Are you trading against your own personality without even realising it?
In this first part of her 2-part Trading Personality series, Louise Bedford explores the Director and Socialiser trader types, showing you how your wiring influences every trading decision you make.
You’ll discover:
- A quick ready-reckoner quiz to identify your trading style.
- Why you can have one primary personality and a secondary trait that shapes your behaviour.
- The Director Trader: decisive, competitive, and fast-acting — but prone to overconfidence and overtrading.
- The Socialiser Trader: optimistic, energetic, and community-focused — but easily distracted when trading stops being ‘fun’.
- Real stories of how these personalities show up in the markets.
- Why ‘masking’ your true personality can hold you back, and how understanding your wiring makes trading easier and more natural.
This episode is Louise’s own modern take on Hippocrates’ four temperaments — but applied to the trading world.
Share this episode with a trading buddy or partner. It may explain a lot about how they approach the markets!
Don’t miss part two, Rewiring Your Money Personality for Market Success, next week, when Louise dives into the Thinker and Relater trader types.
And if you want to take the full quiz, download the PDF here.
Next Steps:
- Explore Louise’s Trading Made Simple video course, free at tradinggame.com.au, to put these principles into practice.
- For deeper insight into risk management, check out my books Trading Secrets and Charting Secrets.
About Louise Bedford
Louise Bedford has traded, taught, and written extensively about the financial markets for over 30 years, building a reputation as a highly accomplished and experienced trader, educator, and author.
She co-founded The Trading Game and has gained recognition for her unique approach to teaching trading psychology and market analysis.
Louise has authored several successful trading books. In particular, her titles include Trading Secrets, Charting Secrets, The Secret of Candlestick Charting, and Investing Psychology Secrets.
Louise runs her hugely popular, repeat-for-free Mentor Program Pro online course. Through this course, she shows you how to automate your trading so you can retire early and get on with your life.
Did you know you can book a free 30-minute call with Louise to discuss your current trading strategies?
Just click the button below to take the quick survey, and then you’ll be able to choose a time to talk to Louise.
(Louise is available from the 3rd August 2026)
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