Band of Traders - Together We Trade

Kyle and Dan start with the June Fed meeting, rate cut expectations, and the problem with central banks refusing to give clear guidance. Then the conversation jumps from Russia’s interest rates and Ukraine’s drone warfare to Waymo recalls, delivery robots ignoring police orders, and whether old cruise-control stories were actually just time travelers making bad assumptions. They also dig into the...

In this episode, Cam and Joel go deeper into the force behind the Gap and Go strategy: momentum. Cam breaks down what momentum actually means in the market, why stocks can get repriced violently when institutions realize they were wrong, and how that repricing shows up through gaps, volume, and continuation. Using examples like AGL and HWM, they walk through why some stocks keep running long after...

George Papazov from TRADEPRO Academy joins Kyle for a wide-ranging conversation about trading, decision-making, market uncertainty, and the changes happening inside TradePro. George shares what’s new at TradePro Academy, including the move away from Discord, the launch of a cleaner community platform on Circle, and a simplified one-price membership structure. He also talks about how the trading ed...

This episode is less of a trading lesson and more of a long overdue reunion. Kyle reconnects with Baba and Fleri to catch up on everything that’s happened since winding down Vanta. The conversation jumps between markets, business, family life, and the realities of balancing trading with everything else. Topics include: scaling franchise businesses from 1 to 13 stores real estate projects and prope...

** Available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bcggOmLmfm0 ** Most traders see a stock gap up 15–20% at the open and assume they missed the move. This episode is about making that the beginning of the trade… not the end. Cam and Joel break down the Gap and Go strategy : a momentum-based system designed to identify stocks that gap hard at the open and continue moving higher. The conversation co...

Most traders focus on finding the perfect setup, but that’s not the hard part… In this episode, Cam and Joel walk through real trades and real decisions; covering how to take profits, move stops, manage multiple positions , and decide when to rotate into something better. They also zoom out to the bigger picture: position sizing, capital allocation, sector exposure, and how market conditions ( not...

In this episode Cam and Joel break down how to actually build a trading watchlist, and more importantly, how to filter thousands of stocks down to the few that matter. Cam walks through his full process: How to evaluate market conditions first The exact screeners he uses to find high-momentum stocks How to identify strong sectors and institutional money flow And how to organize watchlists into act...

In this episode, Cam and Joel move beyond theory and into real chart analysis , breaking down exactly how high-probability setups develop—and how experienced traders actually manage them. Using real examples like HWM, GE, Tesla, and CAT, Cam walks through his full process: identifying clean setups, timing entries, scaling into positions, managing risk, and deciding when to take profits—or hold for...

In this episode, we sit in on a live trading session as Cam walks Joel through the exact framework he uses to evaluate high-probability trades. Built on years of studying price action and institutional behavior, Cam’s system focuses on identifying when multiple signals align — and scaling position size based on conviction. This is a practical, rules-based approach designed to eliminate guesswork a...

Sean and PharmD delve into the intricacies of trading psychology, self-regulation, and the importance of discipline in trading. They discuss personal experiences, trading mistakes, and the evolution of social media in the trading community. PharmD shares his passion for teaching and the challenges traders face in managing their emotions and impulses. They emphasize the significance of acceptance a...

In this episode of Band of Traders , Kyle and Dan take a live, unscripted tour through Polymarket , using it as a lens for market psychology, narrative formation, and content discovery. What starts as curiosity about how prediction markets work quickly turns into a broader discussion about how these markets price probability, react to news, and create opportunities for thinking in options-style fr...

This week Kyle, Dan, and Bear work through a series of market conversations that connect policy changes, commodities, and corporate risk. The discussion starts with recent "changes" to the food pyramid and what those shifts could mean for nutrition guidelines, consumer behavior, and the cattle industry. From there, the conversation moves into commodities more broadly, including silver and...

In this episode, Kyle sits down with Drew Gillen , co-founder and CEO of Adesic , for a candid conversation about what it really takes to build financial infrastructure in crypto. Drew shares his founder journey, from early startup attempts and painful pivots to building Adesic in the space between traditional finance and blockchain. They talk openly about stablecoin access, global money movement,...

