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Understand Bitcoin and blockchain technology and how it fits into our world.Bitcoin  - Michael NewAt the end of last year Bitcoin mania hit the markets.With a parabolic advance on its price action a single Bitcoin became worth nearly $20,000.Whilst its price has now dropped, the buzz about cryptocurrencies and their place in the world remains.Are we in a sea of change in the monetary markets or is this all hype and mania?The toothpaste is out of the tube and the experts are divided.In this episode of Talking Trading learn the basics of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Hear about its origins in the famous White Paper by Satoshi Nakamoto and understand the peer-to-peer technology of blockchain and its distributed information. Find out whether it is safe, how it fits with other cryptocurrencies and whether blockchain technology is here to stay.What is your trader’s code? - Louise BedfordWhat are the rules that you live by so you will survive the markets and thrive?What is the code that governs how you behave in times of stress in the markets?Louise shares her trader's code and what she believes about trading.Think about your trader’s code. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

Kickstart the year with energy and enthusiasm in Talking Trading’s first episode for 2018. Motivational speaker Chris Helder discusses the power of adopting Useful Beliefs and Louise Bedford tells you to catch yourself if you fall. Chris HelderYou are feeling down.Despondent, discouraged, even angry.The last thing you want someone to say is ‘just be positive’.Sometimes it is hard to just think positively…it doesn’t always work.Try something much more practical…adopt a USEFUL BELIEF.Create beliefs which support and improve your reality.For example you had the parents you were supposed to have, even if they weren’t perfect, especially if they were far less than perfect.What did you learn from them? What did you decide without a shadow of a doubt that you would never replicate?Truth in life is not nearly so important as PERCEPTION.Here is another secret.Your brains like to keep you safe. They like to keep you in a comfort zone.But a comfort zone gets boring and leaves you unfulfilled. The wealthy, the happy, the brave have all moved beyond their comfort zone.Here is another radical belief – identity determines your behaviour.If you think you are the best trader in the world what behaviours would you do?Tune into Chris’ energy and wisdom. To find out more about him go to: www.chrishelder.com Mindpower with Louise bedfordCatch Yourself If You FallOld Adage – Let me fall if I must fall, the one I become will catch me.”You can grow into the person who can save the current you.Being able to visualise your future that is what it takes to become an exceptional trader. If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it’s because you’re missing the right system. Louise says: "I’m offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

The best of our special guests this year.It’s the finale of the year.Come and relive the highlights from our special guests in 2017.What did Wall Street legend Victor Sperandeo say about the World Debt?What did Jack Schwager say all the Market Wizards have in common?What were billion dollar CEO’s Janine Allis views on leadership?How did mountaineer Patrick Hollingworth feel when he stood on the Rooftop of the World?Come and be ready to feel inspired as we walk down memory lane.From all the gang at Talking Trading, including Caroline Stephen, Chris Tate and Louise Bedford – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.We’ll be back next year on 31st January 2018 – ready to bring you the latest about the markets, and more interviews with top traders from around the world. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

Chris Tate walks around the markets in 2017 and tells you where the cash was made for trend followers. Louise Bedford asks what questions would you ask the most successful trader... stay tuned for your must-listen-to Talking Trading episode. Louise Bedford - MindpowerThe questions you ask reveal who you are.Just imagine you have the opportunity to have lunch with the most successful trader you can think of.What would you ask? Top performing markets in 2017 - Chris TateIn the USA this year we continued to see the juggernaut that has built momentum post the GFC.The Dow is up 22% SP 500 is up 17% and the Nasdaq is up 28%.The US is in the reverse part of the cycle that Australia is in. In the US all money has gone into equities and not real estate. In Australia, all its money has poured into real estate investment and none has gone into equities.In Australia the ASX was up 5% for the year, however, the index doesn’t give a true picture of what is happening. Out of the 200 stocks, 148 had a positive return.In Hong Kong in spite of the political teething difficulties with the Chinese handover the markets haven’t suffered. The Hang Seng motored this year up by 32%.European markets for 2017 have been lack-lustre.Performances for all the indices came in a single chunk.That is the thing about trend following... if you missed the chunk the year is over.You can’t flitter… You must be a player all the time to choose the time to go in.Advice to traders over the Christmas period, take an enforced break. The market will be there when you get back. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

