Colm Murphy

From Podcast Host to Trader Mentor: Colm Murphy’s Trading Journey

What happens when a trader with just three years of experience interviews the industry’s elite week after week? You get exponential growth and serious trading wisdom. In this conversation, Unpacking the Markets founder Colm Murphy sits down with Jason Sen to explore his trading evolution and how learning from the best has helped him build real conviction in the markets.

Colm reveals how early missteps, strategy hopping, and “needing to be right” gave way to a more structured, disciplined mindset. Drawing on lessons from guests like Jason Shapiro and Stephen Goldstein, he shares how shifting focus from predicting the market to observing it and separating the “analyst” from the “trader” in his own head transformed his edge.

Expect insights on:

  • Why running a winning trade can be harder than taking a loss

  • The power of simplicity and repeatable systems

  • Mastering risk management without over-optimising

  • Building a trading process around real-time reactions, not rigid beliefs

  • Knowing when to step on the gas and size up

Plus, Colm shares how his trading community is fostering accountability, learning, and improvement for traders of all levels.

Still searching for the perfect strategy? This episode is a must-watch. Tune in for valuable insights and practical lessons from Colm Murphy’s trading journey.

Back