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Dive deep into the minds of Wall Street legends, hedge fund managers, and seasoned traders. Each episode offers a masterclass in trading, featuring exclusive interviews with industry giants. Discover their secrets to success and market mastery. Join us for a journey through decades of trading experience, and gain invaluable insights to improve your trading.
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Swing Traders should Master these AVWAP Strategies | Brian Shannon, 35+ years Trading
2d ago02:03:32Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/🎙️ Join the TraderLion Discord: https://discord.gg/TraderLion📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcBrian Shannon — professional trader for 35+ years, founder of AlphaTrends.net, and the "godfather of the Anchored VWAP" — sits down with Richard for the most in-depth, unfiltered interview we've ever recorded.In just over two hours, Brian walks through his entire trading playbook: his origin story (including the $25,000 credit-card bet that almost ended his career), how he discovered and refined Anchored VWAP, the way he uses earnings anchors and year-to-date anchors to read institutional behavior, his exact rules for position sizing and selling in thirds, real trade walk-throughs including SanDisk, and the "Only Price Pays" philosophy he's literally trademarked.This is the complete Brian Shannon system — taught at his desk, in his own words, with charts pulled up live. Required viewing for any serious technical trader.What You'll Learn:✅ Brian's complete swing-trading framework using moving averages and Anchored VWAP✅ How Anchored VWAP reveals where institutions are positioned✅ Why earnings anchors and year-to-date VWAP are his most powerful reads✅ His exact rules for position sizing, stop placement, and selling in thirds✅ Live trade walk-throughs including a multi-month SanDisk swing✅ The "Only Price Pays" philosophy that rewires how you trade✅ How to use multi-timeframe analysis without overcomplicating itEnjoy!The TraderLion TeamConnect with Brian Shannon:https://x.com/alphatrendsAVWAP Book: https://amzn.to/4nqa3xPTrading with Multiple Timeframes Book: https://amzn.to/3PeQnQPFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://x.com/TraderLionhttps://www.facebook.com/traderlionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/traderlionhttps://www.tiktok.com/@traderlionTimestamps:0:00 - Origin Story: Dad, College & First Trades6:18 - Lehman Brothers & Birth of AlphaTrends17:00 - The $25K Credit Card Bet That Almost Killed His Career33:00 - How Anchored VWAP Works (and Why It Matters)42:50 - Earnings Anchors & Year-to-Date VWAP49:00 - Reading Real Charts: Institutional Footprints1:00:00 - Stops, Risk & Position Sizing1:22:48 - Selling in Thirds: Brian's Exit Discipline1:30:00 - SanDisk Full Trade Walk-Through1:37:02 - Multi-Timeframe Analysis & Pivot Points1:59:00 - "Only Price Pays" — The Trademarked Philosophy2:01:05 - Final Advice for New Traders
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How to find & trade VCP Setups Using RMV - Richard Moglen
2w ago01:11:04Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/🎙️ Join the TraderLion Discord: https://discord.gg/TraderLion📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcIn this TraderLion 2025 Conference presentation, Richard walks through his complete framework for identifying and trading Volatility Contraction Patterns (VCPs) using the proprietary RMV (Relative Measure Volatility) indicator. He breaks down how RMV objectively scores tightness on a 0–100 scale so you can spot institutional accumulation before the crowd.Richard moves through more than a dozen real chart examples — Reddit, UPST, SHOP, Google's IPO base, Tesla, Palantir, ASTS, MSGR, Duolingo, Peloton, ALAB, METC, Roblox, and Arm (on the short side) — showing exactly where he would have entered, where he would have placed his stop, and how the RMV reading confirmed each setup. He closes with a live walkthrough inside Deepvue, building screens from scratch and ranking watchlist names by RMV in real time.If you trade VCPs, IPO bases, or stage 2 breakouts, this is one of the most actionable conference talks of the year.