US stocks continue to rise but the macro picture is awry. Greg looks at what is happening behind the scenes with The Fed, quantitative easing and consumer credit. Bitcoin is the word on everyone lips and gold could be a coiled spring. Hear Greg’s macro analysis and where he is looking for profit. Louise Bedford tells you to look deep in mindpower. Greg Weldon - US EconomyThe US macro economy is out of alignment.Quantitative Easing saved the day for the US market but how long can it last?Greg looks at US stocks going up on NO VOLUME, how The Federal Reserve is walking a tightrope and what raising interest rates means to the debt.What does all this mean in the macro big picture?BitcoinThe word everyone is talking about at the moment.Will it ever substitute gold or silver as real money and where does it fit in the big picture?GoldWhy Greg is calling gold a coiled spring and what he is seeing in the charts for it since 1999 to now.AustraliaThe day after the ASX hit a 9-year high Greg spoke to me on Aussie stocks.We hear his view on the metals and mining sector and where he is focused.CommoditiesGreg calls 2018 the year of commodities.Hear his thoughts on the energy sector, metals and grains. Mindpower – Louise BedfordThe best traders are curious.They have the ability to seek answers to their questions, to Google, to go deep.Learn your craft and learn what is blocking you from your success. If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it’s because you’re missing the right system. Louise says: "I’m offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

Famous trader and financial commentator Victor Sperandeo, also known as Trader Vic, on the world’s political trends and what the central banks have done to the major economies of the world. Victor SperandeoAre we living in a Tulip Bubble?Trader Vic takes us through his economic view of markets around the world.What are the world’s political trends?Why are they the key to making money?Why have Central Banks in the world pushed the envelope and created a MIRAGE where not a single price in the world is honest?The system is unsustainable.The creation of debt with low interest rates is unsustainable.The markets are going up day after day, but on no volume.  People are buying into hype and air, but there are no fundamentals. Just like Tulip Mania during the Dutch Golden Age.What could burst the bubble?A geopolitical event or a bankruptcy of a major pension plan?Hear Victor’s market predictions.We also talk about his book Cra$hmaker A Federal Affaire – A Novel, where the villain is the chairman of the Federal Reserve who chose powerlust over integrity.Finally Victor gives traders three pieces of advice. Do you have a growth mindset?Mindpower with Louise BedfordIf you have a fixed mindset, if you are saying ‘I know that’ instead of ‘tell more more’ your upper limit will be met.As long as you continue to grow your results will continue to improve.The Mentor Program is open for bookings...Caroline says: "Woohooo!Louise has just opened up the 2018 Mentor Program for bookings.I did the course and I LOVED it... and what's more... because it's repeat-for-free, I never have to pay another cent to get Chris and Louise's help. If it set me on the path to profits, (and I'm a financial journalist), imagine what it could do for you.Click here to find out more. There are a few places left, but it's booking up fast." If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it’s because you’re missing the right system. Louise says: "I’m offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

Victor Sperandeo spent his teenage life playing poker in his neighbourhood in Queens.His fascination with numbers led him to Wall Street where he worked as an options trader before establishing Rand Management Firm and Ragnar Option Corporation.Within 6 months Ragnar was doing more volume than any other OTC options firm in the world.As well as trading independently Victor also traded on behalf of other legendary names such as George Soros and Leon Cooperman.But even legends make mishaps and in 1984 Victor deviated from his own money management guidelines.He was short the market and did not cover, the next day the market opened higher.It cost him a million dollars.In Victor’s mind ‘The key to trading success is the emotional discipline.’  His three principles in the market are preservation of capital, consistency, and speculation with profits.In 1987 Victor famously predicted the market crash in Barron's magazine a few weeks prior, which earned him the title Trader Vic the Ultimate Wall Street Pro.  He saw the bubble and he got out early.He talks about another winning trade when he heard a ringing of the bell and went long the world.If You Only Look At One Chart…Time is short, so here is one chart to get you thinking in a new direction.Source: Bloomberg Global central banks just can’t stop printing money. (CBTOTL is a custom index of the FED, ECB, PBOC, BOE, and BOJ.) The Fed’s balance sheet stopped expanding in 2014, and there was a rough patch until a combination of a softer USD, combined with other central bank QE, drove risk assets higher. The S&P 500 has risen from sub-1000 in the crisis all the way to 2500+ today, riding a wave of unprecedented liquidity. With the Fed targeting tapering and the ECB slowing its QE, will the wave break?This is part one of our interview with Wall Street Legend Trader Vic. Get the Lesson from the Loss - Louise BedfordEven market legends like Victor Sperandeo makes losses in the markets.Have you made a loss in the market and you are looking to retrieve the lesson? Here are some things you need to do to pay it forward:Be careful of personalisation, pervasiveness and permanence.The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. Improve your self-talk and you will improve your performance in the markets. If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it’s because you’re missing the right system. Louise says: "I’m offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

