Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview! Today, we have Mark G., a funded stock trader from the USA, who passed the $50,000 MAX evaluation.
Mark achieved a 74.03% success rate with a 1:0.5 risk-reward ratio, trading rangy and momentum-driven stocks like $SMCI.
Check out how he uses VWAP, standard deviation curves, and how he was able to achieve a higher success rate.
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Trading Style
Mark focuses on one or two stocks, primarily $SMCI, using 3, 5, and 15-minute charts alongside his go-to setup. He trades breakouts to second standard deviation levels, guided by candlestick tails, VWAP, and bullish/bearish RSI indicators. Entries follow momentum shifts averaging 20-minute holds, using Nasdaq for market correlation.
His biggest win was a $500 long on $LMND with 600 shares; his largest loss was $985 on $SMCI with 930 shares.
What Moved $SOXL— Week of August 7, 2025
In the week of July 15, 2025, LMND traded amid renewed brand momentum from its $2.1M Giveback announcement, sustained optimism following recent product expansions, and positioning ahead of its August 5 earnings release.
More About Mark
Mark began trading in 1987 with options trading. He was able to capitalize on the Black Monday crash with a huge short position. As an ex-Vietnam helicopter pilot, taking risk is nothing new to him. Three years ago, he shifted to stocks from futures. Trade The Pool’s limit risk trading, allowed him to capitalize on buying power he never would’ve been able to use.
After a choppy start, he passed the MAX 50K by cutting losses fast and waiting for high-probability entries.
Mark’s Tips
- Cut losses quickly: “Patience on my entries and cutting losses is really the key to trading, in my opinion. You got to cut your losses and let your winners run.”
- Focus on few tickers: “When I’m trading SMCI, I also have the Nasdaq chart up because they’re usually correlated, focusing on trading one or two symbols, you actually learn the nuances of the stock.”
- Trading someone else’s capital: “Using other people’s money gives you a lot more leverage in your trading. You’re not quite so conservative.”
Funded Trader, Mark G. – Closing Thoughts
With 38 years in the market, Mark’s journey is far from over. Even now, he faces the same market lessons we all do, the difference is, he knows them well and works on them every day.
He got funded with a MAX $50,000 account.
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