In this episode of the Market Mamas podcast, hosts Kendra and Becky discuss the journey of continuous improvement in their day trading with a great emphasis on performing trade recaps. They explore the concepts of imitation and innovation in learning a trading strategy and creating an individual trading edge. The conversation highlights the personal self-directed nature of trading, and the relationship traders develop with the market. Market mamas encourage listeners to embrace their unique...

In this episode, Market Mamas discuss the journey of becoming mature traders, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, visualization, and emotional management. They share personal experiences and strategies for overcoming common trading challenges such as FOMO and revenge trading. The conversation highlights the significance of community support and the necessity of establishing personal trading rules and journaling to track progress and improve trading performance. In this conversation,...

In this episode, Market Mamas discuss the experiences of day trading, focusing on Kendra's recent particularly challenging trading day. Kendra walks us through the difficult lessons learned in participating in a market that does not favor her trading edge. They explore the psychological effects of winning streaks, the emotional turmoil of trading on tilt, and the importance of understanding market conditions. The conversation emphasizes the need for reflection, personal growth, and support in...

This Market Mamas episode is for all our growing day traders and high achievers out there. The reality is, we have got to prioritize and stay cognizant of how we show up as our personal trading coaches every trading session and every day. As developing traders, we have to expect many “failures” to help teach us as we grow! A failure is simply feedback that what you tried in a given situation was less than ideal and you should study a better way to approach it when that setup presents itself...

Join us as we celebrate a major milestone for our podcast in the Market Mamas 100th episode! In a rare opportunity, we were able to film this episode together on a trip to San Francisco in October. Also on that trip, Becky & Kendra captured some great pictures on our second Market Mamas photo shoot, enjoyed some in person bonding time with many of our fellow day trading friends, and took in the sights. With such sincerity, we thank you all for being a part of our Market Mamas trading...

Nasdaq futures day trader Kendra shares her growth and perseverance as she recently ran her first full marathon. Market Mamas Becky and Kendra explore the many parallels between the challenges of trading and distance running, emphasizing the importance of mindset, resilience, and flexibility within any plan. The conversation transitions into day trading executions, outcomes, and the lessons learned throughout a week of trading experience. Market Mamas highlight the significance of patience,...

In this episode of Market Mamas Trading Psychology Podcast, hosts Kendra and Becky interview Isaac, an options day trader who shares his journey into trading, the challenges he faced, and the strategies he developed. Isaac discusses the importance of risk management, the psychological hurdles of trading, and the motivation behind his trading endeavors. He emphasizes the need for discipline, preparation, and a strong mindset to succeed in trading. The conversation also touches on the...

Overall, the stock market is bullish. But Market Mama Becky is still working tirelessly to get past a persistent bearish bias with her trading! In this episode, she recounts a challenging day for her that should have been so much easier. Day trading the futures instrument YM, Becky relives shorting a bullish morning, the lessons she gained, and the important reminders all traders can learn from. Biases can seriously impact a trading session, and we must always remain vigilant and aware so...

For all our success-seekers, trading or otherwise, this is a must watch! In this episode we talk mindset, discipline, self-talk, and pursuing our best selves in a Market-Mamas interview with certified mindset and life coach Amy Light Baez. Amy is an inspiring mama and empowering coach to so many, leading by example with discipline, faith, positivity, and intelligence. For our traders specifically, Amy has many words of wisdom and actionable tips that will seriously help you level up your...

In this episode, Market-Mama Kendra discusses her experiences as futures day trader, focusing on the challenges and lessons learned throughout the week. Kendra shares her trading recap, emphasizing the importance of mindset and psychology in trading, saying "Every day felt like a test." Kendra and Becky explore the significance of maintaining a defensive approach during tough market conditions and the necessity of having a solid trade management plan. The conversation highlights the reality...

For this episode, Market-Mama Becky shares her recent family vacation and how reinvigorating time away can be, but also how much really goes into orchestrating such time away. As busy creators of our futures, it is an investment of time as much as anything to work around these memory-building adventures. Once back to her day trading, Becky was so grateful that the skills and habits she had cultivated as a devoted and evolving trader were still as present as ever. She details two of her...

In this episode, Kendra and Becky from Market-Mamas interview Brian, a day trader who shares his journey from crypto trading to options trading. Brian discusses the importance of placing yourself in the right environment, learning from losses, and developing a personal trading strategy. Brian expresses there's no substitute for the required time and dedication to learning your instrument stating, "You have to show up every day". He emphasizes the psychological aspects of trading, the...

