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The Trader's Journey
by Investors Underground
Want to learn how the best traders in the world made careers out of trading?Tune in to the Trader's Journey (formerly the Investors Underground Podcast) for interviews with some of the best traders in the world. Learn how they got involved in the markets, what the early stages of their careers were like, and how they finally developed strategies that worked.Our in-depth interviews take you inside the minds of different traders, allowing you to learn about their strategies, approaches to stock selection, risk management, and more. Topics include technical analysis, risk management, performance optimization, short selling, day trading, swing trading, and more. We interview specialists in different areas to help you gain the insights you need to take your trading to the next level - from multimillionaire career traders to part-time traders who have found reliable ways to supplement their income.Subscribe for new interviews every other week!
Episodes
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From crypto and poker to trading success - Will Couch
Will Couch runs his own vehicle fabrication shop. Every morning before the shop opens, he trades — and he's become a recognized member within the Investors Underground community. He spent years watching this exact show. Now he's on it. In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Will breaks down the...
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Foundations of a Trading Career: Adaptability and Community Over Profits with BOFOMOMO
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with BOFOMOMO to discuss small-cap trading, scalping, risk management, adaptation, and what happens when a trading edge stops working. Bo first discovered the market during the COVID era after seeing how much volatility could exist in...
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Market Wizards: The Next Generation with Jack Schwager and George Coyle
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony Nieto sits down with Jack Schwager, legendary author of the Market Wizards series, and George Coyle, co-author of Market Wizards: The Next Generation. The new book continues one of the most important traditions in trading literature: in-depth...
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The Relentless Pursuit of Trading Success - Zander Odom
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Zander Odom, a young trader who skipped college to pursue trading full-time—and built a systematic edge through backtesting, risk management, and relentless self-improvement. Zander shares how he first discovered trading at 13, why...
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The Rules That Build Million-Dollar Trading Careers with Timothy Sykes
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with legendary penny stock trader and educator Timothy Sykes. Tim shares how he turned $12,000 of bar mitzvah money into over $1 million, what he learned after more than 25 years in the markets, and why his most important rule is still...
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The Hyper Scalping System That Finally Made Me Profitable - Marcello Estrada
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Marcelo Estrada, a hyper-scalper who built his edge the hard way — by blowing his first account, abandoning traditional indicators, and developing a system rooted in consistency, risk management, and execution. Marcelo shares the…
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Surviving The Highs and Lows of a Multi-Millionaire Trader - Dave Veprek, CFA
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…
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Starbucks Barista to Epic $16 Million Trader - Alex Temiz
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...
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How to Succeed in Your Trading Journey - Peter Robbins
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...
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646% Account Growth in 2025 with Nick Kasnett
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...
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Stock Prodigy to 8-Figure Prop Trader with Max Ganik
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…
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How to Build Automated Trading Systems with Dave Mabe
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...
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An Extraordinary Trading Journey with Charles Harris
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,...
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The Psychology of Successful Trading with Dr. Brett Steenbarger
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...
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How to Spot Potential Fraud on Wall Street - David Capablanca
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...
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From Code to Charts: The Blueprint for Success with Abdullah Rasheed
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...
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Technical Analysis That WORKS: Charting, Behavior & Process with David Keller, CMT
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, we sit down with David Keller, President and Chief Research Officer at Sierra Alpha Research, former President of the CMT Association, and host of the Market Misbehavior and CHART THIS podcast. David's journey from Bloomberg to leading research firms is...
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Market Maker Turned Breaking News Trader: Ryan Sellers of Open Outcrier
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Ryan Sellers (@OpenOutcrier) shares experience and knowledge from his trading journey — from the floors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) where he worked as a market maker to today where he trades his own capital while serving as a respected…
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Military Barracks to Multi Millionaire Trader with Tapereader
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down to chat with Tapereader – a veteran trader who transformed an initial stake of $4,000 into over $16 million across a 29-year career. TapeReader shares the realities behind long-term trading success: from his humble start trading out of an...
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How Elite Traders Can Avoid Burnout
In this special group episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony moderates a high-impact discussion with professional traders Neil O'Donnell and Dan Beardsley, along with world-class high performance coach Dr. Tom Crawford. Together, they explore the hidden cost of success, the mental game behind...
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The Blueprint for Trading Consistency with Dan Beardsley
In this special in-person episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down for an in-depth conversation with Dan Beardsley, a disciplined and data-driven trader who has carved out a path to elite performance in the markets. In this episode, we unpack Dan's evolution—from majoring in Finance to...
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Dot Com Bubble to Meme Stocks: Surviving the Markets with Neil O'Donnell
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Neil O'Donnell, a seasoned trader who began his career in March 2000—just days after the Nasdaq peak during the dot com bubble. Neil shares his fascinating path from anthropology student and rower in England to professional trader,...
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Pharmacist Turned Pro Trader
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Brice Foose, prop trader at Seven Points Capital. Brice's story is one of true resilience—from surviving childhood cancer to working as a pharmacist before walking the long path to profitability in trading. Brice opens up about his...
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How This Prop Trader Became a Golden Goose
In this anonymous yet deeply personal episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony speaks with veteran proprietary firm trader Goose, whose 12+ year journey has taken him from hopeful trader to becoming consistently profitable and eventually mentoring other traders. Goose shares his full…
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Adapt or Perish: The Truth About Edge Erosion
In this special roundtable episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony is joined by Investors Underground traders and moderators Chris Lanzilotti, Nick Kasnett, Stan 'Godfather' Ivanov, and Ariel Hernandez. Together, they dive deep into the debated topic of edge erosion — is it real, or just an…
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Follow the Money: Ariel Hernandez's Path to Millions
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Ariel Hernandez, a successful and highly regarded trader known for his deep understanding of sector rotation, market cycles, and swing trading. Ariel shares his trading evolution, from early struggles to refining a strategy that…
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How to Bet Against the Herd Like a Market Wizard: Jason Shapiro
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Jason Shapiro, a featured trader in Jack Schwager's Market Wizards book, to explore the art of contrarian trading. Jason shares how he built long-term success by safely betting against the overcrowded herd, analyzing positioning...
