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Trading Takes
by Investors Underground
Want to make sense of what's going on in the markets every week?Tune in to the Trading Takes podcasts for commentary, insights, and conversations on recent market activity. Trading Takes is a podcast created specifically for active traders.Every week, the Trading Takes team will discuss current market events, hot trade setups, timeless trading lessons, and all things trading.Learn how top traders think, how they find and execute trades, and how they profit from the markets. Start developing confidence in your trading by surrounding yourself with top traders who share your passion for the stock market.Each episode features a special guest for an in-depth conversation on a relevant theme in the market.Subscribe to get access to a new episode every week.
Episodes
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Exposing Scams That Steal Billions with Edwin Dorsey of The Bear Cave
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Edwin Dorsey (@StockJabber), founder of The Bear Cave newsletter. Edwin has become one of the most respected watchdogs in the trading world, uncovering pump-and-dump scams, exposing fraudulent companies, and helping traders understand the…
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Palantir Move & the Next AI Wave With Steve Place
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Steven Place — a trader who turned an unconventional path into a remarkable career. From cell phone hacking and defense contracting to trading through the chaos of 2008, Steven has spent 15 years mastering momentum and options flow. Steven...
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Profitable Trading Strategies with Matt Monaco
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with elite trader Matthew Monaco to unpack one of the hottest small cap months in recent memory. From crypto PRs to WallStreetBets revivals, Matt shares his top trades in July—especially OPEN and FIG—and the psychology behind both his wins and the...
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Building an Algorithm for A+ Setups with Jeppez
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam speaks with Jeppez, a trader who's endured staggering drawdowns — at one point down 73% — only to come back stronger and grow his account from $400,000 to over $2 million. Jeppez shares how he blends algorithmic systems with A+ discretionary setups, why...
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Prop Firm Strategies for Independent Traders with Yanni Nicolaides
In this episode of Trading Takes, host Sam sits down with Yanni Nicolaides — a profitable trader whose journey started as an intern at and elite proprietary trading firm and evolved into independent trading success. Yanni shares how he built his playbooks, why preparation is everything, and how…
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Lessons from the Pit with Matt "PAX" Kenah
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with legendary futures trader Matt "Pax" Kenah for an unfiltered conversation on trading discipline, simplicity, and longevity. Pax shares how his journey started on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and evolved into high-level screen trading....
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The Hidden Edge in SEC Filings with Jason Tange of AskEdgar
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Jason Tange, one of the founders of AskEdgar. With a passion for data-driven edge, Jason breaks down how traders can gain an edge using public filings like 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and risk disclosures, especially for small cap stocks. He also shares the...
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Create Trade Plans Like a Pro Trader (Pure Strategy, No Fluff)
Ready to level up your trading mindset and execution? Sam hosts veteran trader Emil Cuzman of Investors Underground in this deep-dive episode of Trading Takes. Emil breaks down his systematic approach to both small caps and large caps, highlighting the key principles that keep him profitable year...
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How to Find Your Edge with Pradeep Bonde (Stockbee)
In this episode of Trading Takes, hosts Sam and Chris are joined by Pradeep Bonde, better known as Stockbee – one of the most insightful minds in trading education. Pradeep dives deep into market breadth, momentum bursts, episodic pivots, and how traders can build sustainable careers by marrying...
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Avoiding Market Traps with Stage Analysis
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Ted Zhang and Connor Bates from Revere Asset Management to break down how they called the top in semiconductors, shorted the market using ETFs like SOXS and FNGD, and avoided the traps many traders fell into this year. From Nvidia's topping...
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How Veteran Traders Survive Market Chaos: Russell Valenti & Scott Manzo
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with trading veterans Russell Valenti and Scott Manzo — two experienced traders with over 60 years of combined experience to discuss how traders can navigate the most volatile markets of our time. From the dot-com bubble to the 2008 financial…
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Pro Traders Share Hard Truth: What it Really Takes to Make it
In this episode of Trading Takes, host Sam is joined by proprietary firm trader Brice Foose of Seven Points Capital, independent trader Eddie Griesedieck, and IU moderator Nick Kasnett for an honest conversation about their trading journeys, mistakes, and successes. Discover how these traders...
