In this episode of Painting the Tape, Leo, Stowe, Nick, and XY dive into the realities of trading and challenge the conventional wisdom that dominates trading communities. The crew discusses why the “path well traveled” isn’t always the right one, debunking common trading platitudes and mental game clichés. They explore the importance of finding your own edge, the pitfalls of blindly following advice, and the evolving landscape of trading education, from legacy floor traders to the rise of online prop firms and social media influencers.
With candid stories, sharp humor, and real-world insights, the hosts break down how new and experienced traders alike can navigate the noise, avoid scams, and develop a process that works for them.
Season 2 of Painting the Tape kicks off with Leo, Stowe, XY, and Nick diving back into the world of trading, streaming, and community. The crew reflects on their journey from streaming novices to regulars on Ninja Trader Live, shares stories about their trading origins, and discusses the evolution of their strategies—from early mistakes to finding what works. They talk candidly about the realities of trading, the myths of “secret alpha,” and the importance of sharing knowledge openly. Plus, the team announces a new website packed with resources, playbooks, and answers to the “stupidest questions” about trading and order flow. Expect honest conversations, a few laughs, and a look ahead at what’s coming this season.
We talk about adapting to change, catch up with each other and what we've each been up to for the last few months, and talk about the future of Painting the Tape.
emergency podcast episode to discuss $TRUMP coin orderflow and how we used it to secure a 10000% return. after that, we get into Stowe's drawdown, trading trump markets, etc.
In today's episode we talk about several different Market Profile & MGI concepts including single prints, gaps, and other MGI we use every day.
In this episode we conclude our volume profile conversation, going over some more advanced VP concepts and how we trade them, arguing about the effectiveness of identifying day types, and also stowe rants for a while about a dumb tweet he made and how much he hates how the internet works.
In the first of who knows how many episodes it will take us to finish this topic, we unpack some of the basics of the Volume Profile, how we read it, and how we use it in our trading. We also debate some of the nuance involved in using this tool, how it varies from market to market, and what additional context is needed.
In this episode we discuss everything related to Delta and how each of us use it in our every day trading, Stowe asks several stupid questions, and we bait Leo into a mild ICT related rant session.
In our second half of our mental game episode, we discuss accepting risk, moving on from stop outs, going on TILT, how to deal with hot / cold streaks, and managing drawdown periods.
In this episode we go over some of the Mental Game aspects of our trading, how we prepare for the day, and also get a little fired up with each other discussing the validity of trading coaches and mental trading books.
This episode was recorded live on twitter spaces and was a roundtable discussion all about trend days. We discuss several of our personal strategies for recognizing and effectively trading trend days, as well as strategies for not letting trend days blow up your account.
A detailed DOM review of a trade AJ took on 6/25/24.
Today we discuss trade plans and levels and the difference between the two. We dig deep into each of our own trade planning processes and debate how much of a trade plan is actually needed as an intraday orderflow trader.
Today we take a break from our technical series and have our longtime friend Elias on and discuss the trading journey, volatility events, managing risk, and funding prop firms.
A detailed walkthrough of actual trades that we've taken, explaining the logic behind entry and exit. This is real trading, there will be both wins and losses, great execution as well as mistakes.
