Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

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Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan are joined by Topstep founder Michael Patak. They talk about the golden age of trading when scalping was the go-to and talk about how that relates to learning in simulated trade environments. The team also shares metrics to look at to make sure your sim strategy will work for you in the real world. If you’re a trader with Topstep, you won’t want to miss this discussion.

• (01:24) - Is your trading strategy viable?
• (02:18) - Buy everything rally
• (09:24) - Scalping back in the day
• (12:10) - The computer revolution
• (15:36) - The Hummingbird Project
• (21:00) - Simulators
• (28:36) - Timeframes
• (36:47) - High probability setups
• (39:15) - Coach T

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider]]>Pilots train to fly in simulators before they ever get into a plane. At Topstep, we believe that trading in simulators is a safer way to learn the ins and outs of trading than just throwing yourself into the live market. But how do you know if your strategy that works so well in a sim will carry over to the floor?

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan are joined by Topstep founder Michael Patak. They talk about the golden age of trading when scalping was the go-to and talk about how that relates to learning in simulated trade environments. The team also shares metrics to look at to make sure your sim strategy will work for you in the real world. If you’re a trader with Topstep, you won’t want to miss this discussion.

• (01:24) - Is your trading strategy viable?
• (02:18) - Buy everything rally
• (09:24) - Scalping back in the day
• (12:10) - The computer revolution
• (15:36) - The Hummingbird Project
• (21:00) - Simulators
• (28:36) - Timeframes
• (36:47) - High probability setups
• (39:15) - Coach T

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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Jared walks us through the Dunning Kruger Effect (think American Idol contestants who have no idea how bad they are) and shares how to avoid this pitfall. Jack and Dan also make some truly terrible predictions for the Master’s and round things out with tips on how to trade during market slowdowns, especially in the summer. Take a listen.

• (02:12) - Coach T
• (04:12) - Interview with Jared Tendler
• (04:12) - Inchworm
• (10:02) - Mental stop-loss
• (13:30) - Confidence
• (19:48) - Masters
• (22:56) - The Mental Game of Trading
• (23:52) - Green jacket picks

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in We all want to be confident traders. But there is a huge difference between confidence and competence. In part two of our series with Mental Game Coach Jared Tendler, we’re talking about how confidence in and of itself should not be your goal.

Jared walks us through the Dunning Kruger Effect (think American Idol contestants who have no idea how bad they are) and shares how to avoid this pitfall. Jack and Dan also make some truly terrible predictions for the Master’s and round things out with tips on how to trade during market slowdowns, especially in the summer. Take a listen.

• (02:12) - Coach T
• (04:12) - Interview with Jared Tendler
• (04:12) - Inchworm
• (10:02) - Mental stop-loss
• (13:30) - Confidence
• (19:48) - Masters
• (22:56) - The Mental Game of Trading
• (23:52) - Green jacket picks

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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Jared has successfully coached professional golfers, gamers, and poker players and now is shining a light on performance psychology. Listen to this fascinating discussion to learn how to approach emotions such as fear and greed. Come back next week for part two!

• (00:59) - The Mental Game of Trading
• (01:39) - Coach T
• (02:21) - Interview with Jared Tendler
• (03:49) - The safer bet
• (08:21) - Transition to trading
• (10:29) - Esports experiences
• (17:27) - Emotions signal the problem
• (22:48) - Fear and greed

Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is a leading expert in how your mental game impacts performance. His roster of clients spans 45 countries and includes independent and institutional traders, some of the top poker players in the world, a top ranked pool player, entrepreneurs, and several PGA Tour players.

The author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker, and The Mental Game of Poker 2, Jared recently published his third book, The Mental Game of Trading. In addition to his writing and 1:1 coaching, Jared also previously served as the Head of Sport Psychology for the esport organization Team Liquid. He was a key driver of many of their championships, including The International 2017 (DOTA2), the Intel Grand Slam (Counter-Strike) and four League Championship Series titles (League of Legends).

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at...]]>Emotions cannot be eliminated. Instead of trying to push away strong emotions, traders need to learn what the emotion is really trying to tell you. Jared Tendler is a Mental Game Coach and expert in performance psychology. He talked to Jack and Dan on this week’s edition of Limit Up! about his latest book, The Mental Game of Trading.

Jared has successfully coached professional golfers, gamers, and poker players and now is shining a light on performance psychology. Listen to this fascinating discussion to learn how to approach emotions such as fear and greed. Come back next week for part two!

• (00:59) - The Mental Game of Trading
• (01:39) - Coach T
• (02:21) - Interview with Jared Tendler
• (03:49) - The safer bet
• (08:21) - Transition to trading
• (10:29) - Esports experiences
• (17:27) - Emotions signal the problem
• (22:48) - Fear and greed

Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is a leading expert in how your mental game impacts performance. His roster of clients spans 45 countries and includes independent and institutional traders, some of the top poker players in the world, a top ranked pool player, entrepreneurs, and several PGA Tour players.

The author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker, and The Mental Game of Poker 2, Jared recently published his third book, The Mental Game of Trading. In addition to his writing and 1:1 coaching, Jared also previously served as the Head of Sport Psychology for the esport organization Team Liquid. He was a key driver of many of their championships, including The International 2017 (DOTA2), the Intel Grand Slam (Counter-Strike) and four League Championship Series titles (League of Legends).

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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On this week’s edition of Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan are sharing their personal stories of how they discovered their future careers. They also discuss ways to maintain your trading edge and why adaptability is the most important quality for traders. Take a listen to the episode.

• (01:10) - Getting the trading itch
• (09:07) - Action seeking
• (12:54) - Mentorship
• (16:47) - Finding an edge
• (23:54) - Losing the itch
• (30:22) - Sweaty palm days

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

If you know the conditions under which you thrive as well as what makes you tick, you will be more successful. In the business world, this is called SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats).

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan are sharing their personal strengths and weaknesses to help you better reflect on your own. They discuss why hard times make hard people and why you need to know your reason for trading. Stay tuned for a discussion on the ongoing GameStop saga.

• (05:06) - Trading in the moment
• (13:08) - Kevin Garnett
• (13:29) - Understanding macro forces
• (18:42) - Breakouts off the open
• (20:31) - Outright futures
• (24:09) - Desire for more
• (29:22) - FOMO
• (35:56) - SWOT charts

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Most novice traders want to know the stats of more experienced traders. However, a better question to ask yourself is, “What are my personal strengths and weaknesses?”

If you know the conditions under which you thrive as well as what makes you tick, you will be more successful. In the business world, this is called SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats).

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan are sharing their personal strengths and weaknesses to help you better reflect on your own. They discuss why hard times make hard people and why you need to know your reason for trading. Stay tuned for a discussion on the ongoing GameStop saga.

• (05:06) - Trading in the moment
• (13:08) - Kevin Garnett
• (13:29) - Understanding macro forces
• (18:42) - Breakouts off the open
• (20:31) - Outright futures
• (24:09) - Desire for more
• (29:22) - FOMO
• (35:56) - SWOT charts

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on the podcast Jack and Dan define “going on tilt.” Listen to learn the history of the term and the lessons to take from traders such as Evan Dooley.

Market Mania is happening soon so don’t forget to fill out your brackets!

• (02:23) - Market Mania
• (03:52) - Going on tilt
• (06:28) - Pull tabs
• (08:36) - Evan Dooley
• (15:29) - Scalability
• (24:37) - Warning signs
• (27:31) - Billions
• (27:54) - Be your own risk manager
• (32:42) - Trading ego

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan talk about how WallStreetBets and Discord have changed the game. They offer advice on what to look out for and what to stay away from when making social trades. Listen for their advice.

• (02:04) - Social trading
• (03:32) - Market Mania
• (06:37) - r/WallStreetBets
• (12:13) - Impulse protection
• (18:41) - YouTube trading rooms
• (21:33) - Questionable micro influencers
• (25:13) - Stocktwits
• (28:29) - Jawboning
• (30:01) - Topstep on Discord

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast...]]>The GameStop drama in January and February has given a lot of attention to social sites like the WallStreetBets Reddit page. But what are the pros and cons to making trades based off of information gleaned from social media?

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan talk about how WallStreetBets and Discord have changed the game. They offer advice on what to look out for and what to stay away from when making social trades. Listen for their advice.

• (02:04) - Social trading
• (03:32) - Market Mania
• (06:37) - r/WallStreetBets
• (12:13) - Impulse protection
• (18:41) - YouTube trading rooms
• (21:33) - Questionable micro influencers
• (25:13) - Stocktwits
• (28:29) - Jawboning
• (30:01) - Topstep on Discord

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan discuss the importance of taking time off for your general well-being. They share tips on why to step away even if you’re on a hot streak, how to conquer trading FOMO, and how to make rest a part of your trading lifestyle.

• (02:01) - Taking time off
• (08:32) - Advance planning
• (12:33) - Trade for balance
• (14:12) - Night shift
• (18:30) - Vacation exhaustion
• (23:08) - Undoing your work
• (26:10) - Day-to-day routines
• (30:40) - Market Mania Part Deux

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

On today’s edition of Limit Up! Podcast, Dan returns after a bout with Covid (he’s ok!) to talk to Jack about the strategy behind timing. They discuss knowing when to close a stale trade, how the duration of time you’ve held onto a stock determines what you should do with it, and why you should commit to trading during certain hours. Most importantly: take time off!

Listen for their tips and strategy.

• (00:50) - On the mend
• (03:03) - Trading against the clock
• (05:45) - Types of traders
• (07:46) - Scalping against bots
• (12:07) - Closing stale day trades
• (18:14) - Opportunity cost in swing trading
• (24:28) - Position trading involvement
• (29:09) - Long-term speculation

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week’s episode of Limit Up! Podcast is all about patterns. Jack and John Doherty share the patterns they watch for and talk about why walking away is sometimes the best decision. Listen to the episode for the latest analysis on what’s going on with Bitcoin.

• (01:11) - Bitcoin vs. inflation
• (07:36) - Flags and pennants
• (11:47) - Fundamental analysis of technical analysis
• (15:12) - Following the rules
• (19:21) - Swing highs & lows
• (20:53) - Overtrading
• (23:34) - Bread & butter setups
• (27:08) - Zoom out
• (28:01) - The neverending grind higher
• (32:12) - Market mania

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Listen in to learn what charts to look at during various times of day and what indicators work best for the traders on our team. Stay tuned for our market reaction and an update on GameStop.

• (00:26) - Market reaction
• (04:41) - Daily routine
• (14:12) - Charts & indicators
• (25:58) - Entering trades
• (30:32) - Overnight futures
• (32:21) - Execution points
• (35:51) - Topstep on YouTube

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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Limit Up! is taking a short break from our trading fundamentals series to bring you all the details behind Wall Street’s story of the week. Jack, Dan, and John Doherty give a recap on how GameStop blew up, how a short squeeze works, and what sort of repercussions are likely in store for the trading app Robinhood. Tune in for Topstep’s take on this volatile week.

• (00:45) - Mechanics of short squeezes
• (05:14) - Zero-commission trading
• (06:49) - Float and short interest
• (10:51) - Role of short sellers
• (20:34) - Effect on futures and forex
• (26:31) - Industry change
• (34:21) - Astroturf

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Jack and Dan are joined by Topstep’s John Doherty to give you an overview of the history of technical analysis and talk about how you can integrate it into your trading toolkit. The team goes into best practices and offers their experience on when technical analysis does not work. Listen to the episode and decide for yourself whether or not you are a “chartist.”

• (01:44) - The squeeze is on
• (05:51) - A brief history of technical analysis
• (13:17) - Skepticism
• (16:06) - Balancing fundamental and technical analysis
• (24:23) - Measuring crowd psychology
• (30:41) - Stay humble

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Jack and Dan share tips such as start smaller than you think small is and why you should trade what you have and not what you want. Check out the episode for their advice and our latest market reaction.

• (01:12) - Market reaction
• (04:04) - Simulated vs. real trading
• (09:39) - Treat it like it's real
• (13:32) - Start small
• (21:05) - Walking the 2x4
• (23:08) - Race to the queue
• (29:12) - Scaling plan

Limit Up! is a podcast brought to you by Topstep about trading, trading psychology, trading life, and pretty much whatever else the wonderful world of markets has to offer. It’s hosted by two former professional traders, Jack and Dan, who still dabble in futures, forex, options, political betting—they basically love to follow the action. They’ll teach you how to trade, but more importantly, how to develop the habits that make traders good. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Topstep is the premiere funding opportunity for traders looking to make the most of market opportunities without risking their own capital. When traders pass the completely-objective Trading Combine®, Topstep funds them with proprietary money. Guaranteed. Beyond funding, we seek to instill better habits in our traders (hence the Limit Up! Podcast and other educational resources). Topstep has been based in Chicago since 2012.

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Listen to their conversation to learn about the importance of risk management, trading small, and watching your margins. Whether you’re a longtime trader or a brokerage newbie, the Topstep team has a wealth of wisdom to impart to help you get set up today.

• (01:39) - Stock melt up
• (06:07) - Opening a brokerage account
• (10:30) - Understanding margin
• (16:46) - Choosing a broker
• (19:38) - Forex vs. futures
• (22:20) - Don't trade what you can't lose
• (29:33) - Trading vs. investing
• (31:31) - Scaling up

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

They explain why it’s so important, especially for new traders, to keep things simple and not bite off more than you can chew. Check out the episode and hit the ground running in 2021.

For even more coaching, check out the Coach’s Playbook on YouTube on Tuesdays at 11:30am CST.

• (01:43) - Getting started trading
• (04:19) - Back in the day
• (12:57) - Trader development
• (17:44) - Babypips
• (18:13) - Be cautious
• (25:05) - Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
• (28:58) - Trading simulators
• (31:47) - Keep it simple
• (34:22) - Trade what you have

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• (03:06) - Building a trading system
• (04:35) - Getting into futures
• (07:29) - Lessons from gambling
• (13:36) - Making a living
• (15:44) - Not losing money
• (19:25) - Staying engaged
• (23:03) - Predefined plans

If you think you, or someone that you know would be a good guest for the show, email Jack at: jack@topstep.com.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Take a listen for trading best practices from such guests as Chris Tate, Gary Morrow, Gary Antonacci, Jerry Robinson, Jeremy Tang and Zac White. We hope you learn something and have a safe, restful holiday season!

• (00:15) - Systems for efficient trading
• (01:43) - Trading vs. investing
• (05:58) - Profit tracker trend trading
• (07:37) - Computer assistance
• (10:39) - Boosting confidence
• (12:20) - Embrace the decline
• (13:37) - Simple indicators
• (16:17) - Dual momentum
• (22:15) - Recency bias

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Greg talks about the importance of always making adjustments when you’re trading, getting into the rhythm but also creating distractions so you can enjoy the process. It’s not all about the money after all. But first, Jack and Dan break down the latest news from the market, the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and...dead squids? All that and more on this week’s Limit Up! by Topstep.

• (02:14) - Market reaction
• (05:58) - Interview with Greg Baird
  • (06:36) - Getting to the pit
  • (09:34) - Last year was easier
  • (11:32) - Time decay
  • (12:43) - Leaving the floor
  • (14:33) - Limit Up! Episode #044 with Annie Duke
  • (16:31) - The stakes
  • (20:05) - In rhythm
  • (21:21) - Comparing crashes
  • (26:24) - Accessibility
  • (27:16) - Fair value focus
  • (29:08) - The scalping game
  • (31:27) - Creating a distraction
  • (34:54) - Retirement
  • (36:05) - Enjoying the process
  
  

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

In this episode of the Limit Up! podcast, we talk to Viktor about growing up in Europe, working at Google on SEO and investing in international markets. With a goal of helping people build wealth through the financial world, Viktor and team are looking to expand into Europe soon and possibly beyond that in the future. Listen in for all that and tips on avoiding the pitfalls that come with investing in complex financial products.

