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  • Patience and cutting losses key to trading

    00:00

  • Intro and journey overview

    00:38

  • Trading background from 1987 crash to stocks

    01:28

  • Indicators evolved from basic charts to VWAP

    03:42

  • Options and S&P trading shaped early strategies

    04:32

  • Adapted to technology through training courses

    06:09

  • SMCI focus drives high-probability trades

    07:22

  • 50K max account offers trading flexibility

    08:12

  • Chart shows choppy run, rule-breaking losses

    11:31

  • Leverage in funded accounts boosts aggression

    13:01

  • Trade The Pool’s ecosystem supports traders

    14:56

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Vietnam Vet Turned $50K Funded Trader

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Mark G., a trader since 1987, shares his journey from options to stock trading with Trade The Pool. He focuses on 1 to 2 familar tickers like SMCI breakouts using VWAP and ATR stops, achieving a 74% win rate on a 50K evaluation account.

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Duration: 15 min 39 sec

Release: 11.09.2025

Views: 1241

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Michael Katz

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Michael has over 17 years of experience in trading stocks and futures, before being our awesome CEO, he was the...

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Mark G., a former Vietnam helicopter pilot, began trading S&P options and capitalized on the market turmoil during the 1987...

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