In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony speaks with David Veprek, CFA about the highs and lows of his multi-million dollar trading career spanning more than two decades. From starting with a $2,000 account, Dave reached massive highs while absorbing career-defining hits like a $1.7M loss — and navigating a multi-year drawdown that tested everything. Learn how he survived and adapted using risk managment, understanding his own limitations, working as a team to build automation tools and strategies, and much more!

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Alex Temiz, co-founder of My Investing Club (MIC), to discuss how he went from being a Starbucks barista funding a tiny account to building over $16 million in verified trading profits—primarily shorting small-cap momentum and failed breakouts. Alex explains the evolution of his edge: why "buy the breakout" didn't work for him, how he learned to identify repeatable patterns, and why the real separator isn't a secret setup—it's process, stock selection, and knowing when to size up. Alex shares some of the most practical risk frameworks in the small-cap world: the Zombie Rule (why he stops trading after 10:30), his 30% VWAP rule, why "fixing your average" is a trap, and how broker-level max loss settings can act as your risk manager when emotions take over. This episode places focus on discipline, data, and knowing which battles are worth fighting.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Peter Robbins, author of The Trader's Journey: Navigating the Path to Trading Success, for a practical, honest conversation about what you need to know about success in trading.

Peter shares top lessons from over 40 years of trading experience. He explains why most traders begin with almost no understanding of risk, why the first question should be "Why are you trading—and should you be trading?", and how a gap in mentorship quietly derails even smart, hardworking people.

They dig into the foundations that matter: realistic expectations, aligning your trading style with your real life, adapting to changing market regimes, and the uncomfortable truth that psychology—execution under pressure—is often the real edge.

If you're tired of vague motivation and want a clear framework for building a sustainable trading career, this episode will help set your standards—and give you a blueprint you can revisit as you grow.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Nick Kasnett (NKaz) to review his incredible account growth for 2025 — over 600% – not as a flex, but as a case study in consistency, journaling, and risk.

Nick explains why he came into 2025 with no big expectations, how he finally broke long-standing patterns of big, avoidable losses, and why this year felt different: fewer home runs, more singles and doubles, and an obsessive focus on small losses, price action, and letting go of bias.

Nick then lays out the lessons he's taking into 2026 AND shares direct advice for traders who had a career year and for those who had a disastrous 2025 and are trying to rebuild.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Max Ganik, Senior Trader at SMB Capital, to discuss his path into professional stock trading.

Max was introduced to markets at an early age, started trading options as a teenager, and eventually chose prop trading over the traditional sales & trading route after graduating from the University of Michigan.

Max walks us through his first year on the desk in 2020, the wild momentum markets that shaped his early edge, and how he evolved from small-cap scalper to options-focused large-cap and idea trader. He breaks down his framework for grading his trades, overcoming drawdowns, how he thinks about risk tiers, and much more.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Dave Mabe – computer scientist, trader, and former CTO of Trade Ideas – to unpack how backtesting and automation can transform a "good idea" into a rules-based, data-backed trading system.

Dave shares his path from journaling trades and thinking like an engineer, to running formal backtests, stress-testing strategies, and eventually automating execution. Whether you're a discretionary trader curious about data, or already running systems and looking to avoid curve-fitting disasters, this episode gives you a blueprint for turning ideas into robust strategies.

From losing money on his first account in 1987 to compounding 1,400% in a single Tesla trade in his personal account, Charles Harris has lived through every extreme a trader can face. Handpicked by William O'Neil to manage money as a portfolio manager, Charles shares his raw journey of wins, losses, and the psychology that defines true trading success. This episode is filled with lessons on confidence, risk, and balance that every trader needs to hear.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony Nieto speaks with Dr. Brett Steenbarger, the world's leading trading psychologist, performance coach to hedge funds and proprietary firms, and author of landmark books including The Psychology of Trading and The Daily Trading Coach.

Dr. Steenbarger shares how curiosity, entrepreneurship, mentoring, and new technologies can help shape trader success — and why every trader already has the "seed" of success inside them.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with David Capablanca (@reverse_long) — a trader known for his relentless short-selling investigations into some of the market's most questionable companies. David has built a reputation by uncovering red flags, publishing deep-dive research, and sharing his findings across social media and YouTube.

What makes this episode unique is that David doesn't just talk about activist short-selling — he shares his screen with us, walking step-by-step through trading setups, research, and execution behind his most memorable trades. From the space (MNTS) to cannabis (FLGC) industries and beyond, David takes us directly inside his process for spotting potential frauds, structuring trades, and managing risk in a world where retail hype often collides with reality.

This is a must-watch conversation for anyone who wants to understand how professional short-sellers think, investigate, and execute in volatile markets.

In this episode of The Trader's Journey, I sit down with Abdullah Rasheed — engineer turned trader and founder of ProfitX. Abdullah shares how his technical background shaped his trading approach, the role of data in building a repeatable edge, and why most traders underestimate the power of process and discipline.

We cover his favorite setups, risk management strategies, and how documenting every trade helped him evolve into a consistent, confident trader. If you've ever wondered how to combine technical skill with trader psychology, this is an episode you won't want to miss.