• (03:29) - Interview with Viktor Nebehaj
  • (03:53) - Viktor's early career
  • (07:55) - Google in 2005
  • (10:29) - Takeover in Hong Kong
  • (12:03) - Personal finance 101
  • (14:48) - Long-term vision
  • (19:00) - Maintain conviction
  • (21:53) - Founding Freetrade
  • (26:52) - Growth loop
  • (30:58) - Feature monetization
  • (35:23) - Freetrade SIPP 
  • (38:03) - Topstep merchandise
  
  

Viktor is the co-founder of Freetrade, the main commission-free trading app, or neobroker, in the UK, soon launching in Europe. Viktor grew up in Eastern Europe and joined Google's early European team in 2005, where he spent seven years based in Dublin, Ireland. After a year-long gig in Hong Kong, where he headed up search engine optimization Asia-wide at an agency, he began his startup journey both as an operator and investor. He is a public equity investor focused on tech companies as well. Viktor holds an MBA from the Central European University and lives in London with his wife.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If...]]>Viktor Nebehaj didn’t originally want to get into investing. Preferring technology over finance, his career started with HTML and SEO rather than stocks and ETF. After an early stint at Google in the early 00’s left him with some of their stock, he started to get more interested in the financial world of investing and trading. Faced with challenges trading within the U.K., he thought there has to be a better way to access the markets. Fast forward to present day and Viktor is the co-founder of Freetrade, the main commission free trading platform in the U.K. 

In this episode of the Limit Up! podcast, we talk to Viktor about growing up in Europe, working at Google on SEO and investing in international markets. With a goal of helping people build wealth through the financial world, Viktor and team are looking to expand into Europe soon and possibly beyond that in the future. Listen in for all that and tips on avoiding the pitfalls that come with investing in complex financial products.

• (03:29) - Interview with Viktor Nebehaj
  • (03:53) - Viktor's early career
  • (07:55) - Google in 2005
  • (10:29) - Takeover in Hong Kong
  • (12:03) - Personal finance 101
  • (14:48) - Long-term vision
  • (19:00) - Maintain conviction
  • (21:53) - Founding Freetrade
  • (26:52) - Growth loop
  • (30:58) - Feature monetization
  • (35:23) - Freetrade SIPP 
  • (38:03) - Topstep merchandise
  
  

Viktor is the co-founder of Freetrade, the main commission-free trading app, or neobroker, in the UK, soon launching in Europe. Viktor grew up in Eastern Europe and joined Google's early European team in 2005, where he spent seven years based in Dublin, Ireland. After a year-long gig in Hong Kong, where he headed up search engine optimization Asia-wide at an agency, he began his startup journey both as an operator and investor. He is a public equity investor focused on tech companies as well. Viktor holds an MBA from the Central European University and lives in London with his wife.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

One interesting thing about Latoya is that she learned about the stock market by forming an investment club with friends. She talked about this formative experience, how investment property helped her create wealth, and why she loves to trade gaps. Take a listen to the episode for more on Latoya’s journey.

• (01:41) - Interview with Latoya Smith
  • (02:44) - Getting into finance
  • (07:54) - Fundamental analysis
  • (09:39) - Short-term trading
  • (10:05) - Compliance
  • (15:53) - Futures capital
  • (24:23) - Forming The Profit Room
  • (28:20) - Structure
  • (30:49) - Trading gaps
  • (32:00) - Courses with mentorship
  • (35:28) - Trade what you see
  
  

Latoya Smith is the co-founder of The Profit Room which is a stock market educational and trading company. The Profit Room provides mentorship and hands on live training in the stocks, forex and futures market, as a way for others to achieve generational wealth.

The Profit Room is well known for their gap strategy and live trading videos in the futures market. In 2006 Latoya was introduced into the stock market by forming an investment club with friends. Latoya believes in wealth building through the means of the stock market.

She worked 5 years in corporate America in the investment banking industry learning the processes, structure and the various instruments/Investments that were offered. In 2012 Latoya decided to leave her career in investment banking and pursue her passion which was trading the markets for a living. She is well known for her charting techniques and pattern recognition which enables her to profit in all markets. With over 13 years of investing and trading experience Latoya’s goal is to help more people achieve financial freedom the same way she did.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: Latoya Smith worked in finance for a time before pursuing her passion for trading. She is now the co-founder of The Profit Room, a stock market and trading educational company. On this week’s edition of the Limit Up! Podcast, Jack and Dan talked to Latoya about her road to becoming a day trader.

One interesting thing about Latoya is that she learned about the stock market by forming an investment club with friends. She talked about this formative experience, how investment property helped her create wealth, and why she loves to trade gaps. Take a listen to the episode for more on Latoya’s journey.

• (01:41) - Interview with Latoya Smith
  • (02:44) - Getting into finance
  • (07:54) - Fundamental analysis
  • (09:39) - Short-term trading
  • (10:05) - Compliance
  • (15:53) - Futures capital
  • (24:23) - Forming The Profit Room
  • (28:20) - Structure
  • (30:49) - Trading gaps
  • (32:00) - Courses with mentorship
  • (35:28) - Trade what you see
  
  

Latoya Smith is the co-founder of The Profit Room which is a stock market educational and trading company. The Profit Room provides mentorship and hands on live training in the stocks, forex and futures market, as a way for others to achieve generational wealth.

The Profit Room is well known for their gap strategy and live trading videos in the futures market. In 2006 Latoya was introduced into the stock market by forming an investment club with friends. Latoya believes in wealth building through the means of the stock market.

She worked 5 years in corporate America in the investment banking industry learning the processes, structure and the various instruments/Investments that were offered. In 2012 Latoya decided to leave her career in investment banking and pursue her passion which was trading the markets for a living. She is well known for her charting techniques and pattern recognition which enables her to profit in all markets. With over 13 years of investing and trading experience Latoya’s goal is to help more people achieve financial freedom the same way she did.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Whether you have been wanting to trade forex or you have no idea what that is, we’ve got you covered by expert guests including Akil Stokes, Etienne Crete, and Austin Silver. Listen to the episode for best practices, a discussion on cultivating the right mindset, and why now is the best time to start trading forex.

• (00:15) - Learning to trade forex
• (01:40) - Getting into trading
• (05:36) - Accepting guidance
• (07:10) - Uncertain times
• (08:16) - Steps for new traders

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

After getting his start at a big prop firm amidst the turmoil of the Great Recession, Jack earned a Master's degree, wrote for the satirical website The Onion, and then made his way to the Topstep family.

Listen to the episode for reflections on what it’s like trading at a big prop firm and what the markets look like one year into the coronavirus pandemic.

• (01:15) - COVID-19 anniversary
• (04:40) - Interview with Jack Pelzer
• (09:44) - Jack's introduction to trading
• (13:01) - Prop firm nights
• (19:51) - Dance of the spreaders
• (25:54) - First account
• (28:13) - Fixed costs
• (33:26) - DRW acquisition of Chopper Trading
• (36:30) - Finding Topstep
• (38:08) - Drive of a billionaire
• (41:25) - Back in action

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Jack Pelzer is one of the fearless hosts of Limit Up! Podcast. If you’ve wondered about his experience as a trader or how he came to be the voice of Topstep, this week’s episode will answer your burning questions.

After getting his start at a big prop firm amidst the turmoil of the Great Recession, Jack earned a Master's degree, wrote for the satirical website The Onion, and then made his way to the Topstep family.

Listen to the episode for reflections on what it’s like trading at a big prop firm and what the markets look like one year into the coronavirus pandemic.

• (01:15) - COVID-19 anniversary
• (04:40) - Interview with Jack Pelzer
• (09:44) - Jack's introduction to trading
• (13:01) - Prop firm nights
• (19:51) - Dance of the spreaders
• (25:54) - First account
• (28:13) - Fixed costs
• (33:26) - DRW acquisition of Chopper Trading
• (36:30) - Finding Topstep
• (38:08) - Drive of a billionaire
• (41:25) - Back in action

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Jack interviewed Dan to find out how he became a trader and how those experiences shaped the kinds of trades he makes. Dan talked about his time clerking for his father, his time in the Marine Corps, and a bit about his trading strategy these days. Listen in as we learn Dan’s trading origin story.

• (00:15) - Interview with Dan Hodgman
• (03:05) - Family of traders
• (05:14) - Early transitions
• (09:58) - Joining the Marine Corps
• (13:01) - The draft
• (26:44) - Trading after service
• (22:55) - Controlling the downside
• (28:42) - Committing to the lifestyle
• (31:58) - Joining Topstep
• (35:49) - Illiquidity

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by...]]>If you’re a regular listener, you know that Topstep’s own Dan Hodgman comes from a family of traders. But his route to the trading floor and ultimately to Topstep was not linear.

On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Jack interviewed Dan to find out how he became a trader and how those experiences shaped the kinds of trades he makes. Dan talked about his time clerking for his father, his time in the Marine Corps, and a bit about his trading strategy these days. Listen in as we learn Dan’s trading origin story.

• (00:15) - Interview with Dan Hodgman
• (03:05) - Family of traders
• (05:14) - Early transitions
• (09:58) - Joining the Marine Corps
• (13:01) - The draft
• (26:44) - Trading after service
• (22:55) - Controlling the downside
• (28:42) - Committing to the lifestyle
• (31:58) - Joining Topstep
• (35:49) - Illiquidity

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Austin joined Jack and Dan and talked about why it’s important for traders to focus on one area instead of juggling multiple things. He also talked about his journaling practice and how that has helped him become a better trader. Tune in for Austin’s advice as well as Jack and Dan’s thoughts as election returns began to trickle in.

• (00:56) - Market Reaction
• (04:21) - Interview with Austin Silver
• (05:10) - Austin's vision of trading
• (10:20) - The wedding DJ game
• (11:54) - Founding ASFX
• (14:54) - Lifestyle marketing
• (17:45) - Caught chasing
• (20:10) - Emotional journaling
• (27:50) - Paying the rent
• (35:11) - Austin Silver on YouTube

Austin Silver started his career as a retail trader in 2015 in his college dorm room. As with most retail traders, he spent the first eighteen months of his career up and down, unable to find consistent success. Austin was finally able to turn a consistent profit in year two and from there, it was off to the races.

After building, testing, and proving his “ASFX” trading systems profitable, people started to ask him to share his knowledge. Fast forward a few years later, and Austin has now built one of the largest social media followings in the trading industry behind sharing valuable content through his daily trades.

Being an entrepreneur at heart, Austin has built multiple successful businesses around the strategies he uses in the Forex market. Austin’s passion is rooted in helping bring value to the masses. His goal is to get as many people as possible trading actively and taking full control of their financial future.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group...]]>To be a successful trader requires strategy and creating systems that help you succeed. When you get stuck in the emotion of trading, it becomes little more than gambling. Austin Silver is a Forex trader and Head of Trading and Education at ASFX. He believes that the key trait of successful traders is to create your own trading plan.

Austin joined Jack and Dan and talked about why it’s important for traders to focus on one area instead of juggling multiple things. He also talked about his journaling practice and how that has helped him become a better trader. Tune in for Austin’s advice as well as Jack and Dan’s thoughts as election returns began to trickle in.

• (00:56) - Market Reaction
• (04:21) - Interview with Austin Silver
• (05:10) - Austin's vision of trading
• (10:20) - The wedding DJ game
• (11:54) - Founding ASFX
• (14:54) - Lifestyle marketing
• (17:45) - Caught chasing
• (20:10) - Emotional journaling
• (27:50) - Paying the rent
• (35:11) - Austin Silver on YouTube

Austin Silver started his career as a retail trader in 2015 in his college dorm room. As with most retail traders, he spent the first eighteen months of his career up and down, unable to find consistent success. Austin was finally able to turn a consistent profit in year two and from there, it was off to the races.

After building, testing, and proving his “ASFX” trading systems profitable, people started to ask him to share his knowledge. Fast forward a few years later, and Austin has now built one of the largest social media followings in the trading industry behind sharing valuable content through his daily trades.

Being an entrepreneur at heart, Austin has built multiple successful businesses around the strategies he uses in the Forex market. Austin’s passion is rooted in helping bring value to the masses. His goal is to get as many people as possible trading actively and taking full control of their financial future.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

His success came about thanks to his adherence to routines and systems designed to help him improve his skills. Etienne is our guest this week on Limit Up! and talks to Jack and Dan about one of his most important tools: old fashioned journaling.

Listen to the episode for Etienne’s story and learn how you can make algorithms and strong routines work for you.

• (00:49) - Market Reaction
• (05:59) - Interview with Etienne Crete
• (07:26) - Forex in uncertain times
• (08:51) - Traveling & trading
• (12:46) - Designing algorithms
• (16:54) - Consistency in habits
• (19:07) - Desire To Trade Podcast
• (23:44) - Desire To Trade on YouTube
• (25:22) - How to get back on track
• (28:14) - Winning streaks
• (30:10) - Daily routines
• (32:46) - Adaptive learning
• (37:23) - The itch to move
• (40:07) - Surround yourself

Etienne Crete is a traveling Forex trader and the founder of Desire To Trade. His goal is to help more traders quit their corporate jobs to enjoy more freedom through trading.

He began trading in 2013 at the age of 18 and started surrounding himself with highly successful traders in 2015. This led him to taking the leap to full-time trading in 2017. He has since been trading while traveling and connecting with traders all around the world.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new...]]>Etienne Crete is the founder of Desire To Trade, a trading education website. Before he became a founder and full-time trader, he worked a job he hated and searched for a way to generate income while devoting time to his love of traveling.

His success came about thanks to his adherence to routines and systems designed to help him improve his skills. Etienne is our guest this week on Limit Up! and talks to Jack and Dan about one of his most important tools: old fashioned journaling.

Listen to the episode for Etienne’s story and learn how you can make algorithms and strong routines work for you.

• (00:49) - Market Reaction
• (05:59) - Interview with Etienne Crete
• (07:26) - Forex in uncertain times
• (08:51) - Traveling & trading
• (12:46) - Designing algorithms
• (16:54) - Consistency in habits
• (19:07) - Desire To Trade Podcast
• (23:44) - Desire To Trade on YouTube
• (25:22) - How to get back on track
• (28:14) - Winning streaks
• (30:10) - Daily routines
• (32:46) - Adaptive learning
• (37:23) - The itch to move
• (40:07) - Surround yourself

Etienne Crete is a traveling Forex trader and the founder of Desire To Trade. His goal is to help more traders quit their corporate jobs to enjoy more freedom through trading.

He began trading in 2013 at the age of 18 and started surrounding himself with highly successful traders in 2015. This led him to taking the leap to full-time trading in 2017. He has since been trading while traveling and connecting with traders all around the world.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

On today’s episode of Limit Up! Podcast, we’re diving into why mindset matters, what tips you can use to cultivate more happiness into your trading, and when it might be time to move on. Listen to the episode to learn Jacob’s tips.

• (00:55) - Market Reaction
• (04:15) - Interview with Jacob Rudge
• (04:51) - Learning to trade
• (07:18) - Risk management
• (08:48) - TradeHappy
• (12:41) - Cultivating creativity
• (15:58) - Staying positive
• (17:10) - Moving on
• (21:03) - Misconceptions around forex
• (24:55) - Trader's Podcast
• (27:56) - Take time and seek instruction

Jacob Rudge is the Founder and CEO at TradeHappy. He is a 22-year-old from Leicester, UK and has been trading for almost 4 years. TradeHappy combines trading education with well-being, happiness, and lifestyle mentoring to give traders a complete package.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, The media often portrays trading as a get rich quick scheme. The reality however, is that trading is a job like any other and it is a job that contains a high degree of stress. Many trading education programs focus on how to trade, but not many offer tools on how to find personal happiness while trading. Jacob Rudge of TradeHappy wants to change that.

On today’s episode of Limit Up! Podcast, we’re diving into why mindset matters, what tips you can use to cultivate more happiness into your trading, and when it might be time to move on. Listen to the episode to learn Jacob’s tips.

• (00:55) - Market Reaction
• (04:15) - Interview with Jacob Rudge
• (04:51) - Learning to trade
• (07:18) - Risk management
• (08:48) - TradeHappy
• (12:41) - Cultivating creativity
• (15:58) - Staying positive
• (17:10) - Moving on
• (21:03) - Misconceptions around forex
• (24:55) - Trader's Podcast
• (27:56) - Take time and seek instruction

Jacob Rudge is the Founder and CEO at TradeHappy. He is a 22-year-old from Leicester, UK and has been trading for almost 4 years. TradeHappy combines trading education with well-being, happiness, and lifestyle mentoring to give traders a complete package.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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On today’s episode of Limit Up, Jerry discusses two key fundamental concepts for every trader: know your trading niche and diversify. Traders who are educated in a specific area do well to trade in that area as opposed to casting a wide net.

Jerry also passionately believes in ending the consumption trap and discusses how he and his family have managed to live mostly off the grid. Listen to the episode for Jerry’s advice on the best ways to diversify your portfolio and educate yourself on the opportunities that come with careful investment.

