Bear markets are inevitable in the sharemarket - but the next one may look very different from the last. In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford explains why many investors prepare for the wrong type of crisis and how traders can stay calm, disciplined, and strategic when markets turn volatile.
Louise explores how structural shifts - including higher interest rates, the rise of ETFs and passive investing, and faster information flow - are changing the way bear markets unfold in the Australian sharemarket.
She also shares a powerful trading psychology lesson from a real trader whose fear of short-term losses was quietly costing him tens of thousands of dollars, despite having a solid trading strategy.
If you trade the ASX or want to strengthen your risk management and trading discipline, this episode will help you approach market downturns with far more clarity and confidence.
In this episode:
• Why the next bear market may surprise investors
• How ETFs and passive investing are changing market behaviour
• Why traders sometimes take losses personally
• How premature exits destroy trading expectancy
• A powerful mindset shift that improves trading consistency
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Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia’s leading trading education communities.
For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.
www.tradinggame.com.au
www.talkingtrading.com.au.
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