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  • 343: How He Automated His Way to 3,500 Trades a Year w/ Dave Mabe

    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 you from strategy-hopping.
    • [11:53] Discretionary traders can look at situations and figure out when to 'swing the bat hard,' but it is a very difficult skill to master.
    • [14:30] My very first backtest of my discretionary strategy actually performed better than my manual execution.
    • [18:12] The only thing harder than coming up with your first profitable trading strategy is coming up with your second.
    • [19:08] The biggest mistake in backtesting is trying to shoot for the final version of a strategy on your very first run.
    • [20:01] Your first backtest should have no filtering; instead, add custom columns for every indicator and optimize using that dataset.
    • [27:44] Scale wide by adding more automated trades across smaller timeframes, rather than just increasing your position size.
    • [30:54] A good backtesting software must be able to scan the entire US equities market and allow custom columns.
    • [39:42] When using Claude to write backtest code, give it a specific chart setup where a trade should occur to let it self-verify.

      • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJIx4aNF49o

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      41 min
    • DTC 33: Why Mindset Can't Fix Your Execution

      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 byproduct of empirical evidence and repetition, not motivational videos or mindset books [05:35].
      • If a rule is subjective or your screen is cluttered with indicators, execution errors are structural, not psychological [12:12].
      • Mindset must act as a stabilizer to execute effectively despite normal human emotions, not a magic cure-all [15:56].
      • To overcome entry hesitation, stop reading theory and run a strict audit on the exact operational moment you freeze [18:32].
      • An over-analyzed, indicator-heavy chart creates the very anxieties that force premature exits [21:16].

        • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_CbkLacvs

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        26 min
      • 342: Turning $200 into $50k in 45 Days & His Heikin Ashi 'Cheat Code' Strategy

        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 objective as a trend trader must be to catch the impulse move, not the correction.
        • [13:09] Keep your day job when starting out, trade small, and don't be afraid to take consistent profits.
        • [14:23] Move your stop loss above break-even immediately once the trade is in profit to protect your mindset and capital.
        • [16:11] Split standard lot sizes into four smaller positions to secure partials and compound your account effectively.
        • [19:39] Stop trading naked charts; utilize indicators correctly to remove emotional decision-making from your execution.
        • [22:44] Master higher timeframe direction using a Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the four-hour chart.
        • [25:12] Focus on mastering a single strategy that resonates with you rather than trying to combine conflicting systems.
        • [32:09] Avoid trading on the one-minute timeframe if you are a beginner; zoom out to see the bigger picture.

          • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0amJ2EnC7g

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          35 min
        • How Hans Made $109K in One Day (And Why He Ditched Prop Firms) with Sir Hans Felix

          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 sell and it turns into a buy?
          • [10:11] One of the biggest weak points that I had... is how to walk away sooner from a loss.
          • [12:11] Information overload happens when you try to learn everything instead of finding a simplified system that works for you.
          • [15:11] My favorite go-to setup is the previous session sweep, one-minute or five-minute break and retest.
          • [23:32] If your exit is not as tight as your entry, you might not make a dollar.
          • [28:28] As soon as I saw a hundred and nine thousand, I closed everything. Five minutes after, the market retraced all the way back.
          • [32:20] If you've bought at least ten to twenty prop firm accounts... you could have just kept on depositing that money into a live account.
          • [36:42] I pay myself about twenty percent of my gains so that even if I mess up, I still did my part in paying myself.
          • [43:50] I use a method called hold time psychology... knowing how long the setup usually plays for keeps you from micromanaging.

            • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Ge4u-D5DY

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            40 min
          • DTC 33: Why Trading Psychology Isn't Your Real Problem

            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].
            • Confidence comes from preparation, not positive thinking. Backtesting and repetition build the muscle memory needed to reduce uncertainty [04:36].
            • Risk is often the real psychological problem. If every candle feels threatening, your position size is likely too large [06:47].
            • Genuine confidence is earned through evidence and keeping promises to yourself, not motivation [10:37].
            • Stop labeling yourself as having a psychological issue. Get to the root cause of your emotions, which is often a fear of stepping out of your comfort zone [15:02].
            • Placing a stop loss is not the same as mentally accepting the risk. You must be truly willing to lose that money to trade without emotional suffering [20:38].
            • Reading psychology books improves awareness, but awareness alone does not change behavior. Real improvement requires live practice and disciplined execution [23:36].
            • Journaling is a must for any serious trader. It acts as a historical record of your growth and highlights your structural strengths and weaknesses [30:18].

              • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ftvUL1WrM

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              33 min
            • Daniel Holmes: How to Pass Prop Challenges in 2 Days & Scale to Six Figures

              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 Bollinger Bands threw away two years of my progress.
              • [09:34] Longevity in the game is key; if you show up with intent to do better than yesterday, you will improve.
              • [10:53] With prop trading, blowing accounts is just part of the cycle to get to the payouts.
              • [12:30] Experience is the only thing that actually forces you to stick to your trading rules.
              • [16:19] If what you anticipated to happen doesn't happen, you are wrong—start managing the trade immediately.
              • [18:11] Expect the worst on every trade. The market owes you nothing.
              • [25:53] Prop firm trading is a cycle of blowing accounts, getting funded, getting a payout, and repeating.
              • [28:28] On a 50K Topstep challenge, I will risk the entire account on the first trade to make 50% in one day.

                • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tES44PnKtws

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                36 min
              • DTC 32: Why Performance Reviews Separate Consistent Traders From the Rest

                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 execution (following rules, managing risk) rather than short-term profit and loss [05:55].
                • Reviewing trades consistently reveals behavioral patterns, such as how sleep deprivation directly triggers trading tilt [16:23].
                • Small, compounded refinements are far more powerful than major, dramatic strategy overhauls [11:03].
                • Limiting your trading window to peak performance hours (e.g., 3 hours max) prevents giving back profits during choppy, low-probability sessions [25:30].
                • A trading journal should record enough detail to explain why you entered, how you managed, and why you exited a trade [32:12].
                • Always review both winning and losing trades; winning trades can often mask poor decisions and lucky mistakes [34:20].

                  • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeN9eB8lksE

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                  40 min
                • Emmitt Smith: Why Your $100K Prop Account is Only $5K (And How He Flipped $98K to $500K)

                  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 and acceptance of 'crash out' days.
                  • [03:29] Aim for a 1:3 risk-to-reward ratio with a realistic win rate of 45% to 55% to remain mathematically profitable.
                  • [05:13] A two-part breakout entry system: wait for the breakout, then wait for momentum beyond it, sacrificing 10-30 points to avoid fakeouts.
                  • [11:43] Prop firms squeeze traders with rules like consistency and trailing drawdowns, making it statistically harder to extract money.
                  • [13:53] If a $100k account has a 10% max drawdown, you only have a $10k account. Save up for your own $5k personal account instead.
                  • [15:13] If you only have $1,000 to trade, stay in the workforce and save more capital rather than risking emotional trading on tiny accounts.
                  • [19:21] Strategy must come first to build the data that eventually cures your psychological trading issues.
                  • [28:18] Move your stop loss to break even at 1.5R, then let it run to a fixed 3R target.

                    • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBYTGIvhb8

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                    33 min
                  • 338: Why You Keep Blowing Prop Accounts After a Single Loss w/ Joe Trades

                    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 exposing myself to more trades.
                    • [05:48] It's not the valid loss that blows the account; it's what you do after the valid loss that matters.
                    • [06:56] Limit yourself to 1 to 2 valid trades a day to protect your psychology and prevent account blowups.
                    • [12:40] Back in the day, prop challenges forced you to make 16% in a month. Today's cheap futures prop firms are the best opportunity ever to scale slowly.
                    • [15:38] Start small with a single 25K or 50K account. Don't link 5, 10, or 15 accounts until you've proven consistency on one.
                    • [18:09] Avoid trading rounded retail retests because you will often get liquidated or faked out before the real move happens.
                    • [22:39] Keep before and after screenshots of every trade. The 'before' shows why you entered; the 'after' reveals if you managed it out of fear.
                    • [25:21] Instead of moving your stop straight to entry, take partials (e.g., $100) and adjust your stop to a matching negative value (e.g., -$100) to give the trade breathing room.

                      • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoO85sXHx8s

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                      32 min
                    • DTC 31: The Real Reason Traders Can't Stay Patient

                      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 activity—sometimes the best trade is no trade at all [02:22].
                      • FOMO is often ingrained from childhood and is heavily reinforced today by social media displaying selective winning trades [07:15].
                      • Your patience is tested most before you enter a trade rather than after you are already in it [10:53].
                      • CFD and forex prop firms often utilize software to widen spreads and create slippage on demo accounts, making futures prop firms a cleaner alternative for low-timeframe traders [19:38].
                      • To stop trading out of boredom, use a strict written checklist where all criteria must be checked off before execution [30:12].
                      • Patience follows your trading plan, whereas hesitation ignores valid setups out of fear [34:37].
                      • A quiet market week should never force you to lower your standards or trade low-probability setups [36:03].

                        • Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF46H064I-o

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                        38 min

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                      1. Number 1: 343: How He Automated His Way to 3,500 Trades a Year w/ Dave Mabe
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                      2. Number 2: 342: Turning $200 into $50k in 45 Days & His Heikin Ashi 'Cheat Code' Strategy
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                      3. Number 3: DTC 32: Why Performance Reviews Separate Consistent Traders From the Rest
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