Dan and Rae join Kyle after watching Jake Paul's brutal loss to Anthony Joshua… Six rounds of running followed by getting his jaw broken in two places. They break down why the fight was less boxing match and more public execution, discuss whether we're obligated to keep watching Paul's fights, and debate if spectacle has completely replaced sport in modern entertainment. Ray fills us i...

In this week’s special episode, Kyle opens up about giving up day trading as a primary income source after coming to grips with the reality of the stresses involved and talks about some new changes to the format. The group then pivots to discussing the real future: Bear and Dan are both going electric with new EVs, complete with a deep dive into DIY solar installation that could save you $50k. Dan...

The data broker industry generates $500 billion annually selling your information without permission. Valt is building the infrastructure to flip that model, giving users control of their data and the ability to monetize it themselves. Founder Zac Wickstrom and CCO Jarrett Truett join us to explain why every previous attempt at building a data marketplace has failed, and how they're solving th...

What happens when AI generates photorealistic content in seconds… and quantum computers can break encryption just as fast? Roman Cyganov (Founder/CEO of Antix) has spent a decade building digital twin technology, creating content for HBO, Warner Brothers, and AAA games. His platform now generates digital twins instantly, with AI agents that manage social media, track trends, and conduct tasks auto...

What if your podcast, artwork, 3D model — or even your AI agent — could earn money without YouTube, Patreon, or middlemen ? In this week’s episode, George Hu , founder of Dunback Meadow , reveals how his decentralized blockchain platform is building the economic layer of the agentic web , where AI agents negotiate, transact, and pay each other in real time. From mechanical engineer to blockchain i...

Hosts Kyle and Sean Sawyer from Sound Performance Psychology continue their “Trading Endgame” mini-series with an exploration of one of the most deceptively uplifting emotions in trading: Hope. In this episode, they dissect how hope (so often celebrated as a virtue) can quietly sabotage performance when it mutates into Hopium. From Buddhist philosophy and trauma psychology to practical trading exa...

Hosts Kyle and Sean Sawyer from Sound Performance Psychology explore the often-overlooked phenomenon of euphoria in trading. Delving into the neurochemical drivers—such as norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin—they examine how the thrill of success can lead to mental gymnastics and addictive "chasing the dragon" behaviors. Through practical discussions and listener Q&A, they address...

In this inspiring episode of The China Shop , host Kyle is joined by Bear Goes Long, Mike (Purdue), and special guest Cam, a Navy veteran turned eight-figure trader and investor. Cam shares his remarkable story: growing up dirt-poor on a North Carolina tobacco farm, escaping through military service as a corpsman and Naval Academy grad, and rejecting post-Navy contracting traps. Post-grad school i...

In this laid-back episode of The Band of Traders, host Kyle catches up with returning guests Bear Goes Long and Fleri amid house construction updates, a wild DEF CON Vegas trip, and family chaos like bounce house birthday bashes. The real gold kicks in with Fleri's raw August 2025 reflections on battling a brutal streak of 12 straight poker tournament bubbles and trading slumps from a fried PC...

In this explosive episode of The Trading End Game, hosts Kyle and Sean Sawyer from Sound Performance Psychology dive deep into anger's destructive role in trading psychology. Building on our mini-series tackling fear, greed, and shame , we unpack why market frustrations (like earnings reports defying expectations or "leaving money on the table") spark rage, and how avoidance fuels it....

In this follow-up submariner episode , Kyle welcomes back co-host Eric Mason and special guest Matt Larabee, a fellow USS Alaska submariner, for an unfiltered dive into life beneath the waves. Matt recounts his journey from a Southern California high school quarterback to volunteering for the Navy’s submarine force, spurred by a mix of youthful uncertainty and a friend’s boot camp video. From surv...

In the third episode of The Trading Unlocked miniseries, host Kyle and psychotherapist Sean Sawyer tackle shame in trading. They explore shame's evolutionary roots as a tool for social cohesion, its double-edged impact on self-worth, and how it can manifest as self-sabotage like revenge trading or overconfidence. Sean introduces schema therapy to reframe shame, emphasizing visualization techni...