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ Why VCPs signal institutional accumulation in stage 2 uptrends✅ How the RMV indicator scores tightness from 0 (compressed) to 100 (expansion)✅ When to use RMV 15 (default) vs RMV 5 (IPOs and post-gap setups)✅ The 4 entry tactics: accumulating vs. lows, oops reversal recovery, inside-day high break, and standard range breakout✅ How to manage risk with a "small paper cut" stop at the low of the day✅ How to spot 2–3 day tight ranges that most traders miss✅ How to apply VCP logic to short-side setups (Arm case study)✅ How to build the Leader Screen, VCP screen, and Tight Range screen inside DeepvueEnjoy!The TraderLion TeamFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://x.com/traderLionhttps://www.facebook.com/traderlionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/traderlionhttps://www.tiktok.com/@traderlionTimestamps:0:00 - Intro: VCPs and RMV7:55 - Agenda Walkthrough9:41 - What Is a VCP (Origin & Logic)14:01 - Risk Management & Stop Placement22:03 - Real Chart Examples Begin (Palantir, SHOP, Google IPO)33:12 - Tesla, ASTS & Post-Gap Setups44:01 - The RMV Indicator Explained48:01 - RMV 5 vs RMV 15: When to Use Each54:01 - Short Side Application (Arm)56:02 - The 4 VCP Entry Tactics1:05:00 - Live Deepvue Demo & Screen Build
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The 8 Pivot Lessons That Will Change How You See Charts Forever — From Pro Trader Scot1and
3w ago01:35:45Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/🎙️ Join the TraderLion Discord: https://discord.gg/TraderLion📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcIn this TraderLion 2025 Conference session, Scot1and sits down with Richard to walk through the next evolution of his trading system — moving from his classic Slingshot and Fishhook setups into a deeper framework built around price auctions, pivot levels, and price ladders.Scot1and shares why he believes "the only thing you need to know is price," why moving averages are overrated, and how thinking of every chart as a two-sided auction (buyers vs. sellers) lets him enter trades at lower-risk pivot points — with tighter stops and bigger size.He also breaks down his Icarus and Atlas concepts — Icarus levels are price spikes that melt and fade, Atlas levels are where real demand holds the price up. Knowing the difference is what separates a winning entry from a stop-out.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ Why price is the only signal that truly matters✅ The Slingshot setup — entering pullbacks with low risk before the breakout✅ The Fishhook setup — how to trade earnings gaps without buying the top✅ The auction model — buyer's auction vs. seller's auction vs. balanced✅ Icarus levels (wicks that fade) vs. Atlas levels (real support)✅ Why most wicks form in the first 10–20 minutes and why they don't matter✅ How to draw clean pivot lines and "rungs on the ladder"✅ Why moving averages get sliced through and what to use instead✅ How Scot1and held Spotify through a 30%+ drawdown using pivots✅ Position sizing: distance to stop, liquidity, volatility, and price✅ How to scan IPOs (CRWV, CRCL, HNGE) for the next big leader✅ Managing flow, tilt, and imposter syndrome as a traderFollow Scot1and:https://x.com/Scot1andT— The TraderLion TeamFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://x.com/TraderLionhttps://www.facebook.com/traderlionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/traderlionhttps://www.tiktok.com/@traderlionTimestamps:0:00 - Welcome & Introduction2:39 - Icarus to Atlas — origin of the framework3:27 - Background: dot-com era, market making, learning to trade6:47 - Trading philosophy — price is the only thing that matters8:42 - Intro to the Slingshot & Fishhook setups12:23 - The Slingshot formula — 4-EMA of highs explained17:39 - Slingshot examples & what is NOT a slingshot22:32 - The Fishhook setup — trading EPs without buying the top26:36 - The charity auction story — origin of the auction model30:37 - Buyer's vs. Seller's vs. Balanced auctions31:09 - Icarus & Atlas — wicks, fading spikes & real demand33:19 - Why the 10-minute chart shows the auction best37:07 - Why moving averages are overrated40:18 - How to draw pivot lines (cutting off the wicks)43:47 - Distribution example — Roblox ladder breakdown53:21 - How pivots saved his Spotify long position55:33 - Reading IPOs — Robinhood, CRWV, CRCL, Hinge1:01:16 - Position sizing, risk per trade, and account management1:07:16 - Finding flow, avoiding tilt & imposter syndrome1:19:24 - chart walkthroughs — Nike, Sezzle, LEU, Hinge
