinvestorsway2655
📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theinvestorsway_/
📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/andrew.woodward.1213
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-woodward-wealth-coach/
🌐 Website – https://theinvestorsway.com.au

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In this insightful interview, Akil Stokes (@AkilStokes), a legendary figure in the Forex trading world with 16 years of experience. This revealing conversation explores Akil's trading philosophy, techniques, and psychological approach to market success.

Key Highlights:
- Akil's Trading Journey: How he started in stocks before finding his groove in Forex during the volatile 2008-2009 period
- Currency Personalities: Akil's unique perspective on different currency pairs, including the "sneaky volatile" Pound/Dollar and the "graveyard" Pound/Yen
- Counter-Trend Trading: Why Akil prefers counter-trend strategies and his process for identifying market reversals
- Range Bar Charts: His use of 34-pip range bar charts for cleaner market analysis
- Risk Management Philosophy: "My job is conservation of capital. I want to avoid the big hit because it can wipe out months of gains."
- Trading Psychology: How Akil overcomes drawdowns and maintains discipline through market challenges
- Mentorship Approach: His accidental journey into coaching and how his athletic background enhances his trading education style

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro and Akil's trading background
03:56 – Why Akil focused exclusively on Forex over other markets
06:16 – Currency pair personalities: Pound/Dollar and Pound/Yen
08:16 – Akil's preferred timeframes and trade duration
10:44 – Most actively traded pairs and why
17:01 – Counter-trend trading approach and chart analysis
27:17 – The importance of following trading rules consistently
36:38 – How athletics background influenced trading discipline
50:42 – Managing psychological aspects during drawdowns
57:01 – Balancing trading with family and coaching

This conversation offers rare insights from an experienced trader who has remained steadfast in Forex while others moved to different markets, making it valuable for traders at all experience levels.

HOW TO REACH AKIL:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/akilstokes
🐦 X (Twitter) – @AkilStokesRTM
📸 Instagram – @AkilStokesRTM
📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AkilStokesRTM/
🌍 Website – https://tieronetrading.com/
🌍 BlueSky – @akilstokesrtm.bsky.social

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In this fascinating interview, we sit down with legendary trader Tom Basso (@montrader1) – "Mr. Wonderful" and "Mr. Serenity" himself – a former hedge fund manager turned retail trader who shares his decades of market wisdom. This deep-dive conversation reveals the sophisticated systems and mental frameworks that have made Tom one of the most respected voices in systematic trading.

Key Highlights:
- Multi-Strategy Portfolio Architecture: Tom's elegant system of running 40+ positions across currencies, commodities, and stocks using multiple timeframes that naturally hedge each other
- The Retail Advantage: Why individual traders have massive advantages over institutional money managers, including zero bureaucracy and instant execution capabilities
- Position Sizing Mastery: Tom's mathematical approach to risk management, sizing positions from 0.35% to 1% of equity based on volatility and risk metrics
- Mechanical Offsetting Strategy: The fascinating mechanics of how Tom runs long-term trend following and short-term counter-trend strategies simultaneously in the same instrument
- Volatility-Adjusted Indicators: Tom's favorite technical tools – Donchian Channels, Bollinger Bands, and Keltner Channels – and why they automatically adjust to market conditions
- 15-Minute Trading Day: How Tom has systematized his approach to manage 150+ orders and 42 positions in under an hour daily
- Global Trading Lifestyle: Managing a complex portfolio while traveling the world with his wife
- Market Outlook: Tom's bullish perspective on reducing bureaucratic costs and regulatory burden in the US economy

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro and Tom's transition from hedge fund to retail
03:28 – How volatility affects position sizing and stops automatically
09:19 – The retail trader's massive advantages over institutions
16:18 – Multi-strategy portfolio mechanics and offsetting positions
24:51 – Technical indicators that adjust to market noise
32:11 – Position sizing formulas and risk management
40:07 – Momentum, trend following, and market psychology
46:05 – Current market volatility and portfolio performance
49:28 – Book recommendations and trading education resources
54:00 – Travel stories and managing trades globally

HOW TO REACH TOM:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@montrader1
🐦 X (Twitter) – @basso_tom
📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/enjoytheride.world/
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-basso-7786a01a3

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In this compelling interview, we sit down with Vee Leung Phan (@trackrecordtrading), a veteran trader with over 20 years of experience at top global banks including JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Deutsche Bank. Vee shares his remarkable journey from accidentally stumbling into trading to co-founding a global macro hedge fund managing over $1.2 billion.

