Markets & Mindsets. Most trading content is about charts and setups. Markets & Mindsets is about something more important: you.
Hosted by Isar Bhattacharjee, Paul Cooper & Emma Binns: this is the podcast that flips the lens from the trade to the trader. Each week, real traders and investors join as guests, send voice notes, or call in to unpack the psychological side of the markets: the confidence, discipline, and mindset that actually separate consistent performers from everyone else.
Boredom trades. Revenge trading. FOMO. Overtrading. Sticking to a plan when everything in you wants to break it. These are the conversations most trading content skips and the ones that make the biggest difference to long-term success. No jargon. No shame. Just honest, direct conversation about the mental game of trading and investing. The hosts share practical ways to trade smarter, safer, and with a better relationship to the markets. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday.
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How Much Should You Risk?
Épisode 14
mercredi 26 août 2026 • Durée 20:16
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How much of your income should you invest when you are just getting started, without leaving yourself short when life gets expensive?
In our final episode of the Markets and Mindsets series, the team are joined by Finn, a newer investor with some experience in smaller cryptocurrencies who wants to understand how much to invest in relation to his income and wider finances.
The conversation explores why there is no universal percentage that works for everyone, and why time horizon, liquidity needs and life stage should shape the decision. The team discuss the importance of keeping a savings buffer, starting early, investing regularly and avoiding situations where you may be forced to sell during a market downturn.
They also examine the balance between enjoying money today and preparing for future costs, the value of tax-efficient accounts and employer pension contributions, and how diversification and regular investing can reduce the pressure of trying to time the market.
In this episode:
Why time horizon, life stage and liquidity needs should determine how much you invest
Why starting early can make small, regular contributions meaningful through compounding
How automating investments can build discipline and reduce emotional decision-making
Why maintaining a cash buffer helps prevent forced selling during a downturn
How crypto volatility can distort expectations of risk in other markets
Why housing costs and the cost of living make fixed investment percentages unrealistic
How ISAs, LISAs and workplace pensions can improve long-term outcomes
How to balance enjoying money today with future financial goals and expenses
Why diversification matters when indexes are concentrated in a few companies or sectors
Why waiting for the perfect entry point can cost returns, and regular contributions can make downturns easier
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: Knowing Your Risk
01:17 – Meet Finn: How Much Should a Beginner Invest?
02:10 – Time Horizons, Liquidity and Life Stage
03:51 – Starting Early and the Power of Compounding
04:36 – Regular Investing and Automating the Habit
06:26 – Keeping a Buffer and Avoiding Forced Selling
09:10 – ISAs, LISAs, Pensions and Tax-Efficient Investing
12:06 – Balancing Money Today with Future Financial Goals
16:29 – Market Timing, Diversification and S&P 500 Concentration
19:37 – Final Takeaways
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Are You Trading for Thrills or Returns?
Épisode 13
lundi 24 août 2026 • Durée 20:24
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How much risk can you genuinely afford to take and how much loss can you emotionally tolerate?
In Episode 13 of Markets and Mindsets, the team is joined by Jimmy, an investor with around a decade of experience who is beginning to explore more active trading, technical analysis and a more structured approach to the markets.
Jimmy shares his enjoyment of gambling and risk-taking, and asks how to preserve the fun of trading without getting carried away. The conversation explores the difference between risk capacity and risk tolerance, why a widely quoted percentage is not automatically the right target, and how position sizing should reflect both your wider finances and your emotional response to loss.
The team also examines the difference between trading for recreation and trading for return, why being right can feel as rewarding as making money, and how community, transparency and a supportive process can turn short-term excitement into more sustainable motivation.
In this episode:
Why understanding risk is essential to both trading success and enjoyment
How life stage, liquidity needs and the cost of living can affect risk decisions
The difference between risk capacity and risk tolerance
Why a commonly quoted 2% risk limit is a ceiling rather than a target
How to translate percentages into a real monetary loss you can understand
Why trading for recreation requires a different mindset from trading for return
How limiting account funding and position size can keep recreational trading controlled
Why return-focused trading requires a repeatable process and careful review
Can Stress Make You a Better Trader?