• (00:47) - Market Reaction
• (05:28) - Interview with Jerry Robinson
• (05:51) - Cracking the code
• (07:09) - Bankruptcy of Our Nation
• (09:09) - Red flags
• (15:09) - Finite supply
• (17:32) - Diversify Your Savings
• (21:40) - Trading vs investing
• (28:31) - Profit Trakker Trend Trading System
• (31:37) - Self-sufficiency
• (37:36) - The Consumption Trap

Jerry Robinson is an economist, trend trader/trading coach, best-selling author, as well as a real estate and cryptocurrency investor.

He is the founder of Followthemoney.com, an independent financial education website. And he is also the creator of the Profit Trakker trend trading system.

In 2012, Jerry Robinson uprooted his family from the suburbs of Houston, Texas and now lives a more sustainable (about 75% off-the-grid) lifestyle in the beautiful Ozark mountains in Northwestern Arkansas. (Jerry also has a passion for researching and teaching the Bible and shares his teachings online at TrueRichesRadio.com.) Find him on Twitter: @ftmdaily

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: Modern economists have grown so reliant on bailouts whenever there is market instability that the tax burden inevitably gets passed on to regular people. Most US families only have income streams from their jobs, the most heavily taxed revenue stream. Jerry Robinson is a trader and author who wants to change all that.

On today’s episode of Limit Up, Jerry discusses two key fundamental concepts for every trader: know your trading niche and diversify. Traders who are educated in a specific area do well to trade in that area as opposed to casting a wide net.

Jerry also passionately believes in ending the consumption trap and discusses how he and his family have managed to live mostly off the grid. Listen to the episode for Jerry’s advice on the best ways to diversify your portfolio and educate yourself on the opportunities that come with careful investment.

• (00:47) - Market Reaction
• (05:28) - Interview with Jerry Robinson
• (05:51) - Cracking the code
• (07:09) - Bankruptcy of Our Nation
• (09:09) - Red flags
• (15:09) - Finite supply
• (17:32) - Diversify Your Savings
• (21:40) - Trading vs investing
• (28:31) - Profit Trakker Trend Trading System
• (31:37) - Self-sufficiency
• (37:36) - The Consumption Trap

Jerry Robinson is an economist, trend trader/trading coach, best-selling author, as well as a real estate and cryptocurrency investor.

He is the founder of Followthemoney.com, an independent financial education website. And he is also the creator of the Profit Trakker trend trading system.

In 2012, Jerry Robinson uprooted his family from the suburbs of Houston, Texas and now lives a more sustainable (about 75% off-the-grid) lifestyle in the beautiful Ozark mountains in Northwestern Arkansas. (Jerry also has a passion for researching and teaching the Bible and shares his teachings online at TrueRichesRadio.com.) Find him on Twitter: @ftmdaily

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Chris has been a trader for over 30 years and has seen it all. He makes the case for training yourself to be comfortable with discomfort, honing your money management skills, and increasing your patience. Listen in for a masterclass on trading psychology.

• (02:03) - Market Reaction
• (04:45) - Interview with Chris Tate
• (08:57) - The common thread
• (12:32) - Pride goeth before a fall
• (18:53) - Money management
• (32:06) - Components of a trading plan
• (39:25) - Recency bias
• (43:28) - Be a student of markets

Chris Tate is one of the first people to ever release a share trading book in Australia and has had an extraordinary impact on thousands of traders. He is the bestselling author of The Art of Trading and The Art of Options Trading in Australia, his brutally honest approach and meticulous pursuit of excellence ensure that exceptional traders all around the world quote his market comments.

He’s been running the 6-month repeat-for-free Trading Game Mentor Program for the past 20 years, and he’s also the founder of Talking Trading, a free weekly trading podcast. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple...]]>Recency bias means that you pay the most attention to the last thing you heard or said over historic knowledge. For many traders that means that because the markets have been going up that they will always go up. Chris Tate is a trading veteran and the Director at Trading Game. He joined Jack and Dan to discuss this phenomenon.

Chris has been a trader for over 30 years and has seen it all. He makes the case for training yourself to be comfortable with discomfort, honing your money management skills, and increasing your patience. Listen in for a masterclass on trading psychology.

• (02:03) - Market Reaction
• (04:45) - Interview with Chris Tate
• (08:57) - The common thread
• (12:32) - Pride goeth before a fall
• (18:53) - Money management
• (32:06) - Components of a trading plan
• (39:25) - Recency bias
• (43:28) - Be a student of markets

He’s been running the 6-month repeat-for-free Trading Game Mentor Program for the past 20 years, and he’s also the founder of Talking Trading, a free weekly trading podcast. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Akil also takes time to break down Forex trading and discusses why trading psychology is the most important piece when it comes to making successful trades. Listen to the episode for advice on creating the systems you need to be successful.

• (03:44) - Market Reaction
• (07:19) - Interview with Akil Stokes
• (13:56) - Consistency
• (16:15) - The importance of trading psychology
• (18:07) - Reality vs. perception
• (22:34) - Small clues
• (24:42) - Execute the play
• (29:03) - Stop & go traffic
• (33:28) - Preparing for when things get better
• (40:00) - Tier One Trading

Akil Stokes is an investor, Forex trader, trading coach, and host of The Trading Coach Podcast. Additionally, he is the co-founder of Tier One Trading which was featured in Forbes as one of the leading innovators in trading education. He's been an author/contributor to Entrepreneur and FX Trader Magazine and is also a Track & Field Coach at Millersville University. As a proud husband and father of two, his drive is purpose, providing value to the world, and leaving a legacy.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're...]]>Hollywood has given many would-be traders a warped perception of what it actually means to be a trader. The truth is, trading isn’t a get rich quick scheme so much as a skill that needs to be developed. Akil Stokes is a trading coach and co-founder of Tier One Trading. He joins Dan this week to debunk some of the myths around trading.

Akil also takes time to break down Forex trading and discusses why trading psychology is the most important piece when it comes to making successful trades. Listen to the episode for advice on creating the systems you need to be successful.

• (03:44) - Market Reaction
• (07:19) - Interview with Akil Stokes
• (13:56) - Consistency
• (16:15) - The importance of trading psychology
• (18:07) - Reality vs. perception
• (22:34) - Small clues
• (24:42) - Execute the play
• (29:03) - Stop & go traffic
• (33:28) - Preparing for when things get better
• (40:00) - Tier One Trading

Akil Stokes is an investor, Forex trader, trading coach, and host of The Trading Coach Podcast. Additionally, he is the co-founder of Tier One Trading which was featured in Forbes as one of the leading innovators in trading education. He's been an author/contributor to Entrepreneur and FX Trader Magazine and is also a Track & Field Coach at Millersville University. As a proud husband and father of two, his drive is purpose, providing value to the world, and leaving a legacy.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on Limit Up! we’re hosting a panel discussion about the strategy of trading around election time. If you’re unsure how election modeling works or want to know what usually happens in the futures market around elections, tune in so you can craft your trading plan.

• (00:15) - Trading the election: Don't be a homer
• (01:08) - Lessons from 2016 volatility
• (06:34) - Mechanics of the 2020 election
• (08:19) - Understanding polling models
• (16:00) - The problem with election markets
• (22:06) - Figure out your trading plan
• (35:47) - Keeping it flat

John Doherty is a Chicago native and 15-year veteran of the trading industry. He spent his formative years on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade before heading "upstairs" to tackle screen trading. John provides daily market commentary and trending news to the TopstepTrader blog and is a contributor to the Market Forecast morning broadcast.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by...]]>Elections have the power to turn markets into chaos. Just look back at 2016 and Brexit to see the uncertainty and volatility. We can’t tell you who will win the 2020 election, but we can tell you how to plan your trades for the weeks leading up to November 3.

This week on Limit Up! we’re hosting a panel discussion about the strategy of trading around election time. If you’re unsure how election modeling works or want to know what usually happens in the futures market around elections, tune in so you can craft your trading plan.

• (00:15) - Trading the election: Don't be a homer
• (01:08) - Lessons from 2016 volatility
• (06:34) - Mechanics of the 2020 election
• (08:19) - Understanding polling models
• (16:00) - The problem with election markets
• (22:06) - Figure out your trading plan
• (35:47) - Keeping it flat

John Doherty is a Chicago native and 15-year veteran of the trading industry. He spent his formative years on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade before heading "upstairs" to tackle screen trading. John provides daily market commentary and trending news to the TopstepTrader blog and is a contributor to the Market Forecast morning broadcast.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

These days, Adam is following the Warren Buffet approach and focusing his time and energy on the things he’s most interested in. Listen for our latest market reaction and a discussion on knowing when it’s time to take a break.  Athena's Choice

• (01:48) - Market Reaction
• (05:10) - Interview with Adam Boostrom
• (06:27) - Life of the night guy
• (11:42) - Pushing what works
• (14:26) - Measuring risk
• (27:32) - The joy of storytelling
• (32:27) - Athena's Choice
• (35:06) - Reusable logistics
• (40:06) - After the prop firm
• (45:56) - The Warren Buffett approach

Adam Boostrom is a best-selling author and entrepreneur. He formerly attended the University of Chicago as a national merit scholar and currently attends the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Prior to the completion of his award-winning first novel, Athena's Choice, he enjoyed a successful career in bond trading. Today, he most recently worked as the CFO for Dispatch Goods, an impact startup he founded along with fellow Berkeley students.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: When you’re a trader, wins are fleeting, and hypervigilance is key to not losing money. This can create a high degree of stress and uncertainty. Adam Boostrom is a former trader turned author, investor, and startup founder. He sat down with Jack and Dan to discuss his life beyond the trading floor.

These days, Adam is following the Warren Buffet approach and focusing his time and energy on the things he’s most interested in. Listen for our latest market reaction and a discussion on knowing when it’s time to take a break.  Athena's Choice

• (01:48) - Market Reaction
• (05:10) - Interview with Adam Boostrom
• (06:27) - Life of the night guy
• (11:42) - Pushing what works
• (14:26) - Measuring risk
• (27:32) - The joy of storytelling
• (32:27) - Athena's Choice
• (35:06) - Reusable logistics
• (40:06) - After the prop firm
• (45:56) - The Warren Buffett approach

Adam Boostrom is a best-selling author and entrepreneur. He formerly attended the University of Chicago as a national merit scholar and currently attends the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Prior to the completion of his award-winning first novel, Athena's Choice, he enjoyed a successful career in bond trading. Today, he most recently worked as the CFO for Dispatch Goods, an impact startup he founded along with fellow Berkeley students.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? Topstep’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Biju did not get into trading via the traditional route. After starting his career as an aerospace engineer, he found quantitative analysis and trading models similar to the problems he faced as an engineer. Listen to the episode for Biju’s story and his biggest advice for would-be traders: treat it like a job, not a hobby.

• (01:24) - Market Reaction
• (07:28) - Interview with Biju Kulathakal
• (08:51) - Aerospace engineering
• (12:27) - Quantitative analysis
• (15:00) - Making models
• (18:12) - Structured notes
• (23:35) - Risk assessment
• (27:10) - Direct-to-retail
• (29:57) - Driving forces in 2020
• (35:19) - Take it seriously

Biju Kulathakal is the Co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing where he leads the organizational strategy and team. He was one of the early co-founders of Redbox. In addition, he was a founder and the past Chairman and CEO of Trading Block Holdings, an online brokerage firm specializing in option traders. Biju received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Biju Kulathakal is the Co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing where he leads the organizational strategy and team. He was one of the early co-founders of Redbox. In addition, he was a founder and the past Chairman and CEO of Trading Block Holdings, an online brokerage firm specializing in option traders. Biju received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Gary joined Jack and Dan for a discussion on his life as a trader and his biggest tips for new investors. He encourages traders to grow their confidence and systems, so they don’t succumb to panic selling. For Gary, trading is akin to climbing Yosemite: focus and precision are key. Tune in for Gary’s tips and our weekly market reaction.

• (01:23) - Market Reaction
• (06:54) - Interview with Gary Morrow
• (08:55) - Getting involved with trading
• (12:20) - Transitioning off the floor
• (17:15) - Creating Yosemite Asset Management
• (20:15) - Writing on TheStreet
• (21:58) - This Week On Wall Street
• (27:23) - Embrace the decline
• (30:16) - Time-tested indicators
• (32:56) - Invest in the best, forget the rest
• (35:25) - Getting your feet wet
• (37:22) - Managing risk

Gary Morrow is an investment advisor and president of Yosemite Asset Management. He spent 12 years on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading foreign currency and interest rate futures. He has a popular blog called, This Week on Wall Street. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: When it comes to trading, Gary Morrow, investment advisor and President of Yosemite Asset Management, considers himself a bull. He was around for the 1987 crash and currently counsels investors both in his private practice and on his popular blog, This Week on Wall Street. His advice for nervous traders: embrace the decline.

Gary joined Jack and Dan for a discussion on his life as a trader and his biggest tips for new investors. He encourages traders to grow their confidence and systems, so they don’t succumb to panic selling. For Gary, trading is akin to climbing Yosemite: focus and precision are key. Tune in for Gary’s tips and our weekly market reaction.

• (01:23) - Market Reaction
• (06:54) - Interview with Gary Morrow
• (08:55) - Getting involved with trading
• (12:20) - Transitioning off the floor
• (17:15) - Creating Yosemite Asset Management
• (20:15) - Writing on TheStreet
• (21:58) - This Week On Wall Street
• (27:23) - Embrace the decline
• (30:16) - Time-tested indicators
• (32:56) - Invest in the best, forget the rest
• (35:25) - Getting your feet wet
• (37:22) - Managing risk

Gary Morrow is an investment advisor and president of Yosemite Asset Management. He spent 12 years on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading foreign currency and interest rate futures. He has a popular blog called, This Week on Wall Street. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Bob touched on issues of technology, speed, and the importance of data and gave an overview of how his new company Virtu Financial works. As always, stay tuned for our market reactions.

• (02:04) - Interview with Bob Greifeld
• (06:25) - Getting listed on Nasdaq
• (07:05) - Share of mind
• (09:14) - Virtu Financial
• (11:32) - The future of market making
• (17:49) - Adaptability is key
• (20:09) - Structural change
• (24:48) - In-studio commentary at CNBC
• (27:48) - Market Mover
• (28:45) - Living in the era of MMT
• (33:12) - USA Track & Field Foundation

Robert (Bob) Greifeld, is currently Chairman of Virtu Financial, a leading financial technology and trading firm, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Cornerstone Investment Capital, a financial technology investment firm, and a Board Member at Capital Rock and Financeware. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) until May 10, 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq from 2003 to 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Greifeld quadrupled revenue and increased market value over 20 times.

As a FinTech entrepreneur, Bob built Brass into the industry’s leading equity trading platform and sold the company ASC to SunGard Data Systems in 1999. He is Founder and Chairman of the USA Track & Field Foundation, which supports emerging athletes and inner-city youth athletics. Mr. Greifeld is a member of the NYU Stern Board of Overseers and a CNBC Contributor. Mr. Greifeld holds a Masters in Business from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in English from Iona College.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: This week on Limit Up! we’re welcoming back to the podcast Bob Greifeld, the former CEO of Nasdaq and current Chairman of Virtu Financial. Over the past 20 years, Bob has witnessed a tremendous shift in the trading industry. He joins us today to talk about how things have changed and what he sees ahead for retail trading.

Bob touched on issues of technology, speed, and the importance of data and gave an overview of how his new company Virtu Financial works. As always, stay tuned for our market reactions.

• (02:04) - Interview with Bob Greifeld
• (06:25) - Getting listed on Nasdaq
• (07:05) - Share of mind
• (09:14) - Virtu Financial
• (11:32) - The future of market making
• (17:49) - Adaptability is key
• (20:09) - Structural change
• (24:48) - In-studio commentary at CNBC
• (27:48) - Market Mover
• (28:45) - Living in the era of MMT
• (33:12) - USA Track & Field Foundation

Robert (Bob) Greifeld, is currently Chairman of Virtu Financial, a leading financial technology and trading firm, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Cornerstone Investment Capital, a financial technology investment firm, and a Board Member at Capital Rock and Financeware. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) until May 10, 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq from 2003 to 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Greifeld quadrupled revenue and increased market value over 20 times.

