Disciplined Trading Strategies
Episodes
FOMO in Trading - Summary of Demons
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This one was inspired by many questions I received. In this episode, I break down one of the biggest trading demons we all face — FOMO. I talk about...
That Good Trade May Not Be So Good
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I dive into the trap of judging trades by their results. Sometimes we get rewarded for doing something sloppy, and other times we tak...
Trading Plans Follow Up
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two podcasts ago, I talked about trading plans for the first time in this series. Now, it’s not because trading plans aren’t important — they’...
The PDT Rule Abolished - Likely
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pattern Day Trader Rule essentially prevents people from day trading stocks unless they have a $25,000 balance. This rule was enacted in 2001 and ...
Trading Plans – Just Some Tips
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In all this time, this is Podcast 68, I have not had a full presentation on trading plans. The answer is partly because I just haven’t gotten around...
Timeframes - How The Money Works
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A while back I did a podcast that was simply titled “Time frames” which discussed some of the basics and what you may choose to focus on as a trad...
Risk Management v. Trade Management
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While on one hand this may seem like a fairly basic topic, I get a lot of questions that let me know that a lot of traders are confused about risk man...
Five Biggest Pitfalls for Active Trader-Investors
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry about using one of those “top-five” titles. But that’s what this one is. It’s a new topic to discuss these as a group, but naturally eac...
Helpful Comments to Aspiring Traders
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is an entire category of comments you’re not likely to ever hear when you’re learning to trade. That is because they are unsavory and not th...
Recent False Perceptions
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some recent events and a new DTS Question of the Week email sparked several comments and questions that generated this podcast topic. I don’t want t...
Oh Those Bots... Algos and AI
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While it is not normally the case, this podcast is a takeoff from an hour-long live DTS Educational Event I did last week. The reason I’m doing that...
Markets, Crashes, and Ponzis
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode touches on the importance of understanding market pullbacks/corrections/all-out crashes even though the market is up the majority of time...
A Bigger Picture Look at Price Movement
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most traders are wired to trade a certain way. Everything is a “breakout” to them whether it occurs on a weekly chart or a one minute chart. That ...
More on Trading Psychology
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While I have done an awful lot of podcasts, none are directly titled about psychology. This one says “More on Trading Psychology” because it has b...
Living Through a Pullback
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very timely discussion I think most of you will appreciate. It discusses several things including the different ways that traders can handle...
Strategies v Reading a Chart
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a higher-level discussion that you all may not relate to. If you are new, you may simply tune out as it seems like a bit of an abstract discus...
When Your Hairstylist Is Buying Tesla -A Deeper Look into Technical Analysis
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When your hairstylist is buying Tesla. Is that part of technical analysis? My first for podcasts I discussed why about 6% of the world does not even n...
Trading: Correlation v Causation
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have mentioned these two words in at least one or two other prior podcasts. I received a couple questions about what exactly I mean when I use these...
You Don't Have to Be a Genius
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is actually a great topic. Yes, this is episode 54, and I’m still calling things great topics as if they should’ve been the first thing you h...
Let's Talk About Using Stops
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Note for the faint of heart… A quick word if you are very new. When a trader takes a trade, that trader will always (should always) have a point at ...
Learning From the Internet
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Internet is obviously a very useful tool for many things. But how useful is it in the endeavor to learn special skills, like learning the skill of...
The ONLY 2 Times That Psychology Matters
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You may be curious about the phrasing of the title of this episode. Because it kind of implies that there’s only certain times that psychology matte...
Slippage - An Advanced Talk
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a more advanced talk, at least for a podcast. On the DisciplineTradingStrategies.com website this is on the free stuff page, in the educationa...
Missed Money
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I love this title because it has some different implications depending upon where you are in the trading world. If you’re kind of new you may just b...
Perseverance
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My last podcast was largely technical, at least as technical as you can get in a podcast. It was about understanding some of the concepts and misconce...
The Concept of Trend
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of clichés exist in trading. One of the more common ones is the common-sense notion of following the trend. It is one of the very few good clic...
The Use of Options
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a podcast, this of course will not be a detailed lesson on exactly how to make money from options. However, there will be some great information di...
Overtrading
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the DTS seminar program there is a discussion near the end about pitfalls that new traders may run into. The first pitfall is listed as overtrading...
The Top Fear Explained
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You likely already know that emotions play a big part in trading, no matter how much of a cool cucumber you think you are. And we all know those emoti...
How a Trader Spends Their Time
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you are a new and developing trader, or an experienced trader, the use of your time is a very important facet. And this is one category where ...
The Psychology of Losing
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New traders get knocked out of the game because they don’t take their stops. You probably heard that 5000 times if you spent even one hour researchi...
Excuses
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has two purposes. First it is to set the record straight about what many traders use as excuses for their own poor trading. The list is l...
Rules and Expectations
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When you start listening to this podcast you will hear the actual quote about rules and expectations. That quote actually comes from Mark Douglas, who...
How We Learn as Traders-Humans
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is definitely what I consider to be one of those “soft” topics when it comes to trading. It actually is about the learning process that we go...
Two Comments on Common Sense
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, there are two very different comments about common sense in the markets. We need to draw a very hard line between preparing yourself for exactly ...
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that comes true because someone believes or expects it to come true. This concept is very alive and well in...
