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  • Interview highlight

    00:00

  • Introduction

    00:46

  • Flex 25K's flexibility

    01:30

  • Adjusting to the rules

    02:31

  • Broker to prop firm

    03:44

  • Trading experience & background

    04:34

  • Analyzing his performance

    05:15

  • Penny stock shorting strategy

    06:19

  • Alternative strategies for low volatility

    07:52

  • Technical and Fundamentals

    09:04

  • Indicators

    09:36

  • Trade The Pool experience

    10:49

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From Brokerage to Prop Firm: Shorting Small Caps

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Cade started trading 7 years ago, shifting from buying penny stock spikes to short-selling. He improved this strategy by focusing on level 2 data, price action, and others. After failing two evaluations, he passed the 25K FLEX challenge.

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Duration: 12 min 25 sec

Release: 15.05.2025

Views: 299

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Cade started trading seven years ago. Early on, he was buying into penny stock spikes, only to get caught in...

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