Watch this in-depth interview with Denise Shull, a neuropsychoanalyst and performance coach who works with top hedge funds and elite athletes. In this conversation, Denise reveals the hidden psychological patterns that drive trading behavior and offers groundbreaking insights into why most conventional trading advice fails.

This interview takes you through:
- How childhood experiences create unconscious trading templates
- Why intelligent people often struggle more in trading
- The neuroscience behind decision-making and prediction
- How emotions and feelings are actually essential for good trading
- Why traders repeatedly make the same mistakes despite knowing better
- The difference between intuition and impulse in trading decisions
- How to identify your natural trading style vs. fighting against it
- The power of understanding "theory of mind" in market psychology
- Why going flat during uncertainty is a superpower
- Practical techniques for overcoming fear of future regret

Key Insights Revealed:
- Bottom and top picking often stems from pressure to prove intelligence
- The market acts as the "ultimate authority figure" triggering childhood patterns
- Most trading decisions are unconscious predictions based on past experiences
- Feeling your emotions consciously reduces the need to act them out
- Different market conditions require different personality types to succeed
- Making money vs. being right – which do you really prioritize?

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro – What is neuropsychoanalysis?
02:26 – How childhood templates repeat in trading
04:49 – Why the market triggers our deepest psychological patterns
07:02 – The psychology behind bottom/top picking behavior
09:59 – Why smart people struggle more with trading
13:20 – Trading as poker with changing card values
15:23 – Theory of mind and understanding other market participants
19:56 – Should you change your personality or find your trading style?
31:26 – How predictions and emotions drive all decisions
38:54 – Why political arguments mirror bull vs. bear debates
43:26 – The fear of looking stupid vs. making money
54:53 – When markets don't cooperate with your style
01:02:52 – Fear of future regret as the key trading obstacle
01:04:02 – Unconventional health advice: earthing and sunlight
01:06:13 – Why no movie captures what trading really feels like

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🐦 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/denisekshull and https://x.com/ReThinkGroup
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🌍 Website – https://therethinkgroup.net

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