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Trading Nut | Trader Interviews - Forex, Futures, Stocks
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Trader interviews with people who actually trade — forex, futures, stocks, and the process behind consistent results. Hosted by Cam Hawkins. Educational only; not financial advice.
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DTC 30: Why Risk Management Alone Won't Make You Profitable
3d ago00:40:00Tap to summarizeCam, JJ, and Vatsal explain why risk management is only a tool for capital preservation, not profit generation, and how changing your risk sizes can actually hinder your consistency. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-30/ Key moments Risk management doesn't create profits; it simply protects you long enough for your edge to play out [01:25]. If your strategy has a negative expectancy, risk management will only make you lose your money more slowly [02:10]. Lowering your risk too much can backfire by removing the emotional stakes, leading you to care less and break rules [07:33]. Professional traders use risk management to protect their emotional capital, allowing probabilities to play out over time [11:28]. Accounts are not blown by market volatility, but by trader behaviors like revenge trading and moving stop losses [13:17]. Vatsal highlights the danger of forcing trades out of a psychological urge to be productive after being away from the charts [19:29]. Constantly reducing your risk percentage during drawdowns makes recovering losses significantly harder and ruins consistency [28:10]. A beginner's risk size should be chosen based on what allows them to execute their plan comfortably without emotional triggers [35:37]. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxYgZmVnU4 Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 29: Journey of a Prop Trader - Vatsal
4d ago00:40:00Tap to summarizeCam, JJ, and Vatsal debunk the myth that risk management alone creates profitability, explaining why survival is not the same as success and how to protect your emotional capital. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-29/ Key moments Risk management protects your capital but does not create profits; it only keeps you alive long enough for your edge to play out [01:25]. If your strategy has a negative expectancy, risk management will only make you lose your money more slowly [02:10]. Lowering your risk doesn't solve consistency issues, as execution errors and rule-breaking will still occur regardless of lot size [09:59]. Professional traders use risk management to protect their emotional capital and maintain consistent execution [11:32]. Markets don't blow accounts; destructive behaviors like revenge trading, overtrading, and moving stop losses do [13:17]. Vatsal shares how a desire to 'show results' led him to force a low-probability trade on his second day back after a long break [19:15]. Scaling down risk percentage during drawdowns (e.g., from 1% to 0.25%) makes recovering losses exponentially more difficult [27:00]. Beginners should trade a size that allows them to execute their plan comfortably without triggering emotional distress [35:32]. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxYgZmVnU4 Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 28: Why Risk Management Alone Won't Make You Profitable
5d ago00:16:00Tap to summarizeCam, JJ, and Vatsal break down why protecting your capital is not the same as growing it, and why reducing risk during drawdowns can work against you. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-28/ Key moments Risk management doesn't create profits; it simply protects you long enough for your edge to play out [01:28]. Lowering your risk after losses treats the symptom of poor execution instead of the cause [06:38]. Professional traders protect their edge and emotional capital, viewing losing trades as simple business expenses [10:37]. The greatest risk traders face is their own emotional decision-making and breaking their trade plans under pressure [15:20]. Vatsal shares how the psychological pressure to 'show something' after a break led to forcing a low-probability trade [19:28]. Reducing your risk percentage during drawdown (e.g., from 1% to 0.25%) makes recovering from losses ten times harder [26:05]. For beginners, the exact position size matters less than choosing an amount that allows you to execute the plan without emotional discomfort [35:53]. Good risk management cannot make a bad strategy profitable; a negative expectancy strategy will simply lose money more slowly [37:51]. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxYgZmVnU4 Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 27: Why Understanding Your Strategy Isn't Enough to Stop Rule Breaking
5d ago00:12:00Tap to summarizeCam, JJ, and Vatsal answer audience questions on why traders break rules despite knowing their strategies, and how to turn knowledge into execution skills. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-27-why-understanding-isn-t-execution/ Key moments Rule-breaking often stems from deep-rooted subconscious wiring and emotional pressure, rather than a lack of strategy comprehension [30:15]. Journaling and behavior tracking allow you to externally witness your mistakes and address recurring emotional triggers [30:51]. Understanding and execution are two entirely different skills; disciplined execution requires practice, not more information [31:35]. To determine if you need practice or education, ask yourself if you are consistently applying what you already know [33:35]. If you can execute your plan flawlessly but still aren't profitable, that is the sign you need more market education rather than more practice [34:39]. The fastest way to turn knowledge into skill is by simplifying your strategy, reducing variables, and focusing on one behavior at a time [37:28]. The market never pays traders for knowing where they should have entered; it only rewards consistent execution of what they already know [38:11]. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXxosLdJs8 Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 26: Why More Trading Knowledge Won't Make You Profitable
6d ago00:28:00Tap to summarizeVatsal returns to the charts after a break and discusses the cognitive load of adding new rules. The team breaks down the retail trap of seeking more education instead of focusing on execution. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-26-why-more-knowledge-won-t-make-you-profitable/ Key moments [18:14] Returning to the charts after a 2-3 week break requires focusing purely on rule execution rather than trying to quickly recover a drawdown. [20:08] Introducing new rules to a system increases cognitive load, which can lead to temporary execution mistakes and missed setups. [20:53] Just like playing pool, daily chart repetition builds a skill that temporarily degrades when you take a complete break. [21:57] New rules can create an internal tug-of-war between filtering out low-probability setups and actually executing trades. [23:43] Using specialized tools like a reversal course can help defensively by stopping you from trading directly into major market reversals. [24:39] Trying to learn everything can paralyze your execution, making it impossible to consistently run a single system. [25:55] Retail traders often waste years looking for more education when the real solution is repetition, journaling, and process execution. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXxosLdJs8 Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 25: More Education or More Practice? Plus: Why You Sabotage Your Own Strategy?