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The 10 Lessons Part Time Traders NEED to Learn to be Successful - From Market Wizard Linda Rashke
Apr 2501:31:04Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/🎙️ Join the TraderLion Discord: https://discord.gg/TraderLion📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcLinda Bradford Raschke — Market Wizard, founder of LBR Capital Management, and 45-year trading veteran — joins Richard Moglen at the TraderLion Conference 2025 for one of the most candid presentations ever given on how to actually trade successfully when you have a full-time job, a family, and limited screen time. This isn't about hot setups or chasing momentum. It's about behavior, process, and the painful truth that most retail traders sabotage themselves long before the market gets the chance.Linda walks through the three ways to approach the markets — passion, hobby, or job — and explains why treating it as a hobby first is the single biggest unlock for part-time traders. She shares case studies of real traders she's mentored over 20+ years: the brilliant friend with two accounts (one quiet 2-to-5-day options strategy that prints, one over-active account flat after four years), the 20-year veteran running one bread-and-butter model while baking bread and vacationing in Italy, "Swiss Miss" trading just three futures markets at a specific time of day, and "part-time Aaron" with 7-minute holding times. The throughline: every successful part-time trader narrows down to one or two strategies and stops trying to do everything.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ Why approaching trading as a hobby first removes the performance pressure that's silently destroying your bottom line✅ De la Vega's four 1688 principles that still describe modern trading psychology better than most current books✅ The difference between trade management and risk management — and why most part-timers confuse the two✅ Why over-trading is a dopamine addiction, not a strategy problem✅ How successful part-time traders narrow down to one or two strategies, often after a decade of trial and error✅ The 5-SMA strategy Linda still uses on relative-strength leaders like IBM✅ "Chunking the data" — using the 8 a.m. opening range to structure short-term trades around a job✅ Why peak-performance sports books beat 90% of trading psychology titles for the priceWhere to follow Linda:🔗 lindaraschke.net📕 Books: Street Smarts, Trading Sardines (now back in print)Enjoy!The TraderLion TeamFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://x.com/TraderLionhttps://www.facebook.com/traderlionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/traderlionhttps://www.tiktok.com/@traderlionTimestamps0:00 — Intro3:02 — Trading as a Passion, Hobby, or Job — Pick the Right One7:07 — De la Vega's 4 Enduring Principles From 168811:07 — The Behavioral Biases That Quietly Kill Most Traders16:02 — Step 1: Brutal Accountability and Behavioral Honesty17:27 — Take the Pressure Off — Treat It Like a Hobby18:50 — Trade Management vs. Risk Management — They're Not the Same23:09 — The Hard Facts: Only 3-6% of Retail Traders Are Profitable28:22 — Process, Process, Process — Building Your Rule Set31:52 — Case Study "Joe": Two Accounts, One That Quietly Prints41:46 — Case Study: 20-Year Veteran With One Strategy, One Losing Year in 2044:15 — "Swiss Miss" — Three Futures Markets, One Time of Day45:25 — Part-Time Aaron — 7-Minute Holding Times That Actually Work48:15 — Lower Frequency, Fewer Markets, More Discipline52:01 — The 5-SMA Strategy on IBM (Set It at Night, Walk Away)55:30 — Chunking the Data: 8 a.m. Opening Range Trades for Working Traders1:00:23 — High-Beta Opening-Range Gappers (KLAC Case Study)1:02:32 — Systematic Trading: Toby Crabel and Range Expansion1:08:11 — Record Keeping by Hand — Linda's 20-Year Ritual1:13:26 — The Year-End Summary: Written Plan, Sleep, Journal, Magic Crystals1:19:24 — Q&A
