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Steven Goldstein
@AlphaMind101
Performance Coach for Financial Market Risk-Takers. Driving Performance Alpha through Behavioral Transformation. Author: Mastering the Mental Game of Trading.
London, UK.
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    Steven Goldstein
    @AlphaMind101
    Jan 26
    40 years in markets — 25 years as an investment‑bank trader, 15 years coaching top traders (hedge funds, sell‑side, retail). I help traders move from good to great through sustainable behavioural transformation. Email to inquire: [email protected]
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Oct 4, 2022
    I bookmarked this tweet from @MarkHertling from the day after Russia invaded Ukraine. How many people could have been so prophetic in the 24 hours after Russia first invaded Ukraine. - Extraordinary. #Ukraine #Ukrainewar
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    Mark Hertling
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    Feb 25, 2022
    After one of my @CNN appearances, one of the anchors asked me off-air why I had confidence in Ukraine's army to push back agains the illegal Russian military onslaught. I used a bit of "battlefield math" to explain my rationale. 1/16
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Feb 13, 2020
    I want to be a pilot - Learn for 5 years I want to be a Lawyer - Get a degree then learn for 5 years I want to be boxer - Practice for 4/5 years. I want to be an athlete - Practice for many years. I want to be a Trader - Start tomorrow. Any guesses why so many fail??🤔🤔🤔🤔
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Sep 8, 2020
    New Trader: ‘I want a Lamborghini next year’ Trader after 1 year; ‘Maybe I’ll get a Lambo one day’. Trader after 2 years; ’A Ford would be nice’. Trader after 3 years; ‘This bike is making me fitter‘. Trader after 4 years; ‘Walking is good for me’.
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Nov 12, 2019
    For almost 25 years I earned my living as a professional trader, it was a fascinating job that I loved. But there were times too when it wrenched the very living soul and every ounce of self-esteem from me. - The advertisers and gurus won’t tell you that. 🤔🤔🤔
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    Steven Goldstein
    @AlphaMind101
    Dec 9, 2024
    Trading is not Analysis Trading is not Reading the Market Trading is not Planning Trading is not Execution Trading is not Risk Management Trading is not the Mental Game Trading is all of those, done together, as a Cohesive Whole. That whole is what must be mastered.
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Mar 28, 2025
    Replying to @MrMBrown
    Wasnt even number 1 trader on his desk in Citibank
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Jul 14, 2023
    No Trader who achieved sustained success, did so because they learned to beat the market. They did so because they learned to beat themselves. Beating the market, is not that difficult, as paper trading demonstrates. Beating yourself however, that’s the challenge of a lifetime.
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Aug 8, 2020
    The great traders I coach do the same dumb things as the rest of us mortals. They buy false breakouts, take profits early, under size, over size, tinker with stops, beat themselves up. They are human like the rest of us. They just do them less.
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Sep 7, 2023
    Your trading strategy is not your edge! It’s not unique, there’ll be many who use the same strategy. Your edge is your ability to apply your strategy effectively. Since very few can do this, that’s what truly makes a trader unique and successful. This is your true edge💰
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Mar 15, 2020
    Movies for Traders to watch whilst isolated: - Wall Street - Wolf of Wall Street - The Big Short - Trading Places - Margin Call - Boiler Room - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Glangarry Glen Ross 21 and Molly’s Game - Gambling rather the trading. Any more??
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    Steven Goldstein
    @AlphaMind101
    Sep 29, 2022
    Not long ago, a despondent 45 year old trader who, after 5 yrs trading, was struggling to achieve consistency and told me he felt he started too late and was taking too long. I shared the story of Jim Simons with him.👇 Trading is a deep skill that takes many years to master.
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    Steven Goldstein
    @AlphaMind101
    Dec 13, 2023
    10 years ago I coached one of the most phenomenal traders I've ever worked with. He didn't talk to me about finding value, analysis, his views on markets, he just talked about risk. He knew that this was what the game was all about, 'Risk'. If you want to become elite at
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    Steven Goldstein
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    Jul 25, 2024
    I’m gonna come straight out with it. Former professional traders tend to make the worst retail traders. Retail trading is a skill that is different to that of professional trader working in a bank or at a fund. (And vice versa). If you’ve worked on the inside of the system,
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