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The Exact Process Elite Traders Use to Level Up
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Kyle Williams and David "Laptop Legend" Hanlin to break down one of the most overlooked yet critical parts of trading: reviewing your trades. Kyle and David share how elite traders analyze past trades, identify mistakes, and refine their setups...
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How Elite Traders Think and Trade: Jeff Holden of SMB Capital
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with Jeff Holden, trader and recruiter at SMB Capital, to dive deep into trade execution, risk management, and trader development. Jeff shares insights from coaching seven and eight-figure traders, discussing how top professionals approach trading...
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How to Stay Calm and Win in Trading - Mindset Guide with Yvan Byeajee
In this episode of Trading Takes, host Sam sits down with Yvan Byeajee, a seasoned trader, fund manager, and trading psychology expert. Yvan shares hard-earned lessons on emotional control, risk management, and embracing uncertainty—the key factor that separates winning traders from those who...
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The $60 Million Mentor: Elite Lessons From Lance Breitstein
In this special episode of Trading Takes, Sam travels to Miami to sit down with trading legend Lance Breitstein. Sam and Lance discuss Lance's new course, Magnum Opus, and the mindset behind long-term trading success. Lance shares elite trading lessons from his time managing Trillium's prop desk,...
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Unlock 2025's Sector Secrets: A Pro Trader's Guide
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam sits down with top trader Ariel Hernandez to discuss important market trends and strategies for traders to capitalize on the hot market in 2025. Ariel shares his expert approach to sector rotation, risk management, and identifying emerging opportunities…
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Hot Sector Trading Strategies: How These Traders Made a Fortune
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam kicks off 2025 with an electrifying conversation featuring two trading powerhouses: Jack Kellogg (@Jackaroo_Trades) and Cody (@oddstocktrader). Known for their incredible trading insights and jaw-dropping results, Jack and Cody dive deep into their…
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The Man Who Made Day Trading Mainstream
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam interviews the legendary Tim Sykes, one of the most influential figures in the trading world. Known for turning penny stocks into profits and mentoring a new generation of millionaire traders, Tim shares insights into his journey, strategies, and the mindset...
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The 7-Figure "Hyperscalping" Trading Strategy | Bo and Herv
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam interviews Herv (@HervTrades) and Bo (@bofomomo), two highly skilled traders known for their hyperscalping expertise. Herv and Bo share their journey from discovering trading through online communities to mastering the art of scalping and achieving remarkable...
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Essential Lessons from The World's Best Traders
In this special episode, Chris Lanzilotti hosts an all-star panel of seasoned traders, including Nathan Michaud, Stan Ivanov, Gregg Sciabica, and Pradeep Bonde (Stockbee), during the Traders4ACause 2024 conference in Las Vegas. He explores the hero's journey as experienced by traders. From…
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How to Make Money Buying Small Cap Breakouts (Full Guide)
In this special episode, Roland Wolf joins Chris Lanzilotti to discuss his approach to profiting from the bull side of small cap stocks. He shares his unique perspective on why he chooses to trade them, how he uses a short-biased perspective for his price targets, how he utilizes press releases,...
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He Made Over $10 Million With This Trading Strategy
In this episode of Trading Takes, Sam interviews Ariel (@RealSimpleAriel) a successful 8-figure trader who has made over $10 million in the stock market. Ariel shares his journey from day trading to swing trading and reveals the strategies that have led to his success.
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How To Trade Like A Multi-Millionaire with Tim Grittani
In this special must-watch episode of Trading Takes, Chris Lanzilotti and Stan Ivanov sit down with legendary trader Tim Grittani to uncover the secrets behind his trading success. Tim shares his personal approach to training a trader from scratch, offering insights on how to develop consistency,...