This revealing conversation explores the stark differences between institutional and retail trading, the psychology of managing massive positions, and the discipline required to succeed in financial markets.

Key Highlights:
- Trading Journey: How Vee accidentally got into trading during the first internet boom and his evolution through major global banks
- Size Psychology: The mental challenges of trading billion-dollar positions and why some traders freeze when scaling up
- Risk Management: Why your position size should never keep you awake at night and how to be your own risk manager
- Time Horizons: Vee's multi-year Australian dollar trade and why longer-term thinking often wins
- Retail vs Professional: The critical support systems institutional traders have that retail traders must create for themselves
- Trading Discipline: Why stepping away during losing streaks is essential and how to build sustainable trading habits
- Market Reality: Honest insights into why markets go where they want regardless of position size

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction and Vee's background at major banks
03:00 – Accidental entry into trading during the dot-com boom
08:00 – Life as an institutional trader: screens, size, and environment
15:00 – The psychology of scaling up and down in position size
22:00 – Vee's legendary $1 billion single trade story
28:00 – Trading timeframes: from minutes to multi-year positions
35:00 – The Australian dollar trade that lasted years
42:00 – Retail traders vs institutional support systems
48:00 – Risk management rules and daily/weekly stop losses
55:00 – Track Record Trading Academy and building trading communities

HOW TO REACH VEE:
🌍 Website – https://trackrecordtrading.com/
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@trackrecordtrading
🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/TradewithTR
📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/trackrecordtrading/
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/veeleungphan/

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In this insightful interview, Constantin Pabst, a full-time trader since 2013 with over 20 years of market experience, shares his methodical approach to consistent trading. This revealing conversation explores Constantin's structured trading philosophy, techniques, and process-driven approach to market success.

Key Highlights:
- Constantin's Trading Journey: How he transitioned from part-time to full-time trading after 6 years of developing proficiency
- Boring and Methodical Approach: Why Constantin embraces a structured, repeatable process that removes emotion from trading
- Parts Analysis: How personal life balance and mental state directly impact trading performance
- Mental Trading Account: Constantin's unique framework for tracking essential daily trading habits
- Structured Workflow: His detailed process for analyzing markets and preparing for each trading session
- Counter-Trend Trading: His preference for specific setups against the higher timeframe trend
- Initial Balance Theory: Using Monday-Tuesday price ranges to predict weekly market behavior

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction and Constantin's trading background
03:05 – The journey to becoming consistently profitable
05:07 – "Boring and methodical" trading style explained
11:12 – Trading as a process-driven rather than money-driven activity
13:52 – Parts analysis: aligning personal life with trading performance
19:42 – Mental trading account framework for tracking success habits
25:51 – Detailed workflow chart for structured trading approach
30:40 – The importance of naming and defining trading setups
34:25 – Case study of NQ trade execution and entry points
43:05 – Initial balance theory using Monday-Tuesday price action
45:58 – How to trade ranges and recognize breakout signals
50:06 – Peak Traders mentorship approach

This conversation offers valuable insights from an experienced trader who has developed a highly structured approach to consistent market success, making it valuable for traders seeking to build sustainable discipline and process in their trading.

HOW TO REACH CONSTANTIN:
🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/tradebln
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantinpabst
🌍 Website – www.constantinpabst.com (it will be online when we do the recording)
📘 Discord – https://whop.com/peaktraders/

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In this insightful interview, Steve Ruffley, a veteran trader with over 20 years of experience, shares his remarkable journey from PricewaterhouseCoopers to becoming a successful independent trader. This revealing conversation explores Steve's evolution from floor trading to developing his own approach, the psychological challenges of handling large profits, and the stark differences between retail and professional trading.

