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Short essays on trading from Rob Booker. The basic trade is against yourself. Never let a small loss become a huge one. And other things you already knew.

  1. MAY 12

    21: The market does not owe you entertainment

    The trades you take when nothing is happening are mostly the trades you regret

    11 min

  2. MAY 11

    20: You might not be addicted to trading. You might be addicted to simulating progress.

    A short essay about a category error, which is a fancy way of saying you might be doing the wrong job.

  3. MAY 8

    19: The pigeon, the profit target, and the stretched rubber band.

    A short essay about why traders fuss with their orders, which is, I'm sorry to report, mostly for our own benefit.

    12 min

  4. MAY 7

    18: Press the edge. Plan in reverse. Answer the phone.

    A short essay about sizing up winners, working backwards from specific dates, and the quiet rule that makes either one worth doing at all.

    16 min

  5. MAY 6

    17: When you find an edge, your job is not to get cute.

    A short essay about how traders spend years looking for something that works and then, having found it, become oddly embarrassed to keep doing it.

    13 min

  6. MAY 5

    16: Break-even is a gift, and control matters more than perfect entries.

    A short essay about why the best question in trading is not where to get in, but whether you are still the one running the thing.

    12 min

  7. MAY 4

    15: The lesson keeps following you because your process leaves the same door open.

    A short essay about the difference between recognizing a lesson and actually having learned it, which is, I am sorry to report, a larger difference than it sounds.

  8. MAY 1

    14: Jungle cats don't pounce on everything that moves.

    A short essay about why the same lesson keeps needing to be learned, and why the learning, when it finally happens, looks suspiciously like not doing anything.

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Short essays on trading from Rob Booker. The basic trade is against yourself. Never let a small loss become a huge one. And other things you already knew.

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  • Creator
    Rob Booker
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Rob Booker
  • Show Website
    The New Traders Podcast

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