In this episode of the Market Mamas trader psychology podcast, futures day trader and host Becky Gaskell dives into the highly valuable, yet often postponed, practice of backtesting. After being encouraged by her mentor, Becky shares the powerful lessons she was reminded of from dedicated backtesting sessions, emphasizing how this "back-end work" is crucial for fine-tuning a trading system, strengthening pattern recognition, and reducing emotional, discretionary energy in live trading.

In this conversation at Market Mamas, join futures day trader and host Becky Gaskell as she celebrates the two-year anniversary of the Market Mamas Podcast! This episode reflects on the intense personal and psychological growth driven by day trading. Becky candidly discusses the non-linear path to profitability, the need to embrace mental resets, and the powerful human change that comes from the pursuit and evolution.

In this session at the Market Mamas Podcast, futures day trader and host Becky Gaskell breaks down why scaling size is less about the money and more about trusting a proven edge and treating trading like a professional business. Becky shares a four-step framework for increasing leverage responsibly and explains how every size increase is also a psychological test that builds confidence and hardiness. She also shares a recent personal story about how she “leveraged up” her own career by accepting a coaching role at the prop firm BluSky, and the imposter syndrome she had to push through. Let’s learn and grow together guys!

In this episode of the Market Mamas Podcast, host and futures day trader Becky Gaskell breaks down 10 Critical Mindsets for Success - the psychological edge needed for consistent, long-term survival and profitability in day trading. Drawing from personal and professional experience, Becky shares the internal shifts required to operate effectively in a high-pressure, fast-moving market. Each mindset is explored in detail, providing insights and practical advice for traders looking to improve their performance and mindset.

Check out Market Mama’s latest discussion about tilt in trading. We bring awareness to the raw and real threat of tilt in our performances. Join us as we explore how we can all avoid this danger zone and overcome the challenges of tilt in our trading journeys.

When you are in the messy middle of evolving as a trader, there will be significant challenges. Let’s discuss holding your discipline, faith, dedication and perseverance.

Discipline is a key psychological hurdle to tackle and master if one is to become a consistently profitable day trader.