520: $1M Funded Trader Shares His Story - Blayn Marshall

$1M Funded Trader Shares His Story In episode 520 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with million-dollar funded trader, Blayn Marshall, who shares how he went from stock-picking at 18 to becoming a fully funded seven-figure algorithmic trader. He opens up about the trial-and-error process of building strategies, managing portfolios, and securing investor capital. This is a grounded conversation on scaling your trading while keeping risk low and your mindset strong. The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube. >> Watch the video recording! Topics Covered In This Episode 00:00 Introduction 00:44 First experiences with stocks 03:32 Finding the strategy that worked for him 04:28 Transition from manual trading to algo trading 05:09 Overcoming challenges of learning algo trading 07:30 Building, testing, and validating strategies live 08:24 Getting funded through Darwinex and attracting investors 11:23 Managing mindset when trading other people's money 12:10 Building connections in the trading community 13:32 Mentorship and self-learning 15:14 How he uses the Quant Analyzer to build a good portfolio 18:07 Handling market volatility with low-risk strategies 19:20 Adjusting risk across multiple strategies 20:05 Scaling beyond seven figures and future plans 20:42 Where to find Blayn Marshall What did you like best in this podcast episode? Let's talk in the comments below, or join me in the Facebook group! Desire To Trade's Top Resources DesireToTRADE Forex Trader Community (free group!) Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist One-Page Trading Plan (free template) Recommended brokers: EightCap (preferred Crypto and FX Broker) AxiTrader (use our link to get a special bonus) Desire To TRADE Academy Get a copy of Prop Trading Secrets (Author: Kathy Lien & Etienne Crete) About The Desire To Trade Podcast Subscribe via iTunes (take 2 seconds and leave the podcast a review!) Subscribe via Stitcher Subscribe via TuneIn Subscribe via Google Play See all podcast episodes What one thing will you implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group! How to find Blayn Marshall blaynmarshall.com Blayn on YouTube - @Blayntrades What one thing will you implement after listening to this podcast episode? Leave a comment below, or join me in the Facebook group!