Épisode 12
mercredi 19 août 2026 • Durée 42:43
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What is trading doing to your body, not just your portfolio?
In Episode 12 of Markets and Mindsets, the team are joined by Rich, a former international athlete and professional trader with two decades of experience across market-making, hedge funds and emerging markets.
Rich reflects on the physical and psychological toll of trading through major market events, including the financial crisis, the Swiss franc de-pegging and periods of extreme volatility. The conversation explores the difference between short, sharp bursts of adrenaline and the longer-lasting build-up of cortisol, and how both can influence decision-making, focus, sleep and behaviour.
The team also discusses when stress can improve performance, why routine and a documented process can reduce pressure, and the practical warning signs that trading may be taking over your life. From diet, exercise and sleep to position sizing, time away from the screen and stress-testing your portfolio, the episode examines how traders can protect their health while continuing to engage with the markets they love.
In this episode:
The physical and psychological toll that trading can place on the body
The difference between adrenaline and cortisol
Why adrenaline narrows attention and encourages faster decisions
Why prolonged stress can cause cortisol to build up over time
How stress can sometimes support flow, focus and faster execution
The four steps for turning stress into a performance aid
How routines and documented processes can reduce uncertainty
How cold water and stepping away from the screen can help create a reset
How to Stop Chasing Your Losses?
Épisode 11
lundi 17 août 2026 • Durée 37:09
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How do you keep trusting your process when several trades in a row go against you, and every instinct tells you to win the money back?
In Episode 11 of Markets and Mindsets, the team are joined by Luke, who has spent 13 years working closely with active traders and has experienced his own shift from short-term, instinctive trades towards a more structured approach built around the S&P 500, position sizing and risk management.
Luke shares the emotional pull that follows a losing streak, even when the strategy and risk controls are behaving exactly as expected. The conversation explores why losses feel more powerful than gains, how fight-or-flight responses can trigger revenge trading, and why a good process can still produce a bad outcome.
From reducing position size and creating clear trading rules to changing your physical environment, speaking to other traders and protecting your sleep, the episode offers practical ways to reset, avoid paralysis and make the next decision on its own merits.
In this episode:
How a string of stopped-out trades can challenge confidence in a good process
Why losses often feel more painful than equivalent gains feel rewarding
Why anxiety can push traders towards overactivity and revenge trading
How reducing position size after a losing streak can limit emotional pressure
Why a morning routine and market plan can support slower, clearer thinking
How to leave yesterday’s result behind while still learning from it
The difference between a good process with a bad outcome and a genuinely bad process
Why trading can become isolating and how conversation creates useful challenge
How to Avoid Taking the Market Personally?
Épisode 10
mercredi 12 août 2026 • Durée 18:39
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When a trade goes against you, how do you tell the difference between rational conviction and an emotional attempt to win the money back?
In Episode 10 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul, Emma and Isar are joined by Andy, an experienced investor and trader with a background in equities, options and higher-risk strategies. Together, they explore why losses often feel more powerful than gains and how those emotions can shape the decisions that follow.
Andy shares how losing positions can leave him feeling sad rather than angry, why he sometimes steps back from options when markets turn against him, and how strong conviction can lead him to add to a falling position. The team examine where thoughtful reassessment ends and revenge trading begins.
The conversation also explores portfolio concentration, position sizing, the emotional rush of short-term trading, the influence of market-moving news and why self-awareness is essential when deciding whether the facts still support a trade, or whether emotion has taken over.
In this episode:
Why losses tend to feel more powerful than equivalent gains
How loss can trigger overtrading, paralysis or revenge trading
Why reviewing a loss can become a valuable learning tool
How different traders experience and express trading emotions
Why sadness can be as important to recognise as anger or frustration
The difference between long-term investing and shorter-term trading psychology
How portfolio concentration can amplify emotional swings
Why position sizing and risk limits matter when conviction is high
Is Doing Nothing a Skill?
