Futures Trading Coach: Professor B (Brandon)
In this episode of Market Mamas, futures day trader & host Becky Gaskell sits down with Professor B (Brandon) from the Confluence Code to discuss trading psychology, risk management, patience, and building a sustainable trading career. Brandon shares his journey from options to futures trading and explains how treating trading like a business, managing losses, identifying high-probability setups, and building discipline can improve consistency. He also opens up about financial struggles, faith, perseverance, and the importance of finding the right trading community.
DNA Behavior International Founder: Hugh Massie
In this episode of Market Mamas, futures trader and host Becky Gaskell sits down with Hugh Massie, author, entrepreneur, and founder of DNA Behavior International, to explore how natural behavioral tendencies, early life experiences, and financial psychology influence trading and investment decisions. Hugh shares his journey from working as a CPA and wealth manager to spending 25 years studying human behavior and financial decision-making. He explains how understanding your natural strengths, behavioral biases, and emotional triggers can help traders manage risk, avoid costly mistakes, and develop strategies that align with their personalities.
Futures Day Trader: Izze
In this episode of Market Mamas, futures trader and host Becky Gaskell sits down with Izze to explore her journey from trading penny stocks and options to finding consistency in futures trading. Izze shares how she started trading in 2020, struggled with repeatedly building small options accounts and giving back her gains, and eventually discovered that futures and prop firms were a better fit for her trading style. She discusses managing multiple accounts, adapting to prop firm rules, controlling risk, and using Monte Carlo analysis to uncover patterns in her trading data.
Veteran Trader: Scott Pulcini
In this episode of the Market Mamas trader psychology podcast, futures trader and host Becky Gaskell speaks with Scott Pulcini, founder of ScottPulciniTrader.com, about trading discipline, risk management, emotional control, and building an edge that can adapt to changing markets. Scott explains why daily loss limits matter, how tilt can derail even experienced traders, and how he uses order flow, liquidity, iceberg orders, and market structure to guide his trading decisions. Drawing on decades of experience, Scott shares his journey from the Chicago Board of Trade to becoming a successful electronic futures trader, overcoming major setbacks, and rebuilding his career using Bookmap and CME Market by Order (MBO) data. His story offers practical lessons on resilience, discipline, and long-term success in the markets.
Futures Day Trader: Lucas
In this episode of the Market Mamas trader psychology podcast, futures trader and host Becky Gaskell sits down with Lucas, a former professional baseball player turned futures trader, to explore the mindset, discipline, and emotional control required to succeed in trading. Lucas shares how his background as a professional athlete shaped his approach to the markets, from developing patience as a pitcher to handling losses, staying consistent, and building confidence under pressure. He discusses his rapid transition into trading, the lessons learned from early mistakes, and why emotional control is the biggest factor separating successful traders from unsuccessful ones. So many psychology gems in this one!
Trading Mindset Coach: Agnieszka Wood
In this episode of Market Mamas, Becky sits down with Agnieszka Wood, CEO and Trading Mindset Coach at Ahead Coach LLC, to explore the deep psychological patterns behind trading inconsistencies. Agnieszka shares her journey from corporate life to trading, the challenges she faced, and how she transformed her mindset to achieve consistency and confidence in trading. They discuss identity, self-worth, nervous system regulation, compassionate discipline, and how personal life directly impacts trading performance. This episode is packed with insights for any trader looking to improve their mindset, develop healthy habits, and sustain long-term trading success.
Performance Coach: Créde Sheehy-Kelly
In this episode of Market Mamas, host & futures day trader Becky Gaskell is joined by Créde Sheehy-Kelly, a performance coach who specializes in helping traders understand the deeper psychological patterns behind their decisions. Together, they explore the importance of emotional control, identity shifts, and the mental conditioning necessary to achieve consistency and long-term success in trading. Créde shares invaluable insights on how to break through self-sabotage, deal with fear and overconfidence, and trust your strategy. This conversation was so comprehensive on solid tactics that will benefit traders of all skill levels, so be prepared to take notes!
Stock Trader: Nashra
In this episode of Market Mamas, futures day trader and host Becky Gaskell sits down with Nashra, a female stock trader from India, to discuss the emotional and psychological challenges of trading, the importance of consistency, and how to build long-term success in the markets. Nashra shares her journey, from initial doubts to eventual breakthroughs, focusing on the critical role of self-discipline, learning from mistakes, and staying persistent in the face of setbacks.