As a FinTech entrepreneur, Bob built Brass into the industry’s leading equity trading platform and sold the company ASC to SunGard Data Systems in 1999. He is Founder and Chairman of the USA Track & Field Foundation, which supports emerging athletes and inner-city youth athletics. Mr. Greifeld is a member of the NYU Stern Board of Overseers and a CNBC Contributor. Mr. Greifeld holds a Masters in Business from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in English from Iona College.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

He shared how this theory takes into account 200 years of market trend information and explains how this system can make you more adaptable to the changing whims of the market. Listen to learn how a monthly analysis of trends can make you a more competitive trader.

• (02:08) - Market reaction
• (05:40) - Interview with Gary Antonacci
• (11:00) - Technological edge
• (14:54) - Dual Momentum Investing
• (20:53) - Consistent proprietary models
• (24:28) - Academic research
• (26:25) - Adaptation and diversification
• (30:19) - The trend is your friend
• (33:20) - Following the rules
• (36:30) - Sports models

Gary Antonacci introduced the investment world to dual momentum which combines relative strength price momentum with trend following absolute momentum. He is recognized as a foremost authority on the practical applications of momentum investing and is author of the award-winning book, Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Approach for Higher Returns with Lower Risk. In 2012 Gary was first place winner of the prestigious Wagner Awards for Advances in Active Investment Management given annually by the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). He received his MBA degree from the Harvard Business School. His website is http://optimalmomentum.com

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: Gary Antonacci wrote the award-winning book, Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk. He’s back for his second time on the Limit Up! Podcast to give us an overview of his theory of dual momentum.

He shared how this theory takes into account 200 years of market trend information and explains how this system can make you more adaptable to the changing whims of the market. Listen to learn how a monthly analysis of trends can make you a more competitive trader.

• (02:08) - Market reaction
• (05:40) - Interview with Gary Antonacci
• (11:00) - Technological edge
• (14:54) - Dual Momentum Investing
• (20:53) - Consistent proprietary models
• (24:28) - Academic research
• (26:25) - Adaptation and diversification
• (30:19) - The trend is your friend
• (33:20) - Following the rules
• (36:30) - Sports models

Gary Antonacci introduced the investment world to dual momentum which combines relative strength price momentum with trend following absolute momentum. He is recognized as a foremost authority on the practical applications of momentum investing and is author of the award-winning book, Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Approach for Higher Returns with Lower Risk. In 2012 Gary was first place winner of the prestigious Wagner Awards for Advances in Active Investment Management given annually by the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM). He received his MBA degree from the Harvard Business School. His website is http://optimalmomentum.com

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Looking to enhance your trading performance? TopstepTrader’s Performance Coaches work one-on-one with traders to help them find market opportunities, review daily statistics, manage setbacks and progress in their trading. Gain a path to progress by signing up today: https://info.topsteptrader.com/performance-coaching

Attend a free group coaching session offered every Wednesday at 1PM CT to get an idea of what Topstep Performance Coaches offer: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nZpAita9Rz-2_yMUjtkvpw

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

David is a trading veteran and was around for the 1987 crash. He discusses what happened that day and the differences he sees between then and our current market volatility. He also shares current trends as well as the most important question to ask yourself when trading: do I have an edge?

• (02:48) - Interview with David Klusendorf
• (08:24) - MF Global
• (11:09) - Starting your own place
• (15:43) - Typhon Capital Management
• (16:56) - The CTA advantage
• (20:41) - Risk management in 2020
• (28:40) - Floored
• (31:57) - Dominating trends
• (37:33) - Making trading a profession

David Klusendorf is the Chief Investment Officer and a principal of Typhon Capital Management, a tactical trading firm. He is responsible for the firm’s trading and risk.

Mr. Klusendorf is a financial industry veteran having been a member of the CME, CBOT, and CBOE. He has run his own trading group for 22 years and has served on numerous CME committees.

Mr. Klusendorf holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago. He also holds a series 3 and 30.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, MF Global

David Klusendorf is the Chief Investment Officer and a principal of Typhon Capital Management, a tactical trading firm. He is responsible for the firm’s trading and risk.

Mr. Klusendorf is a financial industry veteran having been a member of the CME, CBOT, and CBOE. He has run his own trading group for 22 years and has served on numerous CME committees.

Mr. Klusendorf holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago. He also holds a series 3 and 30.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Now Jane runs the popular day trading site, See Jane Trade. She stopped by the Limit Up! Podcast to talk about what she’s learned from bouncing around careers, how to break up with a bad trade, and how to balance the demands of trading with the demands of motherhood. 

• (02:59) – Interview with Jane Gallina
• (04:08) – Returning to the trading world
• (10:00) – Learning the process
• (12:41) – Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
• (13:45) – Pit Bull
• (14:47) – Evolving as a trader
• (23:00) – Motherhood and trading
• (25:47) – Getting used to live money
• (29:03) – See Jane Trade

Jane Gallina, aka "Airplane Jane," started her career in February 2015 and has taken the day trading community by storm. As a loving wife and mother of two, Jane was seeking control of her financial future while remaining present for her young daughters. As a day trader, Jane has been able to accomplish that dream; quickly becoming one of the most successful female day traders under mentor Timothy Sykes. Through her blog, YouTube videos, and seminars Jane hopes to inspire and empower more individuals to break out of their comfort zone and try day trading.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please...]]>Jane Gallina was laid off when she was pregnant with her first child. Instead of letting the layoff get her down, she immersed herself in day trading and was able to create a career for herself on her terms.

Now Jane runs the popular day trading site, See Jane Trade. She stopped by the Limit Up! Podcast to talk about what she’s learned from bouncing around careers, how to break up with a bad trade, and how to balance the demands of trading with the demands of motherhood. 

• (02:59) – Interview with Jane Gallina
• (04:08) – Returning to the trading world
• (10:00) – Learning the process
• (12:41) – Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
• (13:45) – Pit Bull
• (14:47) – Evolving as a trader
• (23:00) – Motherhood and trading
• (25:47) – Getting used to live money
• (29:03) – See Jane Trade

Jane Gallina, aka "Airplane Jane," started her career in February 2015 and has taken the day trading community by storm. As a loving wife and mother of two, Jane was seeking control of her financial future while remaining present for her young daughters. As a day trader, Jane has been able to accomplish that dream; quickly becoming one of the most successful female day traders under mentor Timothy Sykes. Through her blog, YouTube videos, and seminars Jane hopes to inspire and empower more individuals to break out of their comfort zone and try day trading.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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Samantha shared how she got into trading and offers advice for new traders cutting their teeth in our current volatile market. She also discussed her mantra: There’s no meritocracy in finance without the voice of women. Listen for a discussion on why welcoming more women into trading benefits everyone.

• (02:55) - Market reaction
• (08:09) - Interview with Samantha LaDuc
  • (08:53) - Personal volatility
  • (12:54) - Evolving after early success
  • (17:51) - Starting LaDuc Trading
  • (24:16) - Macro-to-Micro analysis
  • (30:26) - Cross-asset correlations and divergences
  • (32:55) - Fishing metaphors
  • (34:21) - Women in finance & trading
  
  

Samantha LaDuc is the Founder of LaDucTrading.com and the CIO at LaDuc Capital LLC. As a Macro-to-Micro analyst and professional options trader, Samantha leverages her insights on volatility and money rotation to make her historic market-timing calls.

With a backdrop of Macro, Intermarket, Quant, Fundamental, Sentiment and Technical Analysis, she provides risk-defined option trades for clients. Her focus is dedicated to identifying reversal and continuation patterns across global equities, currencies, commodities, and interest rates.

Retail and Institutional (RIA/HF/PM) clients gain access to her unique perspective and unparalleled transparency. Tactical trades for stocks, options and futures that cover multiple time-frames are deployed directly from her Brokerage-Triggered Trade Alerts with live commentary provided from her Live Trading Room and in-depth analysis delivered in her prescient research. Make sure to follow Samantha on Twitter: More Macro: @SamanthaLaDuc More Micro: @LaDucTrading. Not a member? Start with FreeBait!

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: https://www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive]]>Macro-managers look to the big picture when it comes to making trades. While it’s necessary to look at the long game, if you only focus on the macro, you’re missing out on what’s happening in the short term. Our guest this week on Limit Up! is Samantha LaDuc, a Macro-to-Micro Analyst who shares how to keep your eyes on both to make the best trades.

Samantha shared how she got into trading and offers advice for new traders cutting their teeth in our current volatile market. She also discussed her mantra: There’s no meritocracy in finance without the voice of women. Listen for a discussion on why welcoming more women into trading benefits everyone.

• (02:55) - Market reaction
• (08:09) - Interview with Samantha LaDuc
  • (08:53) - Personal volatility
  • (12:54) - Evolving after early success
  • (17:51) - Starting LaDuc Trading
  • (24:16) - Macro-to-Micro analysis
  • (30:26) - Cross-asset correlations and divergences
  • (32:55) - Fishing metaphors
  • (34:21) - Women in finance & trading
  
  

Samantha LaDuc is the Founder of LaDucTrading.com and the CIO at LaDuc Capital LLC. As a Macro-to-Micro analyst and professional options trader, Samantha leverages her insights on volatility and money rotation to make her historic market-timing calls.

With a backdrop of Macro, Intermarket, Quant, Fundamental, Sentiment and Technical Analysis, she provides risk-defined option trades for clients. Her focus is dedicated to identifying reversal and continuation patterns across global equities, currencies, commodities, and interest rates.

Retail and Institutional (RIA/HF/PM) clients gain access to her unique perspective and unparalleled transparency. Tactical trades for stocks, options and futures that cover multiple time-frames are deployed directly from her Brokerage-Triggered Trade Alerts with live commentary provided from her Live Trading Room and in-depth analysis delivered in her prescient research. Make sure to follow Samantha on Twitter: More Macro: @SamanthaLaDuc More Micro: @LaDucTrading. Not a member? Start with FreeBait!

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

Learn about becoming a Funded Futures Trader at Topstep here: https://www.topsteptrader.com/

Join our Facebook group to connect with other traders: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TopstepTraderCommunity

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Marina has a fascinating life story; she was born in the USSR, moved to America, began traveling the world and ended up married in Guatemala. Her trading story didn’t begin until she decided to switch career paths for her 40th birthday. Now she is a successful trading instructor and coach through her website, The Trader Chick.

Listen in for Marina’s story and get her tips on getting back to the basics of trading.

• (01:49) - Market reaction
• (06:40) - Interview with Marina Villatoro
• (06:54) - Aerobics, travel, and trading
• (16:04) - Speaking the language of the market
• (20:48) - Trigger happiness
• (24:09) - How The Trader Chick evolved
• (27:48) - Back to the basics
• (31:36) - Moving average strategies
• (35:27) - Sustaining the lifestyle
• (38:09) - Financial instruments
• (41:21) - Competitive rock climbing

Marina Villatoro, ‘The Trader Chick,’ is an international speaker on stages such as the MoneyShow, NinjaTrader and TradersExpo, plus a mentor and teacher to over 700 students, she has been trading and teaching the financial markets for years. Marina started her trading journey on her 40th birthday, when she jumped in with both feet and started trading ES minis (Futures Market) and hasn’t looked back. The journey wasn’t easy and after losing her entire account in a matter of minutes, she had a massive breakthrough.

The entire industry was teaching the Day Trading process to be way too complex. She realized that no one was teaching the most important part of trading - the basics, reading and understanding the market language. It speaks to us loud and clear, and being able to truly understand it will take your trading to whole new levels. 

Today, she stands out in her industry amongst the gurus as one who embraces the spirituality of Day Trading and works hard to help others start transforming their lives one trade at a time.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as...]]>To be a successful trader, you don’t need to make 30 trades a day and drive a Lamborghini (although that’s always the dream). Sometimes the most effective strategy, especially right now with all the market volatility, is to get back to the trading basics. This week on Limit Up!, The Trader Chick, Marina Villatoro, joins us to talk about simplifying your trading process.

Marina has a fascinating life story; she was born in the USSR, moved to America, began traveling the world and ended up married in Guatemala. Her trading story didn’t begin until she decided to switch career paths for her 40th birthday. Now she is a successful trading instructor and coach through her website, The Trader Chick.

Listen in for Marina’s story and get her tips on getting back to the basics of trading.

• (01:49) - Market reaction
• (06:40) - Interview with Marina Villatoro
• (06:54) - Aerobics, travel, and trading
• (16:04) - Speaking the language of the market
• (20:48) - Trigger happiness
• (24:09) - How The Trader Chick evolved
• (27:48) - Back to the basics
• (31:36) - Moving average strategies
• (35:27) - Sustaining the lifestyle
• (38:09) - Financial instruments
• (41:21) - Competitive rock climbing

Marina Villatoro, ‘The Trader Chick,’ is an international speaker on stages such as the MoneyShow, NinjaTrader and TradersExpo, plus a mentor and teacher to over 700 students, she has been trading and teaching the financial markets for years. Marina started her trading journey on her 40th birthday, when she jumped in with both feet and started trading ES minis (Futures Market) and hasn’t looked back. The journey wasn’t easy and after losing her entire account in a matter of minutes, she had a massive breakthrough.

The entire industry was teaching the Day Trading process to be way too complex. She realized that no one was teaching the most important part of trading - the basics, reading and understanding the market language. It speaks to us loud and clear, and being able to truly understand it will take your trading to whole new levels. 

Today, she stands out in her industry amongst the gurus as one who embraces the spirituality of Day Trading and works hard to help others start transforming their lives one trade at a time.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

These days, Troy is trying to use his social capital to get more diverse traders on the floor with his programs Wall Street Direct and Diverse Trader Training. Troy is one of the most interesting and passionate guests we’ve ever had on Limit Up! so don’t miss this episode!

• [00:47] - This week: Troy Prince
• [01:20] - Market reaction
• [05:07] - Interview with Troy Prince
• [05:50] - How Troy got into finance and trading
• [06:57] - Market Wizards
• [10:15] - Risk vs. reward
• [13:53] - Tokyo culture shock
• [19:56] - The prop life
• [24:27] - Launching Wall Street Bound
• [27:44] - Making connections
• [32:22] - Behavioral traits
• [38:36] - Sparking interest in financial services

Troy Prince is a Wall Street veteran with more than 20 years’ experience and extensive buy and sell side trading experience at premier U.S and International firms. He also has spent five years as an angel investor in Vietnam.

Noting the persistent lack of diversity in the front offices of Wall Street and the abundance of hungry and available urban talent, he has had the idea for Wall Street Bound for more than 15 years. Troy has spent significant time abroad having lived and worked in five countries, speaks four languages and brings the full breadth of his experience home with him in his mission to connect typically overlooked urban talent with the capital markets and access to capital.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Market Wizards

Troy Prince is a Wall Street veteran with more than 20 years’ experience and extensive buy and sell side trading experience at premier U.S and International firms. He also has spent five years as an angel investor in Vietnam.

Noting the persistent lack of diversity in the front offices of Wall Street and the abundance of hungry and available urban talent, he has had the idea for Wall Street Bound for more than 15 years. Troy has spent significant time abroad having lived and worked in five countries, speaks four languages and brings the full breadth of his experience home with him in his mission to connect typically overlooked urban talent with the capital markets and access to capital.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

They round things out with a discussion on summer trades. Every summer has a different flow from the other seasons, but with a pandemic, things are going to look even weirder than usual. Jack and Dan share how they’re trading this summer and offer tips, strategies, and timing. 

• [00:15] - This week: Jack & Dan
• [01:29] - What makes Tesla unique
• [10:42] - Visionaries of marketing
• [17:27] - Summer trades
• [22:11] - Time frames for ES futures
• [32:01] - Trading as a living

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Matt joined Jack and Dan to talk about the discipline it takes to trade live as well as the qualities to hone for greater trading longevity. Listen to learn more about how social media is changing the trading game.

• [01:31] - This week: Matt Miller
• [03:14] - Interview with Matt Miller
• [03:51] - How Matt got into trading futures
• [08:54] - Live streaming trades
• [15:06] - Delta trading
• [23:31] - Turning Beginners Into Experts
• [30:48] - Preserving capital
• [33:18] - Daily perspective
• [37:46] - Jack's conspiracy dungeon

Matt Miller is a streamer and trader focusing on NQ and ES futures. He hosts a free public group chat as well as a free educational and entertainment YouTube channel, Trades by Matt, for all things futures trading.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Casey joined Jack and Dan to share his morning routines as well as his daily processes to ensure success. He also shares his thoughts on what’s happening with the Robinhood app and how he is teaching his 20-year-old daughter to be a strong trader as a skill for life. Listen for Casey’s tips and check out his podcast and newsletter.

