Welcome to another Trade The Pool-funded trader spotlight! Today, we feature George F., a $25,000 funded trader from the USA, who passed the Flex $25,000 evaluation.
George cleared his evaluation with a 43% success rate and a 1:3.7 risk-to-reward ratio, targeting earnings-driven large caps with opening-range breakouts and VWAP reversions.
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“I think, truly, it’s an amazing opportunity. I’ve been doing this for a considerable amount of time. It’s making me a better trader.”
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George’s Trading Style
George trades large-cap stocks with a long bias, focusing on same-day earnings opportunities. He targets opening range breakouts (ORBs) or reversions to VWAP/9 EMA, using VWAP, 9 EMA, 200 SMA, and ATR to confirm setups. Stocks must trade above the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) on a daily basis, with high relative volume and alignment with market capitalization.
Additionally, his trades typically last 15–30 minutes, with entries based on intraday structure and exits at the VWAP, 9 EMA, or pivot levels. His risk management strategy emphasizes the use of trailing stop-losses and modest share sizes (ranging from 200 to 250 shares), ensuring a measured exposure.
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More About George
George started trading penny stocks in 2018. Early inconsistency and limited capital led to losses, but a trading community and his cousin’s mentorship shifted his focus to large-cap stocks in 2024. Joining Trade The Pool in 2025 provided structure, with risk controls such as the daily pause, which helped curb his over-trading tendencies. The $25,000 FLEX buying power required him to adopt greater discipline, shifting from quick penny stock scalps to carefully planned 15- to 30-minute trades in large-cap stocks. He now sees full-time trading as a viable option.
Moreover, the Trade The Pool platform provided him with the opportunity to develop his large-cap strategy, which focuses on fundamentals and technical analysis. He now sees prop firm trading as a practical path to consistency, where patience and setup quality matter more than constantly clicking buttons.
George’s Tips
- Systematic trade management: “I’m very systematic in the way I find my trades and always know what I’m going to trade in advance. I use a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to determine my trades, while my risk and positioning are discretionary. Most of the time, I try to get my position into a break-even scenario, although it doesn’t always work that way. These are big boy stocks—$2, $300—so they move points, not cents.”
- How to adapt to different timeframes: “There’s a timeframe difference between playing an ORB and a reversion. You need to risk against that timeframe on market structure, and as it flips, I’m willing to be in the trade for five, ten, fifteen minutes on a five-minute pattern or an hour on a thirty-minute pattern.”
- I found my edge: “Stocks have magnets. Whether it’s the daily 200 moving average, previous pivots, or pockets, on the high of all days. I was able to take advantage of those on a slightly larger timeframe. You know, a lot of people trade within the ten- fifteen second realm of things on a hyper scalping mode. I was more of a 5-minute trader.”
Funded Trader, George F. – Closing Thoughts
George’s systematic approach to stock selection and risk management paired well with Trade The Pool’s limited-risk trading platform.
Moreover, Trade The Pool provided him with the capital and structure to trade confidently, demonstrating that finding the right environment to thrive leads to success.
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