Épisode 9
lundi 10 août 2026 • Durée 12:44
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Does stepping away from the buy button feel unproductive, even when there is no good trade to make?
In Episode 9 of Markets and Mindsets, the team respond to a question from Andrew, an experienced trader who struggles with the urge to stay occupied, chase the buzz of execution and keep placing trades.
The conversation challenges the idea that trading is the only productive part of being a trader. Using examples from golf, theatre and elite sport, the team explain why research, rehearsal, journaling and self-analysis are all part of building a process you can trust when it is time to execute.
They also explore how to redirect the need for action into smaller, constructive tasks, why improving away from the screen can strengthen future decisions, and when the most productive choice may simply be to walk away and look after your wellbeing.
In this episode:
Why the urge to stay busy can lead traders into unnecessary decisions
How overtrading affects experienced traders as well as beginners
Why not placing a trade is still an active decision
How golf practice provides a useful analogy for trading preparation
Why research, journaling and reflection are productive trading activities
How rehearsing away from the market can improve execution
Why breaking a large skill into smaller components supports mastery
How to create “little victories” when the market offers no clear opportunity
Why you can influence your process even when you cannot influence the market
Why exercise, rest and time away from the screen can improve performance
Can Trading Less Make You Better?
Épisode 8
mercredi 5 août 2026 • Durée 15:26
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Can placing fewer trades actually help you learn more and become a more disciplined trader?
In Episode 8 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul and Isar are joined by Aoife, an experienced investor preparing to move into active trading. After noticing how easily she overtrades on a demo account, Aoife asks how to build better habits before real money is on the line.
The conversation explores why demo trading cannot fully recreate the emotional weight of a live position, how the urge to stay busy can create an illusion of productivity, and why making fewer, smaller trades may actually help you learn faster. The team also explain the difference between open-loop and closed-loop learning, and how structured reflection can turn each trade into useful feedback.
From journaling and voice notes to alarms, quarterly letters and clearer time horizons, the episode shares practical ways to reduce impulsive decisions and build a repeatable process before pressing the button.
In this episode:
Why demo accounts are useful for mechanics but limited for understanding emotion
How using very small amounts of real money can make decisions feel more meaningful
Why traders often mistake activity for productivity
How boredom and a bias toward action can lead to unnecessary trades
The difference between open-loop and closed-loop learning
Why trading less can sometimes help you learn faster
How time horizons should shape the way you manage investments and trades
How journaling before and after a trade builds self-awareness
How alarms and written reminders can create a pause before acting
Was It a Bad Trade, or Just Bad Luck?
Épisode 7
lundi 3 août 2026 • Durée 16:17
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How do you know whether a losing trade came from a bad decision, or simply a good process with a bad outcome?
In Episode 7 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul and Emma are joined by Tony, a newer trader focused mainly on gold and EUR/USD, to explore one of the easiest habits for traders to fall into: overtrading.
The conversation examines “resulting” - judging the quality of a decision purely by its outcome - and why one winning or losing trade is rarely enough to tell you whether your process is working. The team share practical ways to slow down decision-making, build a repeatable routine and judge trades over a meaningful sample rather than reacting to one result.
They also discuss position sizing, acceptance, backtesting and why both full-time and part-time traders benefit from having a clear process before pressing the buy button.
In this episode:
Why overtrading can affect traders at every stage of their journey
What “resulting” means and why outcomes can distort your judgement
The difference between a good process with a bad outcome and a bad process with a good outcome
Why one trade is not enough evidence to judge a strategy
How writing down your reasons for entering a trade improves discipline
Why a repeatable process is essential for consistent results
How routines can help both full-time and part-time traders slow down emotional decisions
Why position sizing should reflect your tolerance for losses and uncertainty
How smaller trades can help rebuild confidence while testing a strategy
Why acceptance often comes with time, perspective and distance from the trade
Should You Trade Yourself, Not the Market?