Long versus Short
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is about the difference between being “long” stock positions and being “short” stock positions. It’s going to come to you at se...
The Risk Unit
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, this may be a little bit of a boring topic for a podcast. At least to the average person. However, as I have mentioned in some prior podcasts, o...
Patience
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lack of patience is probably one of the greatest trader-killers out there. If that grabs your attention, it should. In my experience, when a trader st...
Learn as a Pro Day ONE
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t let the title fool you, this has great information. If you are going to learn how to trade, there are many pitfalls. There are enough natural ...
Use of Technical Indicators
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
• This is important enough for its own podcast.• Formal definition – from two different sources. • Simple definition.• What is NOT a techni...
The Shocking Way to View the Market
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is short and sweet and to the point. The more complete title should be, “the absolute way you must view the market to make money, which...
What is the Best Setup
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t want to give anything away but some of you who have been listening for a while may be thinking that there is a little sarcasm in the title o...
Management Is More Than Critical
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In almost anything you read or listen to about trading, you will likely read or hear that trade management is important. This is not accurate. Trade m...
Why the Pundits Seem Right
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a section called “Look for the Pitfalls That Stop Most” that is toward the end of the free course that I do for everybody called, Introdu...
Rules You Should Question
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I think this has become one of my favorite small topics to pick on, as I probably mention one or two of these when talking about other topics. I also ...
Is the Market a Random Walk
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the market a random walk? Well, you have to listen to the podcast to get that answer. The answer may surprise you a little bit, but the answer also...
What is Risk
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When a trader says that a trade was “risky”, what exactly does that mean? I hate to say it but in the absence of any other information it means th...
Your Progress as a Trader
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This particular podcast is actually based on an article that I wrote, well, quite a long time ago. But it was one of those that received many comments...
Boring is Best - Ordinary Moves
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a big one to me because it gets at the very heart of what we do as traders/investors and also addresses what is perhaps one of the biggest mis...
A Top Trading Fear - FOMO
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FOMO, in case you have been in an underground shelter for the last 20 years, stands for “Fear of Missing Out” and it is a saying that certainly st...
Self-Improvement Versus...
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The full title is simply too long to be an actual title, but it should be “ should you spend more time on self-analysis and less on technical analys...
The Odds We Have as Traders
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a great topic to me. Of course, what I think is a great topic does not necessarily line up with what new or struggling traders think is a grea...
My Story Helps
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When I say “My Story”, I am referring to how I got involved in trading/investing. I feel that my story may help the average person because it brin...
Trading Timeframes
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Warning! Part of this may be kind of boring to some of you. However, I will get into some discussions that will enlighten even the most sophisticated ...
Proper Mindset
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Proper mindset may seem like a fuzzy topic, but it will get clear once I get into the topic. It encompasses a lot of issues that I truly believe becom...
Structure
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the bigger issues I always face in training somebody new to the market (or someone struggling) is getting them to understand that trading invol...
What to Trade
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you are very new, you may not even understand what the question is regarding “what to trade”. And if you have some experience, you may think th...
My 3-Legged Stool in Trading
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I know the “Three-Legged Stool'' concept has a lot of uses as a metaphor. For a long time however, I’ve used it to describe what people ...
Human Biases in Trading
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Without a question, the biggest disadvantage we have as traders is being human. Along with all the good things come some really bad things for traders...
Some of Your Best Traits May Be Hurting You
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trading or investing in the market is a unique profession. The ability to make a former week’s salary in minutes can have even very educated and dis...
Is Trading Subjective or Objective
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This may sound like a simple question but it is actually quite a complex question and it is also a very important one. Is trading subjective or object...
Those Cookie Cutter Patterns
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I will make this clear again when you begin listening to this podcast but in case you’re wondering what direction this is going to take or what exac...
Precision in Trading is Everything
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am going to bet that this podcast gets fewer downloads than the others. Discipline? Really? What a boring topic. Discipline. It is an important word...
Discipline in Trading
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am going to bet that this podcast gets fewer downloads than the others. Discipline? Really? What a boring topic. Discipline. It is an important word...
4 "Secrets" to Trading-Investing
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The word Secrets is in quotation marks because I tend to make fun of crazy emails that act like trading or investing revolving around some magic formu...
What is Trading?
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t be scared off by the title, this is not a basic question. I have a very specific definition of what trading (that would include investing as l...
What it Means to Keep it Simple
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The title of my series of podcasts is “What Matters in Trading and Investing”. That is the theme. All of the episodes have built on that, and this...
Is Wall Street Rigged?
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A quick Google search in preparation for this podcast said that over half of the public thinks the market is rigged, and a lot more than that dependin...
Making Money with Technical Analysis
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the last couple podcasts, I discussed some of the no-no’s, what not to do. I know that if you are newer to investing or trading, or if you just l...
News You Can Use
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As I said in my last podcast, “Oh Those Fundamentals”, I thought I would start off by explaining some of the common mistakes new traders make in t...
Oh Those Fundamentals
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have so many topics to discuss, it was difficult to pick the first actual podcast episode. The market is slanted against new people in ways you woul...
What to Expect from Disciplined Trading Strategies Podcast
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a brief hello and introduction and what you can expect from the podcast series, "Disciplined Trading Strategies."This is not the typ...