The Art of Trading
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Weathering Market Storms
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As cyclone Alfred approaches the Queensland coast, I reflect on how we can prepare in advance for market uncertainty and volatility and share some use...
Survivorship Bias in Trading
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore Survivorship Bias: what is it, how can it affect our trading, and most importantly - what can we do to avoid it? Zen & ...
Trader Struggles - Consistency
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast series I reflect on challenges traders tell me they're struggling with. In this episode the challenge was "I struggle with sticking to...
Trader Struggles - Patience
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this series I reflect on challenges traders tell me they're struggling with. In this episode the challenge was "I struggle with patience following ...
Treat Your Trading Like A Business
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are many common themes and threads among the world's most successful traders. The self-discipline and self-awareness to conquer the markets and...
Why Traders Fail: The Pareto Principle
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores my theory and ideas around the high failure rate in trading. I don't believe traders fail just because of the technical reasons....
21 Lessons From Jesse Livermore
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Livermore's story is fascinating, and the book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is one of the most memorable books I’ve ever read. In this ep...
It's OK To Do Nothing!
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share my thoughts on trading frequency - should you try to take more trades to make more money, or should you employ a quality over ...
Don't Trade The News!
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share my thoughts on financial media and how it factors in to your trading. I like to refer to financial news as “financial entert...
The Math of Winning
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most traders think that their win percentage is the most important performance statistic of their trading. The relieving truth is this is not the case...
How to Find A Trading Mentor
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scienctific research and the experience of countless successful people has shown that having a mentor to help guide you through a learning journey is ...
5 Reasons Why You Should Backtest
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Backtesting is the most under-utilized secret weapon in trading. It's not a secret because successful traders don’t want you to know about it. All g...
10 Untold Truths About Trading
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are certain elements of trading that don't get mentioned as often as they should because most people who have a trading system or trading course...
The Mystery of Technical Analysis
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once a trader has discovered a profitable approach to trading that suits their personality, their journey does not end there. In fact, that is where t...
The Importance of Consistency
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once a trader has discovered a profitable approach to trading that suits their personality, their journey does not end there. In fact, that is where t...
The Importance of Discipline
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains the importance of developing self-discipline as a trader, and gives some tips and advice on how you can improve this key area of...
What Is Edge?
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on understanding and objectively defining what "edge" is in trading. Zen & The Art of Trading: Courses & Free Content! ...
About Me
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matthew, and I'm the founder of Zen & The Art of Trading. I run the trading blog by the same name, the Yo...