Key Highlights:
- Trading Journey: Steve's unconventional start through a chance encounter in Gibraltar and his "apprentice-like" training
- Size & Time: The critical factors that separate profitable professional traders from struggling retail traders
- Psychological Challenges: How making too much money too quickly created unexpected problems
- Money Management: Why withdrawing profits regularly is essential to make trading "real"
- Technical Approach: Using Fibonacci, pivot points and a simplified strategy focused on just 8 specific products
- Reality Check: Honest perspective on what retail traders can realistically achieve compared to institutions

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction and Steve's background at PwC
03:30 – Early career development and "apprentice-like" training
08:00 – Market analysis: The 80-20 rule of technical vs fundamental
14:00 – Professional vs retail trading realities
18:30 – Trading size and time: Observations from the risk room
25:00 – Personal trading evolution and psychological aspects
32:00 – Money management and taking profits out regularly
37:00 – Trading strategy and averaging into positions
46:00 – Chart analysis and technical approach
52:00 – Trading reality and advice for retail traders

This conversation offers rare candid insights into both the possibilities and limitations of trading for a living, making it valuable for traders wanting to understand what professional trading truly entails beyond the "get rich quick" narratives.

HOW TO REACH STEVE:
🌍 Website – www.steveruffley.com
🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/steveruffley
📕 Book – The Pro Retail Trader: How to Generate Professional-level Returns as a Retail Trader

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In this compelling interview, Steve Goldstein (@AlphaMind101) a legendary performance coach and author with nearly 40 years in financial markets, shares his transformative journey from struggling proprietary trader to helping traders worldwide master the mental game. This candid conversation reveals the psychological depths that separate successful traders from those who fail, offering profound insights into trading performance.

Key Highlights:
- Trading Psychology Revolution: Steve's pivotal moment working with a performance coach that transformed him from an over-analytical, struggling trader to a highly successful one
- The 45% vs 3% Discovery: A remarkable case study showing how one hedge fund trader's ideas would have returned 45% annually, but behavioral issues limited him to just 3% returns
- Behavioral Slippage Concept: Understanding the gap between trading plans and actual execution, and how to bridge it
- Level Two Trading: Going beyond surface-level discipline issues to uncover the deep psychological drivers of trading behavior
- Corporate to Retail Coaching: Steve's transition from trading at major banks (Credit Suisse, Commerzbank, American Express) to becoming a sought-after performance coach
- "Love Your Losses" Philosophy: Why accepting losses is essential for trading success and long-term profitability
- Real Client Transformations: Stories of traders who went from bottom performers to top achievers through psychological breakthroughs
- The Trading Performance Model: Steve's framework for holistic trader development beyond just technical analysis

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction and Steve's 40-year market journey
03:28 – When psychology becomes crucial in trading
09:19 – The subconscious mind's role in trading decisions
16:18 – Steve's personal transformation through coaching
24:51 – Corporate vs retail trading challenges
32:11 – The "Behavioral Slippage" breakthrough case study
40:07 – Most rewarding coaching experiences
46:05 – "Learning to love your losses" philosophy
49:28 – Why retail traders need guidance and mentorship

This conversation offers valuable insights from one of the most respected trading performance coaches in the world, making it essential viewing for traders looking to master their mindset and achieve consistent success.

HOW TO REACH STEVE:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/alphamind101
🐦 X (Twitter) – alphamind101
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-goldstein-060a4913/
🌍 Website – alpharcubed.com

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In this insightful interview, Harry Daniels (@livesquawkmarkets), a veteran of the financial markets and founder of LiveSquawk, shares his remarkable journey from a young floor trader to providing real-time market intelligence to traders worldwide. This revealing conversation explores Harry's experiences on trading floors in London and Chicago, his transition to building a vital market news service, and his unique perspective on market information.

