The Trader's Journey

In this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony sits down with Austin Mitchum, a seasoned Australian equities trader whose disciplined approach, deep market insight, and relentless pursuit of growth have made him a prominent voice in the trading world. Austin opens up about his unique trading journey, sharing powerful insights into why 'trading isn’t linear' and how he’s navigated both the highs and lows of the market.

With a background in prop trading, Austin takes us through the evolution of his strategy—moving from purely technical analysis to an edge built on catalyst-driven trades and precise tape reading. Learn how he turned early setbacks into valuable lessons that redefined his approach and why he believes “mindset changed everything” in his trading success. Austin shares actionable advice on finding your edge, the importance of consistency, and how to overcome the mental hurdles every trader faces, proving that “the market humbles you.”

Whether you’re an aspiring trader or a seasoned pro, this episode is filled with lessons on resilience, discipline, and self-reflection. Austin’s story is a testament to the power of hard work and the mental game behind successful trading.

Yash is a part-time trader who grew his small account from $5K to over $2 Million since 2020. Learn how (and why!) Yash uses options trading and a small account to find success early in his career, how he implemented risk management, developed discipline for consistent success, and much more!

In this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony sits down with Dr. Tom Crawford, a world renowned high performance coach. Dr. Crawford has studied elite performance for over two decades, having worked with elite traders, Olympic athletes, and professional sports teams. Dr. Crawford dives deep into the psychology of success, sharing insights on how to build habits of excellence, handle pressure like a pro, and sustain high performance over time. If you want to learn how to apply lessons from Olympic athletes to your trading or professional life, this episode is packed with value!

In this episode of The Trader’s Journey, Anthony sits down with Kyce, a young trader who turned $30,000 into over $900,000 in just over two years. Kyce shares how his competitive gaming background fueled his drive for success in the stock market. He walks us through his journey, from early trading days on Robinhood during the 2020 bubble to refining his process with data and mistake tracking. If you’re a trader looking to learn about risk management, building a trading edge, or scaling up effectively, this episode is packed with invaluable insights. Plus, Kyce shares the details of his career-best trade on Gamestop (GME) and offers tips on avoiding common trading pitfalls.

Matt Fortini is a part-time swing trader who leverages his full-time salary to find an edge in the market. In this episode, he shares his road from electrical engineer to EMT to the part-time trader. Learn how he discovered the world of trading, discovering Investors Underground, watch him review trades with us, and more.

Tim 'Taco Money' Le is a successful trader who is well-known within the Investors Underground community. In this episode, he shares the story of learning to trade while at a party, how he quickly turned $5K into $50K in a month, then proceeded to lose it. He also shares the journey of his trading education and the evolution of his trading style, and proceeds to share some of his big trades, including NVDA, SOUN, and ARM, before he moves on to discuss his ambitions outside of trading, and much more! You don't want to miss this episode.

Mike Bellafiore is a trader, co-founder of SMB Capital, and author of the classic trading books One Good Trader and The Playbook. In this episode, Mike shares the 10 steps to creating a great trader from start to finish.

Mounir (aka Goshawk Trades) is a systematic trader, software engineer, and entrepreneur who builds algorithms to help himself and other traders capitalize in the markets. Learn about his trading journey, how he utilized data, backtests strategies, deploys live capital and more.

The trading world currently knows him as Moist Mango. He has over ten years of experience trading forex, stocks, options and cryptocurrencies. In this episode, he shares details about his trading journey, from opening a forex account alongside his parents, to the early days of trading stocks and making money in the marijuana boom and a 10,000% profit in an hour trading crypto. He goes into detail to explain his low ponints (blowups and drawdowns), reviews his recent $1.6 Million trade on NVDA, and much more.

Josh Cherniack is a trader who was born to trade. He was born into a trading family, studied finance in college and worked at a hedge fund before making the jump to full-time retail trading. In this episode, we discuss his unique perspectives on how to find trading ideas, how he combines technical and fundamental analysis, tapping into his trading network to help him capitalize in the markets, and much more!