1w ago00:17:00Tap to summarizeThis segment delves into the psychological disconnect between knowing trading theory and actually executing it in the live market. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-25-more-education-or-more-practice-plus-why-you-sabotage-your-own-strategy/ Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
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Short Selling Master Turned $29k into 7 Figures with 90% Win Rate w/ David Capablanca
1w ago00:36:00Tap to summarizeDavid Capablanca is a professional short seller, author of Short Selling Master, and founder of Fugazi Research. Originally trained as an architect, his path into trading began after surviving a brain tumor, graduating Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/david-capablanca/ Key moments [14:46] "Put your 10,000 plus hours into one specific thing." [15:43] "Devour any information you can on your niche." [20:54] "You've got to survive your learning curve." [23:55] "Make the decision early on that you're never going to give up." [24:59] "Focus on the solution, cut out what's not working, and keep improving." [26:33] "Have a strict trading criteria." [27:48] "Chinese stocks are a red flag. Stay away." [28:54] "Understand there's a lot of manipulation. Don't put yourself in the way of danger." [30:19] "No nano floats. No Chinese stocks. No Asian stocks." [31:41] "Become a better person overall because many habits aren't conducive to trading." [32:38] "Watch your thoughts and choose your words." [33:30] "Journal and analyze why you broke your rules." Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duTlROR0ofU Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →334. I Woke Up Down $20,000… Here’s What Happened w/ Aaron Luce
2w ago00:33:57Tap to summarizeAaron Luce is back on Trading Nut — this time breaking down the night he woke up -$20,000 in drawdown, how he turned a $25K account into $150K+ trading gold, and why trading less might be the real key to trading better. https://tradingnut.com/aaron-luce-3 - Aaron's Links 👈 ====== THANK OUR SPONSORS ====== 📈 https://tradingnut.com/BlackBull/ 👈 100% Deposit Bonus at BlackBull - Forex/CFDs/Stocks 💵 https://tradingnut.com/PFM/ 👈 Compare 60+ Prop Firms for Reliable Payouts ==== FREE STRATEGY ====== 🎁 https://DynamicTradersClub.com/strategy/ - FREE Mechanical Strategy For Clean Intraday Executions ===== TRADERZEN APP ====== ⚡️Grab the FREE "Mindset & Micro Journal" Mobile App Cam Created: 🔗 https://TraderZen.app ==== CAM'S LINKS ====== 📈 Follow Cam's Trading: 🔗 https://t.me/+7DXVoqjqijowMWEx ============================= Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:17 Why Less Screen Time Makes Him A Better Trader 09:36 Managing FOMO After Missing A Move 11:58 The Full Story: -$20K Overnight 15:38 Why Jiu Jitsu Made Him A Better Trader 19:46 His Best Month Came From Trading Less 23:21 Full Year Stats: Win Rate & Risk Reward 27:10 How He Reads Daily Bias 30:34 Managing Trades During Cross Session 32:16 Best Trading Advice 33:03 TraderZen Mobile App 33:36 Final Thoughts Trading is extremely risky, and you will probably lose all or more of the money you try to trade/invest with – even if you follow the content Trading Nut produces. Your odds of making money trading are almost 0%. We make no guarantees or promises that you will achieve any specific result at all. Trading Nut or anyone featured on Trading Nut content does NOT offer financial advice, and all information is for entertainment purposes only. You should consult a licensed financial services provider before placing trades in any financial market. Please read our full risk disclaimer so that you understand all of the risks associated with trading: https://tradingnut.com/disclaimers/ Assume most links are part of an affiliate partnership, which means I may earn a commission if you sign up - at no extra cost to you.
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DTC 24: Q&A Stop Buying Trading Courses Until You Hear This
2w ago00:15:00Tap to summarizeIn the final Q&A segment, the hosts answer questions about when to abandon a strategy and whether buying courses is a waste of money. They conclude that traders should stop chasing "holy grail" indicators and instead see Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-24-qa-stop-buying-trading-courses-until-you-hear-this/ Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.comhttps://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.
Transcribe →DTC 24: Q&A Stop Buying Trading Courses Until You Hear This
2w ago00:15:07Tap to summarizeMore from DTC: Watch the Traders "Cycle of Doom" Webinar: https://dynamictradersclub.com/webinar/ Take the Traders Reality Check Quiz: https://dynamictradersclub.com/survey/ Learn DTC's "Gold Rush Alpha" Trading Strategy: https://dynamictradersclub.com/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dynamictradersclub Disclaimer: The content in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Trading financial markets involves significant risk. #TradingPsychology #DayTrading #TheDTCPodcast #ForexTrading #CryptoTrading #TraderDevelopment
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