• [00:44] - This week: Casey Stubbs
• [02:35] - Interview with Casey Stubbs
• [03:47] - How Casey got interested in markets
• [07:20] - Preferred assets & strategies
• [09:14] - New traders gaining access
• [14:06] - Founding Trading Strategy Guides
• [18:44] - Models and process
• [25:49] - Student interaction
• [29:27] - The comfort of structured goals
• [32:57] - Military discipline
• [40:07] - The TopStep International Classic

Casey Stubbs is the founder of Trading Strategy Guides along with several other trading related businesses. You can find out more about Casey and his trading book – Ultimate Harmonic Patterns on his website. He has been a business owner and trader for more than 25 years.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

In the US, we do a horrible job of training young people for financial success, let alone how the stock market works. Our guest today, Casey Stubbs, is on a mission to educate the masses on how the market works and how to make the best trades.

Casey joined Jack and Dan to share his morning routines as well as his daily processes to ensure success. He also shares his thoughts on what’s happening with the Robinhood app and how he is teaching his 20-year-old daughter to be a strong trader as a skill for life. Listen for Casey’s tips and check out his podcast and newsletter.

• [00:44] - This week: Casey Stubbs
• [02:35] - Interview with Casey Stubbs
• [03:47] - How Casey got interested in markets
• [07:20] - Preferred assets & strategies
• [09:14] - New traders gaining access
• [14:06] - Founding Trading Strategy Guides
• [18:44] - Models and process
• [25:49] - Student interaction
• [29:27] - The comfort of structured goals
• [32:57] - Military discipline
• [40:07] - The TopStep International Classic

Casey Stubbs is the founder of Trading Strategy Guides along with several other trading related businesses. You can find out more about Casey and his trading book – Ultimate Harmonic Patterns on his website. He has been a business owner and trader for more than 25 years.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

William talked to Jack and Dan about the basics of this form of trading. He discussed how much capital is needed, how the funds work, and even shared a bit about the mysterious vault at the GLD. Listen to learn this new trading avenue.

• [02:07] - This week: William Rhind
• [03:29] - Market reaction
• [04:54] - Interview with William Rhind
• [05:10] - How William came to be the founder and CEO of GraniteShares
• [08:26] - Understanding exchange-traded funds
• [11:04] - The SPDR Gold Trust vault
• [13:11] - Starting an ETF
• [14:39] - Rebalancing technicalities
• [16:09] - Trading vehicles and long-term investments
• [17:44] - The volume spectrum
• [18:59] - Minimum barrier to entry
• [21:06] - Constant leverage
• [25:58] - When crude goes negative
• [28:39] - Identifying losers for XOUT
• [31:46] - Technological disruption
• [35:39] - Research and marketing

William Rhind is the founder of GraniteShares, an independent exchange-traded fund built for investors seeking simple, cost-effective access to differentiated investments. GraniteShares is backed by leading fintech VCs such as Bain Capital Ventures and Clocktower Technologies. Rhind has built and managed businesses in the ETF market for nearly his entire career, and previously was CEO of World Gold Trust Services which is the largest commodity fund in the world.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, sound intimidating, but are just another tool to add to your trading portfolio. These funds trade pretty much the same as a stock but are comprised of many different companies as opposed to just one. William Rhind is the man who pioneered this form of trade and is hitting great success with his company GraniteShares.

William talked to Jack and Dan about the basics of this form of trading. He discussed how much capital is needed, how the funds work, and even shared a bit about the mysterious vault at the GLD. Listen to learn this new trading avenue.

• [02:07] - This week: William Rhind
• [03:29] - Market reaction
• [04:54] - Interview with William Rhind
• [05:10] - How William came to be the founder and CEO of GraniteShares
• [08:26] - Understanding exchange-traded funds
• [11:04] - The SPDR Gold Trust vault
• [13:11] - Starting an ETF
• [14:39] - Rebalancing technicalities
• [16:09] - Trading vehicles and long-term investments
• [17:44] - The volume spectrum
• [18:59] - Minimum barrier to entry
• [21:06] - Constant leverage
• [25:58] - When crude goes negative
• [28:39] - Identifying losers for XOUT
• [31:46] - Technological disruption
• [35:39] - Research and marketing

William Rhind is the founder of GraniteShares, an independent exchange-traded fund built for investors seeking simple, cost-effective access to differentiated investments. GraniteShares is backed by leading fintech VCs such as Bain Capital Ventures and Clocktower Technologies. Rhind has built and managed businesses in the ETF market for nearly his entire career, and previously was CEO of World Gold Trust Services which is the largest commodity fund in the world.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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Next, we’ll take a look at the current state of the market and make some forecasts on the month ahead. Listen in and check out John’s article for more.

• [00:30] - This week: John Doherty
• [03:02] - Onboarding funded traders
• [04:18] - Market reaction
• [06:13] - Interview with John Doherty
• [06:13] - John's trading background
• [08:03] - Identifying support & resistance levels
• [17:00] - Point of control
• [20:32] - Determining if a level is support or resistance
• [25:30] - Looking at the months ahead
• [38:30] - Fed predictions

John Doherty is a Chicago native and 15-year veteran of the trading industry. He spent his formative years on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade before heading "upstairs" to tackle screen trading. John provides daily market commentary and trending news to the TopstepTrader blog and is a contributor to the Market Forecast morning broadcast.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Dr. Menaker discussed what the difference is between feelings and emotions – words we use interchangeably but mean different things. He has some great tips for day traders interested in micro-contracts and also talked about what he calls your “inner market.” Listen to get in touch with your inner market.

• [02:42] - This week: Dr. Andrew Menaker
• [04:34] - Interview with Dr. Andrew Menaker
• [07:38] - Institutional bank trader vs. retail client
• [10:28] - Market psychology
• [13:48] - Overcoming emotional biases
• [17:26] - Trading Holy Grails
• [18:51] - Micro contracts
• [25:09] - The difference between emotions and feelings
• [29:58] - The inner market

A licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD and extensive experience in performance enhancement techniques, Dr. Andrew Menaker has been a high performance coach for traders, portfolio managers and executives at banks, hedge funds and proprietary trading firms since 1995. His clients are among the top professional traders in the world. 

Andrew’s approach effectively translates recent neuroscience research into actionable steps that improve performance. He uses a variety of methods to change one’s response to risk and opportunity, using emotion as a source of information and understanding unconscious motivations. He addresses the mind-body connection, so may include biofeedback, as well as assisting clients in creative and intuitive development.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you...]]>We’ve been saying this for months now, but people are feeling a lot of uncertainty with the current market and don’t even know where to begin. This week on Limit Up! Jack and Dan brought in psychologist Dr. Andrew Menaker to offer advice on dealing with this turbulence from a mental standpoint.

Dr. Menaker discussed what the difference is between feelings and emotions – words we use interchangeably but mean different things. He has some great tips for day traders interested in micro-contracts and also talked about what he calls your “inner market.” Listen to get in touch with your inner market.

• [02:42] - This week: Dr. Andrew Menaker
• [04:34] - Interview with Dr. Andrew Menaker
• [07:38] - Institutional bank trader vs. retail client
• [10:28] - Market psychology
• [13:48] - Overcoming emotional biases
• [17:26] - Trading Holy Grails
• [18:51] - Micro contracts
• [25:09] - The difference between emotions and feelings
• [29:58] - The inner market

A licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD and extensive experience in performance enhancement techniques, Dr. Andrew Menaker has been a high performance coach for traders, portfolio managers and executives at banks, hedge funds and proprietary trading firms since 1995. His clients are among the top professional traders in the world. 

Andrew’s approach effectively translates recent neuroscience research into actionable steps that improve performance. He uses a variety of methods to change one’s response to risk and opportunity, using emotion as a source of information and understanding unconscious motivations. He addresses the mind-body connection, so may include biofeedback, as well as assisting clients in creative and intuitive development.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

This week on Limit Up! we’re joined by TopstepTrader’s very own founder and Chief Visionary Officer Michael Patak. Michael chatted with Jack and Dan about why retail trades are suddenly so lucrative as well as some strategies he employs to trade successfully. Stay tuned for reflections on the market and a discussion on what’s going on with Boeing and Hertz.

• [00:40] - This week: Michael Patak
• [01:33] - Market Reaction
• [04:43] - Interview with Michael Patak
• [04:43] - Crypto renaissance
• [07:49] - Retail wash-out
• [11:21] - Pros and cons of asset classes for retail traders
• [27:08] - Let the trade play out
• [29:50] - Getting into a more sophisticated class or product
• [32:50] - Order flow and range
• [36:16] - Level acceptance
• [41:03] - The other side of the trade
• [43:35] - Baptism by fire

Michael Patak is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of TopstepTrader and the Co-Founder of mobile trading platform BLUECHXP. Prior to founding TopstepTrader, Michael was a trader for several years.  In 2015 he was a semi-finalist and in 2016 a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked TopstepTrader No. 1,261 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000. You can find Michael on his own Instagram and he makes frequent appearances on the TopstepTrader Instagram account.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a...]]>Since its heyday in the 80s, retail trading hasn’t been hugely popular. But now, especially in the last two months of market fluctuations, retail trading seems to be entering a new golden age. It wasn’t even the pandemic that got this ball rolling, Younger generations have been dipping their toes in the industry ever since the boom of crypto.

This week on Limit Up! we’re joined by TopstepTrader’s very own founder and Chief Visionary Officer Michael Patak. Michael chatted with Jack and Dan about why retail trades are suddenly so lucrative as well as some strategies he employs to trade successfully. Stay tuned for reflections on the market and a discussion on what’s going on with Boeing and Hertz.

• [00:40] - This week: Michael Patak
• [01:33] - Market Reaction
• [04:43] - Interview with Michael Patak
• [04:43] - Crypto renaissance
• [07:49] - Retail wash-out
• [11:21] - Pros and cons of asset classes for retail traders
• [27:08] - Let the trade play out
• [29:50] - Getting into a more sophisticated class or product
• [32:50] - Order flow and range
• [36:16] - Level acceptance
• [41:03] - The other side of the trade
• [43:35] - Baptism by fire

Michael Patak is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of TopstepTrader and the Co-Founder of mobile trading platform BLUECHXP. Prior to founding TopstepTrader, Michael was a trader for several years.  In 2015 he was a semi-finalist and in 2016 a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked TopstepTrader No. 1,261 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000. You can find Michael on his own Instagram and he makes frequent appearances on the TopstepTrader Instagram account.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Enter into the picture, SharkIndicators, a software development company dedicated to creating software tools for retail traders. Jeremy Tang and Zac White co-founded SharkIndicators and are our guests on this week’s episode of Limit Up!

They explain how mistakes they made as traders informed the development of their software products Blackbird and Bloodhound, which allow retail traders a choose-your-own-adventure approach to how much automation they want to use in their trades. Listen in to learn what goes into the trading software development process.

• [02:07] - This week: Jeremy Tang and Zac White
• [03:15] - Market Reaction
• [11:51] - Interview with Jeremy Tang and Zac White
• [12:53] - How things got started with BloodHound
• [18:35] - Born out of frustration
• [21:54] - The importance of keeping up
• [23:59] - Real-time adjustments
• [28:21] - SharkIndicators Training Workshops
• [34:57] - Man vs. Computer
• [40:32] - Confidence-building tools
• [43:30] - Quantum computing
• [47:17] - Human discretion
• [55:32] - The Josh Powell Foundation

Jeremy Tang is the founder of SharkIndicators and Chief Architect of BloodHound and BlackBird; revolutionary trading software that allows traders to model their trade management rules and systems without coding, providing complete control and clear precise signals.

With over 20 years of combined software development and trading experience, Jeremy is a rare breed. Jeremy’s company, SharkIndicators, is the result of his expertise, passion and devotion to the betterment of retail traders. His primary mission is to arm retail traders with the same power and technology once only privy to that of deep pocketed hedge funds.

Zac White is a co-founder and Product Specialist with SharkIndicators. He brings nearly 20 years of trading experience and a wide technical background consisting of civil engineering, software programming, and IT logistics to the table. Zac has assisted countless traders to model their trading systems, allowing them to backtest and auto-trade their systems. Zac runs the weekly training workshops for BloodHound and BlackBird, helping traders get the most out of these powerful tools.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at...]]>Everything in the trading industry is moving at warp speed right now with more uncertainty than we’ve seen since 1987. With emotions running high, this is a breeding ground for human error. The big firms all have software development teams that help automate parts of the trading process to make life easier for their traders. But what about the little guys, the retail traders who can’t necessarily afford the splashy tools?

Enter into the picture, SharkIndicators, a software development company dedicated to creating software tools for retail traders. Jeremy Tang and Zac White co-founded SharkIndicators and are our guests on this week’s episode of Limit Up!

They explain how mistakes they made as traders informed the development of their software products Blackbird and Bloodhound, which allow retail traders a choose-your-own-adventure approach to how much automation they want to use in their trades. Listen in to learn what goes into the trading software development process.

• [02:07] - This week: Jeremy Tang and Zac White
• [03:15] - Market Reaction
• [11:51] - Interview with Jeremy Tang and Zac White
• [12:53] - How things got started with BloodHound
• [18:35] - Born out of frustration
• [21:54] - The importance of keeping up
• [23:59] - Real-time adjustments
• [28:21] - SharkIndicators Training Workshops
• [34:57] - Man vs. Computer
• [40:32] - Confidence-building tools
• [43:30] - Quantum computing
• [47:17] - Human discretion
• [55:32] - The Josh Powell Foundation

Jeremy Tang is the founder of SharkIndicators and Chief Architect of BloodHound and BlackBird; revolutionary trading software that allows traders to model their trade management rules and systems without coding, providing complete control and clear precise signals.

With over 20 years of combined software development and trading experience, Jeremy is a rare breed. Jeremy’s company, SharkIndicators, is the result of his expertise, passion and devotion to the betterment of retail traders. His primary mission is to arm retail traders with the same power and technology once only privy to that of deep pocketed hedge funds.

Zac White is a co-founder and Product Specialist with SharkIndicators. He brings nearly 20 years of trading experience and a wide technical background consisting of civil engineering, software programming, and IT logistics to the table. Zac has assisted countless traders to model their trading systems, allowing them to backtest and auto-trade their systems. Zac runs the weekly training workshops for BloodHound and BlackBird, helping traders get the most out of these powerful tools.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Jack and Dan spoke to Kirk du Plessis of Option Alpha to find out how it’s going for options trading. Kirk has noticed that the current volatility is attracting passive investors lured in by the bullish trap. But it’s important to remember that no one, not even Warren Buffet, is immune to big losses. He shares his tips for making trades while staying protected during a prolonged period of uncertainty.

• [00:53] - This week: Kirk Du Plessis
• [01:21] - Market Reaction
• [10:15] - Interview with Kirk Du Plessis
• [11:44] - How Kirk got into finance
• [14:49] - Directional bias
• [16:30] - Delta neutral
• [20:22] - Volatility expectations
• [24:23] - What backtesting is meant to be
• [27:56] - Option Alpha
• [32:56] - CQG
• [36:14] - Uptick in retail option trading
• [37:17] - Determining risk
• [48:14] - Election night
• [51:32] - The new normal

Kirk du Plessis is the founder of Option Alpha, an online education and coaching platform for investors interested in learning more about the financial markets and derivative options. Option Alpha provides focused training covering options strategies, risk management, trading psychology, option pricing and portfolio allocation. Check out Option Alpha’s resources.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by...]]>After two months of huge declines, the market has seen some slight rallies in the last few weeks. Not enough that we would say we’re out of the woods, but enough to offer some hope for freaked out traders everywhere.

On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Jack and Dan spoke to Kirk du Plessis of Option Alpha to find out how it’s going for options trading. Kirk has noticed that the current volatility is attracting passive investors lured in by the bullish trap. But it’s important to remember that no one, not even Warren Buffet, is immune to big losses. He shares his tips for making trades while staying protected during a prolonged period of uncertainty.