Redundancy can put your life in turmoil, but this week we look at how a mentoree used a redundancy plan to recreate her life anew with more control and flexibility. We also hear from Matty White and his trading over 29 years and Chris Tate gives us the latest in the markets. Market Wrap for week ending 10 November 2017The US markets continue to perform and the All-Ords are at a 52 week high over 4 successive weeks.Hear the latest in the markets from Chris Tate and where he is casting his eye for trading opportunities. Facing the Future with HopeRedundancy is one of the easiest levers for management to pull for cost-cutting and often has nothing to do with a person’s performance. But its effects can be devastating to a person and their family.Hear how this Mentoree made a redundancy plan 6 months beforehand complete with a checklist.Her plan took the emotion out of the process and twelve months onward she had moved entirely out of her comfort zone and created a life which is financially on par but with time, freedom and flexibility.Hear how she did it. Matty White - A Groovy Stylist - Excels at tradingThe humble and groovy stylist from South Yarra has been trading the markets for 29 years.He also happens to be neighbours and good mates with stockbroker David Chia, who has given him some good advice on the markets.He tells his worst trade during the tech wreck and how it psychologically paralyzed him and his best trade, a futures straddle position.After the one-day course with Louise Bedford and Chris Tate Matty shares how he walked away with a lot of confidence to implement a new trading system. If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it’s because you’re missing the right system. Louise says: "I’m offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

This episode looks at the power of the Trading Game Mentor Program for two traders and the difference in their results. Con Bochrinis was an experienced trader going into the MP but there was an odd and confronting lesson awaiting him before he turned his trading results around. Adam Talbot learned the importance of a clear archetypal trade and keeping the support of traders around you. And Louise Bedford will ask you if you are sharing your vision with those you love. Con BochrinisCon was an experienced trader going into the Mentor Program but there was an odd and confronting lesson before his trading results turned around.Louise and Chris prompted Con to self evaluate how he was trading.He was trading his emotions.The news was affecting Con and he was cutting his trades short because of  subconscious emotions. If he had of stuck to his mechanics he would have been in more profit by 23%.Con is very disciplined in his trading now. Hear his trading week, his 3R profitability and how trading gives time, profit and choice. Adam TalbotThe Mentor Program changed Adam’s life.In the past he had traded but in the mentor program he learnt the importance of a trading plan and a system.Over time he learned the importance of a clear archetypal trade and not taking the trades that were suboptimal.He now has a strict trading routine and is in profit.Over time he has found the resources of meetings with like minded traders invaluable and as crucial to his success as the initial Mentor Program. Mindpower - Share Your Vision  Are you cramming your life with the things that you love?Because if you do you will have an incredibly happy life.Share your vision for the future with the people you love the most.Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

In this episode we hear part 2 of Michelle Duval from Fingerprint for Success and the entreprenaissance and self-awareness of business leaders of the world. And Louise Bedford awards a gold star and a demerit. Michelle Duval Fingerprint for SuccessPart Two‘If you think you are too small to have an impact try going to bed with a mosquito’. Anita Roddick CEO Body Shop.Your mosquito can have a significant impact.In this interview Michelle discusses that when you know your unique talent and awareness of your life’s purpose you can really make an impact on the world.We are living in an entreprerenaissance - an era where individuals are coming together to use business for the good. An era where self-awareness is prevalent in the business and thought leaders of the world.In this interview we talk about core values, embracing your uniqueness, finding your purpose and the people who are aligned with you and commercial sustainability.https://fingerprintforsuccess.com/ Louise Bedford - MindpowerA Gold Star and DemeritThe Gold Star goes to the members of the Mentor Program who ask questions when they are unsure how to progress.You can either learn your lessons through asking questions or through the markets. Think about which one is less expensive.The Demerit goes to some emails Louise received.A lady berated Louise for not counting the number of days in an email, berated her gender, her dress sense including what right did she have to educate others when she can’t count the number of days.Louise urges you to keep to your life’s work, stay focused, don’t get distracted. Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn