{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Markets and Mindsets","title":"Can Stress Make You a Better Trader?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2563,"description":"Want to be on the show? Send us a question, a voice note or a quick video to marketsandmindsets@ig.com\n\nWhat is trading doing to your body, not just your portfolio?\n\nIn Episode 12 of Markets and Mindsets, the team are joined by Rich, a former international athlete and professional trader with two decades of experience across market-making, hedge funds and emerging markets.\n\nRich reflects on the physical and psychological toll of trading through major market events, including the financial crisis, the Swiss franc de-pegging and periods of extreme volatility. The conversation explores the difference between short, sharp bursts of adrenaline and the longer-lasting build-up of cortisol, and how both can influence decision-making, focus, sleep and behaviour.\n\nThe team also discusses when stress can improve performance, why routine and a documented process can reduce pressure, and the practical warning signs that trading may be taking over your life. From diet, exercise and sleep to position sizing, time away from the screen and stress-testing your portfolio, the episode examines how traders can protect their health while continuing to engage with the markets they love.\n\nIn this episode:\nThe physical and psychological toll that trading can place on the body\nThe difference between adrenaline and cortisol\nWhy adrenaline narrows attention and encourages faster decisions\nWhy prolonged stress can cause cortisol to build up over time\nHow stress can sometimes support flow, focus and faster execution\nThe four steps for turning stress into a performance aid\nHow routines and documented processes can reduce uncertainty\nHow cold water and stepping away from the screen can help create a reset\nThe importance of diet, exercise and sleep for trading performance\nHow position sizing should change with volatility and emotional state\nChapters\n00:00 – Introduction: What Trading Does to Your Body\n06:16 – Adrenaline vs Cortisol\n08:11 – How Adrenaline Changes Vision and Decision-Making\n11:24...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nRmI07Ibb48zG4ULgc0yTWrcrrZdbDciQPE7Pkeijz8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MDM5/MjU5MzQ4NWU4YWM5/Yzg5OTg4ZGU5NThj/YzllMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}