Decades of Trading Psychology Wisdom in 25 Minutes

In episode 519 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with performance coach Andrew Menaker, distilling 25+ years of experience helping traders manage their mindset, emotions, and performance. He unpacks the real reasons traders self-sabotage—and what it takes to build psychological resilience that actually supports trading success. Whether you're managing prop firm capital or trying to stay consistent on your personal account, this is the side of trading most traders ignore… until they can’t.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• [00:00] Introduction
• [00:44] What’s new with Andrew Menaker
• [01:13] The outdated myth of “suppressing emotion”
• [01:49] Emotional energy & the buy/sell reflex
• [02:53] Pressure, self-awareness & default risk response
• [03:56] Traits tied to long-term trading success
• [04:30] Real patience vs. post-it note reminders
• [05:52] Using the body to manage trading stress
• [11:00] Internal struggles: overtrading, comparison, ego
• [12:40] Proving yourself & performance anxiety
• [13:39] Handling performance anxiety
• [14:27] Detaching self-worth from trading results
• [15:30] Psychology tools that don’t work for everyone
• [18:08] Intuition vs. emotion for experienced traders
• [19:30] Coaching intuitive traders without clear systems
• [20:44] Why self-honesty is crucial (and rare)
• [21:51] The reality of failure in trading
• [23:21] When it's time to take a break or quit
• [24:04] Recovering from losses & building resilience
• [25:03] Where to find Andrew Menaker (links below)

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How to find Andrew Menaker

• andrewmenaker.com
  
• X (Twitter) – @andrew_menaker

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