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Send us Fan Mail What do you bring to the charts before you place your first trade? Your preparation, your mood, and the mental baggage from yesterday can all become part of today’s session. In this week’s Trading Psychology Series, I explore Wim Hof breathing as part of my pre-trade routine and share why I use it to feel more present before trading. We look at what happens in the body during the practice, research on reported energy and mental clarity, and the potential value of experiencing a stress response without automatically being overtaken by it. The trading connection is simple: practice noticing feelings, impulses, and urges without letting them decide your next action. This isn’t about competing over breath holds. It’s about exploring a tool that may fit your preparation away from the charts. This episode is educational, not medical advice. Practice only seated or lying down in a safe, dry place—never in or near water, while driving, or as preparation for an underwater breath hold. Do not combine it with face dunking. New Trading Psychology episodes every Wednesday. Follow Trading Ascension for practical tools to support your personal growth and journey toward profitable day trading. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail You know what’s hurting your trading. Moving your stop. Chasing an entry. Taking another trade when your plan says you’re done. But knowing what needs to change and knowing how to change it are two different things. That’s what it means to be stuck. In this episode of Trading Ascension, we explore how to start changing unhelpful trading habits through a practical framework: change the structure, collect positive evidence of new behavior, and use that evidence to update the story you tell yourself about the trader you are becoming. We’ll explore cognitive dissonance—the discomfort that can arise when your actions conflict with standards you believe in—and the ways we may explain away that conflict instead of addressing it. Then we’ll connect those ideas to trade review, daily actions, and accountability. You’ll learn how to: Use your trading plan and trade data to identify a specific behavior to address.Create structures that make unwanted actions harder and desired actions easier.Recognize and record positive actions—even when the win is simply, “I felt the urge, but I didn’t chase.”Define your future trading self through actions and ways of being—not imagination alone.Bring accountability into your improvement process.This isn’t about finding another strategy or beating yourself up over a difficult session. It’s about working deliberately on the gap between how you intend to trade and how you actually show up. I also share the thinking behind the upcoming Trading Ascension accountability mastermind groups and how to express your interest in joining. Your next step isn’t to fix everything. It’s to identify one pattern and start practicing a different response. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A simple cold-water practice for noticing the inner voice before it drives your next trade. In this episode, I share how face dunking became a way to practice awareness away from the charts. We’ll look at what may be happening during the practice, how I built my own protocol, and how increased awareness of urges and internal commentary can create more choice before you act in the market. This is not about holding your breath longer or pushing through the need to breathe. It’s about building awareness before the market asks for it. New Trading Psychology episodes drop every Wednesday. Follow the show and find me on Instagram for more tools to support your personal growth and journey toward profitable day trading. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Your dedication to day trading can look like passion, hunger, and grit—but when you can’t mentally put trading down, it’s time to examine the relationship you’re building with it. In this episode of Trading Ascension, we explore healthy detachment through trading psychology, spiritual perspectives, and everyday examples. This isn’t about caring less or lowering your ambition. It’s about pursuing success without letting trading take ownership of your attention, emotions, and the rest of your life. You’ll learn five practical tools: close the loop on your trading activities, build a life beyond the charts, become the witness of your thoughts and emotions, capture ideas without getting caught in them, and make peace with your journey. “The problem isn’t that you care about trading. It’s that trading may have become something you can’t mentally put down.” Support the show

Send us Fan Mail One trading mistake does not have to become a slide into the next. In week two of the Trading Psychology series, we explore heart rate variability (HRV), heart-rhythm coherence, and a breathing practice you can bring into your routine. I share the sources that sparked my interest, the HeartMath technique I use, and how this work has helped me create more space between an impulse and my next trading decision. HeartMath tool I use to track and improve my Coherence scores: https://www.heartmath.com/tradingascension Disclosure: This is an affiliate link. I may earn a commission if you purchase through it. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Does telling people your trading goals help you succeed—or can it quietly slow your progress down? In this episode, we explore the research behind public goals, private vision, and accountability. You will learn when sharing a trading goal can create useful commitment, when it can become empty validation, and how to choose whether to stay private, share selectively, or go public. This is not about hiding your ambitions. It is about building the kind of support, structure, and accountability that helps you follow your rules, improve your execution, and become more consistent as a day trader. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail  Your trading decisions begin before the chart—with your state of being. In this first episode of the Trading Psychology Series, we explore how stress, attention, emotion, memory, fatigue, identity, and expectation filter the market you experience. Learn why the same chart can look like opportunity to one trader and danger to another, how goals can become an action filter, and how a simple silence practice can create more space between impulse and execution.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail You know what you should be doing in your trading—but in the moments that matter, something inside you pulls you toward a different decision. In this season-opening episode of the Trading Ascension Podcast, we explore the internal impulses that keep traders stuck: the urge to chase, hesitate, move a stop, take profit too early, revenge trade, force a setup, or abandon the plan completely. This is not about becoming emotionless or finding another shortcut. It is about learning how to recognize the voice that pulls you off your path—and building the ability to choose what serves your trading goals instead. If you are tired of repeating a mistake you already understand, this episode is for you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Tired of great days you can't replicate? This deep dive reveals why consistency = harmony of system + data + conditions. The 5 daily practices that turn inconsistent performers into reliable traders — for almost-there traders, frustrated streakers, and over-thinkers ready for reliable execution.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore why some trading problems can’t be solved from the same level of thinking that created them. Through a simple but powerful framework, we break down what it means to slow down, shift perspective, and build the self-awareness needed for real trading growth. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What if the thing slowing your trading progress isn’t what you think it is? In this episode, we explore the hidden habits that quietly weigh traders down, the traps that keep them from real improvement, and the mindset shift that can change how you approach the market. This one is for the trader who knows they’re capable of more, but can feel something is still off. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overloaded, or like you’re working hard without moving forward, this episode was made for you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When trading pressure hits, your nervous system takes over. Simple trades become defining moments. Choice turns to reaction. This episode breaks down what pressure really is, why it shows up, and gives you a 3-level system to handle overwhelming emotions. For traders who spiral from urgency into avoidable losses — your roadmap to self-respect under weight of the financial market.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail If you're manually managing trades, you ARE your edge — but something keeps destroying it... This episode reveals the hidden filter every profitable trader trains — the one thing that separates emotional noise from clean execution. Backed by psychology research + a trading emotions chart that changes everything... You'll discover: The simple equation controlling what you actually see in the marketsHow to build your filter with "I am" statements + pre-market ritualsThe fast reset that gets you back after every mistakeWhy a solid plan unlocks something deeper... (inner knowing traders chase)For traders feeling lost, dejected, or stuck in cycles — this is your path of least resistance. Key question: Next session, ask yourself: "Is my filter clean?" The truth will change how you trade forever. Listen now. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down why bad trading habits and emotional decisions keep showing up, even when you know better. You’ll learn how triggers, identity, and nervous system responses can pull you off your plan, and what to do instead so you can stop feeding the wrong habits and start trading from a clearer, stronger state. This episode also includes a 7-day challenge to help you get on the path to real trading improvement. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ever blown an account right before payout, overreacted to a losing streak, or suddenly ditched your game plan when things felt "off"? This episode reveals why trading triggers—your nervous system's fast-track to safety—hijack your state of being and sabotage your PnL. Learn the neuroscience behind these outsized reactions, how to spot your personal early-warning signs (body sensations, automatic thoughts), and follow a simple 7-step process to flag triggers, escape the triggered state, and return to clear execution. Support the show