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$1,900 Small Cap Trader Hit $2.9 Mil in Profits · Eduardo Briceño
Eduardo Briceño came to America from Venezuela with nothing but a dream, survived years of trading under survival-mode pressure, and turned $1,900 into $2.9 million in profits. After starting with a micro account and carrying the weight of supporting his family, Eduardo developed a disciplined appro...
Sports Betting and Prediction Markets—Through a Trading Lens · Stefan Stadie
Stefan Stadie is a professional sports trader at Kero Sports whose work sits at the intersection of equities, sports betting, and prediction markets. After starting his trading journey in equities, Stefan evolved toward a more process-driven approach focused on price, liquidity, and market behavior....
From the Copper Pits to Crypto Derivatives: How Trading Edge Evolves · Sam Gaer
Sam Gaer’s career spans several major shifts in market structure — from the open-outcry pits of COMEX to high-frequency trading and now crypto derivatives. Sam began his career as a teenage runner on the COMEX floor during the gold boom of the early 1980s before becoming a copper pit trader himself....
The Shift to Systematic Trading — Building Backtested Confidence · Dave Mabe
When Dave Mabe backtested his strategy, it outperformed his own discretion — and changed how he approached trading. In this episode, we discuss gapping breakouts, expectancy, systematic trading, drawdowns, and the reality gap between backtests and live execution. A practical conversation for traders...
The One That Shows Up — The Identity You Practice · John Assaraf
John Assaraf shares his personal journey from a turbulent upbringing to building multiple multimillion-dollar businesses, and the pivotal moment at age 19 that reframed how he thought about success, identity, and commitment. From there, the discussion moves into the neuroscience behind habits, autom...