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Psychology Masterclass

By
Rande Howell

Rande Howell, licensed therapist, FinTech Award winner, and founder of Traders State of Mind, breaks down how to build the mind you actually want to trade with. Ten lessons on the four archetypes of a disciplined trader, emotional regulation, confronting the inner critic, and the daily practices that turn an empowered mind from a concept into execution.

10

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1.1 hr

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OVERVIEW

What You’ll Learn in Rande Howell’s Psychology Masterclass


This free masterclass is a complete trading psychology framework for building the mind you actually want to trade with. Rande Howell walks through why the brain you bring to the screen was never built for trading: it evolved for short-term survival and cannot tell the difference between risk and a threat to life, which is why a losing trade can feel like real danger and a winning streak can get you as cranked up as a hunt for food. You’ll learn how to rebuild that mind step by step, using the four archetypes every disciplined trader needs (the ruler for discipline, the warrior for courage, the caregiver for compassion, and the sage for clarity), and the emotional regulation tools that anchor them: diaphragmatic breathing, body awareness, mindfulness, and the inner observer.


The second half of the masterclass is about the patterns and beliefs that quietly sabotage trading accounts. Rande shows you how to spot overtrading, FOMO, revenge trading, and self-sabotage, and how to trace each one back to the belief that drives it. He teaches you how to confront the inner critic, mentor the “orphan” parts of yourself instead of silencing them, and turn failure into the brain’s primary teacher. The masterclass closes with the practical disciplines (daily practice, post-trade review, and structured breaks) that turn the empowered mind from an idea into the mind you trade with every day. The goal is simple: follow your plan every time, accept small losses well, and let probability do its work.

CURRICULUM

What’s Inside the 

Psychology Masterclass

All Lessons

00

Introduction

2:25
01

Building the Trading Mind: Discipline, Courage, Compassion, and Clarity

8:00
02

The First Step to Emotional Regulation: Awareness and Breath

5:00
03

Mindfulness and the Beliefs That Drive Your Trading

6:00
04

Self-Limiting Patterns and the Beliefs That Drive Them

9:00
05

The Inner Critic and the Archetypes of Self-Sabotage

12:00
06

Building the Four Archetypes With Memories and Symbols

6:00
07

Practicing the Empowered Mind at Critical Moments

7:00
08

Confronting Trouble and Mentoring Your Orphan Nature

8:00
09

Learning From Failure and Catching Early Warning Signs

4:00
10

Self-Mastery and Becoming a Different Observer

5:00

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Rande Howell

About the Instructor,

Rande Howell

Rande Howell is a trading psychology educator, licensed therapist, performance coach, author, and the founder of Traders State of Mind. He won the FinTech Award for Best Trading Psychology Educator and has written several books, including Mindful Trading: Mastering Your Emotions and the Inner Game and Unlocking Your Hidden Potential. Unlike most Chart Academy instructors, Rande’s edge is not a chart setup. His work is about the mind you bring into the moment of risk, teaching traders how to regulate their emotions, master themselves under pressure, and build a probability-based mind that can handle the uncertainty of putting real money on the line.


Rande spent years working as a licensed therapist, including helping people through serious conditions like panic disorders, before bringing that deep problem-solving skill to traders. He is open about his own journey too: a business decision that cost his family a couple of million dollars and the shame that reorganized him around what he really wanted to do, and surviving a heart transplant that opened his eyes to how he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Now in his 70s, his mission is bigger than any single trade. As he puts it: trading is the perfect form of self-mastery. If you do not master yourself, you will not master the markets.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Psychology Masterclass about?

A free 10-lesson series with Rande Howell covering the complete trading psychology framework for building the mind you actually want to trade with. It covers the four archetypes every disciplined trader needs (ruler, warrior, caregiver, sage), the emotional regulation tools that anchor them, how to spot self-limiting patterns like FOMO and revenge trading, how to confront the inner critic, and the daily disciplines that turn the empowered mind into real execution.

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Who is Rande Howell?

Rande Howell is a trading psychology educator, licensed therapist, performance coach, author, and the founder of Traders State of Mind. He won the FinTech Award for Best Trading Psychology Educator and has written several books on trading psychology and mindful performance.

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Why is trading psychology so important?

According to Rande, the brain you bring to trading evolved for short-term survival, not for handling probability and uncertainty. That is why only 2 to 3 percent of traders become consistently profitable. Mastering your psychology is what lets you follow your plan, accept small losses well, and let your edge play out over time.

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What are the four archetypes of a disciplined trading mind?

The ruler (discipline), the warrior (courage), the caregiver (compassion), and the sage (clarity). Rande teaches each one as an internal resource you can call on in the moment of risk, so you lead from discipline and patience instead of fear and greed.

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What markets does this masterclass apply to?

Any market. Rande teaches psychology, not a specific setup, so the framework applies to stocks, futures, forex, options, and crypto traders alike.

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What is Chart Academy?

Chart Academy is a free, all-in-one trading education platform designed to help traders learn real, practical skills from world-class traders. It offers in-depth masterclasses taught by real traders across stocks, options, futures, forex, crypto, and trading psychology.

In addition to educational content, Chart Academy includes Personalised learning paths, downloadable resources, and access to exclusive tools and rewards—all in one place. There are no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no credit card required. The goal is to make high-quality trading education accessible, practical, and easy to follow for traders of all levels.

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