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Welcome to Disciplined Trading Strategies, the podcast where Paul Lange, a seasoned trader with over two decades of experience, reveals the real truths behind successful trading and investing. No more vague market predictions or debates on Fed policies. Paul shares practical strategies that work, dissecting the myths and showing you the power of technical analysis. Whether you're an experienced investor or just starting out, join us as we challenge conventional wisdom and empower you to make informed, disciplined, and successful financial decisions. Subscribe now and unlock your trading potential.
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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 trader. This podcast is a little more advanced and based on constant questions I receive, so I will try to clear up some misconceptions about the differences in time frames and how we make money from the different time frames. If you are very new, by time frames I’m talking about the difference between long-term investing, which may use a weekly or mont...
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 management versus trade management. I have talked specifically about the “risk unit” back in Podcast #35, and a lot of comments in general about trading management back on podcast #25. However, this podcast is devoted to discussing how they tie together and emphasizing how they both are critical for success and perhaps the true number one reason fo...
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 each one of these may have had some partial discussion in prior podcasts. Here is the redacted list: Over xxx-ing…Dxxxxxxing Inappropriately…Risking amounts that xxxxxxxxxx…Listening to xxxx xxxx…Trading with xxxxxxx which leads to xxxxxxxx.Set up a free coaching session with Paul: https://calendly.com/dts-paul/coaching-session-w-paul The DTS Free Stuff Pa...
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 things a lot of people like to talk about. That’s exactly why they can be the most helpful comments. I discuss these all the time. I have a fairly long list I will discuss in this podcast. It includes things like, as one example, dealing with losing trades, not just from a technical analysis perspective, that’s easy, but rather from a psychological pe...
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 to describe it too much or I may ruin the effect of this podcast. I do want to add that perhaps I didn’t and with the correct concluding line. If it isn’t obvious, the conclusion is simply this. If you follow these misperceptions, it is a factual certainty that you will lose money. Set up a free coaching session with Paul: https://calendly.com/dts-...
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 is because this is what seems to be a very hot topic. Everyone has tons of questions about how these technologies may or may not affect traders, whether they are long-term or short-term, and whether there’s any way to benefit from them. Also this topic is one that is near and dear to my heart in terms of what I teach so deserves some special atte...
This episode touches on the importance of understanding market pullbacks/corrections/all-out crashes even though the market is up the majority of time both pricewise and timewise. It discusses the truth about why markets crash and there can be no argument about what the truth is about market crashes. There’s also a fun discussion about the relationship between the market and Ponzi schemes although that is more of a theoretical talk then it is helpful to your trading. Set up a free coaching se...
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 poor wiring for most people is why so many people lose trading or investing in the market. Understanding that the price action that occurs is usually the reverse of how people are wired is important. This podcast goes into several broad general topics about understanding the bigger picture of price action. Set up a free coaching session with Paul: h...
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 been mentioned in many prior podcasts as it is obviously a large topic, and rightfully should be, for many traders. However, for many traders, they don’t have the right to even claim psychology because they are not at a level where psychological issues can even affect them yet, but yet they will blame psychology and never focus on the real problem. W...
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 an extended bull market or when it transitions to pull back or a bear market. It discusses the psychological problems traders often have that can end up causing huge losses, and how to potentially deal with them. Set up a free coaching session with Paul: https://calendly.com/dts-paul/coaching-session-w-paul The DTS Free Stuff Page: https://di...
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 discussion. But for many of you who have been involved in the markets, you may find it refreshing and may learn something from the conversation. It’s an in-depth discussion about what is really at the heart of making money and some of the names that we commonly use. Methods, systems, strategies. What is it that defines exactly what a good trade is? S...
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 need to listen to these podcasts, why fundamentals and news will never directly make you a penny, and then wrapped it up on the next podcast by talking about how you make money with technical analysis. I wanted to follow-up with some more concepts just in simple English about why technical analysis is so phenomenal. And why it is maybe a little m...
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 words in trading, and this is definitely worthy of an entire topic. Naturally the words in English are fairly easy to define and understand, and yes that is the general meeting that they have been trading. But specific examples can show you how they can be confusing and harmful to your trading. Tune in for more. Set up a free coaching session...
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 heard. There is such tremendous misconception about the skills needed to trade/invest for yourself that it leads to two issues. Some people who try to be geniuses and focus on the wrong things, and people who simply just don’t try because they figure they don’t have the ability to make money in the market. Set up a free coaching session with ...
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 which they feel the trade is no longer working and therefore have to exit. This protects the account so that you don’t take your account down to zero hanging onto garbage. That level at which you exit is called your stop. You can stop out of the trade by sitting there and hitting a button or you can stop out by putting an automatic stop in your tr...
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 trading or investing for yourself? This presentation is about taking a look at the pros and cons, the good and the bad, the useful and not useful, of what the Internet has to offer for anyone trying to learn trading on their own. As always, I want to go beyond just anyone’s opinion, and look at the hard facts. To learn more, visit: http://dis...
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 matters. To be fair the title is a little “tongue-in-cheek”, although in a literal sense it is 100% true. Sounds confusing? Well, you have to listen to the beginning of the episode but I assure you it will be filled with more information that will help you in your quest to become your own independent trader/investor. To learn more, visit: http://disc...
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 educational videos section as a topic. But this is dedicated to somebody who is beginning to trade or actually trading. For anyone trading this is a very important topic because it deals with wasted money. And over time and over many trades, it can add up to a lot. It also is a topic that most traders seem to have very little knowledge about, at least bey...
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 be excited about what the topic is that involves “missed money”. If you have been around for a while maybe you recognize this is a beginning of a famous or perhaps I should say infamous saying. But it leads to a great discussion about a topic that’s near and dear to my heart; the true understanding of technical analysis. Set up a free coaching s...
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 misconceptions about trends. This one is a soft topic. In trading that means more about psychological and thinking type issues. And this particular one is really on the far side of psychology because it applies to most everything in your life, not just trading. However, I have found that it is a very important quality for a good trader to endear, especi...
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