In this episode, Market-Mama Kendra recaps her trading week and shares the lessons and experiences she gained. She discusses the challenges she faced, including entering trades too soon, getting stopped out, and struggling with mindset. Kendra emphasizes the importance of staying focused, respecting trading conditions, and taking breaks when needed. She also highlights the power of if-then statements and having a defined trading system that supports your style. Overall, Kendra's week was a...

In this episode, Market-Mama Becky goes deep to discuss the journey of becoming a successful trader and the importance of upgrading one's identity and standards. Becky emphasizes the need to embrace discomfort and failure as opportunities for growth and learning stating, "This discomfort is the sensation associated with me actually changing". Becky also highlights the significance of setting high standards and committing to the process of the realizing and actualizing of BADASS Becky 2023....

As day traders, Becky and Kendra have been taught and learned through our own experiences to respect and appreciate the influence of probabilities in our trading businesses. We always try to inject logic into our trading system so that we can honor this exact relationship every day at our charts. A red losing day gives us valuable feedback and performance data to examine. Becky shares, "As the consistently profitable traders that we are growing into, we want to experience the uncomfortable...

The book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is our next pick for a Market Mamas Must Read recommendation! It is really so good at challenging one’s perspectives about how real happiness is actually achieved and how problems are never truly eliminated. Manson points out in different ways and with different stories that human beings are flawed and sugar coating that doesn’t do anyone any favors. We love the fact he spells out that we only have so many f***s to give. So we have...

It’s time!! Let’s talk RISK MANAGEMENT with the Market Mamas! In this episode, Day Traders Becky & Kendra will cover core risk management terms and techniques, as well as tackle the heart of the risk management challenges. And that is truly embracing, trusting, and exhibiting strong risk management in real time trading. Understanding technically how to place and what makes an appropriate stop loss for different market conditions is critical and will improve over time and with experience...

Summer 2024 went on a very unexpected detour for trader and Market Mama Becky. In this episode, we get vulnerable and honest about what it looks and feels like to persevere through a major life hurdle as a day trader. Whether your trauma is physical, emotional, or belongs to a loved one in your home, working through these obstacles will have similarities. Thereby, so will the recovery beyond them. Join us in discussing what trader Becky went through and how she is growing past her difficult...

In this episode, Market-Mama Kendra discusses her experiences and current season as a developing day trader. Kendra shares her journey of self-discovery and growth in her trading. She realizes that her greatest hindrance to profitability is taking short-lived trades and not fully trusting her analysis. She creates a profit-taking plan and shifts her mindset to love risk and opportunity more than the fear of losing. Kendra also challenges herself to trade larger evaluation accounts and focuses...

Market Mamas must-read book recommendation features: One Good Trade, by Mike Bellafiore. In One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading, author “Bella” shares the principles and techniques that have enabled him to navigate challenging markets, both as a trader and as a mentor. Through stories of his trading experiences and traders within his firm under his guidance, Bella emphasizes the skills and factors that are key to success in the challenging world of...

Trading has to be complicated and vast for a bit, when it is new. There is a massive learning curve during your first several months of your exposure to the markets and how to execute trades, what systems are available, what a real edge even is… But after you’ve settled into a trading market and style, there is tremendous value in then simplifying your system. We market mamas talk in this episode about how and why we have simplified our trading lives as we are growing and evolving and all the...

When you are early to trading, your expectations and goals are fueled by predominantly successful, advanced traders and online trading mentors who entice us with dreams of making millions from a laptop in no time at all. But is that the reality? Day Traders Becky & Kendra would argue that it is often not an accurate representation of reality and today we confront the truth between realistic expectations for a trading career, and unrealistic expectations. From timeline to indicators, and...

Since starting the journey of day trading over three years ago, Kendra and Becky have found themselves in their own power pursuit in both life and in day trading. In this week's discussion, Market Mamas dive deeper into this topic and touch on the intentions and significance of pushing beyond the status quo and into the fullest version of yourself. Being bold and brave with a willingness to endure many challenges and resistances are required to stay on this path. Letting go of what no longer...

Market Mamas must-read book recommendation this week features: Never Finished, our 2nd title from author David Goggins. Goggins continues his memoir on the time and growth he went through from where his 1st book ended. He gives us great detail about his continued development of philosophies, psychology, and strategies that helped him to get through and beyond physical trauma, schedule setbacks, a poor surgical outcome, and how he navigates under public scrutiny. We gathered a ton of value...