In my last post, From Hesitant to Hooked: How I use ChatGPT in My Trading Life, I shared how I went from resisting AI… to using it multiple times a day.
Not to automate my trades. Not to replace my decision-making.
But to support the way I think, plan, and trade.
So today, I want to show you exactly how I do that — in three very real, very human ways.
If you’ve been curious about ChatGPT but weren’t sure where to start, this post is for you.
1. Time Block Your Week In Advance
A couple months ago, I started feeding ChatGPT a basic outline of my weekly schedule:
- My personal AM trading sessions
- My weekend trading journal review time
- Live sessions I do for our Tribe like Monthly Group Coaching or Office Hours
- Family and personal commitments
- Other fixed appointments
Then I have ChatGPT “interview” me by having it ask my questions one at a time (to reduce overwhelm) about what I want to prioritize working on that week. Whether it’s trading related, business, or personal, I train it to keep me to 3-5 priorities max.
Then, the cherry on the top is when I ask ChatGPT to consider my scheduled events along with my prioritized work and suggest time blocks to add to my calendar.
This gives me a great starting plan that I map out and see how it feels. I don’t always follow it exactly, but I no longer have to stare at blank chunks of time on the calendar and plan it from scratch each morning.
This reduces decision fatigue, which is very real!
So if you want to try time blocking using ChatGPT, let it give you a first draft — the hardest part is just getting started.
This helps me stay on top of both my trading and other parts of my life.
2. Get Unstuck In the Moment
There are times when I feel stuck — and I just need to talk it out. But it’s on a topic I don’t feel like sharing with one of my awesome humans right away, I just want to express it to get it out of my brain.
That’s when I use ChatGPT as a sounding board.
“Here’s what I’m thinking about… Here’s where I’m stuck… Can you help me sort through this?”
Sometimes I type it.
Sometimes I use speech-to-text.
Sometimes I open the ChatGPT app on my phone and use voice mode — I happened to pick voice that sounds like a jazz singer because it’s soothing. 😃
When you’re stuck, ChatGPT can help you think — not just answer.
This doesn’t replace a coach, or a friend, or a journal.
But it’s a starting point.
And it helps me move forward when my thoughts are spinning.
3. Analyzing Simple Trade Results
You don’t need a fancy spreadsheet to get insights from your trades.
Sometimes, I’ll give ChatGPT a basic list of recent trades —
where I entered, where I exited, what the P&L was — It can then give you a variety of statistics that are important to trading.
I can even tell it to summarize “with no judgment.”
Just the stats.
And then, if I want, I’ll say:
“Can you help me interpret this?”
It won’t be perfect. But it gives me a lens.
And in the First 40 Trading Club, this kind of reflection is exactly what we focus on once you’ve got your first 20–40 test trades logged. Because that’s what helps to adapt a trading plan most efficiently.
Try What Fits – Skip What Doesn’t
There’s no need to master every feature, write perfect “prompts”, or have it all figured out when it comes to making AI more useful in your life.
It’s okay to start simple — to treat ChatGPT like a teammate, a journal, or even just a sounding board when thoughts are stuck.
This isn’t about outsourcing the trading brain.
It’s about creating more space to actually use it.
In the next post, I’ll share how I’ve used ChatGPT to organize and refine my actual trading plan — and a few places where I don’t use it (and why).
🗨️ How do you use ChatGPT — or want to try using it?
Let me know in the comments — even if it’s something small.
You might be surprised what shows up once you start experimenting.
~Hima
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