In episode 559 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Chief Growth Officer Rauan Khassan, talking about the behind-the-scenes at TradingView. They discuss how the platform evolved, nearly 10 years after their first conversation, from a simple charting tool into one of the biggest names in trading. Discover the real reasons certain features get built, why some ideas completely failed, and how traders themselves quietly shape the future of the platform through feedback and usage.

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• 00:30 Introduction
• 00:28 Revisiting TradingView: A decade of growth
• 01:33 The evolution of TradingView's features
• 06:09 Using indicators on TradingView and user interaction
• 08:48 The role of AI in TradingView
• 12:04 Challenges and innovations in automated trading
• 13:40 The feature they spent 2 years building that completely failed
• 15:24 User-driven development and feedback
• 17:13 Options trading overhaul
• 21:32 Future developments and upcoming features
• 23:17 How to get TradingView to build what you want

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In episode 558 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Bret Rosenthal, a hedge fund trader who's been in the markets for 35+ years and has seen every cycle play out. He shares why most traders lose money even when their ideas are right, and how a simple shift in thinking about risk changed everything. Their conversation walks through how he trades today with a structured approach that keeps things simple and repeatable.

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• 00:30 Introduction
• 00:39 Who is Bret Rosenthal?
• 02:35 Discovering Desire To Trade trading strategies and the virtual hedge fund
• 05:52 The Armor Investing approach
• 11:15 Understanding stop losses and entry points
• 13:54 The Armor Turn pattern for investing
• 18:08 Trading in a bubble vs. market noise
• 20:19 Mindset for long-term trading success
• 24:24 Adapting to market conditions
• 29:19 Where to find Bret Rosenthal (links below)

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In episode 557 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Martyn Tinsley of Trade Like A Machine, a seasoned algo trader who shares how he spent years building automated systems—only to realize he was making things harder than they needed to be. He breaks down the process he uses to ensure a strategy's edge is repeatable before ever risking capital in a live account.

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• 00:30 Introduction
• 00:38 What's new with Martyn Tinsley?
• 04:09 AI in trading
• 10:21 Simplicity in AI models
• 12:43 Avoiding overfitting in AI models
• 15:57 Classical algorithm trading techniques
• 19:35 Optimization Technique 1
• 25:22 Optimization Technique 2
• 29:46 Walk Forward Correlation technique
• 32:55 Possible Outcomes
• 40:14 Martyn's research conclusion and future direction
• 46:31 Where to find more info about Martyn Tinsley (links below)

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In episode 556 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Navin Prithyani, who shares what actually kept him profitable for 17 years—and why things started slipping once the numbers got bigger. He walks through the moment where pressure, expectations, and outside noise began affecting his performance. It's a real look at how consistency is built… and how easily it can break when your focus shifts.

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• 00:30 Introduction
• 01:03 What's new with Navin Prithyani?
• 01:41 Trading strategies: day trading, forex, and value investing
• 02:38 Strategy for value investing
• 04:08 Understanding market pullbacks
• 05:46 Investment timing
• 08:51 Overcoming challenges in trading and psychology
• 11:47 Breaking through income plateaus
• 16:52 Pressure point: What should you do to quit your job?
• 21:21 Advice for aspiring traders
• 23:04 Day trading vs swing trading for stocks
• 26:21 How to train yourself to scale your trading
• 28:27 Navin's stock portfolio
• 29:53 Knowing how much is "much"

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In episode 555 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Dr. Brett Steenbarger, a trading psychologist who's worked with top performers for decades. He breaks down why consistency has nothing to do with finding better setups. They walk through how traders unknowingly sabotage themselves—and what actually separates those who stay stuck from those who quietly improve over time.

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• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:48 Who is Brett Steenbarger?
• 02:13 Do traders come to fix problems or get better?
• 03:23 The first thing Brett looks at when a trader wants to improve
• 04:56 Can traders coach themselves?
• 06:16 Leveraging your strengths: where success really comes from
• 08:26 Why you should figure out your strengths before trading
• 10:30 Psychological wealth as the foundation for financial wealth
• 12:59 The loneliness problem: why trading alone is a bad thing
• 14:37 Why mentoring others makes you better
• 15:39 Adapting to crazy markets (recorded during Middle East conflict)
• 17:30 What Brett tells traders when volatility spikes
• 19:30 Are markets irrational?
• 21:22 Advice for new traders for volatile markets
• 23:26 What's inside Positive Trading Psychology (link below)

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In episode 554 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to veteran traders share what actually made them consistent after years of ups and downs. They walk through the painful patterns—big wins followed by bigger losses—and how shifting their mindset and risk management changed their results.

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• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:00:54 Al Brooks - Traders' Mental Edge
• 00:13:02 Andrew Aziz - Surviving Bad Markets & Preventing Overtrading
• 00:24:36 Brian Pezim - Consistency for the Part‑Time Trader
• 00:31:55 Brian McAboy - Trading as a Business in Unpredictable Markets
• 00:40:45 Peter Varcoe - The Real Path to Consistency (It's Slower Than You Think)
• 00:52:58 Andrew Mitchem - What Long‑Term Trading Success Requires

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In episode 553 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Kevin Hunt to talk about how he went from losing everything in business to becoming a full-time trader living in Thailand. Kevin shares the terrifying moment he burned his last safety net and how that pressure became the catalyst for mastering the one thing most traders ignore: their own psychology. He dives into his simple, mechanical approach to the London session and why having a set of rules isn't enough—you have to learn how to lose before you can win.

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• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:52 What's new with Kevin Hunt?
• 03:18 How he started trading
• 06:13 Moving from London to Thailand
• 09:10 Losing his "safety net" and finally trading full-time
• 10:17 Advice on jumping to full-time trading now vs. keeping a day job
• 13:50 Kevin's simple system
• 16:49 Why simple isn't easy
• 21:21 Why constantly changing methods kill consistency
• 25:31 The price of long‑term profitability
• 27:12 Community (Slack) cured loneliness and kept him accountable
• 29:46 Why sharing success with others matters
• 30:54 Where to find Kevin Hunt

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