Trader's Workshop

Trader's Workshop

Author: Adam H Grimes Language: English Episodes: 27
Adam H Grimes brings a rather unconventional background to the financial markets. As a best-selling author, the mind behind MarketLifeTrading, and a principal at Talon Advisors, he’s also known for his pursuits as a musician and a wandering chef-a combination that suggests a unique perspective on discipline and creativity. In Trader's Workshop, he applies that broad experience directly to the craft of navigating markets. Each episode feels like a focused session, stripping away the noise and hype that so often surrounds trading talk. You’ll hear detailed explorations of market mechanics, risk management, and the psychological frameworks necessary for consistent decision-making, whether the topic is a deep technical pattern or a broader philosophical point about investor behavior. This isn't a platform for hot stock tips, but rather a space for building a durable, adaptable methodology. The discussions are crafted to be genuinely useful whether you're analyzing currency pairs, commodity futures, or equities, and regardless of your time horizon or analytical preference. Adam addresses the common ground between quantitative systems and discretionary judgment, making this podcast a resource for anyone serious about refining their process. The goal is practical insight you can apply directly, shared by someone who treats market participation as a serious, learnable skill. Tune in for conversations that are both technically rigorous and grounded in the real-world challenges every trader faces.
Episodes
Ep. 023 - Q and A (and Adam rambles...) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:52
Reader's questions on trade review, trading goals, best intraday setups, and focusing on a few markets vs. trying to trade everything. Oh, and Adam rambles a bit about a bunch of other topics (like in most podcasts)
Ep. 022 - Music and markets [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:09
A look at the connections that might (or might not) exist between music and financial markets, and thoughts on developing skills in both.
Ep. 021 - Learning to trade: Digging in [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:30
In the second episode with Alex, we talk about some more of the doubts a new trader might have, and the answers point us to some sobering realities about probabilities, risk management, and the limits of our knowledge.
Ep. 020 - Q and A: Winning or losing? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:33
Adam shares some thoughts from a recent coaching session in which a winning trader feel like a losing trader! The answers and ideas drive to elements of performance, trading psychology, and maintaining the edge.
Ep. 019 - The Trader's Journey #1 (with Alex) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:11
The first of a new mini-series in which Tom and I teach a new trader from the very beginning. In this episode, we discuss the tension between technical and fundamental approaches and how Alex should get started learning.
Ep. 018 - Trading markets under stress (2/2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:56
Reading price structure and market action and understanding market emotion to help navigate challenging, volatile markets.
Ep. 017 - Trading markets under stress (1/2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:20
Understanding volatility and how price moves can give us some insights into what we should be doing when volatility hits markets.