Épisode 6
mercredi 29 juillet 2026 • Durée 18:19
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What happens to your decision-making when every market move triggers adrenaline, stress and the pressure to react?
In Episode 6 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul and Emma are joined by Axel, IG’s Chief Technical Analyst, to explore the physical and emotional demands of trading. Drawing on decades of experience, Axel explains why even seasoned traders cannot simply switch off emotion, and why your physical state can have a direct impact on your decisions.
From adrenaline and fatigue to meditation, breathwork and knowing when not to trade, the conversation looks at the routines that support discipline and long-term consistency. The team also discuss how trading stress can spill into family life, why traders should think like high-performance athletes, and why your trading style needs to fit your psychology.
In this episode:
Why trading affects your body as well as your mind
How adrenaline and stress show up during fast-moving markets
Why Axel scores his physical and emotional state every morning
How personal readiness can determine whether you should trade
Why fatigue can weaken risk discipline and stop-loss execution
How trading stress can affect family life away from the screen
Why traders should treat themselves like high-performance athletes
How diet, exercise, standing desks, meditation and breathwork support performance
Why your trading style should fit your psychology
How overtrading and oversized positions can damage consistency
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: What Trading Does to Your Body
00:32 – Axel’s Approach to Mindset and Physical Readiness
How to Tune Out the Noise?
Épisode 5
lundi 27 juillet 2026 • Durée 17:20
How do you stay confident in your own trading decisions when social media is constantly telling you that someone else has found the next winning trade?
In Episode 5 of Markets and Mindsets, Paul and Emma are joined by Valentyn to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing modern traders: filtering out information overload. From trading influencers and paid signal groups to confirmation bias and emotional decision-making, the conversation explores how social media can influence your mindset long after you've entered a position.
The team also share practical strategies for avoiding distractions, managing trades with confidence, and building habits that help you stick to your plan instead of reacting to every headline or viral post.
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In this episode:
Why social media creates information overload for traders
The psychology behind trading influencers and "too good to be true" success stories
How confirmation bias can reinforce poor trading decisions
Why your job is done once you've entered a well-planned trade
The difference between managing a trade and "babysitting" it
Practical ways to reduce emotional decision-making while trading
How alerts, routines and habits can improve discipline
Why social media platforms are designed to keep you emotionally engaged
The importance of questioning paid signals and online trading advice
How to build confidence by trusting your own process
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: Trading Through the Noise 01:15 – Valentyn's Question: Staying Focused During a Trade 03:05 – Trading Courses, Fake Screenshots & Influencers 04:33 – Once You're in a Trade, Trust Your Plan 06:04 – Information Overload & Confirmation Bias 08:01 – Managing a Trade vs Babysitting It 10:57 – Why Social Media Fuels Emotional Trading 12:07 – Building Better Trading Habits13:26 – Testing Trading Signals & Learning to Be Skeptical14:56 – Key Takeaways: Trust Your Process, Not the Algorithm16:13 – Final Reflections
Why the consequences of a loss matter more than the number alone
Why stepping away is the right choice when trading stops feeling sustainable
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: Knowing Your Risk
01:20 – Meet Jimmy: Investing, Trading and Risk-Taking
02:11 – Gambling, Enjoyment and the Appeal of Risk
04:18 – Risk Capacity and Risk Tolerance
05:30 – Why 2% Is Not a Target
06:20 – What Are You Optimising For?