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Running 75 Automated Systems While Traveling the World — Exclusive Interview With Laurens Bensdorp
Apr 401:24:27Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/🎙️ Join the TraderLion Discord: https://discord.gg/TraderLion📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcLaurens Bensdorp is a fully systematic trader who runs 75 non-correlated trading systems simultaneously — and he doesn't even open his broker platform. A former whitewater rafting company owner in Mexico with zero financial education, Laurens stumbled into trading in 2000, discovered the Market Wizards, and spent years building himself into one of the most disciplined systematic traders in the world. His system runs on a virtual server while he travels, and he only checks a daily email to confirm orders executed correctly.In this interview, Laurens breaks down how he thinks about building and combining strategies in a way almost no one else teaches. The key insight isn't about finding the best strategy — it's about finding strategies that work when your other strategies don't. He walks through how he went from 4 mean reversion systems in 2007 to 75 systems spanning equities, futures, commodities, volatility spikes, and even penny stocks — all targeting 15% CAGR with drawdowns below 10%.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ Why running 75 non-correlated systems beats finding one "perfect" strategy✅ How to build a portfolio where strategies complement each other's weaknesses✅ The 2011 crash wake-up call that changed everything about his approach✅ Scale-in entry mechanics using Keltner channels and ATR (live 2025 precious metals case study)✅ Why equal-weighting beats allocating the most to your best backtest✅ Starter path for beginners: 3 strategies to start with and how to diversify from there✅ Why Warren Buffett's "most people don't like to get rich slow" is the biggest obstacle in tradingWhere to follow Laurens:🔗 tradingmasterychool.com (free course available)📕 Books: The 30-Minute Stock Trader, Automated Stock Trading Systems, Trading Retirement AccountsEnjoy!- The TraderLion TeamFollow us:https://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://x.com/TraderLionhttps://www.facebook.com/traderlionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/traderlionhttps://www.tiktok.com/@traderlionTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction: 75 Non-Correlated Systems Running Simultaneously4:15 - Origin Story: Whitewater Rafting in Mexico to Trading6:30 - Discovering Market Wizards and Choosing Systematic Trading9:44 - First Four Strategies (2007): Mean Reversion Long and Short11:00 - 2008 Bear Market: Short Mean Reversion Thrives12:13 - The 2011 Crash Wake-Up Call: Drawdown Twice as Bad as Simulated14:10 - Adding Momentum Strategies to Handle Panic-Driven Moves15:20 - Expanding Into Futures and Commodities With Tom Baso19:15 - Influential Traders: Richard Dennis, Tom Baso's "Good Life" Philosophy23:40 - The Automation Advantage: Virtual Server, No Need to Watch P&L27:15 - How New Strategy Ideas Emerge: Filling Portfolio Gaps32:00 - Commodity ETF Trend Following: Gold, Silver, Crude Oil34:50 - The Core Principle: Strategies Must Be Good When Others Aren't43:15 - Data Quality: Why Norgate Data Is Worth It vs. Free Data47:30 - Beginner's Path: Python + Norgate vs. Mentoring Program51:00 - Starter Strategies and Diversifying by Universe and Lookback Period55:25 - Capital Allocation: Equal Weighting and the "Classical Mistake"59:00 - Volatility Spike Strategies: Dormant Systems That Activate in Panics1:01:25 - Automated Execution: Order Netting and Interactive Brokers1:05:10 - AI in Trading: Speedup Tool, Not a Signal Generator1:10:36 - 2025 Precious Metals Case Study: Keltner Entries and Exit Mechanics1:17:05 - Risk Management: From 35% Drawdowns to Targeting Less Than 10%1:22:00 - Final Advice: Halve Your Drawdown Tolerance and Stay in the Game
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From Blowing Up 3 Times to Managing a $200 Million Hedge Fund — Exclusive Interview with Jim Roppel