• [00:53] - This week: Kirk Du Plessis
• [01:21] - Market Reaction
• [10:15] - Interview with Kirk Du Plessis
• [11:44] - How Kirk got into finance
• [14:49] - Directional bias
• [16:30] - Delta neutral
• [20:22] - Volatility expectations
• [24:23] - What backtesting is meant to be
• [27:56] - Option Alpha
• [32:56] - CQG
• [36:14] - Uptick in retail option trading
• [37:17] - Determining risk
• [48:14] - Election night
• [51:32] - The new normal

Kirk du Plessis is the founder of Option Alpha, an online education and coaching platform for investors interested in learning more about the financial markets and derivative options. Option Alpha provides focused training covering options strategies, risk management, trading psychology, option pricing and portfolio allocation. Check out Option Alpha’s resources.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Anka discusses how she has honed her trading strategy over the years (strategies aren’t static, they evolve) and makes a case for patience when it comes to futures. Listen in for her tips and this week’s Market Reactions.

• [02:43] - This week: Anka Metcalf
• [03:36] - Market reaction
• [08:00] - Visit Topstep on YouTube
• [08:38] - Interview with Anka Metcalf
• [10:16] - Trade all day
• [12:44] - Trading the doldrums
• [14:33] - Asymmetric targets
• [17:41] - Equity indices futures
• [21:55] - Are earnings already factored in?
• [26:48] - The quest for leverage
• [33:34] - Coaching and mentorship
• [41:24] - The formula for recession

Anka Metcalf has been active in the day trading and investing arena as an independent professional trader since 2003. Prior to becoming an independent professional trader, she had worked in investment banking for 10+ years. She trades equities and futures. Over the years she has designed and created a unique and highly successful, simple and easy to follow trading system based on price support and resistance levels, coordinated with trigger times, chart synchronicity, and a proprietary set of rules that enable her and her traders to be very selective, patient and find high odds trades with ease and laser sharp precision. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in With 30 million and counting on unemployment thanks to our friend COVID-19, now more than ever it’s imperative to have a recession-proof skill. Just ask our guest today Anka Metcalf. Anka is a day trade veteran who also coaches and provides education at her website Trade Out Loud. Today she’s talking to Jack and Dan about what it’s like trading on the futures market.

Anka discusses how she has honed her trading strategy over the years (strategies aren’t static, they evolve) and makes a case for patience when it comes to futures. Listen in for her tips and this week’s Market Reactions.

• [02:43] - This week: Anka Metcalf
• [03:36] - Market reaction
• [08:00] - Visit Topstep on YouTube
• [08:38] - Interview with Anka Metcalf
• [10:16] - Trade all day
• [12:44] - Trading the doldrums
• [14:33] - Asymmetric targets
• [17:41] - Equity indices futures
• [21:55] - Are earnings already factored in?
• [26:48] - The quest for leverage
• [33:34] - Coaching and mentorship
• [41:24] - The formula for recession

Anka Metcalf has been active in the day trading and investing arena as an independent professional trader since 2003. Prior to becoming an independent professional trader, she had worked in investment banking for 10+ years. She trades equities and futures. Over the years she has designed and created a unique and highly successful, simple and easy to follow trading system based on price support and resistance levels, coordinated with trigger times, chart synchronicity, and a proprietary set of rules that enable her and her traders to be very selective, patient and find high odds trades with ease and laser sharp precision. 

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Today, Sean’s company provides trading software and education with a neuroscience twist. Through daily cognitive exercises, traders strengthen their brains to help them make better trades. Sean dropped by Limit Up! to discuss how managing emotions, positive affirmations, and pattern recognition can help traders level up their game.

Tune in to find out how cognitive neuroscience can help you be a better trader.

• [00:50] - This week: Sean Kozak
• [02:15] - Market Reaction
• [10:24] - Interview with Sean Kozak
• [12:08] - How Sean got started with trading
• [15:31] - Adapting to risk management
• [22:37] - Incorporating neuroscience into trading performance
• [32:57] - Transitioning from simulation to real money
• [38:48] - Developing strategies with edge
• [46:06] - Learning the temperment of a market
• [49:06] - NeuroStreet VIP Black Belt Program

Sean Kozak, President of NeuroStreet Trading Academy, is a global assets trader specializing in technical strategies for day and swing trading. His passion for trading influenced him to develop comprehensive software products and training programs designed to teach others.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Aaron has a really interesting background. He was in the Navy and he studied engineering. He’s a perfect example of how traders can come from any background – finance and economics aren’t the only options.

Aaron, Jack, and Dan discuss how quarantine has affected trading and the importance of thinking macro, but trading micro.

• [00:15] - This week: Aaron Gose
• [00:29] - Market Reaction
• [10:35] - Interview with Aaron Gose
• [12:17] - How Aaron got started with trading
• [19:23] - Seeing the big picture with the eye of an engineer
• [22:39] - Navy discipline
• [27:58] - Adjusting to isolation
• [31:17] - Founding WingTrades
• [36:30] - See profit, take profit
• [42:36] - Ignoring the news
• [45:33] - Truck full of precious metals
• [47:35] - Best safe haven

Aaron Gose is Co-Founder and COO at Wingtrades.com. He has 7+ years of experience trading futures, options, physical commodities, and cryptocurrency. Aaron helps the Wingtrades community develop options and crypto trading strategies as well as much of the behind the scenes work to ensure that everything is running smoothly for staff and members alike.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

No one ever thought it was possible for oil to go negative…but here we are. This week we’re talking about the craziness of what’s happening to oil before moving to an interview with Aaron Gose of Wingtrades.

Aaron has a really interesting background. He was in the Navy and he studied engineering. He’s a perfect example of how traders can come from any background – finance and economics aren’t the only options.

Aaron, Jack, and Dan discuss how quarantine has affected trading and the importance of thinking macro, but trading micro.

• [00:15] - This week: Aaron Gose
• [00:29] - Market Reaction
• [10:35] - Interview with Aaron Gose
• [12:17] - How Aaron got started with trading
• [19:23] - Seeing the big picture with the eye of an engineer
• [22:39] - Navy discipline
• [27:58] - Adjusting to isolation
• [31:17] - Founding WingTrades
• [36:30] - See profit, take profit
• [42:36] - Ignoring the news
• [45:33] - Truck full of precious metals
• [47:35] - Best safe haven

Aaron Gose is Co-Founder and COO at Wingtrades.com. He has 7+ years of experience trading futures, options, physical commodities, and cryptocurrency. Aaron helps the Wingtrades community develop options and crypto trading strategies as well as much of the behind the scenes work to ensure that everything is running smoothly for staff and members alike.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Jerremy is the definition of a hustler and his story will inspire all the self-taught traders out there. Listen in as Jerremy talks about the movies that have made a huge impact on his trading career, why he thinks 1987 is about to play out all over again, and how working from home will shift our mindsets on work-life balance for the better. This one’s not to be missed!

• [00:15] - This week: Jerremy Newsome
• [02:13] - Market Reaction
• [07:03] - Interview with Jerremy Newsome
• [08:51] - Balancing the trading lifestyle
• [12:08] - Huge structural moves
• [14:32] - Risk management adjustments
• [22:02] - Trading lessons from the movies
• [30:15] - Understanding options
• [35:49] - Focus on the process
• [40:04] - The Dunning-Kruger effect
• [43:13] - Multiple mentors

Over the last 6 years, Jerremy Newsome has built a reputation as one of the foremost pioneers in ‘fiscal therapy.’ His vigor and drive for helping communities, families, and individuals grow their financial literacy is second to none. Jerremy was able to create and launch a company called Real Life Trading back in November 2014. This starting point has allowed him to assist and enrich tens of thousands of lives while also growing the company organically to a seven-figure business.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Every trader’s story is unique. Not every trader comes up the traditional route through banks or other firms. One such person is Jerremy Newsome of Real Life Trading. Jerremy has one of the best trading origin stories we’ve ever heard. He dropped in to Limit Up! today to share how the movie Forrest Gump changed his life and chatted about the strategies he’s using to trade during these times of uncertainty.

Jerremy is the definition of a hustler and his story will inspire all the self-taught traders out there. Listen in as Jerremy talks about the movies that have made a huge impact on his trading career, why he thinks 1987 is about to play out all over again, and how working from home will shift our mindsets on work-life balance for the better. This one’s not to be missed!

• [00:15] - This week: Jerremy Newsome
• [02:13] - Market Reaction
• [07:03] - Interview with Jerremy Newsome
• [08:51] - Balancing the trading lifestyle
• [12:08] - Huge structural moves
• [14:32] - Risk management adjustments
• [22:02] - Trading lessons from the movies
• [30:15] - Understanding options
• [35:49] - Focus on the process
• [40:04] - The Dunning-Kruger effect
• [43:13] - Multiple mentors

Over the last 6 years, Jerremy Newsome has built a reputation as one of the foremost pioneers in ‘fiscal therapy.’ His vigor and drive for helping communities, families, and individuals grow their financial literacy is second to none. Jerremy was able to create and launch a company called Real Life Trading back in November 2014. This starting point has allowed him to assist and enrich tens of thousands of lives while also growing the company organically to a seven-figure business.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Rich shared with us why it’s imperative to drop down to your core strengths and retrain your brain to encourage good habits. There’s a lot in this episode that is applicable to your personal life as well as your trading life so be sure to take some notes!

• [00:15] - This week: Richard Friesen
• [03:55] - Market Reaction
• [06:22] - Interview with Richard Friesen
• [07:14] - Rapid changes and shifts
• [15:20] - Creating new habits
• [19:22] - Mental games
• [24:55] - Market mood
• [31:02] - Experimenting in the new paradigm
• [36:19] - The Golden Keys
• [42:06] - Creating vision
• [47:13] - Comfort in the struggle

Rich Friesen works with financial professionals, independent traders, business leaders and entrepreneurs who want to expand their mental game to make more consistent profits. With in depth experience as a broker, floor trader, financial software developer and entrepreneur, he brings concrete real world experience to his clients.

Rich founded Trade Management LLC, one of the most consistently profitable options and equity trading firms on the floor of the PSE. He created a way to visualize option values that enabled his floor traders to instantly execute trading opportunities.

Rich holds a B.A. in Philosophy, a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute in San Francisco along with Master’s certification in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). His background in psychology has been instrumental in his development of his Mind Muscles™ training programs that supports the financial and business community.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or...]]>A big issue for many traders right now is deciding whether to cash in on the opportunity inherent in the current market, or to be more conservative and sit this one out. If you’ve been wondering about the psychology of trading and how that plays into current decision making, Rich Friesen of Mind Muscles for Traders is here with a host of techniques to help you keep your head on straight.

Rich shared with us why it’s imperative to drop down to your core strengths and retrain your brain to encourage good habits. There’s a lot in this episode that is applicable to your personal life as well as your trading life so be sure to take some notes!

• [00:15] - This week: Richard Friesen
• [03:55] - Market Reaction
• [06:22] - Interview with Richard Friesen
• [07:14] - Rapid changes and shifts
• [15:20] - Creating new habits
• [19:22] - Mental games
• [24:55] - Market mood
• [31:02] - Experimenting in the new paradigm
• [36:19] - The Golden Keys
• [42:06] - Creating vision
• [47:13] - Comfort in the struggle

Rich Friesen works with financial professionals, independent traders, business leaders and entrepreneurs who want to expand their mental game to make more consistent profits. With in depth experience as a broker, floor trader, financial software developer and entrepreneur, he brings concrete real world experience to his clients.

Rich founded Trade Management LLC, one of the most consistently profitable options and equity trading firms on the floor of the PSE. He created a way to visualize option values that enabled his floor traders to instantly execute trading opportunities.

Rich holds a B.A. in Philosophy, a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute in San Francisco along with Master’s certification in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). His background in psychology has been instrumental in his development of his Mind Muscles™ training programs that supports the financial and business community.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Even when markets aren’t on a roller coaster ride, it’s good practice to rely on diversified tools as opposed to changing your strategy to fit market whims. Tim Racette, a trader with Eminimind, does both swing trading and day trading. This approach has allowed him to ride the waves while still making a profit.

Tim joined Jack and Dan for a discussion on the benefits of swing trading, why it’s crucial to keep a positive mindset, and why trading is a long game…not a get rich quick scheme. Listen to insights on different ways to manage the current volatility.

• [00:15] - This week: Tim Racette
• [01:38] - Market reaction
• [07:54] - Interview with Tim Racette
• [08:26] - How Tim started EminiMind
• [09:51] - Ignore the floor
• [11:12] - Design studies
• [12:24] - Migrating between swing and day trading
• [19:51] - Emotion-driven markets
• [24:04] - Position size
• [25:55] - Make trading work with your lifestyle
• [29:55] - Reading order flow
• [32:06] - The distilled philosophy of EminiMind
• [38:17] - Pain is good
• [42:19] - Accepting risk
• [47:39] - What Tim loves most about trading
• [50:23] - Topstep Quarantine Diaries

Tim Racette is a trader and the founder of Eminimind.com. On Eminimind, Tim offers education and tips so that learners can become successful, full-time traders.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

“When we get into these very emotion-driven markets like this. You have to buy the rumor, sell the news.” – Tim Racette

Even when markets aren’t on a roller coaster ride, it’s good practice to rely on diversified tools as opposed to changing your strategy to fit market whims. Tim Racette, a trader with Eminimind, does both swing trading and day trading. This approach has allowed him to ride the waves while still making a profit.

Tim joined Jack and Dan for a discussion on the benefits of swing trading, why it’s crucial to keep a positive mindset, and why trading is a long game…not a get rich quick scheme. Listen to insights on different ways to manage the current volatility.

• [00:15] - This week: Tim Racette
• [01:38] - Market reaction
• [07:54] - Interview with Tim Racette
• [08:26] - How Tim started EminiMind
• [09:51] - Ignore the floor
• [11:12] - Design studies
• [12:24] - Migrating between swing and day trading
• [19:51] - Emotion-driven markets
• [24:04] - Position size
• [25:55] - Make trading work with your lifestyle
• [29:55] - Reading order flow
• [32:06] - The distilled philosophy of EminiMind
• [38:17] - Pain is good
• [42:19] - Accepting risk
• [47:39] - What Tim loves most about trading
• [50:23] - Topstep Quarantine Diaries

Tim Racette is a trader and the founder of Eminimind.com. On Eminimind, Tim offers education and tips so that learners can become successful, full-time traders.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

With things changing by the minute, it’s almost impossible to properly manage risk doing day trades. Instead, Peter encourages traders to think like investors and trade with the long game in mind. He explains a bit about his company, Jigsaw Trading, and how it can help traders learn the skills necessary to make it amidst instability. Peter also has some knowledge to drop on all the newbie traders out there: don’t try to make trading fit you. Tune in for more!

• [00:53] - This week: Peter Davies
• [03:54] - Market reaction
• [09:46] - Interview with Peter Davies
• [09:59] - How Peter got into the industry
• [16:16] - How Jigsaw Trading has adjusted over time
• [20:11] - Looking for certainty
• [26:32] - Calling the bottom
• [30:48] - Tools & education at Jigsaw Trading
• [39:51] - Ideal markets for every personality type
• [44:54] - Preserving capital
• [49:58] - Bringing back the market makers
• [56:11] - Don't make trading try to fit you
• [58:17] - Topstep Quarantine Diaries

Peter Davies is the founder and CEO of Jigsaw Trading. Jigsaw aims to educate new traders and make their order flow process seamless. Find out more: https://www.jigsawtrading.com/

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

The market is so volatile, we’ve run out of synonyms for volatile. But Peter Davies, CEO of Jigsaw Trading, reminds us that we’ve been here before. The market is cyclical and will rebound eventually.

With things changing by the minute, it’s almost impossible to properly manage risk doing day trades. Instead, Peter encourages traders to think like investors and trade with the long game in mind. He explains a bit about his company, Jigsaw Trading, and how it can help traders learn the skills necessary to make it amidst instability. Peter also has some knowledge to drop on all the newbie traders out there: don’t try to make trading fit you. Tune in for more!

• [00:53] - This week: Peter Davies
• [03:54] - Market reaction
• [09:46] - Interview with Peter Davies
• [09:59] - How Peter got into the industry
• [16:16] - How Jigsaw Trading has adjusted over time
• [20:11] - Looking for certainty
• [26:32] - Calling the bottom
• [30:48] - Tools & education at Jigsaw Trading
• [39:51] - Ideal markets for every personality type
• [44:54] - Preserving capital
• [49:58] - Bringing back the market makers
• [56:11] - Don't make trading try to fit you
• [58:17] - Topstep Quarantine Diaries

Peter Davies is the founder and CEO of Jigsaw Trading. Jigsaw aims to educate new traders and make their order flow process seamless. Find out more: https://www.jigsawtrading.com/

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

John talks us through the differences between what we’re seeing now versus what happened in 1987 and 2008. He also talks about why the market is always worse right before it turns and shares a story of humility and hope for anyone that’s ever made a big mistake.