07:13 – Recreational Trading vs Return-Focused Trading
10:51 – Why Position Size Shapes the Emotional Response
12:31 – Thinking About the Consequences of a Loss
19:10 – When to Step Away
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The importance of diet, exercise and sleep for trading performance
How position sizing should change with volatility and emotional state
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: What Trading Does to Your Body
06:16 – Adrenaline vs Cortisol
08:11 – How Adrenaline Changes Vision and Decision-Making
11:24 – How Cortisol Builds Up Over Time
14:52 – Using Stress to Enhance Performance
20:23 – Documenting Your Trading Playbook
24:18 – Memory, Stress and the Value of a Trading Journal
26:00 – Diet, Exercise and Sleep
32:27 – Position Sizing for Volatility and Emotional State
35:41 – Warning Signs That Trading Is Taking Over
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Why position size and stop placement should reflect the market’s volatility
Why standardised position sizes can reduce inconsistent, emotional decisions
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: Loss, Anxiety and the Revenge Trade
00:23 – Meet Luke: From Vibes-Based Trading to a Structured Process
02:45 – The Emotional Pull After a Losing Trade
04:23 – Why Losses Weigh More Heavily Than Gains
07:41 – Anxiety, Fight-or-Flight and Revenge Trading
08:54 – Building Rules for a Losing Streak
10:21 – Detachment: Leaving Yesterday Behind
13:23 – Good Process, Bad Outcome
22:41 – Position Sizing, Volatility and Stop Placement
28:41 – Resetting After a Run of Losses
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How to decide whether adding to a losing position is rational or emotional
Why a revenge trade often begins when the facts change but your view does not
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: Loss, Anxiety and the Revenge Trade
01:38 – Meet Andy: From Equities to Options
02:21 – Recognising the Emotional Impact of a Loss
05:03 – Position Sizing, Risk and Concentration
06:20 – The Emotional Rush of Short-Term Trading
08:13 – The Pull of Always-Open Markets
11:06 – How a Loss Influences the Next Decision
11:46 – Doubling Down: Conviction or Emotion?
15:46 – What Is a Revenge Trade?
17:04 – When the Facts Change but Your Mind Does Not
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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: The Overtrading Trap
01:15 – Andrew’s Question: Chasing the Buzz of Trading
02:11 – What Golf Can Teach Traders About Practice
04:14 – The Illusion of Productivity
04:52 – Why Not Trading Does Not Mean Doing Nothing
05:09 – Research, Journaling and Reflection
06:09 – Rehearsal vs Execution
07:21 – Breaking Skills Down Through Mastery-Based Learning
08:18 – Finding Little Victories During Difficult Periods
10:00 – Productive Ways to Step Away from the Trade
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How smaller positions can provide realistic experience without creating major consequences
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: The Overtrading Trap
00:14 – Meet Aoife: Moving from Investing into Trading
01:01 – Why Demo Accounts Can Encourage Overtrading
03:23 – Starting Small with Real Money
03:53 – The Illusion of Productivity
04:50 – Open-Loop vs Closed-Loop Learning
06:28 – Why Trading Less Can Help You Learn Faster
06:51 – Time Horizons and the Urge to Meddle
10:31 – Journaling Before and After a Trade
13:06 – Using Alarms and Simple Systems to Pause
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Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: The Overtrading Trap
01:15 – Meet Tony: Trading Gold and EUR/USD
01:57 – When a Bad Outcome Doesn’t Mean a Bad Trade
02:21 – Understanding “Resulting”
04:10 – Why Your Trading Process Should Be Written Down
05:21 – Following the Plan and Accepting the Outcome
07:20 – Building Confidence Through a Repeatable Process
09:42 – Trading Plans, Routines and Atomic Habits
10:40 – Judge the Process Over a Series of Trades
13:05 – Position Sizing and Emotional Tolerance
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02:22 – Meet Axel: Decades in the Markets
04:05 – Why Experience Doesn’t Eliminate Emotion
04:29 – The Daily Readiness Score
06:00 – Knowing When Not to Trade
07:37 – Adrenaline, Intraday Trading and Stop Discipline
09:00 – How Trading Stress Affects Life at Home
12:43 – Trading Longevity, Physical Setup and Meditation
15:05 – Overtrading, Position Size and Long-Term Discipline
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