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How to Trade Like a Portfolio Manager | Connor Bates & Ted Zhang
In this episode, Connor Bates and Ted Zhang of Revere Asset Management join the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from managing others' capital to position sizing for large portfolios, situational awareness and bear market trading, and much more.
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Stock Trading Brothers Hit $1,000,000 Profits... on the Same Day
In this episode, Evan and Chris Schunk join Sam from the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics, from systems trading to trading style to reviewing key trades, what it was like for the brothers to cross seven figures in trading profits on the same day, and more.
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Finding Edge in Options with Steve Place and Andrew Giovinazzi
In this episode, Steve Place & Andrew Giovinazzi join Chris Lanzilotti from the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics spanning how options market impacts the equity markets, index and stock selection, position sizing, situational awareness and risk management, and more.
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Making Millions in a Hot Small Cap Cycle
In this episode, the Trading Takes team connects with Adnan, Moshe, and Thiz to discuss a range of trading topics related to the recent hot small cap summer of 2024. From range of moves to volume, numbers of runners to longevity and news catalysts and much more. If you are interested in small cap...
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The Mentor to $100 Million Traders | Pradeep Bonde (Stockbee)
In this episode, Pradeep Bonde joins Chris and Judah from the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics across news-based catalysts, episodic pivots to procedural memory and much more. Pradeep Bonde, aka Stockbee, has mentored some of the best traders in the world. In this episode…
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8 Common Trading Struggles + How to Deal With Them
In this episode, Sam from the Trading Takes team hosts a panel spanning trader and IU member Stan Ivanov, high performance psychologist Créde Sheehy-Kelly and trading coach Kim Ann Curtin (the Wall Street Coach) for a deep discussion about trading psychology and coaching on the topics including...
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Network Your Way to Trading Success
In this episode, Sam is joined by Dawson Hanzlick, Tim (Taco Money) Le, and Anthony Nieto to discuss a range of trading topics including how to balance a busy personal life with trading, growing their trading networks, to trading perspectives that drive them mad and much more.
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Lobo Tiggre | Traveling to 66 Countries for Stock Research
Lobo Tiggre joins Chris and Stan to discuss a range of trading topics from speculation to due diligence to sector manias, tales of conducting field research and more. Lobo Tiggre has traveled the world researching stocks. In this episode, he discusses his research process, how he identifies trade...
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Alex Bustos | The Untold Story of B the Trader
In this episode, Alex Bustos joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics, from the allure of trading to overcoming failure to reach success to multiple income streams, trading communities, and more. We cover all that and more in this episode of Trading Takes.
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Ed Barry | $25k to $100k: What's Next?
In this episode, Ed Barry joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from recapping the 25K to 100K challenge to branching out into swing trading to prioritizing trading with family, blending styles, and more.
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Scott Manzo | The Winning Formula for Long-Term Trading Success
In this episode, Scott Manzo joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from his first memory of trading to getting specific with edge, his mean reversion style, trading volume, a lighthearted story about drinking with Sam, and more.
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Kunal Desai | How to Make a Run in Trading
In this episode, Kunal Desai joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from categorizing trades to market cycles to thoughts on 24/7 trading. Kunal Desai is a trader with decades of experience. He shares some of the practices that helped him achieve success in the markets...
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Russell Valenti | 30 Years of Profitable Trading
In this episode, Russell Valenti joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from trading the Dot-com bubble to the longest he's gone without trading, maintaining a positive attitude, having a spouse that trades and more.
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14 Lessons From 14 Top Traders
In this episode, we look back at the past Trading Takes guests and discuss the key themes and lessons from each conversation. We've had conversations with some of the best traders in the world. Watch this episode to learn their best insights, advice, and strategies. We discuss everything from...
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Ricky Analog | The Life of a Trader
In this episode, Ricky Analog joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from switching time zones to setting expectations for new traders to risk management, discipline, and more. Learn what it's really like to day trade for a living. What is the journey like? How do you...