If you’re worried right now, take John’s advice to heart: stay in the game.

• [00:16] - This week: John Zumpano
• [02:14] - Interview with John Zumpano
• [02:28] - What got John into the industry?
• [10:49] - The market is always worth trading
• [14:17] - Understanding your appetite for risk
• [17:56] - Improving execution time with hardware
• [22:48] - Transitioning to new technology
• [29:22] - Irrational moves
• [33:08] - Be confident in your levels
• [39:09] - Wild times
• [44:55] - Stay in the game

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Today on Limit Up! George discusses his roots growing up as an immigrant and how that affected his mindset. George also talks about ways you can increase your mental capital as well as the benefits of community-orientated trading.

• [00:16] - This week: George Papazov
• [03:39] - Visit TopStep on YouTube
• [04:51] - Limit down
• [06:45] - Interview with George Papazov
• [07:55] - George's drive to educate and empower traders
• [15:41] - Blogging on the side
• [16:31] - The dangers of trading alone
• [19:27] - Trading psychology breakthrough
• [26:59] - Mental capital
• [32:05] - Recognizing emotional barriers
• [36:53] - Understanding feedback
• [40:09] - Fostering community at TRADEPRO Academy
• [52:02] - The lost user manual for the brain

George Papazov is the founder and head trader at TRADEPRO Academy. TRADEPRO is focused on educating individuals to be profitable traders and offering community to learn and grow.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Today on Limit Up! Eddie, Jack, and Dan discuss market volatility and advice on when to keep going vs. when to get out. Tune in for practical advice regardless of your trading experience.

Eddie Horn has been with TopstepTrader for almost a decade and, in that time, has been both a market broadcaster and a mindset coach. Eddie works with traders of all stripes to help them make the most of their trading experience at Topstep. Read Eddie’s blog posts to stay up to date.

• [01:38] - This week: Eddie Horn
• [02:55] - Interview with Eddie Horn
• [03:15] - Tumbling oil
• [04:44] - Providing tips, hints, & strategies at TopStep
• [06:11] - Dealing with FOMO
• [09:24] - Is actively trading an account right for me?
• [10:44] - What makes a crude man or woman?
• [16:19] - Finding what works as a beginner
• [18:15] - Simulated accounts versus live money
• [28:47] - Fun numbers about account size
• [34:42] - Advising experienced but struggling traders

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

In this episode of Limit Up! Anne-Marie will be walking Jack and Dan through how to train your mind to be a trader. The key ingredient is to master the management of risk.

Jack and Dan are also excited to announce that Anne-Marie will be bringing her expertise to TopstepTrader. Anne-Marie will be using The Trading Combine® for her own trades so all Topstep customers will be able to watch a master in action.

• [00:16] - This week: Anne-Marie Baiynd
• [00:41] - Market reaction
• [09:58] - Interview with Anne-Marie Baiynd
• [10:54] - The Trading Combine® collaboration
• [14:30] - Blowing out an account
• [21:13] - How Anne-Marie found the work love of her life
• [27:47] - Trained to trade
• [36:02] - Keeping it simple with triangular moving averages
• [41:18] - Bargain hunting
• [44:51] - Separate the process from the outcome
• [48:39] - Control your destiny

Anne-Marie Baiynd is the president and CEO of TheTradingBook.com. Her trading systems combine the proper use of support and resistance, momentum, and moving averages to create a simple, yet highly effective model, boasting greater than 70% accuracy with proper execution, even in volatile markets. She is also the author of The Trading Book, and its companion workbook, The Trading Book Workbook, an accomplished technical trader, trading coach, and group trainer for traders. 

Be sure to follow Anne-Marie @AnneMarieTrades and check out her trading action in Topstep’s Trading Combine®.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, As a trader, you need to be a bargain hunter. That’s according to today’s guest, Anne-Marie Baiynd. Anne-Marie is the president and CEO of TheTradingBook.com and author of The Trading Book: A Complete Solution to Mastering Technical Systems and Trading Psychology; so she knows a thing or two about what makes traders tick.

In this episode of Limit Up! Anne-Marie will be walking Jack and Dan through how to train your mind to be a trader. The key ingredient is to master the management of risk.

Jack and Dan are also excited to announce that Anne-Marie will be bringing her expertise to TopstepTrader. Anne-Marie will be using The Trading Combine® for her own trades so all Topstep customers will be able to watch a master in action.

• [00:16] - This week: Anne-Marie Baiynd
• [00:41] - Market reaction
• [09:58] - Interview with Anne-Marie Baiynd
• [10:54] - The Trading Combine® collaboration
• [14:30] - Blowing out an account
• [21:13] - How Anne-Marie found the work love of her life
• [27:47] - Trained to trade
• [36:02] - Keeping it simple with triangular moving averages
• [41:18] - Bargain hunting
• [44:51] - Separate the process from the outcome
• [48:39] - Control your destiny

Anne-Marie Baiynd is the president and CEO of TheTradingBook.com. Her trading systems combine the proper use of support and resistance, momentum, and moving averages to create a simple, yet highly effective model, boasting greater than 70% accuracy with proper execution, even in volatile markets. She is also the author of The Trading Book, and its companion workbook, The Trading Book Workbook, an accomplished technical trader, trading coach, and group trainer for traders. 

Be sure to follow Anne-Marie @AnneMarieTrades and check out her trading action in Topstep’s Trading Combine®.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

One of the key takeaways from this conversation is to remember that trading is ephemeral. The industry is volatile with explosive highs and stressful lows. But trading and markets will always be there, so if a break is needed, it’s possible to return later or carve out a whole new niche – just look at Jack and Dan. Stay tuned for this week’s MARKet Reaction.

• [01:04] - This week: Matt Murnighan
• [01:49] - Visit TopStep on YouTube
• [04:34] - Interview with Matt Murnighan
• [06:02] - Professional poker and sports betting
• [08:50] - Python is king
• [11:16] - The cost of running a firm
• [16:12] - Mental risk barriers
• [20:05] - Moral hazard
• [22:26] - Proprietary strategies
• [26:26] - Calendar spreads
• [29:07] - Time to get out

Matt Murnighan is a web developer for TopstepTrader and an assistant teacher at Northwestern’s Coding Bootcamp. Matt spent the first eight years of his career as a trader of props and derivatives.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

Jack Pelzer is a co-host of Limit Up! He traded as part of a U.S. Treasury group for 7 years at Chopper Trading and DRW. After leaving the industry, he became a Writing Fellow and Senior Contributing Writer for The Onion. He is now the Head of Content at Topstep.

Dan Hodgman is a co-host of Limit Up! Prior to coming to Topstep Dan traded 30 Yr Treasury Options and Yield Spreads. Before that, he served in the United States Marine Corps where he simultaneously managed his own Futures Account applying the skills he grew up learning from clerking on the trading floor. Now Dan works with the Traders here at Topstep as a Performance Coach as well as being a regular on the Daily Market Recap.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Matt, Jack, and Dan swap stories on each of their different paths that led them to trading. Whether you went to business school, got a spot on the floor, or answered an ad on Craigslist, there are many routes to making trades. Check back next week for Part Two.

• [01:58] - This week: Interview with Matt Murnighan
• [04:05] - Footman
• [05:15] - Getting a job as a prop trader
• [06:54] - Entering the workforce after college
• [09:00] - Becoming interested in trading
• [11:43] - The interview process
• [16:04] - Pay structure
• [18:27] - Night guys and clerks
• [21:48] - Crush options
• [26:37] - Managing a busted options book
• [31:22] - Correlation trading
• [33:49] - The MF Global buzzsaw
• [36:22] - Starting a firm
• [37:53] - Weaving timelines

Matt Murnighan is a web developer for Topstep Trader and an assistant teacher at Northwestern’s Coding Bootcamp. Matt spent the first eight years of his career as a trader of props and derivatives.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep Trader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

Dan Hodgman Sr. discusses how the landscape of trading has changed, how he was able to build a balanced life for himself within the trading industry, and the mentorship that informed his years on the floor. Dan also talks about what risk really means and why you should never think of treasury bonds as money. Listen to the episode for tips and wisdom from a trading veteran.

• [00:16] - This week: Dan Hodgman
• [01:07] - Market reaction
• [04:19] - Interview with Dan Hodgman
• [05:46] - Family trading legacy
• [08:03] - From stockbroker to floor trader
• [10:53] - Trading classes
• [12:17] - What's my risk?
• [15:03] - Sizing down
• [17:59] - Controlling the trade
• [21:58] - Getting back into the game after a big loss
• [25:39] - Winning day mentality
• [27:53] - Statistics & probabilities
• [30:46] - Fortunate opportunities
• [34:54] - Retirement

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by TopstepTrader. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jeff and Dr. Sandor discuss the fundamentals of trading, the process by which Dr. Sandor came up with his revolutionary ideas, what motivated him to work with the American Financial Exchange, and finally, why Dr. Sandor believes American financial markets are the strongest in the world. This is truly a masterclass in trading.

• [00:27] - This week: Dr. Richard Sandor
• [01:08] - Market reaction
• [02:11] - Jeff Carter interview with Dr. Richard Sandor
• [02:43] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget
• [03:29] - The father of financial futures
• [04:09] - The demise of LIBOR
• [09:10] - The rise of AMERIBOR
• [27:09] - Structure of the contract
• [28:46] - Not for amateurs
• [31:53] - Corporate treasurers
• [34:49] - How to get hired at the American Financial Exchange
• [38:40] - Why not retire?
• [40:53] - There are markets in everything

Dr. Richard Sandor is the Father of Financial Futures having pioneered futures trading in the 1970s. Currently, Dr. Sandor is the Chairman and CEO of the American Financial Exchange and is actively working on an alternative to the LIBOR.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Today on Limit Up! we’re talking to a legend in finance. Dr. Richard Sandor is widely known as the Father of Financial Futures, having pioneered futures trading in the 1970s. After decades of accomplishments (check out his Wikipedia page!), Dr. Sandor is back at it trying to revolutionize trading again with the introduction of a LIBOR alternative called AMERIBOR.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jeff and Dr. Sandor discuss the fundamentals of trading, the process by which Dr. Sandor came up with his revolutionary ideas, what motivated him to work with the American Financial Exchange, and finally, why Dr. Sandor believes American financial markets are the strongest in the world. This is truly a masterclass in trading.

• [00:27] - This week: Dr. Richard Sandor
• [01:08] - Market reaction
• [02:11] - Jeff Carter interview with Dr. Richard Sandor
• [02:43] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget
• [03:29] - The father of financial futures
• [04:09] - The demise of LIBOR
• [09:10] - The rise of AMERIBOR
• [27:09] - Structure of the contract
• [28:46] - Not for amateurs
• [31:53] - Corporate treasurers
• [34:49] - How to get hired at the American Financial Exchange
• [38:40] - Why not retire?
• [40:53] - There are markets in everything

Dr. Richard Sandor is the Father of Financial Futures having pioneered futures trading in the 1970s. Currently, Dr. Sandor is the Chairman and CEO of the American Financial Exchange and is actively working on an alternative to the LIBOR.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [01:43] - Market reaction
• [09:07] - Jeff Carter interview with Greg Zuckerman
  • [09:29] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [09:39] - Breaking stories in finance
  • [11:04] - Playing down the middle
  • [15:24] - Finding stories to investigate
  • [18:38] -The Man Who Solved the Market
  • [20:27] - The paradox of Jim Simons
  • [24:32] - Personnel Economics
  • [25:50] - Making predictions
  • [28:10] - Struggling energy providers
  • [28:58] - Getting out into the trenches
  
  

Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal. He writes about big financial trades, hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other investing and business topics. In the past, Greg wrote the "Heard on the Street" column and covered the credit markets for the paper. Check out his new New York Times Bestselling book, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, In an era of fake news and widespread distrust in the media, standard-bearer media organizations like The Wall Street Journal remain a beacon for hard-hitting reporting on what’s going on in finance as well as the world at large. On today’s show, Jeff is talking to Gregory Zuckerman, Special Writer to The Wall Street Journal who focuses on money and investing.

Listen in as Gregory explains his process for finding interesting stories, why successful companies hire people who show potential as opposed to just hiring for open positions, and why some media organizations are booming despite open hostilities. 

If you have a tip for Gregory, you can reach him on Twitter @gzuckerman or via email Gregory.zuckerman@wsj.com

• [01:43] - Market reaction
• [09:07] - Jeff Carter interview with Greg Zuckerman
  • [09:29] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [09:39] - Breaking stories in finance
  • [11:04] - Playing down the middle
  • [15:24] - Finding stories to investigate
  • [18:38] -The Man Who Solved the Market
  • [20:27] - The paradox of Jim Simons
  • [24:32] - Personnel Economics
  • [25:50] - Making predictions
  • [28:10] - Struggling energy providers
  • [28:58] - Getting out into the trenches
  
  

Gregory Zuckerman is a Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal. He writes about big financial trades, hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other investing and business topics. In the past, Greg wrote the "Heard on the Street" column and covered the credit markets for the paper. Check out his new New York Times Bestselling book, The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:16] - This week: Jack, Dan, and John "The Dancing Bear" Doherty
• [02:08] - Lessons of highly effective traders
• [06:09] - Final five listener survey winners announcement!
• [08:30] - Ultra-compulsive commitment
• [11:27] - Process over profits
• [17:34] - Smart Losses
• [22:11] - Assessing risk like a poker player
• [25:54] - Always looking for a good deal
• [29:05] - Confidence not hubris
• [33:59] - Listener survey feedback

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:16] - This week: Brock Connelly
• [00:55] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:12] - Gift certificate winners announcement!
• [02:26] - Jeff Carter interview with Brock Connelly
  • [02:39] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:12] - Digital asset futures at RoundBlock Capital
  • [03:44] - What does an Introducing Broker do?
  • [05:35] - The difference between an IB and a Commodity Trade Advisor
  • [06:31] - Breaking into the floor trading business
  • [10:09] - The gentleman of the hog pit
  • [13:01] - The intrigue of crypto
  • [27:48] - Competing exchanges
  • [30:32] - Contract delivery
  • [37:18] - Becoming a legitimate asset class
  • [40:25] - Tokenizing assets
  • [49:11] - Stupidity bets
  • [50:15] - Brock's worst trade
  • [51:49] - Making the transition to trading crypto
  • [54:50] - Sticking point in the educational process
  • [57:42] - Private equity roll-up
  
  

Brock Connelly is the Founder, CEO, and Head of Brokerage of RoundBlock Capital. RoundBlock is a bitcoin futures brokerage that was born from traditional futures markets. Under Brock’s direction, RoundBlock leverages technology, clearing partnerships, and risk management to encompass a full-service futures brokerage solution.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Crypto has been around for quite a while but there are still many who don’t fully understand how it works or how it will change the industry further down the road. Tokenization has big implications and can potentially become a great equalizer. On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Brock Connelly of RoundBlock Capital is here to explain crypto futures.

Brock shares his advice for traders looking to get into the crypto space and talks about some of the common misconceptions people have about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Listen for Brock’s tips and learn more about his new venture RoundBlock Capital. Stay tuned for this week’s MARKet Reaction.

