Trading Nut | Trader Interviews - Forex, Futures, Stocks (Robots & More)

Ethan Garland reveals how consulting for major prop firms allowed him to find mathematical loopholes, scaling 30+ accounts to pull $60,000/month. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/ethan-garland-propfirms/ Key moments - [03:06] Designing prop firm rules exposed structural gaps that can be mathematically exploited. - [07:08] Rotating 30 evaluation accounts aggressively creates a prof...

30-year trading veteran Troy Noonan reveals how he hits his daily trading goals in as little as 2 minutes using custom Renko charts and his 'Power of Quitting' framework. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/troy-noonan/ Key moments - [01:28] How shorting the British Pound during Black Wednesday launched the 'Backpack Trader' journey. - [04:02] The Power of Quitting: Why trading less...

At just 20 years old, Ty Feutz has pulled over $200,000 from futures prop firms. Discover how he survived 20 blown challenges, transitioned from New York to the Asia session, and his exact 15-minute range breakout strategy. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/ty-feutz/ Key moments - [03:45] Ty started trading while working as a welder, initially losing money in crypto before taking a...

12-year veteran trader Joseph Pena (Fibs Don't Lie) returns to share how he traded a corporate cubicle for an RV, using a horizontal prop firm strategy and 3-minute Wick Zones to pull consistent $20,000 payouts with minimal screen time. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/joseph-pena/ Key moments - [00:53] Discipline means taking only one trade per day, win or lose, to build solid lo...

Dave Mabe, systematic trading coach and former CTO of Trade Ideas, shares how he transitioned from discretionary trading to running 25 automated strategies, and the single biggest backtesting mistake most traders make. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dave-mabe/ Key moments - [05:44] Having a full-time job and trading on the side forces you to focus on a small window, preventing y...

Cam and JJ break down the 'mindset trap' in trading, explaining why psychological training won't save you from a cluttered chart, vague rules, or a broken operational process. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-33/ Key moments - Mindset is a support skill; it cannot locate your setup, verify your edge, or replace a defined rule book [02:33]. - Genuine trading confidence is a byp...

Vinnie Strothers shares his journey from running a moving company to full-time trading, detailing how he turned a $200 account into $50,000 in just 45 days using a rules-based trend strategy. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/vinnie-strothers/ Key moments - [03:04] Align the daily and four-hour timeframes to establish a higher probability directional bias. - [11:14] Your primary ob...

Hans Felix shares his 11-year trading journey, how he made $109,000 on a single FOMC day, and his mechanical 'Hold Time Psychology' strategy for US30 and Gold. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/sir-hans-felix/ Key moments - [03:54] This is basically freedom at the expense of knowledge that is uncapped. - [06:52] You become the liquidity until you find out... why is it that I see a...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal break down why emotional trading is actually a symptom of poor preparation, improper risk sizing, and lack of execution rather than a broken mindset. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/33/ Key moments - Emotions are feedback, not your enemy. Trying to eliminate them is impossible; instead, understand what they are telling you about your process [01:49]. - Confide...

Daniel Holmes shares his aggressive 2-day prop firm passing strategy, how he risks the entire account on trade one, and his 15-minute Gold breakout setup. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/daniel-holmes/ Key moments - [01:50] At 29, depressed and broke, I literally typed 'top earning jobs in the world' into Google and found trading. - [07:13] Adding indicators like EMAs and Bolling...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal break down why structured performance reviews are the ultimate habit for consistent trading, revealing how to track behavioral patterns like tilt and sleep. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-32/ Key moments - Trading without reviewing is total guesswork; memory is selective and heavily influenced by emotion [02:05]. - Professionals judge themselves by execut...

Emmitt Smith returns to reveal how he grew a personal CFD account from $98K to $500K in 7 months, and why he is now completely against prop firms. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/emmitt-smith-3/ Key moments - [01:03] Flipping tiny accounts ($5 to thousands) is highly unrealistic due to margin limits. - [02:41] Risking 5% to 8% per trade requires a massive psychological tolerance...