Key Highlights:
- Trading Floor Origins: Harry's start in financial markets at age 18, working his way from back-office settlements to the adrenaline-charged futures trading floors
- Hand Signal Trading: Detailed explanation of the now-historic pit trading communication methods used before electronic trading
- Chicago Experience: Learning from legendary traders like Tom Baldwin at the CME and CBOT in the 1990s
- Black Wednesday: Experiencing the UK's dramatic exit from the ERM in 1992, one of the most volatile trading days in his career
- LiveSquawk Creation: Building a business from maxed-out credit cards to a global service trusted by major banks and retail traders
- Central Bank Access: Attending ECB and Fed press conferences, asking questions directly to figures like Mario Draghi and Mark Carney
- Real-Time News Value: Why traders need filtered news and market color beyond what standard terminals provide

Timestamps:
00:15 – Introduction and Harry's early career in finance
03:42 – Explanation of trading floor hand signals and pit dynamics
07:33 – The visceral appeal of floor trading and career progression
12:20 – Working in Chicago with legendary traders
17:44 – Lessons learned about composure under pressure
21:17 – How LiveSquawk differs from Bloomberg and Reuters
25:05 – Current market focus on Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcements
28:24 – The value of LiveSquawk for technical traders
34:33 – Experience with central bankers and economic data releases
41:31 – Harry's advice for traders trying to understand fundamentals
49:17 – The power of large market orders and floor trading experiences
52:50 – How to find and try LiveSquawk services

This conversation offers rare insights into both the nostalgic world of pit trading and the modern challenges of market information, making it valuable for traders who want to understand how news impacts their technical analysis.

HOW TO REACH HARRY:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/@UCMqj8SSvXhR2lmKNsMWrk1Q
🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/livesquawk
📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/livesquawk/
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-daniels-461b0a8/
🌍 Website – https://www.livesquawk.com/

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This insightful interview features Colm Murphy (@Colm_UTM) who transformed from a beginning trader to a successful market analyst in just three years through interviewing over 100 elite traders. In this revealing discussion, Colm shares his trading journey, psychological insights, and the key lessons learned from interviewing some of the greatest traders of our time.

This interview explores:
- How interviewing elite traders dramatically accelerated Colm's trading development
- The mindset shift of separating analyst and trader roles within yourself
- Why edge doesn't need to be complex but requires consistent implementation
- The psychological challenge of managing winning positions versus taking losses
- How to blend macro perspective with technical analysis for better trade timing
- The power of finding the right mentor to shortcut the learning curve
- When to increase position sizing on high-conviction trades

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:41 – Colm Murphy and Unpacking the Markets
03:21 – How podcasting accelerated Colm's trading journey
04:57 – Key lessons from Jason Shapiro: price action is king
08:02 – The analyst vs. trader mindset separation
10:44 – Starting over: how to approach trading with $5,000
19:10 – What edge really is: simple levers, not complexity
26:02 – Colm's trading process: weekend analysis to execution
30:19 – Managing positions and dealing with trading anxiety
36:27 – Being a good winner and psychological challenges

*The views and opinions expressed by Colm Murphy, our guest on The Trading Battle, are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of his employer or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial or investment advice.

HOW TO REACH COLM:
🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@UC4tmizAouqDYV_6zgZCWNhg
🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/unpackingthemkt
📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/colm_murphyy/
👔 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/colm-murphy-062751106/
🌍 Website – www.unpackingthemarkets.com

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This insightful interview features Laurens Bensdorp, a systematic trading expert who manages 55 automated trading systems and executes approximately 60 daily trades with 100% automation. In this revealing discussion, Laurens shares his journey from adventure tourism to systematic trading, his philosophy on portfolio diversification, and practical strategies for developing robust trading systems.

This interview explores:
- Laurens' transformation from discretionary to systematic trading after years of costly lessons
- Why strategy diversification across different market conditions is crucial for success
- How trading with drastically reduced position sizes helped overcome emotional barriers
- The dangers of optimization and importance of robust system design
- Managing a portfolio of 55 different trading strategies with 250 positions simultaneously
- Why simplicity in individual strategies combined with diversification creates an edge

Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction to systematic trading approach
01:34 – Laurens' background and journey into trading
07:52 – Years of strategy hopping and inconsistency
12:29 – Reducing position size to eliminate emotional charge
16:44 – Starting with 25% allocation and scaling gradually
21:35 – The dangers of optimization in system development
29:52 – Creating complementary systems for different market conditions
40:27 – Daily routine with fully automated systems
47:46 – Influence of Market Wizard Tom Basso
54:40 – Adding new strategies to fill portfolio "potholes"

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