Mar 2902:35:04Tap to summarize🔍 Use Code: Podcast For Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcJim Roppel is a hedge fund manager with 40+ years of market experience, managing $200M+ in assets. A direct student of Bill O'Neill, Jim learned CAN SLIM at the source — FedExing marked-up charts back and forth with Bill and sitting front row at his seminars over 20 times.Jim blew up his account three times before discovering IBD. He used to drive to a paper depot at midnight to be first to read the next day's paper. Once he committed to CAN SLIM, he tripled his mid-six-figure Morgan Stanley signing bonus into the 2000 top and never looked back.In this in-person interview, Jim covers his complete methodology — the 20/20 and 40/40 WANDA screens, his 3-5-7% stop system, how he hedges monster positions with in-the-money calls — plus real trade breakdowns in Broadcom ($1M first trade), Baidu ($30M total), AppLovin (80 to 410), Arista Networks, Bloom Energy, and more.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ The 3-5-7% stop loss system and "zero defect" breakout discipline✅ Position sizing rules — 18% max, never above 22%✅ How to hedge winners using in-the-money call sales✅ The "four trades a year" framework for elite selectivity✅ Bill O'Neill's probing entry method and the "What Would Bill Do?" filter✅ Why AI is "the steam engine and electricity at the exact same time"✅ Advice for traders starting with $50-100K todayEnjoy!- The TraderLion Team____________________________________Follow us:https://discord.gg/TraderLionhttps://twitter.com/TraderLionhttps://www.instagram.com/traderlion_https://www.linkedin.com/company/trad...https://www.facebook.com/traderlion____________________________________Where to follow Jim:🔗 https://RoppelReport.com (discount code: GOLDEN)🐦 https://x.com/Upticken____________________________________Timestamps:0:00 - Intro & Jim Roppel's Background2:34 - Growing Up Around the Market: Grandfather's Bally Stock10:02 - Blowing Up Three Times & Discovering IBD16:37 - The Paper Depot Midnight Ritual23:32 - Meeting Bill O'Neill & FedEx Chart Reviews31:42 - Morgan Stanley & Tripling the Signing Bonus Into 200038:56 - The SanDisk Trade: 3,200% Volume Spike & Life-Changing Money44:33 - Broadcom: First $1 Million in a Single Trade52:58 - Stock Selection: 20/20 and 40/40 WANDA Screens58:35 - Technical Setups: Cup & Handle, Earnings Gaps, High Tight Flags1:05:29 - Entry Rules & Being the Buyer Breaking It Out1:07:08 - Risk Management: 3-5-7 Stops & Position Sizing1:13:30 - Handling Monster Winners: Trimming, Hedging & Extension Rules1:19:47 - Trade Breakdowns: BE, APP, ANET, CRDO, KAVA1:30:27 - Market Timing: MA Alignment & Follow-Through Days1:33:46 - Trading Psychology & the Charles Harris Quote1:41:21 - AI: "Absurdly Early" in the Run1:49:17 - Optimism, Fear & the Psychology of Big Success1:52:58 - War Chest Trades: Broadcom, SDLI & JDS Uniphase Bonanza2:07:42 - Bill O'Neill's Legacy & What He Would Trade Today2:17:12 - The $30 Million Baidu Trade He Didn't Know About2:28:14 - Advice for New Traders Starting With $50-100K
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2,115% Return in 1 Year: How a Harvard Cancer Scientist Beat Wall Street
Mar 2202:25:24Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcTito Adhikary is a Harvard-trained cancer biologist and scientist turned options trader who returned 2,115% in the 2025 US Investing Championships Enhanced Growth division — turning $48K into just over $1 million. In this episode, Tito shares the full journey from his first brokerage account during the COVID crash to becoming one of the top-performing traders in the country.Tito's path wasn't smooth. He grew up in India, moved to the US in 2015 for a PhD at Harvard, and started trading in March 2020 with $80K in blue chips. By early 2021 he'd grown that to $200K — then watched it crumble through the ARK bubble, revenge trading, and a devastating $33K single-day loss while earning a $40K grad student stipend. In 2022, he grew a $15K account to $90K only to give it all back in two days around FOMC.The turning point? Sizing down to a $5K account in 2023 to rebuild his mental equity curve. Tito breaks down his three-pillar methodology — right stock, right sector, right market — and walks through his full options framework: strike selection, IV awareness, debit spreads vs. naked calls, and his scaling rules (25% off at 50%, 50% off at 100%, trail the rest).He walks through seven real trades in detail: the Tesla September setup that went from his biggest loss to his biggest win ($3 calls to $40), the APP post-earnings IV flush ($2 calls to $20 same day), RKLB LEAPs (5x in three weeks), the QCOM/ARM sympathy play that became his best P&L day ever, and three losing trades — MSTR, COIN, and a biotech gap-down on CURE.