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Lessons From A Legend: Phil Goedeker's Strategy Shift & Trade Reviews
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with legendary trader Phil Goedeker to discuss his 2024 trading year in review. From transitioning to long-biased trading to mastering options strategies, Phil shares insights from a year of adaptability, patience, and evolution as a...
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$12K to $1M: Hybrid Trading with Sampsa (@Jeppez420)
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony speaks with Sampsa, better known as @Jeppez420, a trader who turned $12K into $1M in just 16 months. Jeppez shares his journey from chasing random setups to building a hybrid trading system that blends systematic precision with discretionary…
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Side Hustle to 7-Figure Trading - Matthew Monaco
In this episode of The Trader's Journey, Anthony sits down with Matthew Monaco, who went from college side hustles to becoming a consistently profitable trader. Matthew shares his journey from discovering trading in a high school stock market game to navigating through multi-year setbacks before...
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The Relentless Pursuit of Trading Success | Austin Mitchum
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...
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From $5K to $2M - How to Build a Steady Equity Curve
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!
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Secrets to Elite Trading Performance with Dr. Tom Crawford
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…
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How Kyce turned $30K to $900K+ Trading Stocks
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…
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Electrical Engineer and Part-Time Trader | Matt Fortini
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...
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From College Chaos to Trading Success | Tim Le (Taco Money)
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...
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10 Steps to Become a GREAT Trader (Start to Finish)
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.
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Trading Systems, Backtesting, and Algorithms | Goshawk Trades
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.
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He Made $1.65 Million in One Trade - Moist Mango
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...
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College to Hedge Fund to Full-Time Trading - Josh Cherniack
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…
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Lessons from a 7-Figure Trading Mentor | Dominic Mastromatteo
Dominic Mastromatteo is a trader, mentor, and co-founder of Clover Trading. Learn about his trading style, the importance of risk management, positive benefits of networking, and much more.
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Part-Time Day Trading Strategies - Dawson Hanzlick
Dawson Hanzlick is a trader and tradesman who built a solid foundation for success early in his career. Learn about his first trades, how he began trading alongside two seven-figure traders, finding an edge in part-time trading, and much more.
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Jack Schwager | Trading Lessons from Market Wizards
The Investors Underground Podcast is now known as The Trader's Journey! In our first episode under the new name, Anthony speaks with trader and author Jack Schwager about his journey into the the finance and trading business, writing his first book about the futures markets, the inspiration…
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What Does a Stock Broker Really Do? - Matt Marino
In this episode, Anthony speaks with Matt Marino. Matt is a founder and principal at CenterPoint Securities and active board member of Traders4ACause. We discuss the responsibilities of a broker, the relationship between traders and their broker, risk management from the broker's perspective,...
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Modest Beginnings to Major Trading Success - Joseph Gasperoni
Joseph Gasperoni is a trader and mentor in San Marino who dreamed of trading after high school. Hear his trading journey to becoming a successful trader, evolving to find a new trading strategy, how he incorporates meditation alongside his focus on psychology, the importance of diet and exercise...
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Lessons From The Market Maker - Larry D.
Larry D. has over 30 years of trading experience. He worked on the Pacific Stock Exchange as a market maker specialist before joining a proprietary trading firm in California. Today he is an independent retail trader. In this episode, we will explore his trading journey. We will discuss how he…
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So You Want to Day Trade for a Living? - Andrew Aziz
Andrew Aziz is a trader, entrepreneur, best-selling author, climber, and mentor who has reached astounding heights in several aspects of his life. In this episode, we discuss how his background in chemical engineering helped him succeed in trading and the role of psychology of trading. He also...
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Prop Firm Trader to Retail Options Trader - Jeremy Aguiar
Jeremy Aguiar is a seasoned trader and 2023 Traders4ACause Poker Champion. Jeremy started trading at a prop firm before eventually going at it on his own as an options day trader. In this episode, we discuss his growth mindset approach to trading, similarities between trading and poker, and more.
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From $20 to Over $1,300,000 in Trading Profits - Mike 'Huddie' Hudson
Michael 'Huddie' Hudson is one of the founding members of Clover Trading. He started trading with just $20 and has since found tremendous success. Learn the origin of 'Huddie', finding success through data tracking, and more.
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Powerlifter Turned Full-Time Trader - Tanner Owings
Tanner Owings is a trader and competitive powerlifter who is on a mission to connect lifting and trading. Learn how he prepared to trade full-time, his VWAP bounce strategy, the crucial role of the trade review process, and lots more.
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Want to learn how the best traders in the world made careers out of trading?Tune in to the Trader's Journey (formerly the Investors Underground Podcast) for interviews with some of the best traders in the world. Learn how they got involved in the markets, what the early stages of their careers were like, and how they finally developed strategies that worked.Our in-depth interviews take you inside the minds of different traders, allowing you to learn about their strategies, approaches to stock selection, risk management, and more. Topics include technical analysis, risk management, performance optimization, short selling, day trading, swing trading, and more. We interview specialists in different areas to help you gain the insights you need to take your trading to the next level - from multimillionaire career traders to part-time traders who have found reliable ways to supplement their income.Subscribe for new interviews every other week!
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