Joe Trades shares how he went from 5 years of blowing expensive prop challenges to pulling consistent payouts by limiting himself to 2 trades a day and trading 15m/30m ranges on Gold and Nasdaq. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/joe-trades/ Key moments - [04:14] The only thing stopping me from being a losing trader to break even to a winner was over-trading, revenge trading, and ex...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal dive into why patience is the highest-paid skill in trading, how to distinguish patience from hesitation, and how to handle low-activity weeks. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-31/ Key moments - Patience isn't inactivity; it is a disciplined trading habit that gets stronger through repetition [01:46]. - The market rewards quality decisions, not sheer activi...

Moneyball Austin returns to share why he abandoned day trading after 12 years, how he uses COT data and global macro to stack his edge, and his strict rules on prop firms. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/moneyball-austin/ Key moments - [02:02] After 12 years of day trading, Austin transitioned to swing trading to spend less time monitoring screens and reclaim his lifestyle. - [02...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal explain why risk management is only a tool for capital preservation, not profit generation, and how changing your risk sizes can actually hinder your consistency. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-30/ Key moments - Risk management doesn't create profits; it simply protects you long enough for your edge to play out [01:25]. - If your strategy has a negative e...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal debunk the myth that risk management alone creates profitability, explaining why survival is not the same as success and how to protect your emotional capital. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-29/ Key moments - Risk management protects your capital but does not create profits; it only keeps you alive long enough for your edge to play out [01:25]. - If your...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal break down why protecting your capital is not the same as growing it, and why reducing risk during drawdowns can work against you. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-28/ Key moments - Risk management doesn't create profits; it simply protects you long enough for your edge to play out [01:28]. - Lowering your risk after losses treats the symptom of poor execut...

Cam, JJ, and Vatsal answer audience questions on why traders break rules despite knowing their strategies, and how to turn knowledge into execution skills. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-27-why-understanding-isn-t-execution/ Key moments - Rule-breaking often stems from deep-rooted subconscious wiring and emotional pressure, rather than a lack of strategy comprehension [30:15...

Vatsal returns to the charts after a break and discusses the cognitive load of adding new rules. The team breaks down the retail trap of seeking more education instead of focusing on execution. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-26-why-more-knowledge-won-t-make-you-profitable/ Key moments - [18:14] Returning to the charts after a 2-3 week break requires focusing purely on rule e...

This segment delves into the psychological disconnect between knowing trading theory and actually executing it in the live market. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-25-more-education-or-more-practice-plus-why-you-sabotage-your-own-strategy/ --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView. NZ-regulated broker. https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ FTMO - Bu...

David Capablanca is a professional short seller, author of Short Selling Master, and founder of Fugazi Research. Originally trained as an architect, his path into trading began after surviving a brain tumor, graduating Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/david-capablanca/ Key moments - [14:46] "Put your 10,000 plus hours into one specific thing." - [15:43] "Devour any information you...

In the final Q&A segment, the hosts answer questions about when to abandon a strategy and whether buying courses is a waste of money. They conclude that traders should stop chasing "holy grail" indicators and instead see Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-24-qa-stop-buying-trading-courses-until-you-hear-this/ --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView...

Vatsal shares his personal trading journey, detailing how he overcame the trap of "strategy-hopping" by committing to a structured plan. The conversation focuses on the "execution gap"—the reality that understanding a st Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/dtc-23-journey-of-a-prop-trader-vatsal/ --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView. NZ-regulated brok...

Aaron Luce returns to give an unfiltered look at what it actually takes to trade gold full-time — including the night his personal account swung -$20,000 overnight and the mental battle it took to get out of it. Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/aaron-luce-3/ Key moments - [03:07] Stop chasing money—focus on becoming a consistently profitable trader instead. - [06:20] Balance outsi...