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ How Tito turned $48K into $1M+ in one year trading options✅ His three-pillar framework: right stock, right sector, right market✅ Options structure: when to buy naked calls vs. debit spreads✅ The post-earnings IV flush strategy (APP trade: $2 → $20 same day)✅ How he uses a cash account as a psychological guardrail✅ Why he sized down to $5K after major losses to rebuild confidence✅ His daily circuit breaker, wiring-out strategy, and weekend review process✅ How his science background (hypothesis → experiment → results) shaped his trading processWhether you trade options, swing trade stocks, or are just getting started, Tito's story is a masterclass in risk management, self-awareness, and the discipline it takes to compound capital.Enjoy!– The TraderLion TeamTimestamps:0:00 - Tito Adhikary Intro4:36 - Growing Up in India & Harvard PhD9:28 - First Trades During the COVID Crash12:15 - ARK Bubble & First Major Losses16:49 - Learning Resources: Market Wizards & More22:27 - Science to Trading Parallels30:18 - Losing $33K in One Day as a Grad Student36:23 - $15K to $90K, Then Giving It All Back40:27 - Rebuilding on a $5K Account43:50 - Methodology: Right Stock, Sector & Market50:53 - Options Framework: Strikes, IV & Spreads59:03 - Risk Management & Circuit Breakers1:06:17 - 2025: $48K to $1M+ in One Year1:17:37 - Wiring Out Profits & Buying His First Home1:22:22 - Trade Breakdown: Tesla $3 Calls → $401:28:51 - Trade Breakdown: APP IV Flush ($2 → $20)1:36:19 - Trade Breakdown: RKLB LEAPs (5x in 3 Weeks)1:42:24 - Trade Breakdown: QCOM/ARM Best Day Ever1:56:54 - Losing Trades: MSTR, COIN & CURE2:09:35 - Adapting to Choppy Markets2:17:29 - Advice for Struggling Traders
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Trading $5K into $50 Million With the Parabolic Short Setup - Exclusive Interview with Phil Goedeker
Mar 1401:21:00Tap to summarize🔍 Get Your Free Month of Deepvue Here: https://deepvue.com/podcast/📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtcPhil Goedeker is a full-time trader with over 20 years of experience and is featured in the upcoming Market Wizards book by Jack Schwager. In this episode, Phil breaks down how he turned $5,000 into over $50 million as a short seller — and the brutal lessons that shaped his "extreme risk management" approach.Phil's journey started with failure. He lost money swing trading long in his sophomore and junior years of college before discovering short selling in his senior year — where he turned $5K into $1 million in eight months. But the lessons didn't stop there. He lost $500,000 in the following three months, teaching him the importance of wiring out profits and never trading with money he couldn't afford to lose.Discover what Phil calls "extreme risk management" — why he expects to be green immediately on every entry, how he pyramids into positions, and why he never adds to losing trades. Learn how cutting out C and D trades doubled his profits, why he sizes down during drawdowns, and how studying your biggest losses is where the real edge is found.Phil walks through real trade examples including his seven-figure SMCI short, the MSTR parabolic reversal, and the frustrating SLV silver trade that didn't perform to his expectations. He also shares his biggest losses — including $2 million on GameStop — and the psychological lessons that came with them.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ How Phil turned $5K into $1 million shorting small caps in college✅ Why cutting out "garbage trades" doubled his profits without adding risk✅ His extreme risk management rules — expect to be green immediately✅ How to pyramid into positions and scale out of winners✅ Why wiring out monthly changed his psychology forever✅ How to size down during drawdowns and push hard when things workWhether you're a short seller or long-biased trader, Phil's insights on discipline, position sizing, and studying your data will help you trade with a clearer mind and a stronger edge.Enjoy!