The Psychology of Successful Trading with Dr. Brett Steenbarger
Release Date: 09/13/2025
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From losing money on his first account in 1987 to compounding 1,400% in a single Tesla trade in his personal account, Charles Harris has lived through every extreme a trader can face. Handpicked by William O’Neil to manage money as a portfolio manager, Charles shares his raw journey of wins, losses, and the psychology that defines true trading success. This episode is filled with lessons on confidence, risk, and balance that every trader needs to hear.
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The Psychology of Successful Trading with Dr. Brett Steenbarger
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In this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony Nieto speaks with Dr. Brett Steenbarger, the world’s leading trading psychologist, performance coach to hedge funds and proprietary firms, and author of landmark books including The Psychology of Trading and The Daily Trading Coach. Dr. Steenbarger shares how curiosity, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and new technologies can help shape trader success — and why every trader already has the “seed” of success inside them.
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In this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony sits down with David Capablanca (@reverse_long) — a trader known for his relentless short-selling investigations into some of the market’s most questionable companies. David has built a reputation by uncovering red flags, publishing deep-dive research, and sharing his findings across social media and YouTube. What makes this episode unique is that David doesn’t just talk about activist short-selling — he shares his screen with us, walking step-by-step through trading setups, research, and execution behind his most memorable trades....
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Technical Analysis That WORKS: Charting, Behavior & Process with David Keller, CMT
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info_outlineIn this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony Nieto speaks with Dr. Brett Steenbarger, the world’s leading trading psychologist, performance coach to hedge funds and proprietary firms, and author of landmark books including The Psychology of Trading and The Daily Trading Coach.
Dr. Steenbarger shares how curiosity, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and new technologies can help shape trader success — and why every trader already has the “seed” of success inside them.