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Emil Cuzman | How to Sustain a Long-Term Trading Career
In this episode, Emil Cuzman joins the Trading Takes team to discuss a range of trading topics from exercise and fitness to trade sizing and recent market events. We dive deep into the concepts, strategies, and behaviors that have allowed Emil to sustain such a long career. We discuss the...
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Nick Kasnett | Former Sniper Turned Trader Shares Journey
In this episode, Nick Kasnett (Nkaz) joins the trading takes team to discuss all things trading. We discuss trading personalities and how everyone got where they are today. We go over our worst losses, career-defining trading lessons, strategies for risk management, and much more.
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Gregg Sciabica | What Does it REALLY Take to Become an Elite Trader?
In this episode, Gregg Sciabica (@lx21) joins the Trading Takes team to discuss his trading career and what it takes to make it in trading. Gregg started trading in 1999 with the goal of finding a systematic approach to trading. He has since evolved his style to combine both systematic and...
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Clover Trading | Million Dollar Trading Strategies
In this episode, members of Clover Trading (Kyle Williams, Mike 'Huddie' Hudson, Dom Mastromatteo) join the Trading Takes team for a group discussion about how they generated millions of dollars in trading profits. We dive deep into what it takes to generate millions in trading profits, including...
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Anthony Pompliano | Entrepreneurship, Bitcoin ETF, and 2024 Predictions
Anthony Pompliano joins the Trading Takes team to discuss entrepreneurship, his process for learning new skills, the future of Bitcoin, and much more. Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Pomp Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the life of an entrepreneur, the process...
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Phil Goedeker | Long-Term Success in Trading and Investing
In this episode, Phil Goedeker joins the Trading Takes team to discuss how the market has changed over the years and how he has evolved his trading style accordingly. Phil started trading in college when he turned $5,000 into $1 million. He has since sustained a 20-year trading career. While Phil...
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Brian Lee | How to Build Effective Trading Systems
In this episode, Brian Lee joins the trading takes team to discuss the process of building effective trading systems. We dive deep into the components of an effective trading system, the role of risk management, and how traders can develop a personalized system that sets them up for success.
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Brian Shannon | Technical Analysis and Chart Reviews
In this episode, Brian Shannon joins the Trading Takes team to discuss technical analysis, SMCI, and other recent market events and timeless trading concepts. We go over some chart recaps, discuss the best (and worst) technical indicators, and discuss what is working in the current market.
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Sang Lucci | Millionaire Options Trader Talks Success and Failure
In this episode, Sang Lucci joins the Trading Takes team to discuss successes and failures in trading. In this episode, we answer the questions: Why do traders take big losses? How do traders recover from big losses? What other life factors impact trading performance? We then dive into options...
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Jack Kellogg | "Retiring" After Making $12 Million from Trading
In this episode, Jack Kellogg joins the Trading Takes team to discuss the role of trading in a fulfilling life. Jack recently shifted his approach to trading after making over $12 million in trading profits. In this episode, we answer the questions: Is "hustle culture" good? Are sacrifices...
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Cody Pavlak | Gut Feelings in Trading + Capitalizing on Trends
In this episode of Trading Takes, we are joined by Cody (@OddStockTrader) for an exciting conversation about trading. We discuss the role of "gut feelings" in trading. When is a trader's intuition valuable and when should it be avoided? We dive deep into market trends, discussing how traders can...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Want to make sense of what's going on in the markets every week?Tune in to the Trading Takes podcasts for commentary, insights, and conversations on recent market activity. Trading Takes is a podcast created specifically for active traders.Every week, the Trading Takes team will discuss current market events, hot trade setups, timeless trading lessons, and all things trading.Learn how top traders think, how they find and execute trades, and how they profit from the markets. Start developing confidence in your trading by surrounding yourself with top traders who share your passion for the stock market.Each episode features a special guest for an in-depth conversation on a relevant theme in the market.Subscribe to get access to a new episode every week.
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