- The TraderLion TeamTimestamps:0:00 - Welcome & Phil's Background4:26 - Discovering Short Selling in College5:09 - Turning $5K into $1 Million Senior Year6:26 - What Kept Him Going During Tough Times8:44 - Resources for New Traders Today10:52 - Studying Charts & Technical Analysis12:49 - Cutting Out C and D Trades17:46 - The "Addicted Trader" — Market Wizards Chapter19:34 - Risk Per Trade & Position Concentration20:22 - Losing $500K After Making $1 Million22:29 - Extreme Risk Management Explained24:30 - Pyramiding Into Positions25:39 - Biggest Drawdowns: Dryships & GameStop27:27 - Sizing Down During Drawdowns30:20 - Reading Market Health & Conditions30:48 - The Mental Side of Losses34:15 - SMCI Trade Walkthrough39:43 - Scaling Out of Winning Trades41:52 - SLV Silver Trade Breakdown48:45 - MSTR Trade Walkthrough54:23 - Options Strategy & Zero DTE58:40 - Daily Routine & Scanning Process1:03:22 - Scaling Challenges as a Short Seller1:05:35 - Selling Options for Income1:07:31 - Defining Risk & Mental Capital1:13:20 - Wiring Out & Trading with a Clear Mind1:14:52 - Advice for New Traders1:17:37 - Studying Your Data & Reviewing Trades
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+382% Return in 1 Year - Why Most Traders FAIL at Shorting from a Trading Champion
Feb 2802:05:39Tap to summarize📈 Sign up today at https://public.com/traderlion and earn a 1% uncapped match when you transfer your investments.📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtc🔍 Next-Generation Stock Screener: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtjTy Rajnus of Rajnus Capital returned an incredible 382% in the 2025 US Investing Championship — all short trades, zero losing months. A day trader specializing in nano cap and micro cap stocks, Ty brings a fully systematic, backtesting-first approach to the short side that's unlike anything we've featured before on the TraderLion podcast.In this episode, Ty breaks down his entire process from the ground up: how he discovered short selling after starting with a $2,000 gift from his grandfather, why he dropped out of engineering school to trade full time from a camp trailer, and the data-driven methodology that's produced remarkably consistent 200%+ returns for three consecutive years. He walks through his backtesting framework in Excel, explains how he identifies overextended penny stocks primed for a reversal, and reveals how changes in volume and liquidity create his highest-conviction entries.Ty also shares his best and worst trades of 2025, his compounding position sizing strategy, the terrifying reality of T12 halts and overnight holding risk, and why he believes the most powerful trading fund would combine five uncorrelated strategies. Whether you're interested in short selling, systematic trading, or simply building a more data-driven approach to the markets, this one is packed with insights.This isn't just theory — this is a proven, data-backed system delivering consistent results year after year.Enjoy!- The TraderLion TeamPublic Sponsorship Disclosure:Paid endorsement.Brokerage services provided by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Investing involves risk. Not investment advice. Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool by Public Advisors. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. See disclosures at public.com/disclosures/ga. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and investment values may rise or fall. See terms of match program at https://public.com/disclosures/matchprogram. Matched funds must remain in your account for at least 5 years. Match rate and other terms are subject to change at any time.Timestamps:0:00 - Welcome & Ty Rajnus Introduction4:09 - How Ty Got Started in the Markets8:00 - Switching from Long to Short Side9:57 - Engineering Background & Dropping Out of College12:05 - COVID-Era Observations & Finding His Edge15:38 - Defining His Style: Short Only, Systematic, Day Trading19:10 - 2025 Results: 382% Return, Zero Losing Months23:07 - USIC Metrics: 238 Trades, 66% Win Rate27:43 - Risk Management & Backtested Max Drawdown