 

• [00:16] - This week: Brock Connelly
• [00:55] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:12] - Gift certificate winners announcement!
• [02:26] - Jeff Carter interview with Brock Connelly
  • [02:39] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:12] - Digital asset futures at RoundBlock Capital
  • [03:44] - What does an Introducing Broker do?
  • [05:35] - The difference between an IB and a Commodity Trade Advisor
  • [06:31] - Breaking into the floor trading business
  • [10:09] - The gentleman of the hog pit
  • [13:01] - The intrigue of crypto
  • [27:48] - Competing exchanges
  • [30:32] - Contract delivery
  • [37:18] - Becoming a legitimate asset class
  • [40:25] - Tokenizing assets
  • [49:11] - Stupidity bets
  • [50:15] - Brock's worst trade
  • [51:49] - Making the transition to trading crypto
  • [54:50] - Sticking point in the educational process
  • [57:42] - Private equity roll-up
  
  

Brock Connelly is the Founder, CEO, and Head of Brokerage of RoundBlock Capital. RoundBlock is a bitcoin futures brokerage that was born from traditional futures markets. Under Brock’s direction, RoundBlock leverages technology, clearing partnerships, and risk management to encompass a full-service futures brokerage solution.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:36] - This week: John Nyhoff
• [01:17] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:59] - Jeff Carter interview with John Nyhoff
  • [02:10] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:11] - Day to day at the desk
  • [04:03] - Cultivating customers
  • [04:57] - Time horizon for institutional traders
  • [06:10] - Married to the trade
  • [07:25] - Bonus opportunities
  • [08:33] - Falling out of the pit
  • [10:00] - Incorrect trade execution
  • [12:36] - Merc politics
  • [14:18] - Transitioning to a university professor
  • [16:18] - The CME Trading Challenge
  • [20:05] - The value of academic principles
  • [23:53] - The end of LIBOR
  • [26:20] - Making up a good contract
  • [28:09] - Incentive to trade a contract
  • [30:07] - Consolidation across the industry
  • [31:56] - The future of the futures industry
  • [33:59] - Managing risk efficiently
  • [37:18] - Passive investing
    
     
  
  

John Nyhoff is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Lewis University as well as a consultant. Prior to his life in academia, he spent 31 years as a trader on the floor and wrote three books.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Trading is an adrenaline rush. But when that rush starts to feel like a drag, it might be time to look for your next steps. Our guest this week on Limit Up! spent 31 years on the floor before making the transition to academia and private consulting. John Nyhoff, whom Jeff used to trade with on the floor, stopped by to chat about what it’s like to make the leap.

John discusses the adjustment period he underwent just to get used to the amount of free time he’d acquired thanks to school breaks. John also talks to Jeff about his predictions for where the financial market is headed in 2020. 

• [00:36] - This week: John Nyhoff
• [01:17] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:59] - Jeff Carter interview with John Nyhoff
  • [02:10] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:11] - Day to day at the desk
  • [04:03] - Cultivating customers
  • [04:57] - Time horizon for institutional traders
  • [06:10] - Married to the trade
  • [07:25] - Bonus opportunities
  • [08:33] - Falling out of the pit
  • [10:00] - Incorrect trade execution
  • [12:36] - Merc politics
  • [14:18] - Transitioning to a university professor
  • [16:18] - The CME Trading Challenge
  • [20:05] - The value of academic principles
  • [23:53] - The end of LIBOR
  • [26:20] - Making up a good contract
  • [28:09] - Incentive to trade a contract
  • [30:07] - Consolidation across the industry
  • [31:56] - The future of the futures industry
  • [33:59] - Managing risk efficiently
  • [37:18] - Passive investing
    
     
  
  

John Nyhoff is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Lewis University as well as a consultant. Prior to his life in academia, he spent 31 years as a trader on the floor and wrote three books.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:16] - This week: Best of 2019 part two
• [00:41] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:27] - Best of 2019 part two
  • [01:27] - Henry Yoshida: Thoughts on robo-advisors
  • [07:57] - Michael Patak: What is it like working at TopStepTrader?
  • [14:22] - Gary Antonacci: Using dual momentum
  • [18:51] - Pete Mulmat: How Pete trades today
  • [23:49] - Gustavo Razzetti: Getting over the fear of making mistakes
  
  

Want to hear more? Check out the full length episodes!
Episode 85 with Henry Yoshida

Episode 87 with Michael Patak

Episode 93 with Gary Antonacci

Episode 100 with Pete Mulmat

Episode 102 with Gustavo Razzetti

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps...]]>We’re back this week with part two in our Best Of Limit Up! series. Listen to these bite sized nuggets of wisdom from some of the top traders out there to set yourself up for success in 2020 and beyond.

Today’s conversations include topics ranging from finding opportunity after market blowups, how to participate in dual momentum investing, futures trading, how to handle failure, and an enlightening discussion with Michael Patak, the founder of TopstepTrader. Tune in, get inspired, and get trading!

• [00:16] - This week: Best of 2019 part two
• [00:41] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey 
• [01:27] - Best of 2019 part two
  • [01:27] - Henry Yoshida: Thoughts on robo-advisors
  • [07:57] - Michael Patak: What is it like working at TopStepTrader?
  • [14:22] - Gary Antonacci: Using dual momentum
  • [18:51] - Pete Mulmat: How Pete trades today
  • [23:49] - Gustavo Razzetti: Getting over the fear of making mistakes
  
  

Want to hear more? Check out the full length episodes!
Episode 85 with Henry Yoshida

Episode 87 with Michael Patak

Episode 93 with Gary Antonacci

Episode 100 with Pete Mulmat

Episode 102 with Gustavo Razzetti

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:16] - This week: Best of 2019 part one
• [00:41] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey
• [02:21] - Best of 2019 part one
  • [03:28] - Mick Ieronimo: What a trader should do after putting up a large day
  • [09:40] - Ben Lichtenstein: Tools to help harness emotions when trading
  • [14:58] - Tim Racette: Tips for getting back on track after a failure
  • [18:58] - Dan & Hoag: There's always opportunity. Remember to take a break.
  • [23:52] - Dan & Hoag: The importance of geography in the trading pits & The ultimate edge: consistency in your decision-making process
  
  

Want to hear more? Check out the full-length episodes!

Episode 61 with Mick Ieronimo

Episode 65 with Ben Lichtenstein

Episode 67 with Tim Racette

Episode 78

Episode 79

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, The end of the year is all about reflection and that’s what we’re doing for the next two weeks on Limit Up! In 2019 we had a wealth of knowledge shared with us from guests across industries. Listen in for the segments that we think had the most profound advice that you can use as you look to the next year (and decade!) ahead.

Today’s episode features clips from conversations with Mick Ieronimo, Ben Lichtenstein, Tim Racette, and Danny & Hoag. We’re covering everything from maintaining success, managing emotions, maintaining focus, and simple ways to alter your perspective so you see the glass half full. Listen in for this week’s MARKet Reaction and stay tuned for Part 2 in this Best Of series next week.
 

• [00:16] - This week: Best of 2019 part one
• [00:41] - Limit Up! 2019 Listener Survey
• [02:21] - Best of 2019 part one
  • [03:28] - Mick Ieronimo: What a trader should do after putting up a large day
  • [09:40] - Ben Lichtenstein: Tools to help harness emotions when trading
  • [14:58] - Tim Racette: Tips for getting back on track after a failure
  • [18:58] - Dan & Hoag: There's always opportunity. Remember to take a break.
  • [23:52] - Dan & Hoag: The importance of geography in the trading pits & The ultimate edge: consistency in your decision-making process
  
  

Want to hear more? Check out the full-length episodes!

Episode 61 with Mick Ieronimo

Episode 65 with Ben Lichtenstein

Episode 67 with Tim Racette

Episode 78

Episode 79

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:41] - This week: James Koutoulas
• [01:35] - Listener survey
• [02:27] - Market reaction
• [07:31] - Jeff Carter interview with James Koutoulas
  • [08:35] - Futures over equities
  • [09:10] - Screening process
  • [11:59] - Becoming a candidate
  • [13:12] - Qualified eligible participants
  • [15:10] - Getting money out
  • [16:25] - Due diligence
  • [18:04] - Crypto diligence
  • [20:49] - Smarter than the algorithms
  • [22:07] - Commodity Customer Coalition & Corzine
  • [36:21] - Getting CCC off the ground
  • [52:36] - The media angle
  • [54:19] - Non-partisan prosecution
    
     
  
  

James L. Koutoulas, Esq. is the CEO of Typhon Capital Management, which he founded in 2008. Typhon is a deconstructed multi-strategy trading firm, where managers can focus only on trading under an umbrella of unified operations, compliance, and risk management. He co-founded the Commodity Customer Coalition, a non-profit customer advocacy organization, in response to the MF Global bankruptcy. James is the President and lead attorney for the CCC.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to  Limit Up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:29] - This week: David Klusendorf
• [00:49] - Market reaction
• [08:31] - Jeff Carter interview with David Klusendorf
  • [09:09] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [10:45] - How David got into trading
  • [13:37] - Analyzing risk
  • [17:36] - Uncontrollable risk
  • [21:34] - No trade is a trade
  • [25:36] - Institutional risk
  • [30:31] - Mispricing risk
  • [32:43] - Raising hackles
  • [37:22] - Measuring risk in crypto
  • [39:14] - New contracts
  • [41:28] - Trading micros
  • [45:36] - Learning to make a living
  • [51:54] - Dynamite
  
  

David Klusendorf is the Chief Investment Officer and a principal of Typhon Capital Management which he joined in March 2015. David serves on Typhon’s Investment Committee and its Risk Committee. He has been a trader for more than 25 years and is a former basketball player for Loyola University Chicago.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:37] - This week: Keith Morton
• [01:49] - Jeff Carter interview with Keith Morton
  • [01:59] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [02:29] - Prior life as a pit trader
  • [03:52] - Brief, intense, infrequent, and safe
  • [07:50] - Fitness for trading
  • [09:08] - How training is different at Keith's gym
  • [13:58] - Intermittent fasting
  • [18:40] - What to eat and when
  • [20:54] - Discovering SuperSlow
  • [23:30] - Success through failure
  • [24:47] - Separating exercise from recreation
  
  

Keith Morton is a partner at Citywide Superslow, a Chicago area studio specializing in HIIT workouts. After finding his workouts inefficient and ravaging his body, Keith turned to HIIT to stay in shape and minimize stress from his former life as a trader. Come into the studio to find a trainer to help you meet your exercise goals: https://citywidesuperslow.com/

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode]]>When things fall into place and you make a great trade, you feel a rush of exhilaration. However, trades like that don’t happen every day and more often than not you feel the pressure and anxiety inherent in trading with large amounts of money. Keith Morton knows the drill. As a trader in the 80s, he turned to exercise and marathons to manage his stress and stay in shape.

On this week’s episode of Limit Up! Keith talks to Jeff about his new venture Citywide Superslow and how he stays healthy through HIIT workouts and intermittent fasting. If you want to maximize your workouts to minimize stress and impact on your body, you’ll want to listen in for Keith’s advice. 

• [00:37] - This week: Keith Morton
• [01:49] - Jeff Carter interview with Keith Morton
  • [01:59] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [02:29] - Prior life as a pit trader
  • [03:52] - Brief, intense, infrequent, and safe
  • [07:50] - Fitness for trading
  • [09:08] - How training is different at Keith's gym
  • [13:58] - Intermittent fasting
  • [18:40] - What to eat and when
  • [20:54] - Discovering SuperSlow
  • [23:30] - Success through failure
  • [24:47] - Separating exercise from recreation
  
  

Keith Morton is a partner at Citywide Superslow, a Chicago area studio specializing in HIIT workouts. After finding his workouts inefficient and ravaging his body, Keith turned to HIIT to stay in shape and minimize stress from his former life as a trader. Come into the studio to find a trainer to help you meet your exercise goals: https://citywidesuperslow.com/

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

Podcast episode production by Dante32.

• [00:37] - This week: Biju Kulathakal
• [01:37] - Market reaction
• [02:39] - Jeff Carter interview with Biju Kulathakal
  • [02:47] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:28] - Biju's variety of experiences
  • [04:13] - Embedded optionality
  • [06:16] - Catching the wave
  • [08:53] - A platform for structured notes
  • [13:34] - How Halo is different
  • [17:06] - Protection on the downside
  • [26:48] - Inspiration for an elegant solution
  • [33:38] - Private markets
  • [38:12] - Attracting human capital
  • [43:58] - Being a venture capitalist
  • [48:38] - Diversity of pedigree
  • [55:14] - What's next for Halo
  • [56:37] - Getting on the platform
    
     
  
  

Biju Kulathakal is the co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing where he leads the organizational strategy and team. He was one of the early co-founders of Redbox. Additionally, he was a founder and the past Chairman and CEO of Trading Block Holdings, an online brokerage firm specializing in option traders. Biju received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple...]]>In the past, structured note trading was something that was only available to high powered firms or wealthy individuals. A new startup, Halo Investing, is turning that on its head and democratizing structured note trading so that individuals can get a piece of what has become a $3 trillion market. Our guest this week on Limit Up!, Biju Kulathakal, discusses the future of structured note trading and why traders should get in on that now.Biju also talks about his time as a trader and how that helped him on his current path as the CEO of a startup. Stay tuned for this week’s MARKet Reaction.
 

• [00:37] - This week: Biju Kulathakal
• [01:37] - Market reaction
• [02:39] - Jeff Carter interview with Biju Kulathakal
  • [02:47] - Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget 
  • [03:28] - Biju's variety of experiences
  • [04:13] - Embedded optionality
  • [06:16] - Catching the wave
  • [08:53] - A platform for structured notes
  • [13:34] - How Halo is different
  • [17:06] - Protection on the downside
  • [26:48] - Inspiration for an elegant solution
  • [33:38] - Private markets
  • [38:12] - Attracting human capital
  • [43:58] - Being a venture capitalist
  • [48:38] - Diversity of pedigree
  • [55:14] - What's next for Halo
  • [56:37] - Getting on the platform
    
     
  
  

Biju Kulathakal is the co-founder and CEO of Halo Investing where he leads the organizational strategy and team. He was one of the early co-founders of Redbox. Additionally, he was a founder and the past Chairman and CEO of Trading Block Holdings, an online brokerage firm specializing in option traders. Biju received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.

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• [00:45] - This week: Jeff Brown
• [01:34] - Market reaction
• [10:36] - Jeff Carter interview with Jeff Brown
  • [11:03] - Accessing higher education
  • [13:11] - Business school rankings
  • [19:11] - Becoming Dean
  • [20:49] - CFO training ground
  • [24:27] - Thinking differently about graduate education
  • [28:00] - Demolishing barriers with the IMBA program
  • [35:19] - A journey of constant improvement
  
  
• [38:40] - Community Questions
• [42:30] - Jeff Carter interview with Jeff Brown
  • [42:30] - Faculty adaptation
  • [46:30] - Dean life
  • [49:08] - Benefits of international students
  • [56:15] - The Office of Experiential Learning 
    
     
  
  

Jeff Brown is the Dean of the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has been instrumental in launching the university’s world-class iMBA program. Educated at both Harvard and MIT as well as being a professor at the University of Illinois, Jeff has an extensive background in academia. This episode of Limit Up! is hosted by Jeff Carter. Jeff is a general partner at West Loop Ventures. In April of 2007, he co-founded Hyde Park Angels and spearheaded the growth and development of one of the most active angel groups in the United States. He has consulted on the startup of several other angel groups. He is a former independent trader and member of the CME Board of Directors and was part of a small group that transformed CME from an open outcry exchange to the largest electronic exchange in the world. In 1998, CME was worth $182,134,000 in membership enterprise value. Today it’s worth $55 Billion.

Limit Up! is a podcast for traders of all levels brought to you by Topstep. Whether you’re considering a career in trading and don’t know where to start, or you’re a seasoned veteran looking for advice from big names in the financial industry, Limit Up! is your guide. Join us weekly as we discuss the market in all of its volatile glory. Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure/

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Limit up! in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review inJust as the internet has revolutionized trading, it has also changed the landscape of higher education. People need degrees to get desirable jobs, but the cost of an MBA program is rapidly becoming out of reach for all but a few. Jeff Brown, Dean of the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, stopped by to talk to Jeff about the state of higher education and what the future is shaping up to look like.

The two Jeffs discuss how the school’s iMBA program is democratizing access, why you should be wary of college ranking lists, and what drives the price of a degree. Whether you’re thinking of going back to school, have kids heading off, or you’re just interested in higher education, tune in!

 

• [00:45] - This week: Jeff Brown
• [01:34] - Market reaction
• [10:36] - Jeff Carter interview with Jeff Brown
  • [11:03] - Accessing higher education
  • [13:11] - Business school rankings
  • [19:11] - Becoming Dean
  • [20:49] - CFO training ground
  • [24:27] - Thinking differently about graduate education
  • [28:00] - Demolishing barriers with the IMBA program
  • [35:19] - A journey of constant improvement
  
  
• [38:40] - Community Questions
• [42:30] - Jeff Carter interview with Jeff Brown
  • [42:30] - Faculty adaptation
  • [46:30] - Dean life
  • [49:08] - Benefits of international students
  • [56:15] - The Office of Experiential Learning