Sizing33:31 - Building a Strategy from First Principles36:11 - The Core of Backtesting: Removing Emotions & Proving Edge39:13 - Data Collection & Excel Walkthrough43:55 - #1 Factor: Overextension to the Upside48:21 - Locating Shares & Broker Selection52:14 - The Zero DTE SPX Options Strategy59:48 - Key Niche Components: Dilution, Parabolic Action, Liquidity1:05:53 - Volume & Liquidity Transitions as Entry Signals1:11:32 - Risk Management & Wide Stops for Short Sellers1:20:09 - Dealing with Halts: LUDP, T12 & Scaling Out1:30:14 - Overnight Holding Risk: The $5 to $125 Lesson1:34:51 - Compounding Position Sizing Strategy1:37:03 - Best Trade of 2025: CWD Crypto Treasury Play1:46:36 - Worst Trade of 2025: Zero DTE Blown Out During Tariffs1:48:47 - Mindset: Execution Over Income & Having a Side Hustle1:52:10 - Contrarian Mindset & When Friends Text About Stocks1:56:01 - Jim Simons, Medallion Fund & Multi-Strategy Vision1:58:05 - Day-to-Day Pre-Market Routine & Execution Process2:01:27 - Closing Advice for Traders
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How Steve McIntosh Went From Blowing Up Accounts to 70% Returns
Feb 2103:33:06Tap to summarize📈 Sign up today at https://public.com/traderlion and earn a 1% uncapped match when you transfer your investments.📚 Order The Trader's Handbook Here: https://go.traderlion.com/uilGP📘 Get your FREE 115-page Ultimate Trading Guide: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtc🔍 Next-Generation Stock Screener: https://go.traderlion.com/uihtjSteve McIntosh is a top performer in the 2025 US Investing Championship with a return of over 70%, and the founder of Nighthawk Capital Management. His journey is one of the most compelling entrepreneur-to-trader transformations we've featured on the show.Steve started trading in the 1990s as a teenager, catching his first monster trade in EMC — a 500% gain with no clue what he was doing. But trading took a backseat when he built two software companies from the ground up — one growing to 250 employees before being acquired.When Steve returned to trading full-time in 2017, it took him two years to become profitable — and during that time, he blew up multiple accounts. Then came Volmageddon in 2018, when his XIV position "went to the center of the earth and became a flaming pile of trash." But Steve got back to work the very next day. Through discovering Qullamaggie, Minervini, and Jim Roppel, he transitioned to swing trading the market leaders — and never looked back.In this episode, Steve walks through his complete trading system, the "factory" mindset he uses to build repeatable processes, his setups and entry triggers, position sizing rules, and 10+ real trades from both 2025 and early 2026 — including Bloom Energy, Hood, Palantir, Credo, SanDisk, and his short trades in Nugget and Silver. He also shares how he uses the VIX as a timing tool and the key lessons from his 21.5% January 2026 performance.🔥 What You'll Learn:✅ How Steve's 20 years building startups shaped his "trading is a business" philosophy✅ The Volmageddon disaster — and why you need a "spoonful of delusion" to survive✅ His transition from day trading to swing trading the market leaders✅ Setups he trades: flat base breakouts, undercut & reclaims, higher lows, 6/20 crossover✅ Position sizing: 3-5% starters, pyramiding to 12-15%, targeting 0.1-0.2% risk per trade✅ 10+ real trade walkthroughs with entries, adds, trims, and exits — bar by barThis isn't just theory — this is the real process behind a 70%+ year in the US Investing Championship.Enjoy!- The TraderLion TeamPublic Sponsorship Disclosure:Paid endorsement.Brokerage services provided by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Investing involves risk. Not investment advice. Generated Assets is an interactive analysis tool by Public Advisors. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. See disclosures at public.com/disclosures/ga. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and investment values may rise or fall. See terms of match program at https://public.com/disclosures/matchprogram. Matched funds must remain in your account for at least 5 years. Match rate and other terms are subject to change at any time.
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